With chick days underway at farm supply stores across Nebraska, many families and small-scale producers are preparing to welcome new chicks this spring.

The Elwood Speech team had another great day at Maxwell on Saturday. Kara Brockman placed 1st in Extemporaneous and Persuasive Speaking. She also placed 8th in the “Triathlon,” which reflects total points earned by a speaker at the meet.

The volunteers of the Tri Valley Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop in downtown Cambridge are saying “so long” to the fall and winter months of 2025 and gearing up for the spring and summer seasons of 2026. The final week of sack sales is underway - don’t miss it!

InterHigh Day is an academic competition for students in the MidPlains Community College area. They had four students from Eustis-Farnam compete in seven content areas.

The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA), has successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission, reaffirming the institution’s accreditation status and highlighting its strong mission alignment, student success outcomes, and commitment to serving...

Cambridge TeamMates were able to host Miss Nebraska this week as part of the Read Across America program. She read “Oh the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Suess to the elementary classes and talked about careers with the students. She also answered questions about being Miss Nebraska.

Mid-Plains Community College’s 57th annual Inter-High Day brought together over 500 students from 22 area high schools to North Platte on Tuesday.

Last week’s fog didn’t come down in 3 days as rain, so we’ll hope it comes down in 100 days, along with much more before then! The calendar doesn’t say it’s spring yet, but I got a start on spring work yesterday (Monday).

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Press Association Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2026 scholarships, recognizing Nebraska high school students who plan to pursue careers in community-based journalism or agricultural communications.

It has been almost three decades since the Oxford Thrift Store opened its doors in the then closed Clinic area of the hospital building in Oxford. Rhonda Scheske Barker, Glenda Hamilton and others began displaying and selling donated items in that location at that time.