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Some people aren’t born with the best hand in life. For one reason or another, people are born with disabilities that can make living much harder, and luckily, there always exist groups of people who live to help the less-fortunate. Enter Kari Valentine and Shade Whalen, two healthcare workers who started Opportune Acres after noticing some major gaps in the country’s healthcare system for vulnerable populations.

When the night of June 2, 2025 rolls around, the Merrick County GOP will be having their usual monthly meeting. The meeting will take place at ISI Solar, with coffee and cookies being offered at 6:30 p.m. with the event itself starting at 7.

At ten o’clock on a bright Monday morning - Memorial Day, 2015 - the Legion color guard took the long march down the tree-lined lane to the Grand Army of the Republic monument at Central City Cemetery and stood at parade rest as they and their brothers and sisters in arms were honored by a program of prayer, readings, and a Memorial Day speech. 20 Years Ago The Central City Board of Education approved the hiring of five new teachers at its regular meeting on May 16.

Many students who graduate from Central City Public Schools go on to do amazing things with their lives, pursuing challenging careers and opportunities out in the wide world. One such student is Amanda Macke, a 2016 graduate of CCPS whose educational journey has gone far beyond the ordinary. After eight years of studying molecular biology, Amanda is now preparing to study abroad at the University of Helsinki in Finland—an institution ranked among the top 1% of research universities in the world.

“Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem- judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.”

Chadron State College has announced the names of students who qualified for the President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours of coursework, be pursuing their first bachelor’s degree, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 4.0, and have no incomplete grades.