The Southern Valley High School Christmas concert will be held virtually on Monday, December 14 due to directed health measures with limits on capacity. The groups performing will be recorded during the school day. The video will be released that evening.

The Cambridge City Council met in regular session on Monday, December 7, 2020. All members were present for the meeting. The first order of business was to adjourn the old city council and reconvene as the new city council. Elected members, Vernita Saylor, Kevin Banzhaf and Mike Harris took the oath of office and the Council appointed Vernita Saylor as its President.

Tri Valley Medical Foundation purchased four new electric stretchers for the surgical department in the amount of $75,864. The new electric stretchers will allow for a higher standard of patient safety and comfort while also providing easier use for staff. They are electrical which assists in maneuvering and raising and lowering easily. The patient is able to control the head and knee sections for individualized comfort pre- and post-surgery. The mattresses also provide increased infection prevention by not using velcro on the bed. The new stretchers also feature oxygen tank holders. Tri Valley Health System appreciates the Foundation’s donation of these four stretchers that will improve employee and patient satisfaction. Pictured are: Brenda McIntyre, Surgery Director; Jessica Fisher, CEO; Kathy Vacura, RN; Jamie Vontz, Foundation Director; and Clay Jordan, CNO.

CAMBRIDGE - The Valley Voice newspaper is pleased to announce that it has launched a website at valleyvoicene. corn.

Sappa Peak has an elevation of 2,231 feet and is located in Harlan County. In 1869 the 5th Calvary Lt. Jeff Volkmar discovered a stone man approximately 25 feet long that depicted a man holding a spear and a shield and wearing a medal around his neck. It is believed that a native American tribe of the Blackfeet constructed the stone man. However, this sacred monument was destroyed in 1879-80 an early American settler who took stones from this site on Sappa Peak and loaded them in a wagon to be hauled four miles north to build his house on what is now half way between Stamford and Orleans on highway 89. There is some interest in restoring the stone house.

Arapahoe was recently selected as 1 of 14 communities by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) to receive Planning grants under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for 2020. The awards total $510,985. Arapahoe received $43,000 for a Downtown Revitalization Study.

Furnas County Clerk Kennis McClelland issued the following statement to the Valley Voice, regarding a reported investigation into the disposal of some election envelopes from the primary election in May.

History Nebraska is pleased to announce that the results from the 2020 historic surveys for Fillmore, Furnas, Garfield and Howard Counties are complete. History Nebraska periodically conducts official historic surveys in communities across the state.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) has received reports of two additional facilities, Chase County Community Hospital and Dundy County Hospital, that have contracted to do free testing for COVID-19 through TestNebraska. This will make a total of 5 facilities in the health district providing COVID testing for residents if they are unable to be tested at their medical provider’s office.

Open Tuesdays and Fridays 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 210 7th Street, Arapahoe, NE 308.962.7296. To observe social distancing during the COVID 19 pandemic, call the number posted outside the building and wait for the volunteer staff to bring out your box of groceries. They will put together Christmas food boxes on December 9th. They are CLOSED the month of December.