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The Arapahoe City Council voted to move forward with the Downtown Revitalization Final Plan during their regular meeting on the evening of Tuesday, May 9. Jess with Olsson’s was in attendance and stated they had their workshop last month to tweak the final plan and there were not a lot of changes. There was some moving of planter boxes, which are marked out. They also met with DOT and went over items of concern. One was the pumphouse – the state does not want anything of substantial height that would block sight ways. Another was the crosswalks. The state wanted it known that there could be a bump with the asphalt going over concrete and that DOT will not fix it if that happens. Council felt that a bump would not be a problem. A third item was the state sign cluster near Faw’s. They would still need to have signs up there or near that spot.

The Cambridge City Council met on Monday, May 15, 2023, at 6:30 pm. All council members were present. Guests included Leroy Hayes and Jim McGowen. The meeting opened by approving the consent agenda items as submitted. The Planning Commission Report was discussed. The Planning Commission report was approved as submitted.

BEAVER CITY - An Oxford man who has been accused by authorities of attempted murder saw his case bound over to Furnas County District Court last week. After last Monday’s preliminary hearing for Tory J.

The national debt is a major problem with consequences for every taxpayer. According to one estimate, our debt per U.S.

The first successful organ transplant was a kidney transplant in 1954. The donor was the identical twin of the recipient.

Last week, I brought my colleague Senator John Boozman, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, to Nebraska for a series of visits with family farmers and ranchers. The topic of our visits was the Farm Bill, a package of agriculture legislation advanced through the Agriculture Committee and passed by Congress every five years.

The lack of security at our southern border is deeply troubling, and the crisis continues to worsen. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), March encounters on our southern border rose nearly 25 percent over February.

The Red Willow County GOP will meet on Tuesday, May 23, 20023, at Bedore Barn/Marlene’s Kitchen (3 miles north of McCook). Meet/Greet convenes at 6:30 pm followed by the business meeting at 7:00 pm. The legislative session continues with important legislation pending. All area Republicans are invited and encouraged to come. To follow updates, log on to nebraskalegislature.gov, ne.gop, or follow Nebraska GOP, or Red Willow, Furnas, or Hitchcock County GOP Facebook groups.

Russ Wood was awarded a 50-year member pin and certificate at District 5630 Conference in Broken Bow, NE. He was also honored with a Veteran’s pin.