Vicki Edmison, 415 E. 9th Street, was selected to receive the August Yard of the Month by members of the Cozad Petals Garden Club. Vicki has lived in Cozad for two years and serves as a volunteer at the Cozad Community Hospital. The flowerpots in her front yard are overflowing with annuals with perennials and annuals planted in the beds. Her back porch and yard have numerous pots of succulents which she takes inside during the winter.
The memorial bench in honor of Betty Yocom in the rosebed of the Robert Henri Museum & Art Gallery's Historical Walkway was dedicated on Aug. 7. The bench was funded by memorials to the Robert Henri Museum & Art Gallery by friends, family members and the Cozad Tourism Committee. Dan Niles and Ben Yocom installed the bench on bricks to match the walkway courtesy of Paulsen Inc.
A dream built around the feel and beauty of paper, creativity and community officially became a reality when Bonnie and Jason Hubbard hosted the Prairie Paperie Open House and Ribbon Cutting on Aug. 13.
The community continues to rally around Benjamin “Benny” Ide and his family. Fundraising efforts have come in many forms. The Cut Barn Salon and Lash Studio, with Sarah Wolf, Michelle Brodd, Gage Holbein and Angie Cover donated their time and talents for a free will donation haircut special.
Christ the King Catholic Church hosted their 2026 VBS program July 20 - 24 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. each morning. The theme of their VBS was Rainforest Falls: Exploring the Nature of God. Adult leaders included Jane Jareske (kitchen), Tara Rodriguez, and Director Julie Linn. The 17 students are shown with the prayer books they made the first day and wrote in each day during the week as the learned fun lessons about God with the tropical theme.
The Cozad United Methodist Church hosted its 2026 VBS program, "Magnify God," July 21–23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The program was designed to help children discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things. There were 82 registered children, along with 21 adult helpers and 10 middle school volunteers.
Foot clinics will be held at the Grand Generation Center on Tuesdays, Aug. 4, 11 and 18. Appointments are required. To schedule, call Central Plains Home Health at 308-784-4630.
Dawson Public Power District sponsored Matthew Rhoades of Cozad to attend the 2026 Nebraska Rural Electric Association Youth Energy Leadership Camp, where he was named one of the camp’s Good Eggs.
The Good Egg Award recognizes students who positively stand out among their peers.
The Robert Henri Museum and Art Gallery is pleased to announce that Beth Jasnoch and Jero-Jasnoch Schultheiss will be its Artist of the Month from Aug. 1-30. Their work will be on display at the museum with many available for purchase. The exhibit is called ‘Sisters’. There will be a Meet and Great reception on Thursday, Aug. 6 from 5-7 pm at the new gallery.
The yard of Marcia and Duane Fritz was selected as the Petals Garden Club Yard of the Month for July. The couple has resided at 515 E. 13th Street for 40 years. The entire yard is filled with perennials, annuals, succulents, and yard decor. The decor includes several lawn flags, decorations they receive as gifts, and ones that were passed down to her from her mom. Duane has also built some decorations.
The Thirty Mile Irrigation District (TMID) in Dawson County marked two significant milestones in July: the 100th anniversary of the Thirty Mile Canal and Manager Jim Harris’s 50 years of service.
The popular Music Mondays in Cozad begin Aug. 3-31. Music Mondays are held at the Green Space, and no admission is charged. The CDC Board of Directors started the Music Mondays tradition in 2018. They were an instant hit, featuring a variety of musical entertainers, food trucks, and local food and drink vendors. In 2021, the Cozad Community Leaders took over.
During the July 13 Cozad Community Schools board meeting, the Haymaker Highlight featured the renovation of the high school library. Board members and administrators walked to the library to discuss the room's updates. Superintendent Dr. Dan Endorf gave CMS custodian Will Bilslend a shout-out for putting his construction and woodworking skills to good use on the project.
