For the Ward 3 seat on the Cambridge City Council, the incumbent, Derek Raburn, did not run so two challengers, Tim Williams and Nora McGowen, will vie for the seat. Candidates were asked the following questions: 1.

For three seats up for grabs on the Cambridge Public Schools Board of Education, six are running the two incumbents, Jason Houghtelling and Trevor Kubik - as well as four challengers - Kaden Huxoll, Justin Kulwicki, Virgil Banzhaf and Brock Mowry.

At approximately 1:42 pm on October 23, the Elwood Fire and Rescue Unit along with the Gosper County Sheriff’s office responded to a call for assistance in reference to a boating accident that had occurred at Elwood Reservoir. Two adult males were involved in the accident when their fishing boat capsized due to the high winds. One of the males involved in the accident was treated on the scene. The second adult male was unaccounted for. Nebraska Game and Parks, Lexington Fire and Rescue Elwood Fire and Rescue and the Gosper County Sheriff’s Office were involved in the search and rescue operation. The missing individual was not located and due to the safety of the rescue crews the operation was suspended at 8:00 pm. The search and rescue operation was continued at approximately 8:00 am on October 24. At approximately 2:41 pm Nebraska Game and Parks and the Lincoln County Dive Team were able to locate and recover the missing male.

The Board of Regents is the governing body for the University of Nebraska. It consists of eight voting members who are elected for six-year terms. District 7 is comprised of the western 45 counties of Nebraska, and it reaches from the Colorado/Wyoming line to the eastern edges of Holt and Harlan counties. Matt Williams from Gothenburg and Kathy Wilmot of Beaver City are running for the Dist.

BEAVER CITY – The Beaver City Planning Commission and the City Council held special meetings on Friday, October 28, 2022, to consider whether or not to allow a butcher shop to be established within city limits for deer season. Austin Stear, who appeared at both meetings to answer questions posed by both commission and city council members as well as the public, first requested a building permit for the primary purpose of processing deer on lots 16 & 17 on block 44, between 10th and 11th Streets in September.

Halloween is a festive day for children and adults alike. However, the abundance of candy and chocolate offered on and around Halloween can compromise diets designed to keep people healthy.

(GRAND ISLAND, NE)Over $2 million is available for landowners to apply more efficient irrigation techniques, install conservation practices, and assist farmers with converting irrigated acres to non-irrigated farmland.

Congratulations to Gentry Warner for being chosen as Cambridge Area Rotary Club’s Student of the Fall Quarter for Arapahoe Schools. We had the pleasure of hearing about how busy Gentry keeps both in and out of school with her many activities. Our members had a very interesting conversation with her regarding her being chosen one of the students to represent the students at the Arapahoe School Board Meetings. Good Luck Gentry with your future!

Steve Sturtevant Have you ever heard of the settlement of Shippee? This little settlement was located a few miles west of Wilsonville, Nebraska on Highway 89 just into Red Willow County. I stopped to talk to a long time resident of the area named Mr. Ruf to find out the exact location of Shippee. At one time there was an elevator, a stock yard, and a store. The settlement had a post office from 1913 to 1933. I have posted a picture of the site of this little town plus a picture of the railroad that ran by the town. As you can see the fire that devastated the area this past year burned one of the bridges.

The Village of Oxford Board of Trustees voted to approve using West Central Nebraska Development for nuisance abatement at their meeting on Monday, October 24, 2022. Village Clerk Becky Calderone gave the board a recap of what was presented at the previous meeting by WCNDD.