Kase Michael Perdue passed away on January 27, 2026, at the age of 9, following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Kase was born on June 20, 2016, to Jack and Paige (Clayton) Perdue.

A memorial service for Michael K. Andrijeski will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

A Celebration of Life Gathering and Memorial Book Signing for Irene F. (Hernandez) Amelang will be held on Friday, February 6, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Mitchell-Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home, Oxford, NE, with the family greeting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

A funeral service for Cheryl J. Nelsen will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

Mechelle Jackson, 56, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away January 13, 2026 at the Tri-Valley Health System in Cambridge, Nebraska. Mechelle was born on August 5, 1969.

With a Jan. 27 RPAC tournament loss to Hitchcock County knocking them out of the winners bracket, the Maywood/Hayes Center boys basketball team ended its tournament appearance against Dundy County Stratton Friday in Wallace Friday.