A total of 131 students qualified for the President’s List during the 2021 spring semester at Mid-Plains Community College. To make the list, each student had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours in college-level courses and maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or greater on a 4.0 scale.

BARTLEY - In 1988, the Bartley Sales Pavilion held its final livestock sale, a hog sale consigned by Leroy Hayes. The future of the facility, unique for its octagon center structure, was uncertain.

MCCOOK – Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Trent Loos of Hazard are on a mission to get Nebraskans involved in opposing what is deemed the “30 x 30 Land Grab.” Ricketts emerged as the most vocal opponent of President Biden’s Climate Crisis Executive Order—that includes putting 30% of U.S. lands into perpetual conservation by 2030—shortly after it was signed on January 27, 2021.

On Saturday at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Red Willow County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a two- vehicle head on collision on Highway 6/34 east of McCook. This is between MM 91 and MM 92.

Join our local towns at Memorial Day services in honor of those we have lost. Cambridge: Memorial Day services at the cemetery Monday, May 31 at 10 am.

The Arapahoe class of 2021 enjoyed their last day together as a class on Sunday waiting for the commencement ceremony to begin. (Top & left Photo) Some members of the class were hanging out before time to line up. (Top right) Isaac Goshert gave the Valedictorian address. (Middle right) Diana Hanzlick gave the Salutatorian address and (Bottom right) Joseph Callahan gets a hug during the Rose ceremony.

Saturday was Bingo at Sunshine Village with five residents present and the hostess Barb Osiecki. Stand up was won by Barb Osiecki and Black Out was won by Joyce Utterback.

Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health Ever Forward award winners from Arapahoe were (Top) Linda Lampe, local and regional champion, shown helping resident, Don Karash. (Bottom l-r) April Taylor: local volunteer winner, Linda Lampe, Zeny Trenchard: local employee winner, Alisha Crosley: local leadership winner.

RIVER VALLEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH - Nathan Goshert, Pastor; 1201 Elm St., Arapahoe, Ph. 962-7730.

We are open to inhouse meals and as long as our Gosper County numbers stay down we can remain open. We are following the guidelines that WCNAAA has suggested for our Center. Masks are optional. We will continue to do Home Delivery meals if you are homebound. We will do Pick-up on need base only. Please call the Senior Center at 785-2500 if you have questions, we will work it out. Thanks for your continued support.