2024 was an excellent year for Nebraska. We stood strong for property tax relief, took steps to grow agricultural production, and protected our children and values.

BARTLEY - The Southwest girls basketball team rolled to its sixth-straight victory Friday night, downing Franklin, 50-26, to imrpove to 7-1 this season. The Roughriders jumped to a 22-4 lead after a qyarter, then coasted through the final three periods to the victory.

HAYES CENTER - In a defensive struggle much of the night, the Cambridge boys basketball team found strings of points that the Wolves couldn’t match as the Trojans traveled to Hayes Center and left with a 54-40 victory.

HAYES CENTER - The Maywood-Hayes Center girls basketball team continued its recent streak of dominance, rolling past Cambridge 59-14 on Friday. After an upset loss to the Trojans coming out of the holiday break a year ago, MHC Coach Kim Stengel said the team was focused on not letting that happen again.

PLEASANTON - The Arapahoe wrestling team returned from break by competing at 24-team Pleasanton invite Saturday. The Warriors scored 51.5 points to tie for 14th place at the meet, earning two medals.

CAMBRIDGE - A Cambridge seed dealer’s warehouse and office burned on New Year’s Eve in a fire started by some discarded rags and rollers containing linseed oil. The Cambridge Fire Department was called to a fire at Western Select Genetics around 5:15 pm on New Year’s Eve.

A press release from Frontier County Sheriff Michael Jordan stated that on January 3, 2025 at around 12:50 am the Frontier County Sheriff’s Office was advised of a disturbance at a McCook residence on Hwy 83 where a firearm was discharged. Frontier County Deputies responded along with the Nebraska State Patrol.

‘Twas a couple nights before Christmas 2024 and 71 households throughout Frontier County (in and around the communities of Curtis, Maywood, Moorefield, Eustis, Stockville, Farnam, and Wellfl eet) received a special delivery of a Holiday Cheer Basket. The cheer baskets consisted of a ham, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, soup, canned vegetables, canned fruit, candy canes, almonds, raisins, jello, and in some deliveries, toys and/or warm clothing for children filled the box as well!

OMAHA - Farmland values in Nebraska remain stable according to the latest Benchmark Farm Value Trends Report issued by Farm Credit Services of America. While sales activity has slowed, cropland is showing pockets of strength.