August 24, 2026 The Hill has had more rain! The last, as of this writing, was .30 Tuesday morning. Again, nothing big, but we’ve had enough to make the grass green! As brown as the Buffalo grass looked, the worry was that it had gone into dormancy.

NCTA’s new Residence Life Manager comes to the position with experience working with college students, years of service in the Curtis community and a family connection to the campus that spans generations.

Cambridge native Ginger ten Bensel had a big night on August 12th, capturing two Gold Awards and one Bronze at the Nebraska Broadcasters’ Association annual awards banquet.

The Cambridge McKinley Park Board would like to update the public on the status of the Inclusive Playground project. The project is still moving forward despite some logistical setbacks.

The Garden Prairie Church located 16 miles north of McCook on Highway 83 will host their annual ice cream social on August 23rd 5-7 p.m. 20 different kinds of ice cream with desserts will be served. Free will offering goes to Justin Hamilton of Hayes Center for medical treatments for CEP.

The families of Steven D. and R.

The family of Teresa Lawson would like to thank everyone for the food, cards, calls and prayers we received following Teresa’s passing. A special thank you to the Wauneta Class of 1989 for the beautiful floral spray.

The Republican Sub-District #305 meeting will be held Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 7:00 p.m at Marlene’s Kitchen north of McCook on Hwy #83. This includes the counties of Phelps, Gosper, Furnas, Red Willow, Frontier, Hitchcock, Hayes, Chase and Dundy. All Republicans are welcome.

The 1st annual Maywood Teammates Golf Tournament was a success! Golfers, sponsors, donors, and Teammates Coordinator, Shannon Storm, made the day a ton of fun! Maywood Teammates Regional Coordinator, Jennifer Hampton, also came to help and golf!

On Monday, August 10, 2026, the Cambridge Board of Education opened with a student fees hearing at 7:00 p.m. There was no public comment on the student fees. The board then moved on to a parental involvement hearing. There was no public comment on parental involvement.