Businesses and organizations are invited to join the spook-tacular fun on Thursday, Oct. 29 for Trick or Treat on Main Street in West Point, from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

With COVID-19 disrupting our lives in a number of ways this year, it has also affected areas of our health. For some, it has increased worry or anxiety.

My name is Ashley Gaughan and I’m happy to let you know I’ll be the features reporter for the West Point News. I recently moved to West Point after visiting my best friend this past July. She lives in Beemer.

West Point-Beemer H.S. senior Gerardo Osorio was a bit surprised last week when he learned that he had been recognized for his contributions to his school, activities, and community by being named a “Believer and Achiever” by the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA).

A record 75% of Nebraskans voted by mail in the May primary, and expectations are high that a similar scenario will take place for the November general election.

Franciscan Health Care in West Point is holding drive-thru flu shots this week. Shots will be given each day through Friday from 6:30 - 8:30 a.m. at the Nielsen Community Center, and again from 4-6 p.m. at the ER driveway at Franciscan Healthcare.

This year, the State Fair looked a little different. All 4-H events, contests, and shows were held.

The state of Nebraska moved forward with its plans to introduce Phase 4 of reopening Monday.

Today’s youth use technology every day in school and home. At the Nebraska State Fair in the 4-H Presentations Contest, 4-H’ers were able to compete in a presentation contest using computers to help tell their story.

The 2020 Nebraska State Fair might have looked different, but the determination and passion for 4-H was still carried through.

After much careful consideration and consultation, the Aksarben Foundation announces the cancellation of the 2020 Aksarben Ball. Earlier this year, Aksarben announced the postponement of the Ball from October to January.

A commemorative marker was installed this week on the grave of Ferdinand Scheibe in Mount Hope Cemetery, West Point, honoring him as the last Civil War soldier buried in Cuming County.

A free scrap tire collection will be held for residents and businesses in Burt, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Stanton, Thurston and Washington counties.

West Point Community Theatre’s summer musical, “The Sound of Music” will be presented September 4, 5, 6, 11 & 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 6 & 13, 2 p.m. at the West Point Community Theatre in West Point. Social Hour begins one hour prior to curtain.

West Point Community Theatre’s summer musical, “The Sound of Music” will be presented September 4, 5, 6, 11 & 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 6 & 13, 2 p.m. at the West Point Community Theatre in West Point. Social Hour begins one hour prior to curtain.

Nebraska State Fair is inviting the entire state to a participate in a new contest this year. State residents are asked to follow the lead of nearly 40 central Nebraska non-profits, and “bomb a tree” across the state.

A commissioning ceremony took place at St. Michael’s Cemetery Saturday afternoon.

The Cuming County 4-H Fair Foundation is the recipient of a $2,500 donation as part of the @AmericasFarmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by Bayer Fund.

The West Point swimming pool will close for the season on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

As the coronavirus pandemic grinds on, the disruptions that go with it are starting to appear in city budgets across Nebraska where sales tax collections in the first four months of the year are down.

A virtual Cuming County Relay for Life will be held this year to mark the 20th year of the Relay.

Cuming County 4-H members researched a variety of topics for this year’s Presentation Contest, held last week in the courthouse meeting room.

TestNebraska is continuing to test for coronavirus in West Point.

The John A. Stahl Library has announced it will be opening its doors back up to the public on Monday (July 20) after being closed to the public since March. This opening is phase one that prioritizes the health and safety of the patrons and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first sign that will be posted along U.S. Highway 20 to mark its designation as the Nebraska Medal of Honor Highway was unveiled last Thursday morning in South Sioux City’s Siouxland’s Freedom Park. The sign will be installed near Martin Field west of South Sioux City.

During his update to the Cuming County Board of Supervisors last week, Cuming County Economic Development (CCED) Executive Director David Branch gave a wrap-up to the recent “Give, Get, Grow Cuming County” promotion.

West Point News was honored for general excellence and placed third overall in its division in this year’s Nebraska Better Newspaper Contest, results of which were released last Thursday.

A lifelong tie to agriculture was instrumental in Dirk and Jan Petersen’s decision to invest in the Nexus project at Northeast Community College.

Nebraska has provided updates on several new grant programs. Combined, the programs will award $387 million in grants, using federal coronavirus relief dollars, to help get the Nebraska economy growing in the coming weeks and months.

The Relay for Life of the Cuming County Area will no longer be held July 12. As of last week, the Relay was considering holding the event with the Cuming County Fair, but that decision hadn’t been finalized.

COVID-19 has changed life as we know it, and everyone has felt the affects of the virus. TeamMates Program Coordinator Addisen Johnson can attest to that.

It’s time to sign up for the 2020 John A. Stahl Library Summer Reading Program. This year will bring new changes to the traditional program of the past. This year participants can use an online program to sign up and keep track of their reading progress.

The next American Red Cross blood drive in West Point is scheduled for Monday, June 1 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Nielsen Community Center.

“2020... Focus on the Future” was the theme for the Cuming County 4-H Public Speaking and PSA contest.

Never would I have thought a pandemic would hit my senior year. It is not the end of the world, but it is a real disappointment to have it ripped from my grasp.

As our days in self-isolation progress, we are running out of things to do. I can’t hang out with my best friend, and I can’t go out to eat.

Protecting lungs from risks such as chemicals and dust is critical to keeping agricultural producers healthy. Despite current shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers and agricultural workers still need respiratory protection for many tasks in agriculture.

The doors at the John A. Stahl Library remain closed but people are still able to check out all library material.

At this hard time dealing with COVID-19, I have missed my friends and family, but to me, this is a great way to find other things to do with all the time I do have now.

At his daily coronavirus press briefing Tuesday, Governor Pete Ricketts thanked CHI Health for swiftly setting up a laboratory to help run coronavirus tests for Nebraskans.

After COVID-19 spread across the world and changed lives, it also changed how people go about their day.

During this time of global pandemic, keeping yourself busy everyday as a high school senior can be a great challenge. If the coronavirus hadn’t attacked our country two months ago, we would be living our normal lives and attending school.

I am a CNA employed at two different facilities, and I think that it is safe to say that COVID-19 has drastically affected my job.

Twenty-two West Point-Beemer H.S. students won medals in this year’s Nebraska School Activities Association’s State High School Journalism Contest, helping WP-B score 220 team points to finish 6th in Class B.

The Relay For Life of the Cuming County Area still plans to hold this year’s Relay on July 12, organizers said this week.