Elmwood Nebraska News - August 20, 2025

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Road Construction

If you thought the road construction was a temporary inconvenience just WAIT!! I just got this postcard in the mail today. 

This is a major project and it appears will be take a long time. How long I don't know. That's what the meeting is about. 

Thursday, September 4, 2025

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Elmwood Fire Hall.

But it sounds we are going to get some improvements, shoulders to Hwy 1 maybe, improved lighting at Hwy 34 and Hwy 1 

Attached is the formal  DOT legal notice. It appears construction could begin as early as spring of 2027 with completion as early as fall of 2028

Official NE DOT Public Notice

Continued County Fair Celebrations

Thank you to Karey Koehn for the photos and summaries.

Odin Janssen created a diorama on the Nebraska saline wetland. It earned third place in the 4-H General Categories area and was selected for the state fair.

Did you happen to catch this cute honeybee water fountain in the 4-H building at the Cass County Fair? Leo Janssen created this fun fountain, and it will be on display at the state fair.

Meighan Smith, a senior at Elmwood-Murdock, was selected as a top showman with both her goat and poultry projects. She also earned the 4-H Top Shot Award this year in the Shooting Sports contest. Meighan had several static projects selected for the state fair.

Kaden Butler earned the reserve champion showmanship rosette with his dairy goat project. He was busy at the fair this year, showing dairy and meat goats and market swine. He also baked an amazing double chocolate cake for the 4-H cake auction.

Harrison Koehn, a 2025 Elmwood-Murdock graduate, earned the top award in 4-H
Quilt Quest with his hand-painted barn quilt design. He also received reserve
champion on his recycled guitar shelf and his computer project. Harrison has eight
projects selected for state fair this year.

Dawson Smith earned the open class reserve champion on his wood flag. What an amazing project!

Lila Mather was very busy collecting Championship Showmanship and even earning a trip to the State Fair. She also had a Champion goose. She also showed chickens and rabbits, I think I heard 27 animal entries. WOW girl! 

JOB POSTING!!

KITCHEN STAFF – JH/HS BUILDING

Kitchen Staff at Elmwood-Murdock Junior/Senior High School.

Starting Pay: $15.00 per hour. Employee-only Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance premium is paid for by the school district.

Work Schedule: follows the school calendar; approximately 6:30am-2:00pm each school day.

Start Date: August 11, 2025

Please contact Ryan Knippelmeyer (rknippelmeyer@emknights.org) or Kim Schafer (kschafer@emknights.org ) at 402-867-2341 for more information.

The classified application can be found on the school’s website at:

http://www.emknights.org/o/elmwoodmurdock/browse/13037

Applications for the above positions will be accepted until the positions are filled.

Elmwood-Murdock is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you needed another reason to get an Elmwood Library card, THIS is it!! 

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 Elmwood Library Hours

Monday:  3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Tuesday:  2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Wednesday:  2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Thursday:  10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Saturday:  10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Easy Library Links

Online Card Catalog https://elmwoodpubliclibrary.follettdestiny.com/ 

Libby Library App https://help.libbyapp.com/index.htm    

Elmwood Rescue Squad Needs More Team Members

Is this you?  CLICK HERE to fill out an inquiry form and learn more.  

  Village Updates

The free pantry is here to serve our community. It is for neighbors helping neighbors. Take what you need or leave what you can.

Elmwood #LittleFreePantry

The Little Free Pantry is between Hufstader Chiropractor and the Elmwood Meat Market

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