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BARTLEY - RPAC East top seed Southwest rolled to an opening round win against eighth-seeded Medicine Valley, then survived a fight with fourth-seeded Alma to advance from Thursday’s first round matches at Southwest.

The Maywood/Hayes Center volleyball team rolled into the RPAC tournament semifinals on a seven-match winning streak, but saw its hopes of a conference championship dashed Monday night in a 3-1 loss to West No. 1 seed Dundy County Stratton.

CAMBRIDGE - In Thursday’s opening round of RPAC Volleyball Tournament action, the top seeds at the Cambridge site both emerged from the first round with sweeps before second-seeded Cambridge took down thirdseeded Arapahoe in four sets.

Maywood/Hayes Center’s football team closed out its season with a bang, picking up a win at Bertrand 32-30. The game got off to a dire start with Bertrand returning the opening kickoff 55 yards for a touchdown then pinning MHC on its own one-yard line for its first offensive possession.

With hearts full of love and gratitude, we remember Bruce Hammon, who left this world on September 25, 2025, at the age of 73, at his home in Oregon.

A funeral service for Larry L. Warner was held on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Reverend Kenton Birtell officiating.

Shirley Jean Hawkins Chesshir, 81, passed away October 14, 2025 in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born October 1, 1944 in Stoddard County, Missouri to Ditman and Mary Hawkins.

(Right)Dancing to the Hits was the theme for this year’s Sweet Adelines Nebraska Pride Chorus show held in Arapahoe on October 18th at the Arapahoe High School.

Oct. 16, 2025, RAPID CITY, S.D.