LINCOLN – TeamMates Mentoring is excited to announce their annual fundraiser in collaboration with Runza Restaurants which aims to support TeamMates Chapters throughout the Midwest.

September 8th, 2024 The Elwood Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday, September 8th, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

Indianola Fire and Rescue held their annual family picnic in the park Saturday Night! The weather was as awesome as the food! Had a great turn out and the kids loved the famous fire truck ride with lights and siren!

Tosca Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels including The Line Between, The Progeny, The Legend of Sheba, Iscariot, and The Long March Home (with New York Times bestselling author Marcus Brotherton).

All kinds of indicators show that summer is over. School is in full gear, sports teams have all had at least one game, crops are beginning to dry down, the evenings are chilly….

The Medicine Valley School Board voted to dissolve their wrestling co-op with Hayes Center during their September 8 meeting.

One of America’s longest running traveling art exhibitions is in McCook for a sixweek stop at McCook Community College’s Wrightstone Gallery. The 158th International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society opened Monday and will be at MCC through Oct.

MCCOOK – Growing up on a farm outside Indianola, Amanda Engell was surrounded by the values of small-town Nebraska – where neighbors know each other by name, Friday nights revolve around school events and 4-H ribbons hang proudly on bedroom walls.

Michael J “Sluggo” Wilken passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, in Oklahoma City, OK. Mike leaves behind a legacy of service to his country, community, church, family and friends. He lived life on his own terms and was stubborn to the end.

Evelyn Mae (Brandt) David, June 14, 1919-June 22, 2025 On June 22, 2025, Evelyn Mae Brandt David passed away in Coos Bay, Oregon. She was 106 years and one week.