The Elwood Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday, March 9th, 2026. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is pleased to announce the launch of Healthy Families Nebraska – Southwest, a voluntary home visiting program designed to support families during pregnancy and early childhood.

The Cambridge Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Board member Kim Huxoll was excused from the meeting.

It has been almost three decades since the Oxford Thrift Store opened its doors in the then closed Clinic area of the hospital building in Oxford. Rhonda Scheske Barker, Glenda Hamilton and others began displaying and selling donated items in that location at that time. Then came the dream of relocating the store to Oxford’s Ogden Avenue in the downtown area. Many community volunteers were involved in renovating the chosen building and the store has been there ever since.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Press Association Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2026 scholarships, recognizing Nebraska high school students who plan to pursue careers in community-based journalism or agricultural communications.

Last week’s fog didn’t come down in 3 days as rain, so we’ll hope it comes down in 100 days, along with much more before then! The calendar doesn’t say it’s spring yet, but I got a start on spring work yesterday (Monday). Wanted to be sure to get the lawn fertilizer/preemergent spread before the crabgrass sprouts.

Mid-Plains Community College’s 57th annual Inter-High Day brought together over 500 students from 22 area high schools to North Platte on Tuesday. They competed for scholarships and other prizes while taking tests in everything from art, accounting and criminal justice to auto body, welding and diesel technology.

Cambridge TeamMates were able to host Miss Nebraska this week as part of the Read Across America program. She read “Oh the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Suess to the elementary classes and talked about careers with the students. She also answered questions about being Miss Nebraska. It was a fun afternoon!

The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA), has successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission, reaffirming the institution’s accreditation status and highlighting its strong mission alignment, student success outcomes, and commitment to serving Nebraska’s agricultural workforce.

InterHigh Day is an academic competition for students in the MidPlains Community College area. They had four students from Eustis-Farnam compete in seven content areas.