Chadron State College has announced the undergraduate students on the Spring 2026 President’s List. The President’s List consists of students with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) has been notifi ed of high levels of E. Coli at Harry Strunk Lake in Frontier County also known as Medicine Creek Reservoir. This means the water has a higher than usual number of bacteria, and residents should take extra care to not swallow any lake water.

Larry Gene Tiedje went home to be with the Lord on May 22, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1945, in Holdrege, Nebraska, Larry was raised both in the community of Cambridge and on a small farm near Arapahoe.

Carla Louellen Thieben beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend went home peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 17, 2026, in McCook. She was 86 years of age.

Dale R. Littell, 85, passed away on May 24, 2026 at Linden Court in North Platte, NE.

Joan Hilda “Heidi” Lewis, 82, of Kearney, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026, at her home, after a struggle with cancer. She was surrounded by her three sons and daughter-inlaw.

DORIS STRITT Doris Stritt, of Indianola, passed away at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE on Saturday, May 30, 2026. She was 67 years of age.