MANCHESTER, NH (01/14/2025)- Crystal Basnett of Oxford (68967) and William Taylor of Lincoln have been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Fall 2024 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.

Lincoln, January 14, 2025- The Nebraska Public Service Commission has approved an Order (911-075/PI248, 911-077/C-5581/PI-252) closing its investigation and issuing its findings into three separate 911 outages/disruptions involving telecommunications carrier Lumen.

HASTINGS, Nebraska (January 15, 2025) - Hastings College held its 61st Annual Honor Band and 53rd Annual Honor Choir concert on Monday, January 20, at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings (621N Lincoln Avenue). The concert was free and open to the public, and was livestreamed on the Hastings College YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/hastingscollege.

Diplomas were conferred on nearly 400 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Dec. 20.

The Maywood National Honor Society Chapter held its animal food drive dnring the month of December. A goal was set to collect 1,000 food and hygiene items for the school’s student pantry and for the Frontier County Food Pantry. The goal of 1000 was exceeded and at the last count, a total of 1,154 items had been collected, with more continuing to arrive. NHS members delivered donated items to The Frontier County Pantry in Curtis on January 9, 2025. The Frontier County Food Pantry serves an average of 85 households per month with canned goods, dry goods, meat choices, and hygiene items. Families who benefit from the pantry live throughout Frontier County and the surrounding communities. The pantry is non-profit and functions on donations like the food drives our community schools support. A huge thank you goes out to Maywood National Honor Society and the families of Maywood Schools for their support of the NHS food drive! Members shown in the picture are: Ryan Werkmeister, Taren Sailor, Dallas Gründen, Jaylee Sellers, Adalynn Scliurr, Karlee Hatfield, Oliver Anders, Kassidy Hatfield, Jaxson Anders, Katie Domes, Maddie Merritt, Karissa Stengel, Ashley Smith, Blayklee Farr, Reagan Stengel, Graci Peterka, Adrianna Estrada, Steven Werkmeister, Rowan Fletcher, and Joey Small. Not pictured: Janice Arent — NHS Sponsor

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA), located in Curtis, has long been recognized for its commitment to the agricultural industry by offering only ag-based majors and certifications. Additionally, the college boasts a nationally-ranked veterinary tech program. Now, the school may add inspiring the formation of an FFA chapter to its glowing resume.

The Red Willow/Hitchcock county GOP (Republican Party) will hold a joint meeting on January 28, 2025, at Bedore Barn/Marlene’s Kitchen (38404 Road 719, McCook, NE). All area Republicans are welcome to attend this monthly meeting. An open discussion/think tank discussion will begin at 6:30 pm so join everyone for an early Meet/Greet at 6:00 pm.

And Burrr it’s been! Hope the wheat can survive this cold without a protective coat of snow. We’ll know in a couple of months.

INDIANOLA – Local businessman Paul Schaffert is excited that the community is coming together to secure the area’s history while promoting tourism. Approximately forty residents and business leaders gathered in the community building for the Indianola Historical Society’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 14.

Maywood Thursday, Jan. 23: Chicken strips, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, fruit.