(Left) The Eustis-Farnam Welding Team won the District XI Welding Contest. They will be headed to the State FFA contest in April.

Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Annual Meeting will be held on March 9th at 2:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church Arapahoe NE. Contact: Grace Jasnoch 402-750-4351.

I sure hope you didn’t heed my word on when to change your clocks to Daylight Savings Time! But, it is this coming Sunday when we move our clocks forward an hour. This last week brought us some more pretty decent days.

Southwest Public Schools will hold Kindergarten orientation on Monday, March 10, 2025, at the elementary school in Indianola. Orientation will begin at 5:30. Please call the school to preregister at 3642613 and let us know if you will attend.

Several Medicine Valley students enjoyed playing bingo with residents of Senior Living Choices last week. .

The Cambridge 5th & 6th team went 4-1 to collect the silver medals at the Southwest Quiz Bowl Meet last week. .

Congratulations to Maywood’s Kassidy Hatfield on her District 11 Nebraska FFA Cooperative Speech 1st place finish. .

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is proud to participate in the Nebraska Cancer Coalition’s annual campaign to raise awareness of colorectal cancer and the importance of lifesaving screening. This statewide effort happens during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March.

CAMBRIDGE, NE –February 25, 2025 – The Cambridge Area Rotary Club is proud to announce Russ Wood as the inaugural recipient of the Rotarian of the Quarter award. This newly established honor recognizes members who demonstrate exceptional dedication to the club’s mission of service and community engagement.

WASHINGTON – Recently, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03), and U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) issued the following statements after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that local mail processing operations will remain at the North Platte Mail Processing and Distribution Center. In addition to mail operations remaining in North Platte, Nebraska, the USPS also announced its plans to invest up to $4.4 million in modernization efforts at the North Platte facility.