Body Three junior Trojans medal at State.

Body The Southwest boys golf team finished 4th with a 399 at the Dundy County-Stratton Invite Tuesday. Houston Billeter set a new low-score for Southwest’s record book, a 76, and finished 3rd. Dylan Cornwell shot a 99 and Alex Lashley had a 105.

Body Larry Fuller, 82, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025 at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Cremation was chosen and Larry’s wish was to have no public service and a committal in the Wilsonville Cemetery at a later date is being honored.

Body Jon Christian Youngquist, beloved husband, father and Grandpa, passed away after battling Parkinson’s disease, on March 27, 2025, surrounded by his family at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, NE at the age of 86.

Body Ruby McCann Hays Martin was born January 16, 1928, and died of natural causes on April 4, 2025.

Body Vernelle M. Schultz, 92, passed away August 14, 2024 in Elkhorn, NE where she had resided since 2017. She was born on August 5, 1932 at her Grandpa and Grandma Brestel’s ranch north of Moorefield, NE, to Harry V. Mercer and Ardath M. (Brestel) Mercer.

Body On going drought conditions will require delayed turnout on pasture, reduced stocking rates or alternative sources of feed for cattle this summer.

Body There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states: “Tell me, and I will forget, show me, and I will remember. Involve me, and I will understand.” Community service learning is the Hands of 4-H.

Body LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has joined 21 other Republican governors in thanking President Trump for his support of the U.S. Senate’s amendment to the House Budget Resolution.

Body When I first moved to Brookings, the primary care physicians took care of their own patients in the hospital. We would round on patients in the morning before clinic or try to sneak over during lunch or after clinic.