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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Two Bobcat athletes established school records in their respective sports on Friday. Ava Cleveland becomes the first Bobcat girls wrestler to reach the century mark, a feat she accomplished during Friday's semifinal match at the Ord Invitational. Jenna Funk set the career rebound record for the Bobcat girls basketball program. In Friday's contest at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Funk ended with nine rebounds, bringing her career total to 494....
Charitable gaming in Antelope and Holt counties played out like a split deck this past year, with sharp town-by-town swings reshaping the odds, even as statewide wagering slipped. While Nebraska overall saw charitable gaming decline of about 2.6%, Holt County bucked the house with a sizable increase and a modest rise in keno play, even as Ewing's wagering dipped. Antelope County, meanwhile, followed the statewide slide, posting a roughly 4% drop overall as Orchard's surge at the keno counter...
All Holt County offices want to alert residents and businesses that they should plan ahead when submitting time-sensitive mail following a recent clarification by the United States Postal Service regarding postmarking practices. Under the updated guidance, USPS cannot guarantee that the date it takes possession of a mailpiece will be the date reflected in the postmark. Residents are encouraged to take extra precautions when mailing documents that rely on a postmark to meet statutory or regulator...
A recycling program could return to Clearwater if village trustees decide to apply for a grant through FirstStar Recycling. The grant would fund a sectioned trailer for cardboard, newspapers, plastic milk jugs, and glass. The sole cost to the village would be to transport recyclables to the compactor at Neligh. During the Jan. 12 village meeting, chairman Kelly Kerkman said he supports recycling and he had given the idea considerable thought. "I'm more concerned about the headache the trailer...
Four members of the Orchard Fire and Rescue Department were honored Saturday for their years of service to the department. Travis Shaffer, Dean Holliday, Chancy Mefford, and Alik York received plaques. Shaffer, Mefford and York have served for five years. Dean Holliday has 50 years of service....
Northeast Community College in Norfolk has released the president's honor list and dean's honor list for both full– and part–time students for the Fall 2025 semester. To be named to the president's Honor List, students must earn a grade-point average of 4.0 and be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours. Students named to the president's part–time list attained a 4.0 grade-point average while taking at least six credit hours. Students named to the dean's honor list earned a graded-point average of...
Nebraska State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg reminds Nebraska families that there is still time to enter their “future Husker” in the Husker Athletics Baby Race, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21. The event will take place during halftime of the University of Nebraska men’s basketball game against Penn State at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. “The Husker baby races are soaring in popularity – just like University of Nebraska basketball,” treasurer Spellerberg said. “This contest is a fantastic way to spotlight Nebraska’s educational savings program...
Drop by the Orchard Community Center, Sunday, Jan. 25, between 5 and 8 p.m., and try a variety of soups and support two local mainstays. At least 10 soups will be available, along with ham sandwiches and cinnamon rolls. Proceeds from the soup supper will benefit the community center. Play Bingo to support the Orchard American Legion Memorial. Cards start at 50 cents each with 50% payout....
Join in the fun this Sunday when Bingo returns to the Clearwater Legion from 2 to 4 p.m. The first card is $5. Bring a new friend who hasn't played at the Legion before and get an extra card free. Additional cards will be available for $1 each....
Legal Minds announces that the Wayne State College Mock Trial team will soon head to regionals. The American Mock Trial Association hosts collegiate mock trial competitions across the country. WSC will compete in Ohio, Feb. 28 and March 1. The team will face other colleges from across the country including John Carroll University, Tennessee, Miami University, Penn State, Ohio State, Eastern Michigan University, Wittenberg University, Kentucky University, Carnegie Mellon, Xavier University, Bellarmine University, Guelph, Ohio Northern, and Denis...
Funeral services for Nathan A. Bolling, 45, of Clearwater, were Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater. Burial was in Clearwater Cemetery. Snider Memorial Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.snidermemorial.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. ~~~~~ Nathan Andrew Bolling was born on April 9, 1980, to Steve and Janette (Kruger) Bolling in Tilden and was called home by the... Full story
LuAnn Schindler, publisher at the Summerland Advocate-Messenger, recently donated $100 to the Nebraska FBLA Foundation Trust. Schindler and her husband Scott also have a popular podcast featuring news from the Summerland Advocate-Messenger. Future Business Leaders of America is a national association for students in middle school and high school who are interested in business or business education careers. In Nebraska, more than 5,900 students in more than 150 high schools participate in the...
It comes down to effort. Bobcat girls basketball coach Jackson Medina said his squad put together a better performance, Friday, in a 66-46 loss at Laurel-Concord Coleridge. “LCC is a very good and talented team, but our consistency still for us was a major factor.” The Bobcats had a rough second quarter, only scoring a handful of points. “We had major trouble keeping them off of the boards,” Medina said. “We had a great third quarter putting up over 20 points but it wasn’t enough to climb our way back into striking distance.” As the season pr...
