Articles from the March 13, 2024 edition
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Summerland students' steel project selected for Norfolk home show
One of the most iconic symbols of Nebraska and its history still dots the state's landscape, blades circling in the air, pumping clean clear water from the ground. Three Summerland students believe a...
Rosenboom resigns from SPS
Summerland Public Schools will be searching for a new junior/senior high school principal. Zach Rosenboom, who joined SPS this school year, submitted his resignation, Tuesday, during the board of educ...
Fish fries planned in area
With Lenten fish fries in full swing, Summerland-area residents will have plenty of events to choose from. This Friday, March 15, the Orchard Community Center is the place to be as the Orchard...
Test, Tend, Treat
When we turn on a faucet, we expect the water filling the glass to be safe; however, a 2022 Gallup Poll reports that 57% of American adults worry about safe drinking water. Nebraskans are no...
Dittrich sworn in as Antelope County Commissioner
Casey Dittrich, of rural Tilden, recites the oath of office, administered by Antelope County Clerk Magistrate Linda Mitchell. He will represent District 5 as county commissioner. Dittrich was sworn...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
Typically, at the end of the legal notices that run in the paper, I add the phrase, "The public has the right to know." You do. The premise is etched into our statehouse's north wall, "The Salvation...
Medical care funding discussed in session
We are now two-thirds of the way through the 60-day session and have completed public hearings for the year. Senators will now meet in full-day sessions for floor debate. Discussion will focus on...
Slama bowing out, Chambers launches comeback
There are a lot of ins and outs in party politics during an election year. Who's in the race and who's out? All eyes have been on the Legislature where the big surprise came from Republican Julie...
Sunshine Week: Support local journalism
Sunshine Week is March 10 through 16, and this year, there's an even greater need for you to get involved.Sunshine Week annually celebrates freedom of information laws in every state. It also salutes...
Livingston qualifies for state speech contest
Carlee Livingston will represent the Summerland speech team at the 2024 NSAA Class C2 State Speech Championships, Thursday, March 21, at Kearney High School. Livingston advances after a third-place...
Orchard man dies in head-on collision
A March 6 crash, near Neligh, claimed the life of an Orchard man and injured another individual. The collision occurred at approximately 3:49 p.m., near the Antelope County Road Department shed, east of Neligh on Highway 275, said Antelope County...
Student artwork to be displayed
The 2024 ESU 8 K-12 Art Show will be held at the Antelope County Fairgrounds Building in Neligh. K-12 student artwork will be displayed from across the seven-county region - Antelope, Boyd, Holt, Madison, Pierce, Stanton and Wheeler counties - all...
Mobile food pantry planned in Neligh
The mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Neligh Faith Community Church, as well as various other churches, individuals and businesses in the area, will be dispersing food on Tuesday, March 19. The event will run from 2 to 3 p.m., at the American...
Holt County judge orders probation for drug, alcohol DUIs
Michelle J. Brigance, 42, of Atkinson appeared in the Holt County courtroom last week to be sentenced for crimes committed April 8, 2023, in O’Neill - Count I, driving under the influence of drugs, a Class W misdemeanor; Count II, refusal to s...
Planned outage scheduled in Boyd County, parts of Holt, Knox counties
A planned outage is scheduled for electric customers in Boyd County, as well as parts of Holt and Knox counties, Sunday, March 17, from 1 to 5 p.m., to prepare for the replacement of a transformer at the substation that serves the area. The outage...
More out-of-staters travel to Nebraska to get abortions
Nebraska is now down to one surgical abortion provider less than a year after lawmakers passed a 12-week ban. The Bellevue clinic founded by the late Dr. LeRoy Carhart – once one of only three p...
Cross County upends Summerland's tourney dreams
The best laid plans often go awry. Such was the case, March 6, for the Summerland boys' basketball team. Unfortunately, the awry moment arrived at the Devaney Sports Center during the Bobcats'...
Livingston places in state recitation contest
Carlee Livingston, a Summerland junior, placed third in the state finals of Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest held Saturday at the Sheldon Art Gallery in Lincoln. Six students from across...
New state resident learns about Nebraska laws
An Elgin man, who had moved from Arizona last fall, has learned about icy road conditions and Nebraska law regarding vehicle and driver’s licenses. Tyler S. Zawacky, 30, of Elgin appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope C...
CRP signup runs through March 29
Agricultural producers and private landowners can sign up for the general Conservation Reserve Program through March 29. This conservation opportunity gives producers tools to conserve wildlife habitat while achieving other conservation benefits,...
Notice to Bidders - Gravel - Holt County, Nebraska
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 2024. Said bids will be opened at 11 a.m., on March 29, 2024, in t...
Statement of Nondiscrimination Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company
STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company 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...
ETC Notice Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company
ETC NOTICE NNTC 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...
Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program Notice NNTC
Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program Notice NNTC The Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program is available for qualifying customers of Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company. This program provides monthly service discounts on telephone service. Toll...
This isn't the baby blues
Transitioning to become a parent can be one of the most pivotal changes in a person's life. Rarely are the hard moments of this change talked about enough. For example, did you know one in five women...
