Sunday night brought a mixed bag of weather. Wind, hail, more wind - all not so good, and rain. The rain was mostly good but some of it came really fast. Here on the hill, we received about .30 when the first blow came through then got another .45 in a gentle rain through the night.

CURTIS, Neb. – Youth ages 8 to 18 are invited to learn more about livestock judging at the 2021 Standard of Excellence Livestock Judging Camp at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.

BEAVER CITY – Mayor Leighton Schmidt presided over the regular city council meeting on Monday, May 3, 2021 with all six council members—Roger Powell, Russell Rickert, Quinn Barnas, Kevin Harper, Becky Robinson, and Chris Joppa—present.

CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge City Council met for a brief meeting Monday to approve a waiver resolution for ordinance violations and to grant an abandoned vehicle to the fire department for training purposes.

The Southern Valley Journalism team returned from state competition with a Class C NSAA State Journalism runner-up trophy for the second year in a row. They competed for the on site portion of the championship on Monday, April 26 .

Julia Holdcroft is one of two national recipients of the 2021 Kristen Caperton Inspiration Award through Academic Decathlon.

The Arapahoe Public Library has been selected to receive a $20,000 grant from the Kreutz Bennet Donor-Advised Fund, an affiliated fund of Nebraska Community Foundation, to complete their extensive renovation project.

100 Years Ago April 23, 1921 Two hundred attended the first luncheon of the Community Club. Executive nominations were announced as Ralph Ballard, Ray Coady, Homer Heaton, H.A.

25 Years Ago April 25 , 1996 The Southern Valley Future Problem Solvers placed first in the state meet on Saturday and are eligible to compete in the international meet in Providence, Rhode Island. Team members are Jamie Wescott, Amy Stephens, Brian Jackson and Mike Brown.

10 years ago Students participating in the Knowledge Master Quiz Bowl competition were Jacob Gardner, Ashton Wasenius, Levi Watson, Junior Hilker, and Kaylea Watson. Arapahoe Tree Board will be hosting Arbor Day events at the Arapahoe Outdoor Classrooms on Friday, April 29.