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In a salute to mothers throughout the area, the Valley Voice teamed up with local school students of differing ages. the questions we posed was what makes your mom special? The following were the responses: From Cambridge: My mom is the best because she tucks me in.

Since school districts throughout the country have experienced the presence of fentanyl on K-12 campuses, Superintendent Daren Hatch wants to be proactive and train the staff to administer NARCAN (Naloxone), a medication used for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose. The board adopted Policy #3051 (Opioid Overdose and Presentation and Response) during their regular board meeting on May 8, 2023. Vaping among high school students is on the rise and so are overdoses linked to fentanyl laced vape liquids. Here in the U.S. it is legally prescribed for pain, but fentanyl is also illegally manufactured and mixed with other drugs. Young people unknowingly purchase vapes laced with lethal doses of heroin or fentanyl, a synthetic opioid and central nervous system depressant that is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine.

McCook, Neb.—Community Hospital, in partnership with the University of Nebraska at Kearney, will host a Health Science Explorers Summer Camp June 8 at the hospital for students going into the seventh and eighth grades.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department invites everyone to learn about the dangers of methamphetamine (Meth). Meth is a stimulant drug which can cause temporary feelings of alertness and motivation. It can be smoked, snorted, injected, or taken orally. Using meth can result in many damaging short-term and long-term effects, including addiction.

Cambridge Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, May 8, 2023 at 6:00 pm. The Board approved the agenda and the minutes from the April 11, 2023 meeting. In the Treasurer’s Report, Superintendent Greg Shepard reported there would be some funds moved from the General Fund into the Activities Fund.

May 10, 2023 It’s Tuesday morning as I write this and I can report that it rained!!! Several gauges in The Valley showed three quarters of an inch while several on The Hill showed right at an inch. And we didn’t get any of the nasty hail the weatherman was warning about. We are thankful!!

Morgan Huxoll of Oxford, received his master’s degrees in the Chicoine Center commencement ceremony at Chadron State College. Local students also receiving degrees were: Christal Whetstine of Beaver City -- Bachelor of Applied Science Anna Fisher of Beaver City -- Bachelor of Arts Kayliegh Sughroue of Indianola -- Bachelor of Arts.

SEWARD -- Olivia Leising of Arapahoe, earned a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University, Nebraska. Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Neb., which currently serves over 2,500 students.

Award acknowledges exceptional success in multiple wound healing benchmarks. Tri Valley Health System’s Advanced Wound Care Clinic is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s highest achievement, the Wound Center of Excellence Award.