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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Members of the Summerland junior high quiz bowl team stand, fingers poised on buzzers, waiting to answer the question. "This character utters his final words, "look at me," after failing to escape from an "enchanted cage" within the Shrieking Shack. He becomes alienated from his childhood friend Lily Evans when he calls her a "Mudblood." "Number six, Summerland," the reader announces. Within seconds, the student standing in the sixth spot replies, "Severus Snape." Correct answer. That's five...
The fourth-seeded Summerland Bobcats will face Exeter Milligan Friend, Thursday, in the opening round of the 2025 Nebraska School Activities Association Class C2 Boys Basketball Championships. Tipoff is set for 10:45 a.m., at the Devaney Center in Lincoln. A Bobcat win will set up Friday's semifinal matchup against either the top seed, Freeman, or the eighth seed, Bergan. That game will be played at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Saturday's championship game will take place at Pinnacle Bank Arena,...
After more than 35 minutes of discussion, the Summerland Board of Education failed to approve hiring a full-time Multi-Tiered System of Supports/instructional coach for junior and senior high grade levels, for the 2025-2026 school year. Ryan Ahlers, Nate Schwager and Jeremy Wagner voted in favor, while Chelsi McLain, Scott Thiele and Austin Twibell dissented. The vote took place at Monday's board meeting. The motion, made by Ahlers, was dependent on finding a suitable replacement for the...
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after locating over 250 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in northern Nebraska. On Friday, March 7, at approximately 7:20 p.m., a trooper performed a traffic stop along Highway 20 on a Chevrolet Silverado with a driver known to have a suspended license. The traffic stop occurred near the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 81. During the traffic stop, the trooper saw marijuana in plain view in the pickup. A search of...
Approximately 29 fire departments responded Monday to a mutual aid call for a field fire in Wheeler County, which began on a county road and burned east approximately eight miles, jumping Highway 281 multiple times. Three airplane pilots assisted with the wildfire, in addition to area farmers and water tank drivers. The cause of the fire remains unknown, according to the Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department....
I don’t know about you, but I write a lot “in my head.” When we lived at the farm, I would write entire articles for the Norfolk Daily News while I walked back and forth across the great green carpet, perfecting the lead paragraph, organizing details, planning how and where to add important and pertinent quotes. During my two-hour jaunt, I would have the piece memorized so, once inside, I could put words to paper. The process was darn near perfect. Very seldom would I need to make changes. Man,...
Federal resources benefit all Nebraskans, funding essential services like education, health care, infrastructure, and disaster recovery. However, recent actions by the current administration have put rural programs at risk, including those supporting agriculture and energy. Disruptions to federal funding, including those initiated by President Trump’s Executive Order, Unleashing American Energy, pose a risk to rural communities. For example, in July 2024, the Nebraska Department of E...
The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board met on Feb. 28 and voted to increase revenue projections for the upcoming 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years. The board forecasted, in October of last year, that the state was facing a budget shortfall of $432 million. With the latest forecast, Nebraska is projected to receive up to $165 million in potential new revenue, reducing the state’s budget shortfall to about $198 million. Revenue projections for the current fiscal year were raised b...
It's daylight savings time, so let's turn back the clock ... to four years ago when the state was still contending with the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a silver lining of sorts to those awful days – a huge influx of federal funds to keep the economy going. And state senators met on how to spend that glut of money with plans to finally make Nebraska a more attractive destination for new residents, and a place where more tourists will spend their vacation cash. Lawmakers even had a flashy name f...
NOTICE OF MEETING HOLT COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD Notice is hereby given that the Holt County Planning and Zoning Board will meet March 27, at 7 p.m., at 300 Jeanette Way (south side of The Evergreen INdependent building) in O’Neill. An agenda will be available at the Holt County Clerk’s office and is subject to change up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. Marv Fritz Holt County Planning and Zoning Administrator Published March 12, 2025 ZNEZ...
More than 60 high school seniors will begin their studies at the University of Nebraska at Kearney this fall as members of a prestigious health science program, including Jaycee Reynolds, of Ewing. She has been selected for the KHOP pharmacy program. Representing communities across the state, the students selected for the Kearney Health Opportunities Program demonstrate both academic excellence and a commitment to serving rural areas as future health care professionals. "Improving access to...
A plea agreement was reached in case involving a 44-year-old Tilden man during the March 5 session of Antelope County Court. Jonathon L. Werner pleaded guilty to an amended complaint of driving during revocation/impound-1st, a Class II misdemeanor. Per the agreement, the state agreed not to file additional charges from the incident. The Honorable Donna Taylor sentenced Werner to pay a $1,000 fine and serve four days in jail. Werner was given credit for four days previously served. Taylor also...
