At the intersection of Patterson St. and Nasby St., or Highway 47 and Highway 6/34, there once stood a re-creation of the Statue of Liberty. The statue, made of concrete similar to the Civil War Soldier that greets you at the entrance to the Fairview Cemetery, was created by local artist Robert “Bob” Danfield (June 10th, 1874 - March 1st, 1958). Her fate, and especially location, has been the subject of much speculation in the town of Cambridge and has also inspired many generations of ‘treasure hunters’ in the area. Her location will likely remain just as mysterious as it ever was, but its fate could now be more clear.

Chadron State College has announced the undergraduate students qualifying for the Spring 2024 President’s List. The list consists of students with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Chadron State College has announced the undergraduate students qualifying for the Spring 2024 Dean’s List. Students met the requirements for the Dean’s List by earning at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average. To qualify, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Cities, states, and countries listed are provided by the students.

On Wednesday, May 22nd Furnas County Extension held their first ever Clover Kid Camp! We had a successful turnout. Mornings started off with The Pledge of Allegiance & learning the 4-H Pledge, then each youth were able to take home their own old glory. Next, they went outside and played Simon Says as well as a new game called telephone. The youth were able to take away from both games about why we need to be a good listener and what could happen if we are not good listeners. Next, we talked about the people we can trust, youth were able to draw on a piece of paper who they thought they could trust.

Tuesday, May 21st Furnas County held their annual babysitting clinic in Arapahoe at the Ella Missing Center. At this clinic the youth were able to learn the right way to make a bottle, how to properly change a diaper, pick ageappropriate games and toys for children, learn what to do when basic first aid is needed.

Fourteen local athletes compete at 2024 CSO All-Star basketball game.

State track took several local athletes to Omaha.

CAMBRIDGE - Fourteen local athletes were selected to compete in the annual CSO All-Star basketball game hosted in Cambridge. Ann Bose of Southern Valley, Jalen Kent of Cambridge, Bryn Lampe of Southwest, Berkley Warner of Arapahoe, and Brylyn Springer of Cambridge competed for the east girls. For the west girls, Stella Heapy and Sienna Houghtelling represented Medicine Valley. Southern Valley’s Kamden Bose, Southwest’s Hunter Blume, and Cambridge’s Carson Trompke, Ben Hoberty, and Brohdey Wood played for the east boys. For the west boys, Hadyn Farr and Jeremiah Ingison were selected to compete.

NORTH PLATTE - Southern Valley’s Kamden Bose closed out his high school golf career amongst the best in the State and all five local qualifiers for the Class D State Golf Tournament finished in the top half of the field last week.

Coming into the 2023 2024 school year, there were certainly a number of high school athletes, locally, that had high expectations for themselves and their teams, but I don’t know that even the most extreme optimist could have envisioned the great successes enjoyed by those wearing our school colors this past year.