Body Thursday, May 12: 10:00 a.m.-TF Districts @ Southern Valley. Friday, May 13 Noon-Play Day.

Body Tri Valley Health System is starting a medication safety initiative to ensure patients are safely taking the correct prescribed and over the counter medications. Tri Valley Health System will be giving out medication bags at rural health clinic appointments.

Body Week May 16 – May 20 Monday – cook’s choice. Tuesday – fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, 3-bean salad, baked apples, and wheat bread.

Body The Village of Oxford board approved the hiring of lifeguards for the season. Trustee Chad Cunningham said he had spoken with manager Lacey Rice. They had seven total applicants. They hired Keira Wasenius as an assistant manager.

Body After a two year hiatus the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is back on. Leave your non-perishable food donations out for your rural letter carrier on Saturday, May 14.

Body Making the long drive to Norfolk, NE to compete in the AmericKids District Gymnastics Championship at Northeast Community College, Quinn competing for Horizon Gymnastics of Holdrege, NE, was back to vie for her third All Around Championship.

Body The Southern Valley School board approved a revamp of the weight room 5 – 0 during their meeting on Monday, May 9. The board previously heard from coach Dexter Becker with a proposal to redo the weight room. The original bid for his “dream” weight room was over $80,000.

Body I don’t know what I was doing last week, but remembering to do the news didn’t happen. How grateful we are for the rain we received last week.

Body Brie Shald presents her mother with a rose. Kassidy Wilcox shoots off confetti as Bailey Oltmer looks on.

Body ARAPAHOE – The Arapahoe-Holbrook school board held their monthly meeting on May 9 and approved the purchase of new chrome books for 5-12th grades with ESSER funds for the 2022-2023 school year. The plan is to purchase chrome books for K-4th grade for the 2023-2024 school year.