President Teter called the regular meeting of the Southwest Public Schools Board of Education to order at 7:30 p.m. on March 14, 2022 at the Southwest Elementary School in Indianola, with all board members present, Superintendent Porter and Principal Springer. Visitors included Patrick and Pamela Minary, and Michelle O’Dea.

Here it is, the middle of March! Just two more weeks and the year of 2022 will be 1/4 gone. How can that be?!? I’m still getting used to writing 2022 instead of 2021.

The Economic Development Board meeting was called to order at 12:03 p.m. on March 9, 2022. Open meeting laws noted in the City Office. Members Present: Tom Shoemaker, Derek Downer, Dave Custer, Judy Jackson, Darcy Johnson, Randy Heitmann, Jarod Albers, Logan Baker Members Absent: Dave Custer Jan tenBensel Others Present: Melissa Jack

ARAPAHOE – Even with gas prices escalating, Calvin Pemberton and his wife, Nancy, made a quick trip to the nation’s capital earlier this month and plan to make the 1,392.9-mile trek again on April 1.

10 years ago Rachelle Clason of Beaver City, Marcia Foley, and Nathan Goshert of Arapahoe are making plans to go to Africa in July to help Missionaries Brad and Ellie Harris with their Bible School program. NEA’s Read Across America was celebrated last Thursday morning with the Arapahoe sixth grade reading to Kindergarten class.

10 years ago Seventeen firefighters from Cambridge and others from Arapahoe, Edison, and Bridgeport attended a Wildland Fire Tactics Training course Saturday in Cambridge. 20 years ago Dave Houghtelling stops in at the new Medicine Creek Bank on Monday morning.

10 years ago Brittany Fattig, Tandia Remmenga, Brittany Kussman, Mikaila Smith, and Taylor Gydesen participated in the Women in Science Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln sponsored by the Nebraska’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Top five student spellers at the 2012 Gosper County Speiling Bee were Amber Nelson, Paige Arnold, Clara Lauby, Katie Klein, and Aaron Clouse.