Body ELWOOD - The Elwood school board held their last regular meeting during the summer break on Monday, July 10. Teachers are scheduled to begin the 2023-2024 school year on August 7 and students return on August 10.

Body The 30th Anniversary of the Furnas County Home-Owned Carnival will happen next week, leading one Beaver City woman to reflect on its founding. Dorothy Botrell was one of several committee members who created the Carnival in 1993, she said.

Body Gosper County will celebrate its 150th anniversary with an eventon the courthouse lawn that evening. Founded in 1873 as the 59th Nebraska county, Gosper County was named after Nebraska Secretary of State John J.

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Body The patient was young, healthy, and short of breath. She had not been sick recently, other than a minor cough. Her oxygen level was normal and her lungs sounded clear. Her heart rate was a little fast and she was breathing rather quickly, too.

Body There were no fireworks in Elwood on July 4th! Instead, they will be on July 11th in conjunction with the Gosper County 150th Celebration at the Courthouse lawn.

Body At this writing, it’s July 3rd! It can’t be!! That means that 2023 is over half over! And it seems like just a month ago that we started writing 2023 on our checks. June certainly went out with a bang.

Body The summer reading program is in full swing at the Oxford LIbrary. The library fills with groups of children every Friday morning for storytelling, crafts and snacks. The Furnas/Harlan extension has also been dropping in from time to time to read and coordinate crafts.

Body Summer Happenings in Edison will be Food Truck Fridays. The schedule for this is as follows: July 7: Tacos Y Salsas Los Forasteros July 21st: The Screaming Pig July 28th: Braxton’s Smokehouse.