Over the past couple of weeks, Cambridge Area Rotarian, Alynn Ahlemeyer, visited the Arapahoe, Cambridge and Southwest Kindergarten classes to share with them the story of Josh the Otter. This story is based on a child named Joshua who unfortunately drowned. The story talks about water safety. Our club feels this is an important message for our children. After reading the story each Kindergarten student received a bag with their own copy of the book, a coloring book and a sticker.

(Hastings, Neb.) – Special recognition awards were presented April 30 at the Student Awards Gala at Central Community College-Hastings. Student Leaders Awards were presented to students recognized as leaders outside of clubs and organizations by participating in roles that contributed to the goals of CCC’s mission statement.

KEARNEY - Journalism matters a great deal to Jenna Ebbers, a 2019 Cambridge High School graduate that now writes at the Lincoln Journal Star. Over the past decade since she was a sophomore in high school - Ebbers has worked tirelessly at her craft, writing first for Cambridge High School’s “Trojan Tribune,” the Cambridge Clarion and The Valley Voice, the Omaha World-Herald and the Journal Star, not to mention stories that have been picked up and published in papers across the country.

NORFOLK - Students from Southwest and Southern Valley combined for 15 medals and both schools finished in the top ten at the Class C State Journalism competition in Norfolk Monday. Southwest’s Olivia Minary was State Champion and teammate Riley Cure was Runner-Up in Feature Photography.

CURTIS- The dilapidated hotel on Center Avenue, the main street in Curtis, has not been in use for decades. The city had just begun the process of trying to get the owner to either renovate or demolish the building when Andrew Lee began working as the administrator for the city of Curtis four years ago.

The family of Danny Ruf wish to thank Doug Palmer, Cole, the Wilsonville Fire Department, County Sheriffs and all who helped in finding Danny. Thank you to everyone who sent memorial money, flowers, and food. Thanks to Pastor Keith, Charlene Springer, Rick Fredricks and the Lockenour Jones Funeral home and the Ladies at the Baptist Christian Church for the delicious lunch after the service.

A HUGE congratulations to the Maywood Fortnite E-sports team on their 6th place finish in the Division 4 State Competition! This was the first year for this school activity. What a way to start! Coach Sonnenfeld and his crew practiced and competed hard to make this happen. Team members from L to R: Joseph Small, Alonso Palma, Coach Sonnenfeld, Robert Carter, and Elliot Oakman.

The Cambridge 6th graders planted a tree in the park in honor of Arbor Day. Cambridge has been a designated “Tree City USA” for the past 25 years.

Spring is here and that means one thing, baseball and softball season is finally here. As kids start practice others are getting everything ready behind the scenes to make their season a successful one.

About 115 incoming and returning students have received scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year at Central Community College-Kearney. They are: Academic Opportunity Scholarship ELWOOD: Tiffany Maul.