Beaver City, NE –On Friday, Wes Wilmot filed the required paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office to appear on the ballot as candidate for the District 38 legislative seat. Wilmot is a 5th generation Nebraskan, husband, father, and farmer from rural Beaver City where he is known as a lifelong conservative fighter and community leader.

HAYS, Kan. (January 9, 2026) - Fort Hays State University recognized approximately 981 graduates during its fall 2025 commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12-13, at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays.

Food safety is more important than ever, and Nebraska law now requires that each food establishment have at least one certified Food Protection Manager on staff (Nebraska LB 245). The ServSafe Food Manager Course fulfills this requirement and is designed for restaurant owners, managers, food handlers, dietitians, and dietary managers.

Head Start is an early education program designed to support children (0-5), families, and communities through quality education, comprehensive health and family services and by fostering community partnerships.

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2025 semester. For the semester, 342 students from 25 states and 10 countries were named to the Dean’s List.

These Cambridge students are the 2026 Chase County Speech Invite Champions!!! They all competed incredibly well. Individual medal winners: Jensyn Weiss: 1st in Entertainment. Kate Salberg: 3rd in Entertainment. EJ Velasco 1st in Persuasive. Ben Harris 2nd in Extemporaneous. Colton Gross 3rd in Extemporaneous. Reid Huxoll 2nd in Informative Hailey Evans 3rd in Informative; Lydia McGowen 4th in Humorous Prose. Irmina Cramer 2nd in Poetry. Jaidon Kimball 3rd in Poetry. Lydia McGowen 3rd in Serious Prose. Jaxyn Jordan 4th in Serious Prose. Jaidon Kimball and Jaxyn Jordan 4th in Duet. Jensyn Weiss, Irmina Cramer, Colton Gross, and Katelyn Salberg 2nd in OID. Overall meet champions!!

Lincoln, Neb. (January 5, 2026) – During the Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Awards Banquet, the Nebraska Cattlemen Research and Education Foundation presented the Nebraska Beef Industry Endowment, the Nebraska Range and Conservation Endowment, and the Friend of the Foundation award to three trailblazers in the beef industry.

Diplomas were conferred on nearly 400 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Dec. 20.

The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its annual Banquet scheduled for February 14th, and members are invited to participate in selecting this year’s standout contributors. Members are encouraged to cast their votes for the two categories: - Business of the Year - Volunteer of the Year Voting is open until January 23rd.

The Arapahoe Library Foundation and Laura McInturf have partnered to bring the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to Furnas County. The organization helps to provide books to children ages 0-5 at no cost to them. McInturf had learned of the program through relatives and wanted to sign up for it for her son. With no active program in Furnas County she reached out to the Imagination Library and found it would be simple. Needing a 501c3, she partnered with the Arapahoe Library Foundation. “They were happy to help,” says McInturf.