Articles from the March 27, 2024 edition
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School board plans Norfolk workshop
Summerland School Board of Education will hold a workshop session, Tuesday, April 2, in Norfolk. The lone agenda item currently listed is discussion on the transition to the new superintendent. The...
Area pharmacy bridges gap by offering delivery to Antelope County communities
Individuals who have Optum or United Healthcare insurance will have a new option for filling prescriptions. Optum and United Healthcare no longer cover prescription costs at Blood Pharmacy locations....
New date, time set for Orchard Easter egg hunt
Orchard's Easter egg hunt will take place a day early. The annual event will be held Friday, March 29, at 6 p.m., at the Orchard Community Center. The hunt was originally planned for Saturday, March 30. Orchard Community Club, Northeast NE Heating...
Livingston advocates need for grain bin safety equipment at state speech contest
Sometimes, it's not about the medal but more about mettle and message. Battling a stomach bug, Carlee Livingston pushed through three rough rounds of competition in the persuasive speech division at...
Single-vehicle accident reported south of Ewing
A one-vehicle rollover accident occurred Monday, March 18, at approximately 7:30 a.m., on 508 Avenue, south of Ewing. According to a report from chief deputy Ed Nordby, a 2014 Freightliner, driven by...
Isms: Views on life in rural America
Either it’s irony or a divine sign that SPS English instructor Katie Schneider shared a blog post on social media last week about the teacher shortage. I’ve been gathering data on the topic for nearly...
Hope abides this Easter, seize it!
Let's talk about that big day coming up this weekend, Easter. Some of you, like me, consider it a holy day. To others, it's just a holiday. It's also a family day, a time to gather around the table...
An Open Letter to Parents
Do you want to know why there’s a teacher shortage? Why, this year, in Nebraska alone, there are approximately 1,000 open positions in education, why the number of post-secondary education majors is plummeting? I think any teacher, para, bus d...
Legislature entering final three weeks
This week, my personal priority bill, LB1301, was put before the Unicameral for the first stage of consideration. LB1301 would modernize our state’s existing laws relating to foreign land o...
Teen made 'very bad decisions,' sent to prison
A 19-year-old O’Neill man, originally accused of committing 11 crimes last April, was sentenced to prison for five of the offenses last week in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill. The Honorable Mark Kozisec sentenced Ethan J. Peterson to...
The rise of Broken Bow's self-taught barrel racer
Shayla Staab buried the brim of her suede hat into her phone, pushing through disappointment to see what went wrong. The 16-year-old barrel racer had just completed her first run of the competition...
Robertson, Ahlers tie for third at Dan Lennon Invite
Lydia Robertson and Bailey Ahlers kicked off the 2024 girls' track campaign with medals at the Dan Lennon Class B Invitational, held March 18, in the Dakota Dome on the University of South Dakota...
Four Bobcats earn medals at USD indoor meet
Ethan Kester, Ryan Rifer, Alec Schindler and Gavin Whiting picked up the first medals of the 2024 Bobcat boys' track season, March 18, at the Dan Lennon Invitational. The annual University of South...
Texas man bound over to district court on meth charge
Joaquin S. Echeverria, 28, of Brenham, Texas, (in custody) appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week for preliminary hearing. Escheverria is accused of a Class 1C felony, possession of more...
Deanery schedules spring meeting
The Rural Northwest Deanery will hold its spring meeting, Tuesday, April 9. The gathering will be held at St. Paul's Parish Hall in Plainview. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the meeting to start at 10 a.m. Father Ross Burkhalter will...
Number of measles cases increases in the US
North Central District Health Department recently released a community update on the rise in Measles cases in the U.S. Be aware that measles cases are on the rise in the United States, and while...
Lifters finish fifth in co-ed standings at state powerlifting event
The 2024 Class D High School State Powerlifting Championships were held at Harvard High School, Saturday, March 23. The meet featured 135 lifters representing 12 of the top Class D powerlifting school...
Notice of Public Hearing Holt County Board of Supervisors
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF 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: 510 Avenue between...
Notice of Workshop Summerland Public School Board of Education
NOTICE OF WORKSHOP SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a workshop, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in the board room at Elkhorn Valley Bank, 404 S. 25th Street,...
Notice of Meeting Antelope County Board of Equalization
NOTICE OF MEETING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AS A COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska, will hold a County Board of Equalization meeting...
Notice of Regular Meeting Village of Clearwater Board of Trustees
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater will be held Monday, April 8, at 7 p.m., at the fire hall meeting room and will be...
Notice of Meetings Antelope County Board of Commissioners for the Month of April 2024
NOTICE OF MEETINGS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2024 Notice is hereby given that the county board of commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska will hold meetings in the county commissioners’ m...
Feeling winded
“Well, doc,” the patient was telling me, “I get winded so easily now. I can hardly go to the mailbox without stopping to catch my breath. It did not used to be that way. Do you think something is wr...
Judge orders GPS for elderly man who awaits sentencing
Sentencing on a 90-year-old Tilden man’s latest conviction of violating a harassment protection order was delayed last week after court officials discussed his felony charge in Pierce County. The Honorable Donna Taylor granted a defense request to d...
