STAPLETON - By grinding out possessions and the clock, the Southern Valley football team won the fourth quarter and their season opener, 34-26, at Sandhills Valley Friday. The victory haulted a 12game losing skid for the Eagles and was their first win to open a season since 2018.

Halftime adjustments made all the difference in Southwest’s big win over South Platte Thursday. The Roughriders saw 11 pass attempts in last season’s 60-6 win over the Knights.

The Lady Roughriders and Lady Trojans golf teams competed at the McCook Invite last Friday. Southwest placed 6th of 9 teams with a score of 551. Emma Rasmussen of Cambridge placed the highest of both teams at 15th with a score of 110.

Danbury celebrates 150 years.

by Jacey Kent Two weeks ago, two men from Myanmar visited southwest Nebraska to pay homage to the homeland of a woman who did a great deal for theirs more than a century ago. The two men, Peter and Tum, are from the Chin State of Myanmar. Their hometown is Hakha, the capital of Chin State.

The Arapahoe City Council met on Monday, August 15 at 7:30 pm. In the economic development report they heard from Bobbi Pettit of Five Rule that the state had a surplus in the rural housing fund so the application window for those funds is going to open back up.

Judge James E. Doyle IV sentenced Paul Brooks in Furnas County District Court to 25 to 35 years with a mandatory minimum of 15 years. Paul Douglas Brooks, also known as Doug Brooks, age 64, was convicted by a jury of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of a Child following a four-day trial in June.

Of all our Nebraska traditions, one is especially memorable. It’s a big production that seems to bring our whole state together to enjoy exhibits, shows, food, friends, and a lot of fun. The sights, sounds, and smells are unmistakable.

You know those things that you don’t think will be sentimental to you until they are? After returning to my office this morning from some errands, I saw that my insurer had finally sent the truck to collect a pair of my vehicles that were totaled in the late-June hail storm.

Assuring effective health care to a population is a challenge for every society. As care options become more complex – and expensive – the challenges increase.