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The phone rang, and I answered it because the call was from a nearby community. No big surprise that the caller was obviously not from anywhere near, and the caller was asking for a donation for some organization in which I had no interest.
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When the Girls State Basketball Tournament tipped off in Lincoln, it was the official start of March Madness in Nebraska. It’s one of the best, buzzer-beating times of the year.
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This August, I visited the city of North Platte for a tour with North Platte’s chamber office. North Platte is known for many things, and chief among them are its status as a railroad town and the home of Buffalo Bill.
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Nebraska 4-H offers several project areas for youth ages 5-18. Every county fair boasts their 4-H livestock shows. Baked goods, wood working, and creative projects abound in the static exhibit hall. One often overlooked 4-H project is citizenship.
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Through signs posted in the store, the Elwood Hometown Cooperative Market has announced it will close on March 21. After the community’s grocery store closed in early 2012, the community rallied to form a cooperative to re-open the store, which happened in February 2013.
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At its regular monthly board meeting, the Eustis-Farnam Board of Education approved the hire of a new principal for the district, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
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The Medicine Valley Board of Education met Monday for its regular monthly meeting, a brief meeting that Superintendent Scott Trimble said included a policy update and a couple other action items, but also an update on school finance.