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SOUTHERN VALLEY While the sun shined bright, so did the track and field athletes at the D-7 District Meet at Southern Valley last Wednesday. Twenty-seven athletes achieved marks and times that qualified them for this weekend’s Class D State Meet in Omaha, a few of whom qualified in multiple events.

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By Interim Executive Director Kelly Bruns, Ph.D. Recognizing academic excellence is one of the highlights of each semester at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.

The Maywood Driver’s Education Class received their Certificate of Achievement at the Maywood Public School Honor Program on May 6, 2026. To the students who obtained this award, it meant more than passing a couple of tests; to many, it was a first taste of independence.

Darryl J. Hosick, 86, of Stockville passed away peacefully on May 14, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.

Glenn D. DeVries, age 89, of Trumbull, NE, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Eventide Prairie Commons, Grand Island, Nebraska.

American Legion Post 28 will conduct Memorial Day services on Monday, May 25 at Lynden Cemetery (Hendley) at 9:30 AM and Mount Hope Cemetery (Beaver City) at 10:30 AM. American Legion Post 96 will conduct Memorial Day services on Monday, May 25 at 9:00 a.m.

Larry Arlyn Lambert, 72, of Grand Island, Nebraska, went to his heavenly home on May 18, 2026, after courageously battling complications from liver disease and, in the end, cancer. He was born on September 12, 1953, in McCook, Nebraska, to Dorothy and Arlyn Lambert.

On May 8, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., deputies with the Furnas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a large, unauthorized fire in the 700 block of R Street in Beaver City, Nebraska.