KEARNEY - Twenty area students will continue their speech seasons into this weekend after qualifying for the NSAA State Speech Meet in Kearney. In Class D2, Elwood’s Kara Brockman took first place in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Persuasive Speaking at the District D2-4 Meet in Litchfield.

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in partnership with the Lower Republican Natural Resources District (NRD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepared a draft “Turkey Creek Watershed Plan, Furnas and Gosper Counties, Nebraska” in December 2025.

For lake goers headed west across the Medicine Creek Reservoir Dam, looking south will see activity, trucks and equipment. Last fall, the Bureau of Reclamation awarded a contract for construction work to begin. The project is twofold. Bureau Operations and Maintenance Manager Craig Scott said part one consisted of concrete repairs to the main walls on the outlet works. Prior to beginning work, large tubes and a culvert were installed and a road over top to make it easier for trucks with long trailers and large equipment to navigate. When larger water releases occur, splashing takes place so the walls of the outlet works were made taller and concrete was patched.

HOLDREGE - The Cambridge High School Quiz Bowl team finished second place at the ESU 11 meet in Holdrege Thursday, clinching a berth at the State Meet, which will be held in Hastings April 20. The Trojans’ team of Trev Burke, Micah Gerlach, Colton Gross, Henry Shoemaker, Graham Shoemaker, Reid Huxoll, Briar Gunderson, Lydia McGowen and Gideon Bogardus finished runner-up to Holdrege at the meet.

Thursday evening, with prairie fires raging out of control all around the Moorefield, Farnam and Gothenburg area, local farm families went to work volunteering to fight the fires. Some members of the families had to check cattle and new born calves who were sometimes hidden in gullies and canyons in dark-of-night pastures. Some families had to load their cars and evacuate. Smoke was so thick it was impossible to see where the danger was. There was no thought of national news or who shot who. There was very little news of the location of the fires on radio or television stations. Dish Network shut down all local news stations because they said it was too expensive to provide their customers this valuable service.

On March 8th Rolling Meadows 4-H club had their second meeting. Officers are Kellan Newcomb, president Janae Brockmeier, vice president Avery Loshonkohl, secretary Kaden Hueftle, treasurer and Drew Newcomb and Brynn Loshonkohl are historian and reporter, together. Eustis Rescue Squad came and taught them what they would do if someone was injured. Also they taught them how to get gloves off if there was blood or germs on the gloves. Then they showed them the sirens. Finally they made their own First Aid Kits and put First Aid stuff in the Kits. All the supplies were donated by Cozad Community Health System, Lexington Regional, and Gothenburg Health.

During the Eustis-Farnam meeting on March 9, 2026, the school board granting permission to Superintendent Daren Hatch to offer contracts to certified teachers (permanent and probationary) for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year.

Cambridge City Council met in regular session on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. After the Pledge of Allegiance and the Open Meeting Law announcement, the council approved the consent agenda. The consent agenda included the minutes from the previous city council meeting, the museum board minutes, the park board minutes, and the library board minutes. It also included the claims and the planning commission minutes, as well as building permits for the following: Chester Miller, Cattails Creek LLC, Bradley Edgerton/ Frenchman Cambridge, Crystal Kruger, Calvary Baptist, John Kutnink, Joseph Benson, and Bethany Stritt.

The Cambridge Lions Club welcomes two new members (left photo) to their Club. Dr. Andrea Rice-Estrada and Manny Estrada are the newest members. They are shown in the photo with Lions President Lisa Dutt and their sponsor, Lions member Vallie Guess.

During the monthly meeting earlier this month, Maywood Superintendent Mark Bejot updated board members about the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. Districts are required to complete the revision process every two years for approval and funding from Nebraska CTE and Federal Perkin grants.