Schools from around the area visited Arapahoe/Holbrook Public School on Saturday, April 1st to attend the 5-8 Grade Music Contest. (Above) The Arapahoe boys performed in front of the judge and (Bottom) The band gets ready to perform in front of judges.

Arapahoe FFA members attended the 95th Nebraska State FFA Convention in Lincoln recently. They competed in multiple Career Development Events and Leadership development events, State Degree recipients were honored, and their Chapter received recognition for their involvement in the Connecting Chapters Program. Congratulations to all members for their hard work and dedication!

The Furnas County Republicans will meet Monday evening in Beaver City to discuss current issues. Registered Republicans are welcome to attend at 7:00 p.m.

The Southeast Sunday School Convention will convene at 2:00 p.m. Sunday April 16that the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Beaver City.

Val Percival has driven a lot of miles delivering mail, and has no plans of stopping anytime soon. In just another seven years she will receive her million mile award that will also signify her being with the post office full time for 30 years.

Premier Dermatology & Mohs Surgery Center will be providing dermatology services at Tri Valley Health System starting on April 20, 2023. Dr. Adams will be seeing patients at Tri Valley Health System on the third Thursday of every month.

Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a women teacher’s society, presented over 150 new books to Tri Valley Health System and McCook Community Hospital to be given to babies or young children who might be hospitalized. The purpose of the books project is to promote reading to or with children from soon after birth as well as when the children begin to read.

Games, prizes, a bounce house, cake and ice cream were enjoyed by guests at the 2023 Furnas County 4-H Carnival hosted by the Oxford Jr. Feeders 4-H Club on Saturday April 1st at the Ella Missing Center in Arapahoe. Furnas County 4-H’ers worked hard to sell over 3,600 door prize tickets! Gavin tenBensel, selling 538 tickets, and Jayda Kinkade, selling 626 tickets, were deemed ambassadors of the 2023 4-H Carnival.

Kansas City, MO — Local Law Enforcement is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement campaign.

A total of 406 area high school seniors will receive honor cords from Mid-Plains Community College to wear at their graduation ceremonies this spring. MPCC presents the cords to students who have taken the initiative to pursue college credit while still in high school.