The Eustis Veterans Day program will be at 6:00 pm on Nov. 11th at the Legion Hall.

Thursday, Oct. 31: Pizza, lettuce salad, pasta salad, fruit pizza.

The 18th annual Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day (NKFND) was held in McCook on Wednesday, October 9th at the McCook Community College Peter and Dolores Graff Event Center with around 250 fourth grade students. The event was also hosted at Perkins County Schools in Grant on September 18th with approximately 175 fourth grade students attending the Mountain Time Zone event. Students came from across the nine counties in Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) to participate in this fitness and nutrition event. “The kids love this event, and it is a great learning experience for the students. Volunteers teach them about fitness and nutrition and have a lot of fun while working with the students,” says Sarah Minnick, NKFND Coordinator at SWNPHD.

Roger and June (Sable) Andrews, former residents of Cambridge and Holbrook will be celebrating their 65th Wedding Anniversary November 14th. Please join in honoring them for their 65th Wedding Anniversary with a card shower. Cards can be mailed to: Roger and June Andrews, 3990 W. Capital Ave.

The Tri Valley Medical Foundation will be participating in this year’s Southwest Nebraska Big Give event, formerly Big Give McCook. Southwest Nebraska Big Give is a 24-hour period of giving where McCook and surrounding area supporters are invited to give back to their favorite local charities as well as educate themselves on other non-profits available within the communities.

As communities nationwide prepare for Halloween celebrations, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7 Office is partnering with the State Highway Safety Offices in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska to remind all drivers that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. Drivers must act responsibly and commit to sober driving to keep themselves, passengers, pedestrians, and other road users safe. In 2022, one person was killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on our nation’s roads.

The boys and I want to thank everyone for all the love and support given to us in honor of Lisa. We are so grateful and appreciative for all the prayers, hugs, kind words, and generous donations.

Thank you for all the cards from friends, relatives and former students. It was good to hear from people that I have known for the many years I’ve called Arapahoe home.

James Ivan Moore passed away October 26, 2024 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Mc-Cook, Nebraska at the age of 88. Jim was born March 24, 1936 to Verle and Garland (Turpin) Moore in McCook, Nebraska.

But offense was tougher to come by in the second half, burdened by injuries to Cacy, Fisher and Hayden Sich. When Sutton struck for a 55-yard touchdown pass to draw within 21-16 in the third quarter, there was no longer any margin for error.