SOUTHERN VALLEY Despite cool and breezy conditions, area athletes excelled at the Southern Valley Track & Field Invite Friday at Southern Valley. Southern Valley captured the team title in the girls competition, scoring 104 points to beat out Alma, which finished second with 100.

At the NSAA State Speech Championships Saturday in Kearney, Maywood’s Graci Peterka captured a State Championship in Poetry. In addition to being named the Class D2 State Champion, Peterka added a sixth-place medal in Program Oral Interpretation.

On Tuesday, a joint action between the Frontier County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraka State Patrol apprehended two individuals with warrants for arrest in Curtis. A Frontier County Sheriff 's Office deputy attempted to stop Bryan Werkmeister for a Lincoln County warrant.

LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen has issued a new series of documents to address ongoing weather conditions and areas that have been impacted by multiple wildfires across the state. Four of the largest fires have collectively burned more than 800,000 acres of land.

LINCOLN, NE – Today, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Court of Appeals in the Sixth Judicial District advanced two names for consideration by Governor Jim Pillen: Michael E. Piccolo of North Platte and John P.

Dear friends and neighbors, With great enthusiasm, we are reaching out to share news about an exciting initiative that celebrates our shared commitment to making Cambridge an even more beautiful place to call home.

These Elwood girls did well at the State Speech meet. Aliah Nelson competed in Persuasive. Kara Brockman competed and medaled 4th in Persuasive, 3rd in Extemp, and she and Lauren Cunningham medaled 5th in Duet! 37 Class D2 teams had qualifiers at State, and Elwood finished 7th as a team.

The Southern Valley FFA Chapter was recognized as a GOLD Level Premier Chapter — the highest ranking a chapter can receive through the National Chapter Award program! On top of that, they were named the 1st place chapter in the Growing Leaders division of the Model of Excellence… for the SECOND year in a row!! This recognition is based on their National Chapter Award application, written by the officer team, highlighting all of the activities, events, and opportunities the members have been involved in over the past year. .

The village of Bartley, Nebraska is 140 years old this year. Celebration activities are planned in the early summer.

Arapahoe-Holbrook Prom 2026.