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York University continues to expand its athletic opportunities with the addition of powerlifting, as President Timothy Westbrook announced that the Board of Trustees has officially approved the new program. The plan for powerlifting is to start as a club sport and grow into a full collegiate program. Leading the new program will be head coach Jeff Shabram, a respected name in Nebraska's powerlifting community. Shabram brings more than 25 years of experience in education and over two decades of...
Maria Velasquez, a Summerland Public Schools junior, has been selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State, May 31 to June 6, on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Velasquez will study local, county and state government processes in this nonpartisan political learning experience. Every spring, the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program provides approximately 25,000 young women with a hands-on educational opportunity designed to instruct tomorrow's...
The 2026 Class D High School State Powerlifting Championships were held at Harvard High School Saturday, March 21. The competition featured 130 lifters representing the top Class D powerlifting schools in the state, including Boyd County, Bruning-Davenport-Shickley, Centura, Fullerton, Grand Island Lutheran, Harvard, Johnson-Brock, Kenesaw, Niobrara-Verdigre, Red Cloud, Silver Lake, Stanton, and Summerland. The Bobcat lifters had an outstanding day of competition. Asher Whiting earned third...
A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper with local roots has been named a finalist for Trooper of the Year by the International Association of Chiefs of Police/Motorola Solutions. Kyle Knievel, a 2011 Pope John XXIII Central Catholic graduate, represented the Mountain Pacific region of the IACP State and Provincial Police Division during a March 12 award ceremony in Boston. He was one of four finalists recognized nationwide, standing among the best in a field defined by service and split-second...
The Page Community Day Club will host a fish fry, Friday, March 27, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Page Fire Hall. Adult meals will run $15; ages 6-12 eat for $10 and kids age five and under eat for free. Pop will be available for $1. Beer will be for sale during the event....
Three teachers submitted resignation intentions at the March 16 board of education meeting. The board accepted resignations from Kristen Napier, junior high special education; Abby Bauer, sixth grade; and Jody Fox, high school special education. Contracts were approved for three positions. Cecily Thiele will receive a student teacher contract, valid from Aug. 7 through December. Board member Scott Thiele abstained from voting. The five remaining board members approved the contract. Michael...
Complete Pest Control will handle mosquito spraying for the 2026 season. Page village trustees unanimously approved a $2,603 contract with the company during the board's March 9 meeting. Mowing services were also on the agenda. Board members accepted a proposal from Kathy VanEvery. She will receive $5 per hour when using village-owned equipment and $10 per hour she uses her personal equipment. In other business, trustees approved issuing a Special Designated License for a March 27 fish fry...
A 19-year-old Page resident will serve two years probation, in addition to other conditions set, for involvement in July 23, 2025, incident that occurred north of Ewing on the 45B link. In Holt County District Court on March 9, Judge Mark Kozisek sentenced Samuel D. Cheatum on one amended count of leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a Class II misdemeanor, and an amended count of willful reckless driving, a Class III misdemeanor. Cheatum pleaded guilty to the amended charges in...
The 2026 ESU 8 K-12 Art Show will be held at the Antelope County Youth Enrichment Building in Neligh. Please park in Riverside Park. Accessible parking is available through the fairgrounds entrance. K-12 student artwork will be displayed from Antelope, Boyd, Holt, Madison, Pierce, Stanton, and Wheeler counties, all served by ESU 8. The show will be open to the public for viewing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day starting Friday, April 10, through Sunday, April 12. The show will represent...
Reprinted with permission A University Outstanding Scholar and associate professor of wildlife and outdoor management, Adam Ahlers has spent his career studying the variables that shape an ideal environment for both wildlife and Wildcats. Through his teaching and research, Ahlers focuses on investing in student growth and habitat management efforts, finding his purpose in creating spaces where conservation and curiosity grow side by side. Q: What is one piece of advice you can uniquely give to...
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested 13 impaired drivers as part of an enforcement effort around St. Patrick's Day. Troopers participated in a national campaign focused on keeping roads safe from impaired driving from March 13 through March 17. During the campaign, troopers also responded to blizzard conditions in eastern Nebraska and assisted with wildfire response in the western part of the state. In addition to the 13 drivers arrested for driving under the influence, troopers...
Summerland's high school quiz bowl team earned the runner-up spot at the GNAC Quiz Bowl, held March 18 in Neligh. In the preliminary rounds, Summerland defeated Elkhorn Valley, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and Lutheran High Northeast, accumulating 155 points to advance to the final four. In the first round, the Bobcats defeated Plainview, and lost to Neligh-Oakdale in the championship. Team members include Maverick Bradley, Jack Heim, Alan Arroyo, Alec Kester, Parker McKillip, Beau Ahlers, Shane...
Go Big Red. What an opening to the collegiate basketball tourney. Like I wrote on the paper's Facebook page following Saturday's game, I've waited 60-some years for the Huskers to win a tournament game. Now we have two. Incredible. Watching Reink Mast hug longtime announcer Kent Pavelka following Thursdays win, priceless. Watching Sandfort hit three-point shot after three-point shot, Pryceless. Watching the Husker faithful show up en masse, priceless. Watching Tyler Tanner's last-second shot dro...
