🌱 JH A/B Volleyball vs Wayne and 11 more events

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• Blue Plate Mystery Dinner & Auction at Cass County Community Building

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with rain, some heavy, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
• Thursday: Windy with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.

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Saturday October 3
• Blue Plate Mystery Dinner & Auction →
  Cass County Community Building, 805 W 10th St, Atlantic
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• JH A/B Volleyball vs Wayne
  Bancroft-Rosalie jr/sr High School Bancroft, NE 68004, USA
  4:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball: West Point-Beemer vs Wayne (Reserve)
  Wayne High School Jr. Sr. High School Gym
  5:00 pm
• Boys Football: West Point-Beemer vs Fort Calhoun (Junior High)
  Fort Calhoun High School Football - Game Field/Track
  5:00 pm
• VB Double Dual @ Madison
  Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs Lyons, NE 68038
  5:00 pm
• JV/V vs Homer
  Bancroft-Rosalie jr/sr High School Bancroft, NE 68004, USA
  5:30 pm
• Girls Volleyball: West Point-Beemer vs Wayne (Junior Varsity)
  Wayne High School Jr. Sr. High School Gym
  6:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball: West Point-Beemer vs Wayne (Varsity)
  Wayne High School Jr. Sr. High School Gym
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• District Land Evaluation
  Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs Scribner, NE
  8:00 am
• Womens Quiz Bowl
  Seward High School
  8:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Varsity CC @ Staton
  Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School Bancroft, NE 68004
  4:00 pm
• Boys Cross Country: 2026 Stanton Cross Country Invite (Varsity)
  Stanton High School Elkhorn Acres Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Stanton XC Invite (Varsity)
  Stanton High School Elkhorn Acres Golf Course
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aventure Staffing Professional Placement posted a job opening for LPN / RN - Licensed Nurse or Registered Nurse in Oakland. Apply here.
• Sapp Bros, Inc. posted a job opening for Local CDL Driver in West Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakland here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Point

• Congregational Anniversaries (October 2026) (lcms.org)

Fremont

• Foundation grant helps FPD improve technology (thebestmix1055.com)
• Margaret Mercedes Arp, 96 (enterprisepub.com)
• Lila M. Gosker, 92 (enterprisepub.com)

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