A Memorial Service for Tony E. Thulin will be held on Friday, April 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.

The community of Curtis continued a long-standing tradition last Sunday as the Easter Pageant was presented at the Medicine Valley High School gym. This annual Palm Sunday event portrays the Easter story through narration, song, and 17 living picture scenes.

CAMBRIDGE - After a number of special meetings and workshops on its proposed building project, the Cambridge Board of Education met Monday and received an updated bid from its general contractor, Sampson Construction.

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The Cambridge TeamMates had 85 mentors and mentees at their annual End of Year Bowling Party & Senior Celebration. They held the event at TJ’s Fun Center in McCook and recognized eleven seniors with a $500 scholarship for each of them to help with their future education. They also had three seniors receive scholarships from the TeamMates National office and they were recognized with certificates as well. Everyone had a great time eating pizza and bowling and celebrating a successful year of mentoring. The Cambridge chapter currently has 58 matches with another 4 boys waiting for a mentor. To learn more or apply online go to www.teammates.org. Join the Team.....Be a Mentor!

Medicine Valley elementary students of the week: Hudson Overstreet, Hayden Houser, Lonny Hazen, Kaylee Sherbarth, Tate Schacher & Vincent Greco. .

The Farnam Carnival was another success this year. A good crowd attended, the food was great, and everyone had fun at the booths and playing Bingo.

Blayklee Farr of Maywood, Nebraska, has been selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls State. The nonpartisan political program teaches students about local, county, and state government.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is celebrating National Public Health Week from April 7th to 10th. This week is a time to recognize what public health means to people and reflect on why this work is important. “Public health is for you. We do it for our families, our neighbors, and all the people in Southwest Nebraska,” explained Myra Stoney, Health Director at SWNPHD. “The value of public health is often overlooked. For every $1 spent, anywhere from $3 to $60 is returned to the community. Public health is an excellent investment in our community. The current raid on public health funding by the federal government and State of Nebraska does not make sense.”

The American Legion Post 343 is pleased to announce that Kade Fisher of Edison was generously sponsored by the Edison American Legion family and will join nearly 340 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State program, June 1-7, 2025, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus. The annual citizenship program, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion, is designed to provide youths with a better understanding of how city, county, and state governments operate.