This is a time of tremendous opportunity in farming and ranching for beginners looking to start a venture of their own. Alternative crops and high-value markets offer profit potential and lower risk for new farmers than do commodity crops commonly priced at break-even levels. But regardless of the crop or market, farming depends on land access. If land ownership is the preferred route, funding will have to come from savings, bootstrapping, investors/partners, or loans. There are no grants, or...
If you're like me, you were sickened to read about the wildfires running amok across sections of Nebraska in mid March. Thousands and thousands of acres, as far as the eye could see in areas of the Sandhills, in bluffs and hills southeast of North Platte and south of Kilgore, and (once again) in areas near the Nebraska National Forest in Halsey. As I write this, more than 800,000 acres have burned, according to the Nebraska Public Media. That's pasture that could feed hundreds of thousands of...
Support conservation education with a new limited-edition ice cream created by (402) Creamery in collaboration with Nebraska Game and Parks. Since March 23, the Lincoln-based ice cream shop has been offering Fox Tracks, a custom pint inspired by Nebraska's clever red fox, with $2 from every pint sold benefiting conservation education programs across the state. Fox Tracks is a gluten-free butter pecan ice cream with maple-frosted corn cookies and rich caramel swirls. The pint will be available...
In a single jump, Bobcat senior Ryan Rifer set a personal best, school record and facility meet record, on Friday at the Wayne State High School Track Invite. Rifer cleared 6' 5", besting the second- through fourth-place finishers by seven inches. He also competed in the 400m, running 59.27. He ended in 13th place. Ethan Kester finished second in pole vault. He cleared 11' 6 inches. The 4x800 team, comprised of Ethan Barner, Lane Sanne, Rogan Robertson, and Cash kester placed sixth. They ran...
The Northeast Nebraska Motorsports Hall of Fame will host its 2026 Race Car Show, Saturday, March 28 at the WarHorse Event Center, 4300 W. Norfolk Avenue in Norfolk. This free, family-friendly event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is expected to feature nearly 60 race cars from across the Midwest. Fans will have the opportunity to get up close to a wide variety of racing machines, including 410 sprint cars, super late models, chili bowl midgets, bobby stocks, modifieds, drag cars, and...
Members of the 2026 Summerland Golf Team include Landyn Coffey, Liam Gallagher, Jack Heim, Emhyt Samland, Bennet Flenniken, Luke Kester, Aiden McAllister, Zander Tabbert, Cohen Schindler, Ian Rittscher, Parker McKillip, Dylan Gray, and Ayden Bazelman. The team is coached by Tom Thramer and Craig Flenniken. Their season begins March 31, with a triangular at Tatanka Golf Course....
Notice of Primary Election Antelope County, Nebraska...
Walleye anglers have a new way to compete, connect and contribute to fisheries science and management across the Midwest. The third year of the Midwest Walleye Challenge introduces County Captains and Weekly Challenges - features designed to spark friendly rivalry, boost participation and strengthen local pride across participating states. The Nebraska Walleye Challenge is a citizen science fishing event that brings anglers and biologists together to support walleye fisheries. Open to anglers of...
NOTICE OF BIDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER Notice is hereby given that the Village of Clearwater, Nebraska, will accept bids for haying of the following properties for the 2026 mowing season: • Northeast end dike, Parcel #000275000 and #000279600 • Tree dump field, Parcel #000665700 Written bids will be accepted until 1 p.m., Friday, April 10, at the Village of Clearwater office. Sealed bids should be marked “Haying Bid” and be delivered to 626 Main Street, PO Box 116, Clearwater, NE 68726. Bid letting will be held at the board o...
NOTICE OF BIDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER Notice is hereby given that the Village of Clearwater, Nebraska, will accept bids for haying or utilizing as pasture the following property for the 2026 mowing season: • Lagoon field, Parcel #000665800 Written bids will be accepted until 1 p.m., Friday, April 10, at the Village of Clearwater office. Bids should state which use is being bid, sealed in an envelope marked “Haying/Pasture Bid” and delivered to 626 Main Street, PO Box 116, Clearwater, NE 68726. Bid letting will be held at the B...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF PAGE, NEBRASKA The regular monthly meeting of the Village Board of Page was held Monday, March 9, 2026, at the Village office. Notice was posted at three public places within the Village of Page and in the Summerland Advocate. This meeting was conducted in compliance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act and Open Meeting Laws posted at the Village Office. Linquist opened the meeting at 7 p.m. Trustees Sobotka, Tyrrell, Cunningham and Leichleiter were present. Also present: Dennis VanEvery, Mike Scott, and Cora Calkins....
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION March 16, 2026 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, March 16, 2026 at the school in the board meeting room. President Nate Schwager called the meeting, which was advertised in the March 11, 2026, newspapers to order at 7:02 p.m. Schwager noted the Open Meeting Act posted in the board room. Roll call was taken with all members present: Ryan Ahlers, Chelsi McLain, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Austin Twibell, and Jeremy Wagner. The Pledge of Allegiance...
