Articles from the March 9, 2023 edition
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Planning and zoning commission accepts resolution opposing perpetual land, water conservation easements
A resolution opposing perpetual land and water conservation easements will be included in Holt County zoning documents. Planning and zoning commission members accepted the resolution from Holt County...
Olivan selected for Girls State
Yuliana Olivan, a junior at Summerland Public Schools, will represent Clearwater American Legion Post #267 Auxiliary at the 2023 session of Cornhusker Girls State this June. Auxiliary president...
Students show off technical skills at SkillsUSA Middle School Conference
Summerland middle school members of SkillsUSA highlighted technical skills in a variety of competitions at the March 1 Middle School Skills Conference in Grand Island. Chapter advisor Mike Odell said...
Minimalist design: Engineering team wins gold
How many sheets of 8.5-inch by 11-inch paper will it take to construct an apparatus to reach and move a ping pong ball from point A to point B? Cassie Livingston, Jaelyn Shaver and Sierra Thomson...
School board approves establishment of foundation
A foundation supporting Summerland School is one step closer to fruition following a February meeting of the Summerland Board of Education. Board member Ed Nordby, working with district patron Laura...
Isms: Original views on life in rural America
Can you name one of the 10 movies nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards? Better yet, have you watched any of the movies being considered? I want to see “Top Gun: Maverick.” I’ve hea...
Senator's filibuster antics hurting Legislature's image
It has been 35 years since members of the Nebraska Legislature had a pay raise and 17 years since term limits took effect. If lawmakers are wondering why, they simply need to check the actions of some of their colleagues. Omaha Sen. Machaela...
Bill debate continues in Legislature
The schedule of morning debate on the floor and afternoon public hearings continues for a few more weeks. At times, the days seem long, but soon the Legislature will begin all-day debate before finall...
Fearing death can cause suffering
Confront the tough truth that each of us will eventually die? In my years as an internist caring for young and old alike, some people understand this early and some people never get it. In denying...
Student groups plan blood drives
Two Summerland student organizations - National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America - will host American Red Cross blood drives. NHS will host its drive Monday, March 20, at St....
Four arraigned on felonies in Antelope County district court
Four defendants were arraigned by the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on felony charges Feb. 22. Michael J. Mueller, 26, of Clearwater appeared with his attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh, for arraignment on...
A step beyond organics
Beth Corymb is a fourth-generation farmer living in Scottsbluff. Although she grew up on her family's farm, she was not always sure that was the life she wanted to pursue. "I left for 37 years...
Whipping up a winning recipe
Sometimes, things don't go as planned. Despite a few hiccups during a presentation in job skills demo, open, Taelyn Nilson finished first in. Nilson decided to compete because, in her words, "It...
The need for speed: Mousetrap cars built for racing
Two Summerland seventh-grade students discovered construction a vehicle takes patience and a lot of testing. Luke Kester and Zander Tabbert competed in mousetrap vehicle - distance competition....
Cox highlights organization's offerings in Tshirt design
What do a camera, hammer, computer, fireman, airplane, whisk, medical symbol and robot all have in common? "They represent events available through SkillsUSA," said Jorden Cox, a seventh-grade...
Off the cuff: Whiting tries extemporaneous speaking
Asher Whiting isn't sure if public speaking will be in his future. The seventh-grade student said he chose to participate in extemporaneous speaking during the conference. "I was told it was hard,"...
Page man fined for burn ban violation
Ron Crumly, 74, Page, appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on March 1, for sentencing on a Class 4 misdemeanor committed a year earlier, on March 1, 2022. Taylor fined Crumly $250 and taxed him...
Bollwitt to celebrate 85th birthday
Doris Ann Bollwitt celebrates another trip around the sun, March 16. Her family requests a card shower for her 85th birthday. Cards and well wishes may reach her at PO Box 223, Ewing, NE...
Local Working Group meeting
LOCAL WORKING GROUP MEETING USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will be holding a local working group meeting at the Upper Elkhorn NRD, 301 North Harrison St. O’Neill, NE, on March 23, from 1...
Notice of Bids Board of Trustees Village of Clearwater
NOTICE OF BIDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER Notice is hereby given that the Village of Clearwater will accept bids for hay mowing of the dike on the northeast end of town and field by tree dump south of town during the 2023 mowing season....
Notice of Organization
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Northeast Nebraska Nutrition Consulting, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Northeast Nebraska Nutrition Consulting, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its...
Notice of Meeting
NOTICE OF MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ewing will be held Monday, March 13, at 7 p.m., at the city hall meeting room and will be open to the...
Notice of Meeting
NOTICE OF MEETING VILLAGE OF PAGE, NEBRASKA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a meeting of the Chairman and Board of Trustees of the Village of Page, Nebraska, will be held at 7 p.m., on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the village office. This meeting will be...
Notice of Meeting
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold their regular board meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 6:30 p. m. The public...
Three felony cases bound over to Antelope County district court
Three defendants waived their rights to preliminary hearings when they faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, March 1, on felony charges. Taylor bound the cases over to the Antelope County...
