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Three area women faced the Honorable Donna Taylor, in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, on Class 1 misdemeanor charges stemming from Dec. 1, 2021, compliance checks...

Andrew J. Stephenson, 20, of Jacksonville, Florida, appeared in the Antelope County court last Wednesday morning, Jan. 5, on a Class 4 felony count, possession of a controlled substance,...

The Honorable Mark Johnson was thanked by a defendant for amending her bond to allow inpatient addiction treatment. Presiding from the bench in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh,...

Kyle R. Boettcher, 33, of Stuart appeared before the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom Dec. 27, for sentencing on two Class 4 felonies. Kozisek sentenced Boettcher to 24...

Tyler J. Napier, 33, incarcerated, was sentenced to concurrent 24-month and 12-month terms in prison by the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district courtroom last week. Napier was...

Hope M. Petite, 28, of Orchard faced the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on Monday, Dec. 19, for sentencing on six crimes committed Sept. 27, 2020. Kozisek...

Matthew F. Brandt, 34, of Royal again failed to appear in the Antelope County court for sentencing Dec. 15. His attorney, public defender Melissa Figueroa, requested continuance, while Antelope...

Callie J. Kraft, 26, of Neligh appeared in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh for sentencing Dec. 15. The Honorable Donna Taylor ordered an 18-month term of probation and fined her $500 for each...

The Honorable Donna Taylor continued two cases in the Antelope County court in Neligh last Wednesday, due to a health-related lockdown at the county jail. A pretrial hearing for Jonathyn M....

Ian T. McConkey, 30, of Mankato, Minnesota, faced Antelope County judge Donna Taylor Wednesday, Dec. on 15 at the courthouse in Neligh, on Count I, possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4...

Gerardo Jimenez-Jimenez, 25, of O’Neill was sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisek, in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill, on Monday for his conviction of two Class 3A felony counts...

An 18-year-old O’Neill woman, who appeared in the Holt County court Dec. 7 on eight counts, will be tried in juvenile court. A motion to transfer the case was made by Holt County attorney Brent...

Richard C. Jelich Jr., 27, of Neligh, appeared in the Antelope County court in Neligh last week for arraignment on two counts alleged Nov. 29 at 405 N Street in Neligh, disturbing the peace, a Class...

Amy E. Fergusen, 33, of Royal faced the Honorable Donna Taylor last week, in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh, on a Class 3A felony count, intentional child abuse, no injury, along with two...

Roger R. Hauf, 19, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Dec. 1, for further arraignment on a count of driving under the influence...

William D. Anson, 38, of Orchard appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Dec. 1, alongside his attorney, Antelope County public...

Russell L. Meyer, 63, of Orchard, who faces charges in two separate cases, once again failed to appear in the Antelope County court on Dec. 1. After failing to appear Nov. 17, he was rescheduled for...

John T. Applegarth, 22, of O'Neill, appearing alongside his court-appointed attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh, faced the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O'Neill on...

The bulk of the criminal case calendar was cleared in about one-half hour last Wednesday, Nov. 24, by Antelope County district court officials in the Neligh courtroom. The Honorable Mark Johnson...

Kevin M. Socha, 33, of Elgin faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom Wednesday, Nov. 17, for a pretrial hearing on a count of second-offense driving under the influence of al...

A South Dakota man was given probation for his angry behavior at two Atkinson businesses in August. Joseph W. Reiser, 20, of Gregory faced the Honorable Kale Burdick for sentencing in the Holt County...

The Honorable Donna Taylor cleared three cases from the Antelope County court docket when she presided over the Nov. 17 court session in Neligh, including one dating back to 2014. Joe Wylie, 66, of...

Warrants were issued by the Honorable Donna Taylor for two defendants who failed to appear in the Antelope County court last Wednesday, Nov. 17. Angela Flores, of Neligh failed to appear for a bench...

A 30-year-old O’Neill resident has been given the opportunity to have his year-old case transferred to drug court. Mykel J. Brown withdrew his not guilty pleas to three Class 3A felony counts...

Trey A. German, 21, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday, Nov. 9, for sentencing on a conviction of writing a bad check,...