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MANCHESTER, NH (01/14/2025)- Crystal Basnett of Oxford (68967) and William Taylor of Lincoln have been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Fall 2024 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.

Lincoln, January 14, 2025- The Nebraska Public Service Commission has approved an Order (911-075/PI248, 911-077/C-5581/PI-252) closing its investigation and issuing its findings into three separate 911 outages/disruptions involving telecommunications carrier Lumen.

HASTINGS, Nebraska (January 15, 2025) - Hastings College held its 61st Annual Honor Band and 53rd Annual Honor Choir concert on Monday, January 20, at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings (621N Lincoln Avenue). The concert was free and open to the public, and was livestreamed on the Hastings College YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/hastingscollege.

Diplomas were conferred on nearly 400 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Dec. 20.

The Maywood National Honor Society Chapter held its animal food drive dnring the month of December. A goal was set to collect 1,000 food and hygiene items for the school’s student pantry and for the Frontier County Food Pantry. The goal of 1000 was exceeded and at the last count, a total of 1,154 items had been collected, with more continuing to arrive. NHS members delivered donated items to The Frontier County Pantry in Curtis on January 9, 2025. The Frontier County Food Pantry serves an average of 85 households per month with canned goods, dry goods, meat choices, and hygiene items. Families who benefit from the pantry live throughout Frontier County and the surrounding communities. The pantry is non-profit and functions on donations like the food drives our community schools support. A huge thank you goes out to Maywood National Honor Society and the families of Maywood Schools for their support of the NHS food drive! Members shown in the picture are: Ryan Werkmeister, Taren Sailor, Dallas Gründen, Jaylee Sellers, Adalynn Scliurr, Karlee Hatfield, Oliver Anders, Kassidy Hatfield, Jaxson Anders, Katie Domes, Maddie Merritt, Karissa Stengel, Ashley Smith, Blayklee Farr, Reagan Stengel, Graci Peterka, Adrianna Estrada, Steven Werkmeister, Rowan Fletcher, and Joey Small. Not pictured: Janice Arent — NHS Sponsor

After five decades of love, laughter, and countless memories, their children invite you to join them in honoring this incredible milestone. Congratulations to Brad & Shirley Houlden of Imperial, Ne., who are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on February 2nd. Cards may be sent to: Brad & Shirley Houlden, 32840 736 RD, Imperial, Ne 69033

Beverly Eunice “Bev” Smith was born on June 13, 1938 in Oberlin, Kansas to Claude and Sylvia (Post) Morris. She grew up and attended school in Oberlin, graduating from Decatur Community High School with the class of 1956.

A funeral service for Barbara A. Vosburg will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Nebraska with Pastor Sarah Fisher officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege.

Janice A. (Hedstrom) Blincow, Age 88, formerly of Oxford Ne., passed away on January 11th, 2025 after a brief illness at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln Ne. She was most recently living in Ashland Ne. Janice was born on March 8th, 1936 in Holdrege Ne. to Vincent and Garnet (Rydlund) Hedstrom. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Mark and son Steve. She is survived by daughters Brenda Thulin and Shelly Fastenau; sons Ken and Ron, brother Dennis Hedstrom; 10 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.