The Beaver City Senior Center Christmas dinner was a huge success. They appreciated the support that the Banner Capital Bank gave them.

The Cambridge High School Spanish class had a fun cultural lesson last week as they learned about the unique Spanish holiday tradition of “Uncle Popping” — Tió de Nadal, a festive custom where families “feed” a friendly log (El Tió) and then tap it so it “pops” out gifts and treats!

WIC Income Guidelines for 2025-2026 1 family $28,953 annual income, $2,413 monthly gross income. 2 family $39,128 annual, $3,261 monthly.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO) recently hosted its 131st Annual Conference in Kearney. The conference was held December 17-19 and brought together county leaders from across the state to discuss key issues facing local governments, participate in professional development, and celebrate outstanding public service.

OXFORD - A body discovered in a rural area north of Oxford Wednesday was confirmed to be that of Jerica Hamre, a woman that had been reported missing by the Lincoln Police Department in July 2024. The body was discovered Wednesday on a rural farm in northeast Furnas County, north of Oxford.

CAMBRIDGE - Though she’s not an interior decorator by trade, Cambridge’s Michelle Shifflet takes pride in decorating her own house for the holidays. “I love all the different holidays and I like to switch the house out between the different ones,” Shifflet said.

Thank you to the Cambridge community for the support shown during the Lions Club Christmas project! Cambridge Lions have been organizing this event for over 50 years and this year was able to provide food, toys, personal care kits and gift cards to 50 families in Cambridge community and the surrounding area. Their partners from the Holbrook Lions and the Indianola Knights of Columbus helped with the delivery in their communities on Saturday morning and the Cambridge Supermarket staff packed all the food boxes. The gifts were sure to make the holiday season a little brighter for everyone!

The Oxford Ministerial would like to thank those who helped with getting gifts for those participating in the Giving Tree or giving donations for the Giving Tree. It was a very successful Giving Tree season! We appreciate all who gave so generously to make this such a success!!!

Cambridge City Council met in regular session on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. All council members were present for the meeting. After the Pledge of Allegiance and the Open Meeting Law Announcement, the council approved the Consent Agenda, which included the meeting minutes from the previous meeting as well as the claims.

The victim of a Furnas County sex trafficking case has filed a federal civil lawsuit against her traffickers and alleged collaborators. The lawsuit was filed last Monday in U.S.