The phone rang and I answered it because the call was from a nearby community. No big surprise that the caller was obviously not from anywhere near and the caller was asking for a donation for some organization in which I had no interest. I said, in a kindly tone, "No thank you," and hung up. They will never end the call. You must hang up. Financial abuse by telephone or internet has been called "the crime of the 21st century." People of all ages are at risk, but scammers commonly target the...
SPECIAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 5, 2025 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in a special session on March 5, 2025 at 7 p.m. in open and public session at the village hall. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss personnel. Chairman, Kane Fry, called the meeting to order at 7:17 p.m. Notice was given to the location of the posted open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry, Katie Cunningham, Jeremy Tuttle and Kent Stallbaum. Also present were Sharon Swails and Jennifer...
SECTION 00 10 00 INVITATION TO BID Sealed proposals for the construction of “2025 Microsurfacing for Antelope County, Nebraska,” JEO Project No. 250780.00, QuestCDN No. 9563299 will be received by the county clerk at 501 Main Street, Rm. 6, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026, until 9:30 a.m., on the 1st day of April 2025, and thereafter will be read aloud. The work is generally described as follows: crack sealing and microsurfacing placement for approximately six miles. Opinion of Probable Cost $500,000 Proposals will be taken for said con...
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public...
ETC NOTICE NTAP NOTICE NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company offers local exchange telecommunications service to all consumers in its service area. Single Party Residence Service $20.00/month Single Party Business Service $27.50/month This service provides subscribing customers with: • Voice grade access to the public switched network or its functional equivalent • Minutes of use for local service provided at no additional charge to end users • Access to emergency 911 and enhanced 911 service to the exten...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Gravel - Holt County, Nebraska Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Holt County Board of Supervisors, O’Neill, Nebraska, for gravel for 2025. Said bids will be opened at 11 a.m., on March 31, 2025, in the county board meeting room, at the Holt County Courthouse. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Holt County Road Superintendent. Holt County Clerk -ss-Cathy Pavel Published March 12, 2025 ZNEZ...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska March 4, 2025 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Tabled all BOC and BOE meeting minutes. Public comment. Correspondence was reviewed. Zoning administrator report. Approved administrative plat. Approved resolution opposing the mandatory electronic branding. Authorized publication of bid request for painting museum church. Heard from district court clerk regarding legislative and judicial developments. Authorized...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND SUPERVISORS February 28, 2025 Board meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at 9:30 a.m., and Board of Supervisors at 9:45 a.m. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on Feb. 19, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for...
NOTICE OF MEETINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND HOLT COUNTY SUPERVISORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Holt County Board of Equalization will meet March 17, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. and Board of Supervisors will meet March 17, 2025, at 9:45 a.m., in the supervisors’ meeting room at the Holt County Courthouse in O’Neill Nebraska. Meetings will be open to the public. An agenda, kept continuously current, is available for public inspection at the Holt County Clerk’s office and may be modified at such meeting to include items of an emerg...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOLT COUNTY SUPERVISORS Notice is hereby given that the Holt County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider the vacation or abandonment of the following described public road: on 499th Avenue from 882nd Road for ½ mile North between Sections 31 & 32, Township 31 North, Range 10, West of the 6th P.M., Holt County, Nebraska. Said hearing will be held on the 17th day of March at 10 a.m., in the supervisors meeting room at the Holt County Courthouse, O’Neill, Nebraska. Dated this 21st day of Fe...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALL ORDER: 800 CONTRACT ID: 81160 STATE PROJECT NO. AFE-H050 LOCATION: DISTRICT 8 - 2025 PAINT STRIPING IN COUNTIES: BLAINE, BOYD, BROWN, CHERRY, GARFIELD, HOLT, KEYA PAHA, LOUP, ROCK, WHEELER The Nebraska Department of Transportation will receive sealed bids in Room 104 of the Central Office Building at 1500 Nebraska Parkway in Lincoln, until 1:30 p.m., on March 20. At that time, the bids will be opened and read. Bids will be opened and the bid totals will be read via Webex. The Webex information will be available on...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Tractor/lease purchase and/or rental Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Holt County Board of Supervisors, O’Neill, Nebraska, for tractor/lease purchase and/or rental. Said bids will be opened at 11 a.m., on March 17, 2025, in the county board meeting room, at the Holt County Courthouse. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Holt County Road Superintendent. Holt County Clerk -ss-Cathy Pavel Published March 5, 2025 and March 12, 2...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Asphalt - Holt County Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Holt County Board of Supervisors, O’Neill, Nebraska for asphalt for 2025. Said bids will be opened at 11:30 a.m., on March 17, 2025, in the county board meeting room, at the Holt County Courthouse. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Holt County Road Superintendent. Holt County Clerk -ss-Cathy Pavel Published March 5, 2025 and March 12, 2025 ZNEZ...
