BEAVER CITY – Karen Hardenbrook is grateful. Although the past five years have been a roller coaster, the widow of Larry Hardenbrook says she couldn’t have gotten through the long ordeal if it wasn’t for her faith in God, her family, and town.

The lion’s share of time during Monday night’s 90-minute Beaver city council meeting was spent discussing what to do about the surge in utility bills that occurred for the mid-June through mid-July billing cycle.

The 2025 Frontier County Fair Turtle Race was held Friday, August 1 at 6:00 pm. The race was exciting and competitors brought some fast turtles to try their luck at winning a medal! 22 kids, ages Pre-K through high school, raced turtles in the shade at the fairgrounds in Stockville.

ELWOOD – The Center for Rural Affairs facilitated a conversation on the importance of local grocery stores in rural America at the Elwood Public Library on July 29.

(Includes Date, Ministers, Layaperson and special music) August 10: Rev. Dr.

Lincoln, Neb. – Last week, farmers from across the country attended the National Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) Corn Congress held in Washington, D.C. During this event, Nebraska corn farmer Jan tenBensel, was elected to NCGA’s Corn Board.

July 26, 2025 10:00 AM Immanuel Cemetery was the setting for the gathering of the Dickmeyer’s cousins, friends & classmates for the Celebration of Life of Rosellen Dickmeyer. The majority of the group migrated to the Holbrook Community Building.

Wilsonville Library story hour was held every Saturday in July. The theme was ‘Oh the places you’ll go’ we ‘camped, went to a farm, and went to ‘outer space’. Shown is Taylor Ballou, Camden Rice and Boone Ballou. Not shown is Miley Miller and Henley Ballou.

Lincoln, July 28, 2025 The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) reminds consumers that beginning August 1, Black Hills Energy will begin charging higher rates for its natural gas customers in Nebraska.

Cambridge Area Rotary Club sent three attendees to the Great Plains RYLA Camp, July 7 – 11, 2025. They had the participants come to a meeting before they went to camp and visit with the club and tell them why they chose to apply for the camp.