Tri Valley Health System is proud to have achieved special recognition as an Age-Friendly Health Systems — Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

A multi-state extension workshop series for women in agriculture will offer strategies to evaluate and improve farm estate and transition plans. “Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Midwestern Farm Women: A Succession Planning Series,” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Village of Oxford Board of Trustees met for their regular meeting on Monday, January 13 at 5:30 pm. Absent from the meeting was Chad Cunningham and Scott Hamilton.

The Elwood Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday, January 13, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. All board members were present.

Dawson Public Power District’s board of directors met on January 9, 2025. The board voted to rebalance irrigation rates by decreasing energy charges and increasing the demand portion of the rate.

The Medicine Valley Booster Club recognized Bill and Norma Bryant as Fans of the Year for their dedication and support of Medicine Valley activities. They were given gifts from the Booster Club.

Southwest School second grade had a visit from Smokey Bear and learned his rules for fire safety on Tuesday, January 14. .

The Cambridge Quiz Bowl team came away from the meet at Medicine Valley on Thursday, January 9 with gold medals. .

By Dean Larry Gossen, PhD It’s always a point of tremendous pride for me to share the Dean’s list and honor roll and appreciate all the hard work our students put in to accomplish this goal.

The Garden Prairie Church will serve 20 plus kinds of soup & desserts on January 19th from 5-7:30 p.m. The church is located 16 miles north of McCook on Highway 83 and a free will offering will be taken to support local missions of the church.