Congratulations to the Eustis-Farnam Elementary Quiz Bowl team on their 1st Place finish in Arapahoe. .

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) will be offering Vaccines for Children at public clinics in February. Anyone two months of age and older are invited to get their vaccinations. Flu shots will still be available for anyone 6 months of age and older. Flu (influenza) is circulating throughout the health district, and almost 100 people have gone to the emergency room for influenza so far this flu season. Getting a flu shot now will provide protection for the rest of time flu is going around. It is never too late to get a flu shot.

The Cambridge Memorial Hospital Auxiliary met January 20, 2026 in the Tri Valley Health System Meadowlark Room with lunch provided by the hospital. President Diane Schultz presided over the meeting with 12 members present. Minutes of the November 18, 2025 meeting were read and approved, followed by reports from the treasurer, president, Thrift Shop Cochairman, Foundation Director Jill Goodwin and CEO Clay Jordan.

A total of 138 students qualified for the President’s List during the 2025 fall semester at Mid-Plains Community College. To make the list, each student had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours in college-level courses and maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or greater on a 4.0 scale.

Jan. 21, 2026 (WAYNE, Neb.) – Wayne State College included 1,300 students on the dean’s list for exemplary academic achievement during the Fall 2025 semester.

The Frontier County Food Pantry surprised patrons on Sunday, January 11 with a Happy New Year Food Distribution! As patrons showed up for what they thought was a normal Sunday food distribution, they learned they’d be getting a Happy New Year meal to enjoy in their homes.

A Soup’er Bowl Bash will be held on Sunday, February 1 from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Cahterine’s Church Hall in Indianola.

(Grand Island, Neb.) – Central Community College has announced the names of full-time students who earned spots on the President’s and Dean’s honor lists for the 2025 fall semester. The students were enrolled at one or more CCC locations, which include the Columbus, Grand Island and Hastings campuses and Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington and Ord centers.

Mike Trader’s Annual Mid-America Basketball Camp will conduct eight individual sessions this summer. The overnight and commuter camps for boys and girls will be held on July 6-9 at Doane University and July 20-23 at Central Community College in Columbus.

KEARNEY – More than 600 students from 100 high schools across the state will participate in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Presented by the UNK Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, the event provides advanced musical instruction and performance opportunities for outstanding band and choir students.