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OXFORD - After a week’s stay in an Omaha hospital healing from injuries from a dog attack, Oxford 7-year-old Drake Schellpeper returned home Thursday to a welcome from family and friends. Schellpeper went out riding his scooter on the afternoon of October 2.

The Cambridge Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, October 13th at 7:00 p.m. All board members were present for the meeting. Guests included Jason Benson, Abbie Benson, MadaLynn Benson, Zack Neilson, Bart Deterding, and Jerrell Alexander. After the Pledge of Allegiance and the Open Meeting Laws Announcement, the board opened the floor for public comment.

Kenny and Carla Holtze hosted the Heritage Antique Tractor Club of McCook on Saturday, September 27. There were about 15 tractors on display, including 2 Allis Chalmers, a Minneapolis, a Farmall, a Bolens, an Oliver, and a bunch of the other green ones.

Thursday, Oct. 9: Pepperone pizza, carrots, fruit.

Nebraska Pride Chorus of Sweet Adelines International once again presents its annual show, “Dancing to the Hits”. Under the direction of Connie Witt from Kearney, the chorus brings the best of barbershop style a cappella harmony to the stage to entertain audiences.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is encouraging all residents to prioritize their health by getting active. Just 150 minutes of moderateintensity aerobic activity per week—that’s a little over 20 minutes a day—can make a big difference in your overall wellbeing.

On October 6, 2025, Kate Hatch and Jody Bauer from ESU 11 organized a fall conference for schools in the ESU 11 area. This year’s conference was entitled “Making a Difference” and provided teachers with the opportunity to learn more about the field of education. The day began and ended with a keynote presentation from nationally renowned speaker, Steve Gilliland. During the course of the day, teachers were able to attend a variety of breakout sessions to enhance their teaching skills. Session topics focused on technology integration, special education, coaching, media, fine arts, reading, math, science, social studies, and career education. Approximately 650 educators from the following districts were in attendance: Alma, Arapahoe, Axtell, Bertrand, Cambridge, Elwood, Eustis-Farnam, Franklin, Loomis, Minden, Southern Valley, Wilcox-Hildreth, All Saints Catholic, and Legacy Christian.

Home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined During Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), the American Red Cross of Nebraska reminds everyone of the dangers of home fires, which claim seven lives every day in the U.S. To help protect your household, test your smoke alarms each month and practice your escape plan until everyone can get out in less than two minutes.

On September 24th, Trooper Tim Flick from Nebraska State Patrol was joined by Jim Weber of Global Connection International, to speak with students in grades 6 through 12 from Cambridge, Southwest and Arapahoe Schools on human trafficking. When some people hear of human trafficking their first reaction is it doesn’t happen in our area. As we all know that is not true, human trafficking can take place anywhere. Grand Island is the #2 hot spot for human trafficking in NE because of the Interstate. If human traffickers know that area is being watched heavily, they alternate their route. Unfortunately, a lot of times that brings them down to Highway 6/34 and going right through our communities. We want to increase public awareness of the crime of human trafficking and its impact on our communities through education, training and community outreach. Cambridge Area Rotary Club was glad to be able to bring Trooper Tim Flick and Jim Weber to our area schools. If anyone would like more information regarding human trafficking, please reach out to Debbi Runner of Cambridge Rotary Club at drunner2@hotmail.com and she will gladly get you more information. LET’S HELP TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE!