25 Years Ago November 4, 1999 The Beaver City responded to Becker Farms at about 12:15 Wednesday morning to extinguish a fire that destroyed a haybarn. While efforts to save the building were not successful, the department was able to keep it from spreading.

100 years ago October 23, 1934 Reverend William Allen was a pleasant caller at the Standard Office while in own to complete arrangements for assuming s pastoral charge of the local Baptist Church. Corn yields in this vicinity are being variously estimated at from 20 to 75 bushels to the acre.

Arapahoe-Holbrook Thursday, Oct. 31: Pasta w/meat sauce.

Here we are at Halloween time. And Thanksgiving is close behind. As is Christmas! Where has this year gone? It’s not only us old folks that are asking that question this year but the younger generations too.

10 years ago The Elwood High School Pep Band entertained Pirates fans during Thursday night’s game against Kenesaw Blue Devils. The Elwood Pirates advance to state playoffs this Thursday against Loomis in Elwood.

10 years ago Last week the Nebraska Hospital Association board presented The Caring Kind award to Dr. Shiuvaun Jaeger in Lincoln at the Cornhusker Hotel.

20 years ago Burton Burton was the only Southwest Cross Country member competing at the Kearney Country Club and he was 28th out of 98. 30 years ago The Mrs.

10 years ago A check presentation was held last Thursday by Congregational Thrivent Advocate Ida Soncksen to Landon Walz for the recent benefit for his son Marcus Walz. Over $11,000 was raised at the lasagna benefit hosted by Mitzi Urbom at Cunningham’s Feed in Arapahoe.

Over the hundreds of visits I’ve had with Nebraskans these past few months, one issue keeps rising to the top: everything still costs too much. The news cycle may have moved on as inflation cooled, but the high cost of living it brought is still the most pervasive problem affecting Nebraska’s families today. Whether it’s single parents forced to leave items out of the grocery cart, seniors struggling to pay rising rents on fixed incomes, or small business owners trying to balance higher energy costs, Nebraskans can’t live the lives they’ve planned as long as prices remain high and salaries don’t keep up.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, LCMS 719 Park Ave, Cambridge, 308.697.3725 Paster Dan Wiese Sunday, Jan.