Articles from the February 3, 2022 edition
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Calling all volunteers
Donations continue to roll into the Sunset Second Hand Store, located at the corner of Jackson and Cedar streets in Ewing. Customers visit the two-story house that's been converted into a thrift...
The Jig's Up: Ice fishing tourney draws 41 teams
After a two-years hiatus from ice, the Royal Volunteer Fire Department Ice Fishing Tournament returned with a large group of competitors. Forty-one teams entered the five-hour event, Sunday, at Grove...
DeKay announces bid for state Legislature
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Barry DeKay of Niobrara announced recently he has filed paperwork with the Nebraska Secretary of State to run for the Nebraska Legislature in District 40. On Jan. 26, State Senator...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
How many of you read locally on a regular basis? If you’re reading this in print, you’re either a subscriber or you pick up a copy at a vendor location. Thank you for supporting a locally-owned bus...
Lawmakers have a chance to unburden small businesses
For Nebraska’s small business owners, the past two years have been anything but easy. From forced closures to supply chain disruptions, entrepreneurs are seeing a new challenge at every turn. The N...
Property tax bills introduced in legislature
This past week, the Legislature gave first-round approval to two bills offering tax relief for Nebraskans. Further debate on the two proposals will wait until we are further along in the session and...
Seeing shadows
Did the groundhog see his shadow this year? Every year on Feb. 2, people gather in the small town of Punxsutawney, in western Pennsylvania, to observe the annual Groundhog Day ceremony. If the...
AMH's Senior Life Solutions program welcomes new therapist
SUBMITTED ARTICLE This winter, Antelope Memorial Hospital welcomes Julie Lingenfelter, MSE, LIMHP, LMHP, LPC, as the new mental health therapist for AMH's Senior Life Solutions program. Senior Life...
Bobcats finish third at Central Valley Invite
Mullen scored 166 points en route to the Central Valley Wrestling Invite title, Friday, in Greeley. Tri-County earned the runner-up trophy, with 141.5 points and Summerland placed third, scoring 106 points. Jesse Thiele earned silver in the...
Imprisoned man files appeal
Tyler J. Napier, 33, who was sentenced Dec. 22, 2021, to concurrent 24-month and 12-month terms in prison by the Honorable Mark Johnson, was back in the Antelope County district courtroom last Wednesday, Jan. 26, accompanied by his court-appointed...
William "Duke" Hobbs
William “Duke” Hobbs 1946 - 2022 A funeral Mass for William L. “Duke” Hobbs, 75 of O’Neill, formerly of Ewing, was Monday Jan. 31, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Ewing. Burial followed in St. Pete...
District court trials set
Aaron White, 47, of Coleridge faced the Honorable Mark Johnson for arraignment in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Jan. 26. White is accused of a Class 3A felony, making terroristic threats, alleged Nov. 19. He...
Judge rules on firearms held as evidence
The Honorable Mark Johnson, presiding from the bench of the Antelope County district court in Neligh on Jan. 26, ruled on a motion to dispose of two firearms, returning one to the lawful owner and ordering the second to be destroyed. Antelope County...
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger
I don't remember the first time I had Mexican food. I don't remember the first time I ate in an "authentic" Italian restaurant. I do remember the first time I had Chinese. Growing up in a small town i... Full story