On Monday, May 16, the Hemingford Bobcat Golf Team competed at the district tournament at Four Winds Golf Course in Kimball. The team placed third in the competition, qualifying for state.
Three junior high Bobcats qualified for the Nebraska JH Championship Meet in Gothenburg on May 14. Bailey Sellman qualified in the shot put. Dakota Horstman qualified in the 1600m. Tayten Haas qualified in the discus and 400m.
For more than 30 years, the Nebraska Junior Duck Stamp contest has joined similar contests in raising money for national wildlife refuges across the country. Students from kindergarten through 12th grades can participate in the junior contests. On Friday, students from Bayard, Dalton, Dix, G…
The track and field season has come to an end for most except for those that are headed to compete in Omaha at Burke Stadium. Two members of the Hemingford Track Team headed east after qualifying during the NSAA C-9 District Track and Field Meet at Mitchell on Thursday, May 12.
The Nebraska Patriot Guard Riders rumbled through the Panhandle on Thursday, May 12, as they escorted 14 Vietnam veterans, who are taking an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. This was the 13th Veterans Memorial Flight from the northern Panhandle of Nebraska to travel to D.C. and the first pos…
Wearing their red cap and gowns, 19 preschoolers received their preschool diplomas on Tuesday, May 10, in the gym.
The Hemingford Community Foundation is excited to issue grants to support the Hemingford American Legion, Hemingford Girls Wrestling, and Hemingford Spudpickers Baseball and Softball. Each will receive $250 to support their identified projects.
Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
Fourth Quarter Outstanding 7-12th Grade Teachers were announced for Hemingford Public Schools. Selected were: Todd Westover-, Gordon Karney-Agricultural Education, and Kelly Horn-Resource.
The Hemingford High School Graduating Class of 2022 walked into the Hemingford gym as high school students one last time on the afternoon of Saturday, May 7. Proud parents, family, and friends were all seated inside and anxious to cheer for their favorite Bobcat.
The Hemingford Bobcat golfers competed in the Bayard Golf Invitational on May 10. Due to previous weather and postponements, these scores were also used to determine the Western Trails Conference and Panhandle Conference Tournaments.
Keri Votruba’s son and daughter-in-law, Lloyd and Micki Votruba have awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Ethan Specht and alternate to Daren McConville, both will soon be graduates of the 2022 class at Hemingford High School. This scholarship amounts to $1,000 per year for two years.
The Hemingford High School Track and Field Team competed at the Bayard B-C-D Invitational on Friday, May 6. Other teams to compete were Alliance, Bayard, Bridgeport, Chadron, Crawford, Garden County, Mitchell, Morrill, Sidney and Sioux County.
Hemingford girls in grades third through sixth wrapped up their volleyball season last weekend. The teams were scheduled to compete in tournaments in Chadron, Alliance, Hay Springs, Hemingford and Gordon/Rushville however the Hay Springs tournament was cancelled due to the weather.
The Hemingford Kindergarten Classes of Ammie Frost and Kerri Heusman planted filled time capsules that were placed in the ground next to trees that they planted for each of the classrooms at the Box Butte County Fairgrounds. The two trees were part of the 25 trees donated to the Village of H…
“It is that time of the year when school gives way to all sorts of outdoor activities and the second Blood Drive in 2022,” said Hemingford Volunteer Fire Department EMT Barb Keegan.
The Girls on the Run (GOTR) group completed their community service project for the season by picking up trash at the Hemingford Park and around the Box Butte County Fairgrounds on Monday, May 2. They wrapped up their season on Thursday, May 5, after school with a run around the community.
Snow-Redfern Foundation is honored to announce that eight high school seniors have been selected as scholarship recipients for the Snow-Redfern Foundation managed scholarship funds.
Hemingford Public School students were among groups from a handful of Panhandle schools to take to the streets during Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day on Wednesday, May 4.
The Hemingford High School Prom was held on Saturday, April 30 in the Multipurpose Hall at the Box Butte County Fairgrounds. The theme this year was Ancient Greece. Nearly 90 students enjoyed a “Heavenly Night with the Greek Gods!” The hall was decorated with columns, greenery, flowers and l…
Teacher Appreciation Week began on Monday, May 2, and was celebrated throughout the week. Donations for baskets were collected at Mobius Communications the week beforehand and delivered to both the teachers' work and break rooms at the school on Monday.
The Hemingford junior and high school track and field teams competed in Morrill at the Panhandle Conference Meet on Thursday, April 28. Many first place titles were earned by both the junior and the high school athletes.