CAMBRIDGE – Earlier this week, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation, designating March 20-26 as “Agriculture Week” in Nebraska. “Our strength as a state is rooted in work ethic, resourcefulness, and generosity of our farm and ranch families,” the governor said during the press conference.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial flock of 570,000 broilers in Butler County.

CAMBRIDGE - Baby Boomers may remember a 1966 award-winning comedy movie The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming. The plot revolves around a Soviet submarine being located on the shore of a small New England Island during the Cold War.

LINCOLN, NEB. – Agriculture connects people. Farms and ranches are everywhere in our state. Agricultural businesses are in towns, cities, and communities across the state. Agriculture provides thousands of jobs. This fuels the economy. The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation celebrates agriculture and the contributions it provides at a news conference on National Agriculture Day March 22.

10 years ago Last Friday members of the Arapahoe First United Methodist Church held a Lenten fish fry and entertainment evening inspired by a recent sermon given by pastor Mike Flury from Matthew 25:14-30. Proceeds designated to the Master’s Kingdom.

10 years ago At the Cambridge City Council meeting Monday evening Council member Tony Groshong was approved as the Cambridge representative to the Board to replace Clint Wickizer. The third grade class from Cambridge capped its Principals with a money making project that will sell crispy treats at the Don Stine Track Meet Saturday.

10 years ago The Elwood Speech Team traveled to North Platte on March 13 for district speech competition and placed second. Members included Morgan Anderson, Leslee Fiene, Anna Eggers, Brittany Kussman, Nathan Spears, Carl Einspahr, Nathanial Brickhouse, Bobbie Jo Schwarz, Michaela Clark, Taylor Gydesen, Caleb Wilson, Cody Ballew, Aaron Weismann, Grant Rahjes, and Tandia Remmenga.

10 years ago A building permit for Travis Herrman to put a 36’ x 80’ pole building for storage on lot 4 block 15 of the Original Town of Indianola was approved as recommended by the planning board. Final action by the Bartley Village Board was to add new Village Clerk Ronni Harding to all Village accounts and the safe deposit box.

100 Years Ago March 30, 1922 H.S. Ahlquist of Beatrice, secretary and treasurer of the Blue Valley Mercantile Co., was in Oxford and made necessary arrangements for starting work on their new Oxford building.

25 Years Ago March 20, 1997 Marjory A. Lambert assumed the official duties as Clerk Magistrate of the Furnas County Court on March 17 when Judge Cloyd Clark administered the oath of office.