BEAVER CITY – The regular City Council meeting was held on August 2, 2021, with Mayor Leighton Schmidt presiding. Four council members (Quinn Barnas, Kevin Harper, Russell Rickert, and Becky Robinson) were present, and Roger Powell and Chris Joppa were absent.

COURT CALLS 7/26/2021 Jesse Hargett of Beaver City: Possession of Marijuana; Hearing on Diversion Status December 13, 2021 @ 9:30 A.M. Billy Davis of Beaver City: Disturbing the Peace; Plead: No Contest; Found Guilty.

ELWOOD - With family fun at the carnival, rodeo, parade and 4-H competition, the Gosper County Fair provided a final blast of fun before the summer winds to a close. Full results from the fair will be available next week.

The William Geiger family was the recipient of the Pioneer Farm Family Award on Saturday evening at the Gosper County Fair. William Geiger was 13 or 14 years old when he traveled from the Black Forest in Germany to Ellis Island.

The Indianola Historical Society will welcome and sponsor a musical and historical storyteller at Old Settlers on August 14. Dan Holtz will be the guest for the program, which will be held at 1 p.m.

CAMBRIDGE – The Nebraska Department of Education released its second draft of the proposed health education standards for grades K-12 on July 29.

100 Years Ago August 28, 1921 While Rosina Knuth was cranking a Ford it backfired breaking one of the bones in her right arm. The Redpath-Horner Chautauqua closed a five-day session here.

25 Years Ago July 25 1996 The City of Beaver City was awarded a Landfill Closure Grant in the amount of $35,800.00, to facilitate the final closure of the City›s landfill, which closed in 1994 due to high costs associated with having a licensed landfill and related regulations.

10 years ago Larry Weaver is serving Arapahoe Public School as Interim Superintendent.

10 years ago Sam Hunt of Beaver City showed his Grand Market Lamb, Emily Whipple had Reserve Champion. and Shaynee Klein had Grand Champion Rate of Gain.