Cambridge School Board met in regular session on Monday, July 11, 2022. The Board approved the agenda and the minutes from the June 14, 2022 meeting.

Cambridge City Council met in regular session on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Council members Tony Groshong and Mike Harris were absent from the meeting. Council approved the consent agenda items and then moved on to the Utilities Supervisor report by Dave Houghtelling. Mayor Gunderson opened the sealed bids for the digger truck. A motion was made to accept the winning bid went of $16,550 to Brophy Electric. Houghtelling reported they are still working out some minor issues at the swimming pool. He also said the siren crew showed up. It had been since 2016 since they had been out. The crew replaced batteries, and worked on issues on other sirens.

Sure hope your air conditioner has been working! And that it keeps on working, as it sounds like you’re going to need it for a while. Someone told me on Monday that for the next 13 days we are in for 100+ temps. Hope their weatherman is wrong. And! Here on The Hill, we’ve had very little rain. In the last couple of days, I’ve had occasion to drive down roads I don’t generally travel and saw some pretty sick looking corn. Some of it was past blue, it was white. If it stays so hot with no moisture, it’s all going to look sick. Polish those prayer bones.

The Arapahoe-Holbrook School Board held their regular meeting on July 11 with incoming Superintendent Bob Drews, and Elementary Principal Ben Ellis both in attendance. Supt.

After party chair Dan Welch was voted out by a vote of 240 to 124 at the State Republican Convention on July 9 in Kearney, more than a dozen GOP leaders resigned, including the state executive director, Taylor Gage.

100 Years Ago July 13, 1922 Another damaging storm of hail and wind passed north of Oxford. Hail fell ranging in size from hen’s eggs to baseballs.

30 Years Ago July 2, 1992 Area elevators reported most farmers had started cutting wheat by Tuesday. Don Robinson brought in the first load at Beaver City on Wednesday with it testing 60 pounds to the bushel and 14-1/2 percent moisture.

Arapahoe Public Mirror 10 years ago Wagner’s Supermarket was selected to be the recipient of the Rural Energy for America Program grant. They were recognized for receiving $25,136 to replace existing freezers and coolers in the grocery store.

Cambridge Clarion 10 years ago In a rare Friday night meeting the Cambridge City Council, along the personnel from the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Department approved banning the discharge and sale of fireworks within the City of Cambridge and the local rural fire district. Gene and Joetta Glanzer of Holbrook were the Grand Marshals of the Holbrook Days Parade Saturday evening in Holbrook.

Elwood Bulletin 10 years ago Shauna and Dan Sjomeling receive USDA grant to replace inefficient heating, ventilation and air condition system. The Elwood Hometown Cooperative Market has begun week three of the membership drive.