LINCOLN - State Senator Dan Hughes is going to be a busy man for the next two years. When the 107th Legislature convened on January 6, the Venango farmer ran unopposed for the chair of the Executive Board—a position second only to the Speaker.

As a final requirement of her Master’s Degree in Leadership Samantha Guenther will be hosting a Leadership Development Program in Arapahoe on January 20 and 27 from 5:30-7:30 pm in the Council Room of the Ella Missing Community Center (EMCC).

Earlier this year, Governor Pete Ricketts awarded more than $29.5 million in funding under the Remote Access Rural Broadband Grant program, administered by the CARES ACT funding from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED).

The Phelps and Gosper 4-H provided community scavenger hunts earlier in December. The 4-H holiday community scavenger hunt allowed families to jump in a vehicle and complete “missions” for the game!

The Furnas County Sheriffs Office participated in the National Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign that ran from December 18, 2020 to January 1, 2021.

The Gosper County Senior Center is NOT open for congregate meals for the remainder of the month of December. The Gosper County Senior Center will continue to serve meals for delivery or pick-up. We are following the guidelines that WCNAAA has suggested for our Center.

Our Redeemer Lutheran Missouri Synod Elwood Pastor Michael Wolff “http://www.ourredeemerelwood. com” Thursday, January 7: No Preschool; 9:30 a.m.-LWML.

Thursday, January7: 1:30 p.m.-JH Basketball @ Arapahoe; 3:3o p.m.-Basketball @ SEM; 6:00 p.m.-Wrestling @ Minden. Saturday, January 9: 8:00 a.m.-Lexington Virtual Speech Tournament; io:oo a.m.-Wrestling @ Amherst Invite.

The First Central Bank packaged up and handed out cookies to Good Samaritan Society staff members as a Random Act of Kindness during the holiday season to show their appreaciation to the hard working staff at Good Samaritan.

The Village of Oxford Board of Trustees met on Monday, January 4 at 7 pm for a regular meeting. Absent from the meeting was trustee Scott Hamilton due to a fire department training. Also present were Clerk Becky Calderone and Public Works Director Duane Hoffman.