The Oxford Quilt Group is hosting a ‘Bed Turning’. This will be held at their meeting on Monday, September 18 at 7 pm.

GRAND ISLAND - Gage Gerlach of the Maywood FFA Chapter took home Champion Duroc Market Gilt and Overall Champion Purebred Market Gilt at the 2023 Nebraska State Fair. Gerlach exhibited his duroc, Nelly, on Monday morning in the FFA Market Swine show.

A foot clinic is being held every other month at the Golden Generation Center offered by GSS Home Health. The clinic is open to anyone no matter their age in the Oxford community.

LINCOLN--Attorney General Hilgers joined a bipartisan coalition of 54 Attorneys General in a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses.

The Holbrook Lions Club presented Kathy Trosper & Betty McKenney with 10 year membership pins and Howard Davis with a 60 year pin. .

Mother Nature reminded us this last week that IT IS still summer! Several days were in the triple digits and at least one day saw a temp of 105 degrees! Let us remember these hot days in about 4 months when the temp goes to the other extreme. This morning on the radio, I heard someone’s prediction of a snowy winter. Snow is messy to deal with but we need some snow.

Edison, Neb., September 5, 2023 – Ag Valley Cooperative, is delighted to announce the issuance of equity retirement checks to eligible stockholders born in 1945 and those holding equities acquired from Big Springs Co-op in 2004. As part of our ongoing commitment to our valued stockholders, Ag Valley Cooperative recognizes the importance of rewarding their loyalty and dedication.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) sponsored its annual Poultry Photo Contest, encouraging 4-H and FFA members to submit photos of their favorite “fine feathered friends.” Frontier County 4-H member Sofie Farr, of Stockville, was one of a dozen winners to get showcased in the 2024 online NDA poultry calendar. The 11 year-old’s photo entry was chosen for the front page of the calendar, along with a second image being showcased for the month of December.

Mel and Jodi Klassen, pictured with grandkids Colton and Allie, won the Elwood Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Summer Award. Congratulations! .

LINCOLN, Nebraska — Sept. 1, 2023 — The University of Nebraska Foundation announced a record $354.5 million in new funds committed for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, as Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future helped to inspire philanthropic support for the state’s only public university system. In addition, 58,072 donors made a gift, the second-best year for the number of individual supporters.