This month marks the anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving-the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Letter carriers travel through the communities daily, often coming face to face with a sad reality for to many hungry families.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department would like to take this opportunity to encourage all horse owners to vaccinate their horses against West Nile Virus. West Nile Virus (WNV) is transmitted to horses through the bite of an infected mosquito.

The Arapahoe fourth graders helped plant a tree in the Arapahoe South Park. The Arbor Day event was sponsored by the Arapahoe Library Foundation and Ag Valley. The students participated in tree activities and learned more about J. Sterling Morton and Arbor Lodge from George Probasco.

(Holdrege, Neb.) – Holdrege resident and professional artist Amy Lynn Stevenson will teach five classes in May and June at Central Community College-Holdrege. She will provide a relaxed environment for her students as she takes them through the step-by-step process for creating vibrant and dynamic layers on canvas.

The Annual Invention Convention hosted by Educational Service Unit #11 of Holdrege was held Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the Nebraska Prairie Museum in Holdrege. There were 100 inventions submitted from students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Participating schools included: Alma, Arapahoe, Axtell, Cambridge, Elwood, Holdrege, Legacy Christian, and Minden.

Local area communities will be hosting over 400 cyclists June 24-29 as part of the annual Tour de Nebraska bicycle adventure. These communities are thrilled to welcome riders and showcase the charm, hospitality, and vibrant attractions of rural southwest Nebraska.

INDIANOLA - Southwest Kindergarten teacher Whitney Billeter remembered being puzzled about a vague email from her boss - and husband Superintendent Drew Billeter about an assembly for the elementary in early April.

CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge boys and girls track and field teams pulled out team titles in tight races for the team race at the Medicine Valley Invite Thursday. Cambridge outscored Southwest 101-84 for the title in the girls competition while the Trojans bettered Arapahoe 87-83 in the boys’ race.

CURTIS - On a beautiful day at a beautiful course, four area golfers medaled at the Medicine Valley Invite at Arrowhead Meadows in Curtis Thursday. Southwest’s Houston Billeter led local competitors with a round of 81, taking third place and finishing two strokes back of individual champion, Tyson Essex of Loomis.

April 21, 2025 National competitions like the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) are an excellent proving ground for effective teaching at the college level, and the students of Assistant Professor Reagan Cavanaugh, in her first year of teaching, showed very well. NACTA, founded in 1955, has members from two- and four-year colleges and highlights student achievement as a reflection of effective teaching practices.