February 23, 2026 A half inch of snow! That’s not enough to talk about the weather! Just keep the prayers going. But I do have to comment on a few effects of the weather.

Nebraska farm and ranch families are invited to attend a free educational workshop focused on succession and estate planning. Hosted by the Nebraska Rural Response Hotline in collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit and Negotiations Programs, Nebraska Extension, and the Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation, these workshops are designed to help producers prepare for the future of their operations. The Farm & Ranch Succession Workshop will take place Mar. 11 in Curtis from 1 pm to 5 pm at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Welcome Center (610 E 6th Street).

Dear Community Members, Below is an overview of services and programs available this month. Please feel free to share this information and help us promote our county services.

Last Tuesday, local fire departments and firefighters were scrambled into action for a grass fire between Arapahoe, Elwood and Bertrand. The call was received shortly before 2 p.m.

Orleans resident and Arapahoe high school graduate Janell Anderson Ehrke has officially filed her candidacy for the District 38 seat in the Nebraska Legislature, becoming the fifth candidate to replace term-limited Senator Dave Murman.

CURTIS - Medicine Valley hosted the RPAC Speech Contest Wednesday and three area speakers won four total events while Maywood finished third as a team. Emma Peterka led Maywood with a first place finish in Humorous Prose.

The Cambridge Academic Decathlon team returned to the State competition for the first time in 5 years. This group battled shorthanded against powerhouse teams from across the state. Colton Gross was the team’s leading point scorer. Other competing included Trev Burke, Jaysek Weiss, Sean Polly, Jensyn Weiss, Hailey Evans, Reid Huxoll and Briar Gunderson.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to send a card, email, message or call for our 60th wedding anniversary. We celebrated with family and had a wonderful time.

Thursday, Feb. 19: Chicken & noodles-Jen L.

100 years ago-February 4, 1926 Work has started on the new transmission line into Edison. Horses and cattle are dying in this area from corn stalk disease The first of April work will begin on the new road project known in the Atlanta-Oxford project, which includes excavation of 73,000 cubic yards of twoinch gravel.