This February for Heart Health Month, Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is encouraging everyone to learn how to care for their heart and prevent heart disease. Heart disease is one of the top two causes of death in southwest Nebraska and is the leading cause of death in the United States.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has sent invitations to schools across the state, seeking students’ entries for the 2026 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It!” environmental calendar. The contest is open to all Nebraska students from grades K through 12, and the submission deadline is May 1, 2025.

(Top Photo) These Maywood students participated in the MCC Interhigh Day event recently. (Left photo) These Maywood students earned top ratings at the MCC Interhight day event: Bailey Hanes-2nd Microsoft Office Suite Graci Peterka-2nd English Comp Rowan Fletcher-1st Info Tech Brady Dempcy-3rd Advanced Math Our team placed 3rd Overall in Division 3 and earned more scholarships for our students! .

After a successful first Town Hall in February at which more than 60 patrons of the school district provided feedback, Cambridge Public Schools will host another Town Hall On Thursday, March 6 to further discuss the district’s plans for a building project. Following feedback from the first meeting with the public on the project, which was initially presented as a plan for a $22.6 million overhaul, demolition and new construction of parts of the facility, changes have been made, Superintendent Jarod Albers said.

The Southwest girls basketball pushed its win streak to 21 with a pair of wins last week and a Subdistrict championship, advancing on to Friday’s district title match against Pleasanton. Arapahoe and Cambridge saw their seasons come to an end at the tournament.

The Medicine Valley Raider Cheer Camp was held the first week of February with the group performing during halftime of the February 4th basketball game. .

GRAND ISLAND - The Hi-Line boys basketball team saw its season come to a close at the C2 subdistrict tournament in Grand Island Monday as the Bulls fell to Heartland, 51-25. Hi-Line could not muster offense in the contest as the Huskies outscored the Bulls 14-5 in the first and 19-7 in the second to build a 33-12 lead at the half.

THANK YOU for all the cards, calls and good wishes. With all the kindness shown to me for my birthday it makes me feel that being 95 isn’t bad at all.

While inclement weather butchered last week’s Subdistrict C2-9 Tournament schedule, it didn’t derail Southern Valley’s efforts in making another postseason run. The second-seeded Eagles cruised past Centennial, 47-30, Thursday then completed the Southern Nebraska Conference sweep with a 4440 victory over top-seeded Thayer Central Saturday to claim the title.

July 25, 1970 – February 18, 2025 Kimberly Lynn Morrison, 54, of Lodgepole, Nebraska, passed away on February 18, 2025. She was born on July 25, 1970, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Roger and Johanna (Joyce) Wolf.