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Memorial Day, 2021, was quite different from Memorial Day, 2020, in the midst of COVID-19. It was a beautiful day and people were happy to be out. The weather managed to curtail a few of the activities.
At Memorial Day Services held in Bartley Monday morning, a program was held at Southwest High School’s Auditorium, where George Probasco (pictured below) was the featured speaker. Probasco delivered a message on the importance of remembering our fallen heroes, but also the importance of continuing to serve. Pictured above is a young man at attention while taps was played at the Bartley Cemetery.

Maintenance Work Will Begin on N-23, Near Elwood

June 1, 2021 (McCook, Neb.) — Weather permitting, a chip seal project will begin June 11 on N-23, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Chip seal is an application of an asphalt binder to a roadway surface followed by an aggregate.
Cambridge’s Schyler Hoberty competed in discus at the Class D State Track & Field Meet.

Memorial Day program at the Arapahoe Cemetery

(Top-bottom) Gary Schievelbein raised the flag while Valerie Leising sang the National Anthem; Wayne Lammel introduced speaker, Pastor Moshier and 1st Lieutenant Tom Whipple placed the wreath at the unknown soldiers grave marker and the American Legion Color Guard gave a gun salute to honor those...
Memorial Day program at the Arapahoe Cemetery

Complete loss in Saturday evening Arapahoe house fire

On Saturday, May 29 at approximately 12:23 a.m., the Arapahoe Volunteer Fire Department, along with mutual aid from Cambridge, Edison and Holbrook, responded to a fire at 602 Vine Street in Arapahoe. Departments were on scene for approximately 4.5 hours.
Complete loss in Saturday evening Arapahoe house fire

Elwood volunteers honored for service to the community

The Elwood Nebraska Chamber of Commerce recently honored some outstanding citizens in the community. The 2020 ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award went to the wonderful group that selflessly unloads the grocery truck for the Elwood Hometown Market in the wee hours every Thursday morning.
Pictured above: 2020 Elwood Nebraska Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year - the group that unloads the grocery truck for the Elwood Hometown Market.

Edison awarded $285K grant for wastewater

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $1,155,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to assist three Nebraska communities in making vital improvements to their water-wastewater infrastructure.
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