Body As students prepare to attend the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, IN, from November 1 – 4, we celebrate the dedication of all ages of students who are evolving as agriculture leaders through their FFA experience.

Body A memorial service for Dorothy A. Greening was held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Nebraska with Reverend Dr. W. Kirwin Stewart, Jr. officiating.

Body Larrie E. Johnson passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 at his home in Cozad at the age of 80. Larrie was born April 8, 1943 at Lexington, Nebraska to Raymond and Beverly (Arent) Johnson. He graduated from UNSA in Curtis with the class of 1960.

Body Audre E. DeVries, age 96, of Cambridge Nebraska, formerly of Beaver City, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at the Cambridge Hospital. She was born October 14, 1927, in Upland, Nebraska to Henry and Marie (Howell) Butenschoen.

Body Ten area athletes competed in the Class D State Cross Country Championships last Friday in Kearney. The Lady Trojans placed seventeenth as a team and Kael Garrett of Medicine Valley placed sixteenth individually in the boys’ race.

Body ARAPAHOE - For a few moments, things got a bit uneasy in the first half of Arapahoe’s opening round playoff game against visiting Hemingford.

Body Three area teams have advanced to district finals on Saturday by virtue of winning Subdistrict championships Tuesday night.

Body Southwest’s football team secured a first round home game in the Class D6 playoffs with a 50-35 win over Paxton last week. The Roughriders finished the regular season with a 6-2 record and were runners up in District 4.

Body We want to thank the city guys, especially Rich Carpenter for maintaining the south Nature Park of Oxford. It is a great place to walk and have family gatherings, and fishing and the ball field.

Body The heinous attack on Israel by Hamas this month sent shockwaves throughout the Middle East and across the world. War in one part of the world has a ripple effect — we all feel its impact. In this case, the United States is especially affected.