KEARNEY - The Southern Valley FBLA Chapter traveled to Kearney April 11th-13th to compete in the State Leadership Conference. At FBLA SLC, students compete in business events and programs.

KEARNEY - The Maywood FBLA Chapter participated at the State Leadership Conference in Kearney on April 11th-13th. Dallas Grunden, Raelene Lanning, and Maddie Merritt placed eighth in the state with their Partnership with Business Project.

The Red Willow County GOP (Republican Party) meets Tuesday, April 23, 2024, for their regular monthly meeting. All area Republicans are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting at Bedore Barn/Marlene’s Kitchen (38404 RD 719, McCook, NE). Newly elected Chairman, Brenden Funk, will conduct the meeting. Meet/Greet begins at 6:30 pm followed by the business meeting at 7:00 pm.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska is participating in a national high-visibility enforcement effort, April 4-8, 2024, to deter distracted driving. Law enforcement officers in region 7 and across the country will work together to enforce texting and distracted- driving laws and remind drivers: Put the Phone Away or Pay. This effort comes during April, which is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

The Nebraska Lawyers Foundation, the chartable arm of the Nebraska State Bar Association, is honored to recognize the following award recipients on Saturday, April 13th at their annual Barristers Ball Gala to be held at the Embassy Suites in La Vista.

The Southern Valley School board met on Monday, April 8 at 7:30 pm for their regular meeting. During the administrative reports, superintendent Bryce Jorgenson gave a legislative update.

The 33rd Annual Invention Convention hosted by Educational Service Unit #11 of Holdrege was held Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Nebraska Prairie Museum in Holdrege. There were 106 inventions submitted from students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Participating schools included: Alma, Arapahoe, Axtell, Cambridge, Eustis-Farnam, Elwood, Holdrege, Legacy Christian, and Minden. This year’s winner of the Harold Warp Memorial Inventor’s Choice Award was Easton Larson from Axtell. His invention was the “All Seasons 3,000”.

Weather permitting, a mill and fill project will begin April 22 on US-136, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Mill and fill is a process of removing deteriorated asphalt in preparation of placing an asphaltic patch to improve the roadway surface and drivability.

JoLie Farr and Mileeya Monter, both juniors at Cambridge Public Schools have been selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State June 2-8, 2024, on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

Sunshine Village Events Community Welcome 208 6th St, Arapahoe, NE (Blue Room) Game Night- 2nd Friday of every month at 6:30 pm..