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Area residents will have two opportunities to donate blood next week. On Monday, Sept. 25, donations will be accepted at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, in Orchard. The blood drive will...

Residents in Ewing and Clearwater will see an increase in garbage rates following action taken by trustees in both villages. Ewing Village Chairman James Ramold said representatives from Bud's...

The distance between Seattle, Washington, and Annapolis, Maryland, is 3,423 miles. Graduates from the 1983 Naval Academy class traveling the route want to raise funds for veterans' non-profit...

A combination firearm and bowhunter education course will be offered by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission volunteer instructors in Orchard, Oct.2, 5 and 7. The times will be 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., on...

The saga of Summit Carbon Solutions and its quest for a conditional use permit for a carbon pipeline, proposed to cross the northern tier of Antelope County will continue. At least for now. Following...

Sometimes, things just all come together. It happened Friday, in Norfolk, when Summerland defeated a scrappy Lutheran High Northeast football team, 38-24. "I thought the biggest take away from Friday...

Summerland's varsity volleyball team traveled to Creighton, Sept. 12, and returned home with two wins. In the first match, the Lady Bobcats controlled Boyd County, winning 25-11 and 25-16. Adyson...

Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday proclaimed Saturday, Sept. 23, as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Nebraska. "Hunting and fishing continue to be an integral part of the good life outdoors in Nebraska,"...

Summerland's junior varsity team volleyball team finished second at Saturday's St. Mary's tourney. Team members include (front row): Leah Wiese; (middle row, l-r): Lenora Kester, Jaycee Reynolds,...

Summerland's Carlee Livingston keeps pace with a Bloomfield-Crofton runner at the halfway mark during Friday's O'Neill Invitational. She finished 26th, running 26:02. Savannah Gallagher finished...

An open letter to Colorado. It's fitting that I am writing this on the 22nd Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America, the day that hatred manifested itself openly on American soil. I am writing...

I wonder if people who think nothing cool happens in Nebraska have paid attention to the Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska contest, sponsored by the state’s manufacturing alliance. ICYMI, here’s how...

Poorly considered policy driven by ideological agendas can have devastating consequences for Americans, bringing the greatest harm to those with the least recourse when good intentions go awry....

Funeral services for Richard Meyer, 69, of Orchard, were held Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Orchard. Pastor Janene Reynolds officiated. Burial was in Pleasant View...

New traditions • (l-r): Summerland seniors Preslie Robertson and Adyson Mlnarik lead members of the student body in a snake dance, Sunday, at the parking lot near the former Ewing School. A pep...

Wayne State freshman and Summerland High School graduate, Faith King, is experiencing many firsts at college. Her most impressive is being the first student to be a criminal justice major while a...