Cambridge Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, May 8, 2023 at 6:00 pm. The Board approved the agenda and the minutes from the April 11, 2023 meeting. In the Treasurer’s Report, Superintendent Greg Shepard reported there would be some funds moved from the General Fund into the Activities Fund.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department invites everyone to learn about the dangers of methamphetamine (Meth). Meth is a stimulant drug which can cause temporary feelings of alertness and motivation. It can be smoked, snorted, injected, or taken orally. Using meth can result in many damaging short-term and long-term effects, including addiction.

McCook, Neb.—Community Hospital, in partnership with the University of Nebraska at Kearney, will host a Health Science Explorers Summer Camp June 8 at the hospital for students going into the seventh and eighth grades.

Since school districts throughout the country have experienced the presence of fentanyl on K-12 campuses, Superintendent Daren Hatch wants to be proactive and train the staff to administer NARCAN (Naloxone), a medication used for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose. The board adopted Policy #3051 (Opioid Overdose and Presentation and Response) during their regular board meeting on May 8, 2023. Vaping among high school students is on the rise and so are overdoses linked to fentanyl laced vape liquids. Here in the U.S. it is legally prescribed for pain, but fentanyl is also illegally manufactured and mixed with other drugs. Young people unknowingly purchase vapes laced with lethal doses of heroin or fentanyl, a synthetic opioid and central nervous system depressant that is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine.

Our great state of Nebraska is home to a number of American military assets, including Offutt Air Force Base and nuclear missile silos. We are proud of our role in the national defense — although the sensitive areas in our state can make us a target at times.

Governor Jim Pillen designated the month of May as Renewable Fuels Month in Nebraska during a proclamation ceremony at the State Capitol. Renewable Fuels Month celebrates the crucial role that renewable fuels play in the state’s economy, environment and energy security.

In May we celebrate Renewable Fuels Month and highlight the importance of biofuels. Nebraska farmers and ranchers fuel the world through the production of biofuels like ethanol. Our state is the second largest producer of ethanol, representing 2.3 billion gallons per year. Nebraska’s 24 ethanol plants boost our state’s economy by $5.7 billion per year.

Like a car racing along the interstate, exiting onto a highway, and finally reaching the family farm along a dusty gravel road, our blood circulates inside our bodies. There are the major blood vessels, such as the aorta running out of the heart, and there are the tiny capillaries allowing blood cells one at a time to carry oxygen and nutrients to all the cells in our bodies. The network of capillaries is so complex it is estimated there are over 40 billion in one person, and if stretched out in a single line they would cover over 100,000 miles.

In a salute to mothers throughout the area, the Valley Voice teamed up with local school students of differing ages. the questions we posed was what makes your mom special? The following were the responses: From Cambridge: My mom is the best because she tucks me in.

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