Jim Jones received the Volunteer Hall of Fame and Don Sackett received the Volunteer of the Year were honored at the Volunteer of the Year awards banquet on Tuesday evening by Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. The 22nd Annual Invention Convention was held in Minden, April 15 at Pioneer Village, Zion Moyer received 2nd place for his invention, an easy shade designed to block the sun from the eyes of shorter people riding in cars.

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The Cambridge City Council has approved moving forward with the Nuisance Abatement Program, administered through West Central Nebraska Development District, Inc., and residents are encouraged to clean up items in violation of the nuisance ordinance.

Years ago a teacher asked her students how do you know it’s spring? Children responded with flowers are growing, trees get green, its Easter time, but one little boy said, when baby calves are born. And that is very true here in Nebraska.

This week, President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced burdensome new emissions requirements on American- made vehicles. By requiring up to two-thirds of cars and trucks in the U.S. to be electric in just eight years, they are one step closer to their goal of making gas-powered vehicles obsolete.

Last week, I had the opportunity to travel home to Nebraska and visit with many of you in the state. It’s always a delight to be back home interacting with fellow Nebraskans, and I’m thankful I was able to participate in some great events.