Articles from the March 17, 2022 edition
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Ames, Sibbel file for NECC board
Three incumbents have filed for seats on the Northeast Community College Board of Governors. Delbert J. Ames, of Neligh, currently represents district one and filed for reelection. Incumbents Steven...
Johnston announced legislative bid
Robert E. Johnston, a fifth-generation farmer and producer from Clearwater, recently announced his candidacy for Nebraska Legislature District 40. Johnston, a staunch advocate for rural Nebraska and...
DeKay schedules Clearwater visit
Barry DeKay, a candidate for the District 40 Legislative seat, will visit Clearwater, Wednesday, March 23, at 10 a.m., at The Office. Individuals are invited to meet with DeKay and learn more about...
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Ewing residents will see garbage pickup price hike
After receiving a request from Bud’s Sanitary Service to increase trash pickup rates, due to an increase in costs, Ewing and Clearwater village trustees took different routes on the requested $1.25 p...
Improvements planned at Ewing cemetery
Ewing City Cemetery will receive a much-needed facelift after village trustees approved spending $58,000 to pave roadways leading into the cemetery. Trustee Dustin Wright made the motion, with a...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts, said, "A badge is a symbol that you have done the thing it stands for often enough, thoroughly enough, and well enough to be prepared to give service in...
Northeast Nebraska tourism improvements given nod
A new event center and lodge at Niobrara State Park, a new boat launch near the village of Niobrara and expanding the Weigand Marina at Lewis and Clark State Recreational Area, are one step closer to...
Caring for expectant moms
Lately my teenager has been fascinated by medical dramas. Although my “doctor self” is usually rolling my eyes throughout the program, it’s often a good conversation starter. One recent show featu...
Value-added producer grant funding helps agricultural producer, business grow
On March 1, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced the availability of $19.75 million in total funding for projects as part of the Value-Added Producer Grants program. Individual f...
Out my Kitchen Window
March can be a gray month. The grass is still brown and crunchy. No flowers sprouting. Occasional sunless days. When the sun does shine through my kitchen window, I get anxious for spring planting....
Bonnie Welke
Bonnie Welke 1945 - 2022 Funeral services for Bonnie Welke, 76, of Ainsworth, formerly of Ewing, were Saturday, March 12, at the United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Ewing. Pastor Janene Reynolds...
Husker athletics lays groundwork for Memorial Stadium facelift
Nebraska football's rich history is intertwined alongside that of college football, and its home stadium is, too. Ground broke on the first iteration of Memorial Stadium April 26, 1923, about 33...
O'Neill woman fined for assault
Sydney M. Abbott, 29, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick on Tuesday, March 8, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill, for an entry of plea hearing. Abbott pleaded no contest to a Class 2 misdemeanor charge of assault by mutua...
Proceedings Antelope County Board of Commissioners
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS March 8, 2022 Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes from March 1, 2022, BOC and BOE meetings. Pledge collateral was reviewed....
Thirty-four-year-old given chance for turnaround
A 34-year-old O’Neill resident has been given the opportunity to have his case transferred to drug court. Phillip M. Burival pleaded guilty to an amended count, delivery/dispense/distribute/manufacture/possess extremely hazardous drug, at least 10 g...
County zoning commission recommends moratorium
Editor’s note: In last week’s edition of SAM, the jump for this story was not included. We are running the article in its entirety and regret the error. After hearing public comment on a proposed mor...
Celebrate St. Patrick with Irish-inspired snacks, main dishes
Thursday is St. Patrick's Day and - if you're like me - it snuck up on you this year. Maybe it was that hour of sleep we lost last weekend when we went to Daylight Saving Time. Who knows? But, while...
Sharon Ward
Funeral services for Sharon Ward, 82, of Ewing, will be Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10:30 a.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with Father James Kramper officiating. Visitation will be...
Woman rescued, man arrested after pursuit in Madison County
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, working with Madison County Sheriff's deputies, rescued a woman and arrested a Newman Grove man following a pursuit in rural Madison and Boone counties. The in...
Katherine Nan Koinzan
Graveside services for Katherine Nan Koinzan will be March 26, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., at Bartlett Cemetery in Bartlett. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be...
