LINCOLN — Monday, Governor Pete Ricketts announced the results of a E30 demonstration project conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) with support from the State’s Department of Administrative Services (DAS).

Two buildings in Orleans have made their mark on the historical map. The Orleans Hotel and Cordelia B. Preston Memorial Library are now included on the National Register of Historic places. Notification was received on February 26, 2021 that the nominations had been approved.

CAMBRIDGE — The Cambridge Board of Education met Monday to discuss and approve the master calendar for the 2021-2022 school year, to announce changes to their COVID-19 response and to approve the non-renewal of the teaching contract for physical education teacher and football coach Rodney Yates.

Brianna Conn and Diana Hanzlick have been working towards a scholarship by helping out at the Red Cross Bloodmobile this year. They helped last Thursday at the Ella Missing Community Center by greeting donors and checking temperatures. They also called donors to remind them of their appointments.

Honk! A Musical Comedy was presented by the Arapahoe high school students on Saturday night directed by Mrs. Valerie Leising & Mrs. LeAndra Monie. It was a musical based off the tale of the Ugly Duckling.

90 Years Ago February 28, 1931 Geo. Engelbrecht, who has just finished a course in undertaking, left for Deshler where he purchased a business.

25 Years Ago February 29, 1996 The home of Bill and Kathy Lewis and family at Wilsonville was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Ryne Norton is the new county executive director of the Farm Service Agency in Beaver City, replacing Deana Petersen who is now CED of the Otoe County office in Syracuse.

10 years ago Jared Crosley earned the honor of Eagle Scout on Sunday held at the First United Methodist Church in Arapahoe. Crosley, son of Jim and Lynn Crosley earned 54 badges.

10 years ago There is no problem in reaching the goal of $260,000. “It tells us that we’re doing the right thing and that people want the store back.” Cambridge fifth graders got a lesson on electric conservation.