Articles from the March 19, 2020 edition
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Antelope County offices require appointments
Antelope County Commissioners approved a motion during an emergency meeting, March 18, to limit access to the courthouse. Beginning March 19, individuals needing to conduct business with local...
Antelope County road department sees new superintendent
Aaron Boggs of Creighton, who has served as foreman of Antelope County's road department for about a year, was hired to head the department when the county commissioners met at the courthouse in...
Bolling inks deal with Northeast rodeo team
Taylor Ann Bolling has always liked horses. For the past seven years, Bolling has been involved in rodeo and horse-related activities, including 4-H. Now, she will use skills she has developed to...
Classes suspended
Ewing Public Schools, as well as the three districts comprising Nebraska Unified District #1 - Clearwater, Orchard and Verdigre, will not be in session, amid concerns of the COVID-19 virus. Classes...
Clearwater alumni times announced
Clearwater alumni are invited to return to their roots for the school’s 2020 celebration, scheduled for May 23. At 9 a.m., the annual golf tournament will begin at Summerland Golf Course. For more i...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
By now, you’ve more than likely seen photos on social media or in other media outlets showing bare shelves in grocery stores. Those photos give the appearance that America is running out of food (...
Goal is to reduce spread and impact of COVID-19
COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, has begun to dominate the headlines. To say that events are unfolding rapidly on a global, national, state and even local level, would seem an enormous...
Work on flooding projects not complete
The Appropriations Committee presented its recommendations for the budget to the Legislature this past week. Budget bills were also given first-round approval from the Legislature. Over the interim,...
Census 2020: Why rural counts
TERESA HOFFMAN Policy Communications Associate, Center for Rural Affairs By now, you have most likely received a postcard or letter in your mailbox inviting you to participate in the 2020 Census. Set forth as an effort to count everyone in the U.S.,...
An update from the Nebraska Legislature, March 9 - 13
Despite ongoing concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19, the Nebraska Legislature stayed in session March 9 through March 12 and had all-day floor debates. However, concerns about the coronavirus outbreak may force the Nebraska Legislature to...
Commission takes measures to keep staff, public safe in response to virus
In a proactive effort to prevent the potential for spread of the coronavirus disease at its facilities, parks and events, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is limiting some public access. The commission aims to protect its staff and customers...
Legislature postpones session until further notice amid coronavirus concerns
After much speculation regarding the future of the Nebraska Legislature, Speaker Jim Scheer announced in a statement Monday morning that the current session will not reconvene Tuesday and is postponed until further notice. The announcement came...
Trespassing results in stay at county jail
The Honorable Kale Burdick sentenced four Holt County residents when he presided over the Holt County court last Tuesday, March 10. Harold A. Rockford, 61, of Chambers was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 and two days in the county jail, respectiv...
UNL Dairy Store celebrates relocation, advoates for Nebraska's dairy industry
The first University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dairy Store started in 1917 on the back of a wagon. "If you brought your own glass and paid a nickel, you could drink all the milk that you could drink," said...
Holt County men sentenced to county jail after felony charges dropped
A Chambers man was sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisek last week in the Holt County district courtroom. Harold A. Rockford, 61, was handed a 30-day jail sentence, with credit for six days previously served, on a count of resisting arrest. He was...
Unified honor society adds new members
Knowledge. Character. Scholarship. Leadership. Service. Members of the Nebraska Unified chapter of the National Honor Society explained the four tenets of membership during a March 11 induction...
Seven Bobcats hoopsters earn post-season honors
Ashley Koenig, Sidney Stallbaum and Gage Clifton received first-team post-season honors from the Niobrara Valley Conference. Teams were announced Monday. Girls basketball Joining Koenig and Stallbaum...
Summerland wrestlers receive confernce nod
Four Summerland wrestlers were named to the 2020 Niobrara Valley Conference all-conference team. Post-season honors were announced Monday. Rafe Grebin, Eli Thiele, Colton Thiele and Logan Mueller...
Holt county courthouse, annex open to public by appointment only
Effective Monday, March 23, the Holt County courthouse and annex are open to customers by appointment only. Holt County supervisors approved a motion to limit access to the courthouse during an emergency video-conference meeting, March 20. Limited...
