Body KEARNEY – Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 196 summer graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises 10 a.m. Friday (Aug. 8) at UNK’s Health and Sports Center.

Body LandMark Implement Inc. is excited to announce the completion of a new 42,000-square-foot facility in Arapahoe, Nebraska. This significant expansion underscores our dedication to serving customers and deepening roots in the Arapahoe community.

Body 7/27/25: Suspicious Act Subject, Buell St., Curtis, NE; 911 Ghost calls West Canyon Rd, Eustis, NE; 911 ghost calls, NE; 911 23 Hwy Maywood, NE; Ambulance, injury Crook Ave. East side, Curtis, NE; Ambulance, illness N. Windom St., Eustis, NE 7/28/25: Fire, other, Rd 389, 1.

Body 7/21/25: Disturbance, 709 Locust St., Arapahoe, NE, report of neighbor parked to obstruct driveway, believes could be retaliation; Welfare check, 407 West St.

Body CAMBRIDGE – Jan tenBensel of Cambridge was elected to the 15-member National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Board last month in Washington, D.C. during the group’s annual Corn Congress.

Body LINCOLN - The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) reminds consumers that beginning August 1, Black Hills Energy began charging higher rates for its natural gas customers in Nebraska.

Body BEAVER CITY – Karen Hardenbrook is grateful. Although the past five years have been a roller coaster, the widow of Larry Hardenbrook says she couldn’t have gotten through the long ordeal if it wasn’t for her faith in God, her family, and town.

Body The lion’s share of time during Monday night’s 90-minute Beaver city council meeting was spent discussing what to do about the surge in utility bills that occurred for the mid-June through mid-July billing cycle.

Body The 2025 Frontier County Fair Turtle Race was held Friday, August 1 at 6:00 pm. The race was exciting and competitors brought some fast turtles to try their luck at winning a medal!

Body ELWOOD – The Center for Rural Affairs facilitated a conversation on the importance of local grocery stores in rural America at the Elwood Public Library on July 29.