A few members were able to come join in a last-minute time change to beat the rain to lay mulch at Cambridge Downtown Park. Earlier this week David and Kathy Benson placed mulch around where Kathy Benson, Barb Langley and Kathy Lewis planted flowers in the cement flower bed. Pictured (L to R) Cheryl Haakenson, Reg Warner, Sam Jaeger, Russ Wood, Kate Warner and behind the camera Debbi Runner.

BEAVER CITY – The City Council was able to conduct business for their regular bimonthly meeting in under one hour on Monday, May 15. There were no public comments, but the board discussed the potential need for the health subcommittee to look at some houses in town to determine if steps should be taken to ensure public safety.

Kathryn “Katie” Lynn Lerdall, 49, of Lexington, Nebraska passed away on May 13, 2023, at her home in Lexington. Katie was born on October 12, 1973, in Lexington, Nebraska to Dennis L.

A funeral service for Kathleen Tams was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Alma, Nebraska with Pastor Jason Bonnicksen officiating. Interment followed at the Alma Cemetery, Alma, Nebraska.

On October 26, 2022, Glen Dale Vannier went to his Heavenly Father. Glen was surrounded by family and friends at his home in Kearney.

Willard “Owen” Elmer June 13, 1938 - May 10, 2023 W. Owen Elmer passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Kearney, Nebraska; he was surrounded by his family. Owen was born on June 13, 1938 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in McCook, Nebraska to Willard P and Arlene L (Welborn) Elmer. He graduated from Indianola Public Schools and attended UNL until returning to Indianola to help with the family business, Indianola Oil Company.

Southern Valley Public Schools hosted the 2023 NSA C-8 District Track Meet. Three Southern Valley athletes qualified, and four Hi-Line athletes qualified. The Southern Valley girls team placed fifth overall while the Hi-Line girls placed tenth. On the boys side, Hi-Line took fifth and Southern Valley toak ninth Bulls Ryker Evans, Asher Hecox, Isaiah Bullis, and Treyton Evans qualified. Evans won the 100 and 200 meter dashes, qualifying in both events.

CAMBRIDGE - Eighteen holes played by ten players wasn’t enough to settle the third and final team qualifying spot between RPAC rivals Hitchcock County and Southern Valley at the District D-4 Meet in Cambridge Monday.

Arapahoe, Cambridge, and Southwest tracksters competed at the 2023 D-7 NSAA District Meet in Cambridge last Wednesday. Between the three schools, twenty-four athletes qualified for state: three from Arapahoe, nine from Southwest, and twelve from Cambridge. The Cambridge girls were District Champions, the Southwest girls took eighth, and the Arapahoe girls got tenth. The Cambridge boys took fifth, the Arapahoe boys took sixth, and the Southwest boys took seventh.

To the Cambridge Community: We would like to take a moment to extend a heartfelt thank you to the individuals, businesses, and Cambridge area community members that came together for Ryder’s benefit. Words cannot express how appreciative we are for the outpouring of support and kindness that we have been given. As Ryder’s healing has progressed your generous gifts and donations have allowed us to be with each other as a family as we focus on his treatment together. We all feel extremely blessed to have roots in small communities where the support of each other is unparalleled.