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 By LuAnn Schindler    School    March 13, 2024 

Summerland students' steel project selected for Norfolk home show

One of the most iconic symbols of Nebraska and its history still dots the state's landscape, blades circling in the air, pumping clean clear water from the ground. Three Summerland students believe a...

 
 By LuAnn Schindler    School    March 13, 2024 

Rosenboom resigns from SPS

Summerland Public Schools will be searching for a new junior/senior high school principal. Zach Rosenboom, who joined SPS this school year, submitted his resignation, Tuesday, during the board of educ...

 
 By LuAnn Schindler    News    March 13, 2024 

Fish fries planned in area

With Lenten fish fries in full swing, Summerland-area residents will have plenty of events to choose from. This Friday, March 15, the Orchard Community Center is the place to be as the Orchard...

 
 By LuAnn Schindler    News    March 13, 2024 

Test, Tend, Treat

When we turn on a faucet, we expect the water filling the glass to be safe; however, a 2022 Gallup Poll reports that 57% of American adults worry about safe drinking water. Nebraskans are no...

 
 By LuAnn Schindler    News    March 13, 2024 

Dittrich sworn in as Antelope County Commissioner

Casey Dittrich, of rural Tilden, recites the oath of office, administered by Antelope County Clerk Magistrate Linda Mitchell. He will represent District 5 as county commissioner. Dittrich was sworn...

 
 By LuAnn Schindler    Opinion    March 13, 2024 

-Isms: Views on life in rural America

Typically, at the end of the legal notices that run in the paper, I add the phrase, "The public has the right to know." You do. The premise is etched into our statehouse's north wall, "The Salvation...

 
 By LuAnn Schindler    School    March 13, 2024 

Livingston qualifies for state speech contest

Carlee Livingston will represent the Summerland speech team at the 2024 NSAA Class C2 State Speech Championships, Thursday, March 21, at Kearney High School. Livingston advances after a third-place...

 
 By LuAnn Schindler    Sports    March 13, 2024 

Cross County upends Summerland's tourney dreams

The best laid plans often go awry. Such was the case, March 6, for the Summerland boys' basketball team. Unfortunately, the awry moment arrived at the Devaney Sports Center during the Bobcats'...

 

CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE Bobcats travel to state tourney

By the time this issue of SAM hits readers’ mailboxes, they will know the fate of the Summerland Bobcat boys’ basketball team. Brett Kaczor’s squad, the four seed, is scheduled to play the...

 

Contracts, calendar top school board agenda

Administrative contracts for Summerland principals Cathy Cooper and Zach Rosenboom will be acted on during the board of education’s March 12 meeting. The items were tabled in February, at the...

 
 By LuAnn Schindler    News    March 6, 2024

Supervisors' hands 'cuffed' when it comes to conservation easements

When it comes to allowing conservation easements, the answer is clear for Holt County supervisors. Conservation easements cannot be approved, based on language in the county’s comprehensive plan. Wh...

 

Isms: Original views on life from rural America

What a great time to be a Bobcat! Our students are shining in all activities. Backtrack to November when the volleyball team qualified for state competition and the football team played in two rounds...

 

Get your Bingocize on

A group of women raise their arms above their heads, striking a ballerina pose, raise up on tiptoes and reach to the sky. After several sequences of movement, TyLinn Dodd asks a health-related...

 

Ag & Home Expo celebrates 10th anniversary

Ten years since its inception, the Antelope County Ag & Home Expo has grown into an annual showcase of agriculture and home improvement businesses from the area. Attendance to the event, planned...

 

Holt County Supervisors order road study

A section of 510 Avenue, between 869th and 870th Road, will be the subject of a road study following action by Holt County supervisors, Feb. 5. The board accepted a petition to close/vacate the road...

 

Page community braces for increased garbage collection rates

Like other communities in the Summerland region, garbage rates for the Village of Page increased, effective Feb. 1. Trustees approved the new rates, for service with J & J Sanitation, of O’Neill,...

 

Ewing trustees approve downtown lighting

Ewing’s business district will soon have a new look. During its Feb. 12 meeting, village trustees approved a down payment to JTK Holiday Lighting for installation of lights on Nebraska Street...

 

Isms: Original views on life from rural America

Thoughts that keep a news publisher awake at night: Would Benjamin Franklin cringe at the tardiness of mail delivery? Franklin, publisher of “The Pennsylvania Gazette,” first ran Philadelphia’s...

 

Filing deadline approaches for May primary election

Two Antelope County commissioners will face opponents in the 2024 election. Incumbent Charlie Henery of Neligh, who serves District 4, will face Harlan Brandt, Republican. Matthew Klabenes has filed...

 

Late run in district contest comes up short against defending state champs

A fourth-quarter surge in Friday's D1-7 girls' district final led to overtime for Summerland. But at the end of the extra period, the Bobcats fell one point shy of knocking off the defending Class D1...

 

Bobcats advance to district final after two subdistrict wins

By the time this edition of SAM lands in readers' mailboxes, they'll know if the Bobcats will make a trip to the 2024 state basketball championships. Summerland was slated to play Perkins County,...

 

Lady Bobcats prepare for district title tilt

Despite a loss to Elgin Public/Pope John in Thursday's girls' subdistrict basketball final, the Lady Bobcats will continue post-season play. They enter district finals as a wildcard and will face...

 

Orchard garbage rates see 12% price hike

Orchard residents will see an increase in garbage disposal rates when the next utility bill hits their mailboxes. Village clerk Brenda Harrison said trustees approved Resolution No. 1-15-2024, which...

 

Daycare building expansion sent to village planning commission

Clearwater's Planning Commission will meet March 4 to make a recommendation about a building permit application for a local daycare. Following discussion at the Feb. 12 village meeting, trustees made...

 

License plate readers coming to Antelope County

Antelope County Commissioners approved rental of four license plate readers during its Feb. 13 meeting. Antelope County Sheriff Bob Moore told commissioners license plate readers are going up across...

 

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