Body Prairie Pioneer Days celebrates 4th of July.

Body OXFORD - The Village of Oxford Board of Trustees discussed the $300,000 grant they were recently awarded with Bobbi Pettit of 5 Rule Development during their regular meeting on July 9, 2024.

Body Several area students qualified for the 2024 National FCCLA Conference in Seattle. From Medicine Valley, four STAR groups and three state officers went: Jordiya Phillips, Ashtyn Contrerez, Gigi Doyle, Alainan Eberle, and Harpern Watkins.

Body BEAVER CITY - The 2024 Furnas County Fair marks the 140th year of the home-owned carnival in Furnas County. The fair is from July 15 through July 20 at the Beaver City Fairgrounds.

Body Last summer, my team and I launched our internship program in Nebraska and Washington. Over the past year, we’ve welcomed 23 young professionals into our offices. The experience gives future leaders from across our state an opportunity to serve their fellow Nebraskans.

Body Sometimes, the Good Lord is trying to reach you and you’re just not getting the message. Behind my offi ce in Cambridge is a rocked parking lot and each spring, the City sprays ground sterilant across this parking lot to keep weeds and grass and other growing annoyances away.

Body There are so many questions. Is it safe? Does pot smoking lead to the use of hard drugs? What is the risk of pot smoking during pregnancy? Does marijuana have medical value in treating disease? Does smoking pot relieve the side effects of cancer treatment?

Body With summer temperatures heating up and gardens producing an abundance of great produce, you may be wondering how to keep the produce that you are not able to eat right away or share with others.

Body Patriotism is on the decline. You’ve all seen the news coverage of athletes kneeling during our national anthem, activists burning American flags, and street mobs defacing statues of our founders.

Body Agriculture educators Chandler Hambidge of Arapahoe- Holbrook Public Schools and Rhiley Fiene of Cambridge Public Schools recently attended a Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education professional development institute at Lakeview Highschool in Columbus, Nebraska to teach the...