Christina Lyons

The Beatrice Noon Kiwanis will be assisting the MUDECAS Association with hosting the MUDECAS Girls and Boys Basketball Tournament this week in Beatrice for the 21st consecutive year.

Can you think of someone who has been a mentor to you either as a child or later in your life?

Two new members, Erin Hamilton and Marrissa Centeno, and one re-elected board member, Eric Book, took an oath at the Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday evening.

Mitch Deines stands outside the pharmacy. He and his wife, Colleen, have recently purchased the pharmacy back and are restoring their business in Beatrice.

The third grade class at St. Paul Lutheran School in Beatrice is writing a book that will be published in March.

Cassandra Dean, Gage County Historical Society and Museum director, stands in front of a new exhibit on the Orphan Train.

The Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh is planning an expansion and renovation of the hospital.

The Beatrice City Council met for a work session before the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday evening.

Jay Murphy was approved as the interim chief of police for the Beatrice Police Department by the City Council on Monday evening.

Marilyn Keilig of the Freedom Quilters presents veteran George Hoss of Clatonia with a Quilt of Valor. Hoss was drafted into the Army in 1962 at the age of 21.