Cambridge, NE - Jaidon Kimball, a junior at Cambridge Public Schools, has been selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Kimball will study local, county, and state government processes in this nonpartisan political learning experience. Joslyn Holtze was selected as the first alternate, and Brooklyn Holze was selected as the second alternate for the position.

Cambridge City Council met in regular session on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Council member Ronda Cross was absent from the meeting. After the Pledge of Allegiance and the Open Meeting Law Announcement, the council approved the Consent Agenda. The Consent Agenda included the minutes from the previous City Council meeting, the claims, the Cambridge Rescue meeting minutes, the Cambridge Museum Board meeting minutes, and the approval of Barb Stoddard and Weston Rich to the Planning Commission for three-year terms.

The Edison Easter Egg Hunt was held on Friday evening at 5:00 p.m. at the Edison Park. Several kids came and took part in the hunt as well as taking photos with the Easter bunny. Some lucky hunters, received a movie pass to the Crystal Theater or a $1 coin from First Central Bank besides the usual candy found in every egg.

April 6, 2026 (McCook, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has named Drew Wilson as the new District 7 Engineer, and Taylor Wendt as the new District 7 Construction Engineer. District 7 includes 13 counties in southwest Nebraska.

MayHay Prom 2026 was held recently with crowning of the King Charlie Callis and Queen Dallas Grunden .

This cute Easter Bunny stopped for a photo on Saturday during the Easter Egg Hunt in the Arapahoe park. The younger ages had their hunt at Prairie Pines. Dallas Garey won the Chamber of Commerce Epic Easter basket. Items in the basket were donated by business members of the Chamber of Commerce.

Weather permitting, work is scheduled to begin April 17th., 2026, from Holbrook to Arapahoe on US-6 from Reference Post 120.63 to Reference Post 130.52, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

Visit Nebraska is thrilled to announce the stops included in the 2026 Nebraska Passport program. The Passport helps Nebraskans and out-of-state visitors to travel and discover the state’s hidden gems while supporting tourism destinations and local businesses.

Ruth Vise, President ALA Unit 28, Addelyn Warner, Lorelie Horwart, Johnathan Eakin, Don Nitzel, Commander Post 28 The Chareles Roy Bonham American Legion Post 28 And American Legion Auxiliary Unit 28 are pleased to announce that Johnathan Eakin of Beaver City and Addelyn Warner of Edison were sponsored by Post 28 and Loralie Horwart of Orleans was sponsored by Unit 28 and will join hundreds of other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’/Girls’ State Programs, May 31 – June 6, 2026, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus. The annual citizenship programs, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, is designed to provide youths with a better understanding of how city, county and state governments operate.

The Frontier County Republican Convention will be held April 15, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at NCTA, 404 E 7th St., Curtis, NE.