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Class of 1979 is pictured back row, L to R: Connie (Ries) Gonzales, Tammy (O’Keefe) Lutter, Dedee (Todd) Markus, Rhonda (Mercure) Officer. Front row, L to R: Joe Butler, Vic Walkling, Craig Haas, Marvin Larabee, Jr., Jim Stewart, Ron Ward.

Class of 2014 is pictured from L to R: Brianna (Bussinger) Shelbourn, Shaniya (DeNaeyer) Albertus, Katie Hale. .

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) extended his congratulations to the four Nebraska athletes competing on Team U.S.A. in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The athletes include Jordan Larson of Hooper, Dylan Travis of Omaha, Duncan McGuire of Omaha, and Maggie Malone-Hardin of Geneva. The Summer Olympics kicked off with the Opening Ceremony July 26, and will end on August 11.

Class of 1944 - Amelia (Hayford) Monroe. .

Class of 1964 is pictured back row, L to R: Jack Monroe, Diane (Inks) Anders, Bob Hayford, Dave Schleve, Burnell Nieuwenhuis, Ron Brown, Judy(Lutter) Roosa, Diane (McCray) Hartwig, Greg Brown, Doug Sanford.

Class of 1969 is pictured, back row, L to R: Jack Lurz, Roger Sanford, Kaye (Gallino) Stancil, Diana (Monroe) Speicher, Cindy (Eddie) Assman, Paul Young. Middle row, L to R: Robert Witt, Ron Reiser, Cindy (Howell) Schaefer, Gloria (Schaefer) Foster, Henry Lurz, Greg Simons.

Class of 1974 is pictured back row, L to R: Fud Ferris, Gary Moosman, Don Schubauer, Rod Elliott. Third row: Harry Bacon, Jeanie (Coleman) Martindale, Jean (Zaroban) Hall, Donnie Connot, Debra (Harris) Marple, Bruce Simmons, Steve Brown.

Class of 1984 is pictured from L to R: Sonja (Turner) Beavers, Sheila (Cox) Wheeler. .

(Lincoln)—Nebraska Children and Families Foundation and the Nebraska Department of Education are the state co-leads in support of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and Nebraska's efforts to improve childhood literacy. From July 22 - 26, we celebrated Grade-Level Reading Week to spotlight literacy gaps and encourage participation in virtual events that highlight different aspects of our efforts.

On August 7, more than 140 high performance cars will converge on Arnold, for the 24th annual Sandhills Open Road Challenge. The event will begin on Thursday, August 8 with the 22-mile Loup 2 Loup Open Road Race between Halsey and Purdum.