The Bobcat boys wrestlers brought home five medals and placed seventh at Saturday's Battle Creek Invite. Ethan Kester finished second in the 150 division. He opened with a pin over Bridger Krammer, Gretna East, in 1:10. In the second round, he pinned Adan Hoff of Madison in 1:34. Next, Kester pinned Barrett Koehler, Battle Creek, in 1:02. In the semifinal, Kester pinned Denny Reynolds, Logan View, in 1:28. Easton Hochstein, Cedar Catholic, pinned Kester in the championship match, in 4:57....
Summerland students Auryana Hernandez and Asher Whiting competed in Saturday's Peru State Powerlifting Meet. Whiting won third place in the 275-plus weight class with a 1,150 pound total. He set Summerland records with a 495-pound deadlift and 1,150 lb total. Hernandez won first place in the 198-pound class with an 810 pound total. She set Summerland records with a 315 pound squat, 160 pound bench, and 810 poun total. Her 160 pound bench is also a Peru meet record....
The Bobcat boys basketball team held off a fourth-quarter surge, Friday, to down Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 55-54, on the Bears’ home court. Summerland trailed by six points at the end of the first quarter, but stymied the Bears offense to take a three-point lead to the locker room. Statistics for the Bobcats were unavailable at press time....
I’ve been thinking a lot about hands-on education. Recently, I read an article from the Daily Yonder, which focuses on stories from rural America, highlighting a newspaper in Wisconsin - the Pulaski News - which has been a student-run community newspaper for 80 years. When the former owner decided to halt publication, the local school superintendent opted to keep the newspaper operational by having students deliver the news. The journalism teacher serves as the editor-in-chief. Students r...
Across Nebraska and the country, lawmakers are gathering in their state capitols and Washington, D.C. to begin another year of debating and passing legislation. The democratic process is something America prides itself on and one that requires input to thrive. While the process for public contributions varies by state, one commonality exists-lawmakers need to hear directly from their constituents on issues that are important to them. How can you make sure your voice is heard? Whether you're...
The Nebraska State Education Association strongly opposes Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to include $7 million for a private school voucher program within the Nebraska Department of Labor’s budget. At a time when Nebraska’s budget is under intense scrutiny and lawmakers are weighing cuts to essential services, this proposal raises serious concerns about misplaced priorities and a lack of respect for voters’ clear rejection of voucher schemes. “Despite sending a very clear message at the ballot box in the last election, the governor has decided y...
As a reporter, you cover all kinds of stories. Stories about natural disasters, murders, grandmas who collect cookie jars and good samaritans. But it's the stories about fraud that make you scratch your head the most. What drives people, usually already prosperous people, to steal from their local sports club, collections for a sick person, or the town treasury? And, of course, there's all those scams on the internet. Often, the stealing is done by someone who appeared trustworthy and honest....
SILICON PRAIRIE NEWS Stone Pillar International is a software and intelligence company that uses drone-acquired data for actionable decision making. The company's official launch comes as Nebraskans face the threat of invasive eastern redcedar and the opportunities of new drone rules and advancements. Nebraska is on the front lines of both tech innovation and woody encroachment. As pilots and entrepreneurs look to the skies with new uses of drone technology, researchers and ranchers are looking...
The Bobcat speech team presented 10 of its usual 23 events, Saturday, at the Practice Makes Perfekt Invite at Wisner-Pilger. Coach Katie Andrew said the meet includes three rounds and no finals. "Our only medalist was Jennie Mejia Moncada in poetry, finishing sixth," Andrew said. "Seven of our ten competitors on Saturday are newbies to the speech game, so they learned how a speech meet works, and they got some awesome feedback to take into the rest of their season. We were short thirteen of our regular events due to both sickness and wrestling...
Summerland boys basketball finished last week 1-2. Coach Brett Kaczor said he thought his squad competed well. After leading most of the game, the Bobcats experienced a "tough loss to Creighton. It was another scenario that this group is going to learn from." Thursday's game against St. Mary's isn't indicative of how well the Bobcats played against a quality team, according to Kaczor. On Friday, the team finished with a quality win over LCC. "We found ourselves down early, battled back and held...
The Lady Bobcats defeated Creighton, 53-42, in a home contest played Jan. 13. Coach Jackson Medina said his team did a lot well in terms of scoring and playing team basketball. "We followed that up with a disappointing effort against St. Mary's which ended in a loss. All of the girls as well as myself viewed this as a missed opportunity. Credit to St. Mary's as they were able to capitalize against us on this night." The Cardinals slipped past the bobcats, 36-32, in the Jan. 15 game played on...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 12, 2026 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Mon., Jan. 12, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market, and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman,...
