BEAVER CITY – Fourteen quilts were presented to area veterans on Tuesday at the Escher Senior Center by the Holdrege-based Prairie Quilts of Honor. The quilting group has presented 720 quilts and matching pillowcases to mostly Phelps, Harlan, Furnas, and Gosper County veterans, with some also given to veterans from Kearney and Franklin Counties.

ARAPAHOE – Logan Dettmann, who was recently elected to serve on the school board attended the meeting on November 11, although he will not serve in an official capacity until his term begins in January.

walls close to 150 years old could talk, what stories would they tell? While there’s no talking out of school, an old landmark that has weathered many storms is about to graduate with a degree in the 3 R’s: Revival, Restoration, and Relocation and accept a new position as the home of Indianola Historical Society’s Museum. Built in the 1880s, the building known as the Mallek Schoolhouse for years, was later renamed District 27.

Pastor CH (LTC) Nathan Witt, Army Chaplain was the keynote speaker during the Cambridge School Veterans Day program on Monday, November 11, 2024. He began by saying that no matter when and where veterans served out nation is a better place because of them.

Kearney - Justin Spaulding was recently honored with the 2024 Caring Kind Award for CHI Health Good Samaritan. Recipients of the annual award go above-and-beyond to exemplify caring, compassion and service excellence shown to patients, coworkers and the community.

The Village of Oxford Board of Trustees met on Monday, November 11 at 5:30 pm for their regular meeting. The approved their annual contracts and year-end street superintendent certification.

The Southern Valley Board of Education met for their regular meeting on Monday, November 11 at 7:30 pm. The board approved recognizing SVEA as the bargaining agent for negotiations for the 2026-2027 school year.

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Clay Jordan, of McCook, has been selected to receive the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award from Mid-Plains Community College. Jordan was nominated by MPCC cabinet members based on his ongoing support to the institution.

The Elwood Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday, November 11th, 2024. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.