Voting now open for Fairest Showdown: Battle of the Bands

Public voting is now live for the Fairest Showdown: Battle of the Bands at statefair.org and will continue through April 18.

IANR state engagement tour kicks off April 3

LINCOLN — Leaders from the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska — Lincoln and the Agriculture Builders of Nebraska will visit communities across Nebraska during a statewide listening tour in April and May.

Quilt of Valor Work Day Set for April 1 at Legion

Stars, Stripes, and Stitches QoV group will be working at the Shelby Legion Post 296 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. Please join us for all or part of the day. We will be finishing up the 10 quilt kits for the Quilts of Valor 4-H workshop to be held April 10.

Cross County Releases 3rd Quarter Honor Roll

All A Honor Roll: Seniors: KylieAnderson, Trevor Bolton, Madalyn Johansen, Bren Lee Lemburg, Taylor Lindburg, Saylar Osentowski, Jacelyn Rutherford Juniors: Shyanne Anderson, Reese David, Izaac David, Sarah Forsberg, Emily Johansen, Kylee Krol, Mason Lindburg, Lilly Peterson, Rafe Peterson,...

Folkets Vän: Cars

There was a new trend among automobile owners in 1925 as the following facts will show. New car purchases were still reported in the newspapers. First, a bit of review about “touring cars.

Prescribed Burn Planned at Homestead

Beatrice, Nebraska - Homestead National Historical Park plans to conduct a prescribed burn treating approximately 60 acres. The prescribed fire will occur the first day in which favorable and safe conditions exist between now and May 1, 2023.

And the Award Goes To . . .

Thursday at Stromsburg Chamber’s after-hours event at the Midwest Covenant Home awards were presented. The chamber asked for nominations in the following categories: volunteer of the year, legend award, emergency responder of the year, and educator of the year.