Articles from the April 10, 2024 edition
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Benefit planned for infant diagnosed with rare lung disease
"We had no idea anything was wrong." That's how Skylar and Cabre Reynolds describe the first few minutes of their daughter Teigyn's life. The 5-pound 8-ounce bundle of joy, the couple's first child,...
AMH named to Top 20 critical access hospital list
Antelope Memorial Hospital is recognized as one of the Top 20 critical-access hospitals in America (out of 1,353). The award, presented by the National Rural Health Association, reflects AMH's...
Board will consider contracts, calendar
Two contracts will be extended when the Summerland School board of education meets in regular session, April 15. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., in the board meeting room at the school....
Commmissioners deny zoning permit
How does Antelope County define an unimproved road? "An unimproved road is defined as any officially-declared minimum maintenance road and any road not graded or contains surfacing material," county...
Public comment period extended for R-Project
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a 30-day public comment period extension for the R-Project Transmission Line Draft Revised Habitat Conservation Plan and revised draft...
Anson, Kester named Summerland prom royalty
Summerland seniors Caige Anson and Aislynn Kester reign as the 2024 prom king and queen. The two were crowned Saturday, following the Grand March, at the junior-senior prom....
Isms: Views on life in rural America
The 11-year-old version of LuAnn was enthralled with studying the globe in our sixth-grade classroom. Pastel blue denoted water on the curved, glossy sphere. Continents lifted from the surface,...
Legislature searches for property tax relief
The beginning of April brings us closer to the end of this year’s legislative session. There are many bills still left to debate and little time to consider all of the priority bills brought f...
Crunch time in Lincoln, it has even been thus
It's easy to understand but hard to remember that the one task of the Nebraska Legislature is to pass a balanced budget during the 90-day session and to make adjustments to and pass that budget again...
Unrestricted endowments prepare Greater Nebraska for the future
Humans have a penchant for looking far ahead. Ask a room of kids what they want to be when they grow up, and you’ll quickly discover just how creative we can be when it comes to envisioning our f...
Mobile food pantry scheduled 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, April 16. The...
Chambers Development Club plans open house
Big things are happening in the village of Chambers. In January 2019, a group of 20-plus investors started the Chambers Development Club. The goal of the group is to better the community by cleaning...
Man serves consecutive jail terms for criminal mischief, trespass
Andrew F. Clark, 57, of O’Neill was sentenced by the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on April 2, for crimes included in two cases. He was sentenced to consecutive 30-day sentences in the Holt County Jail for cri...
New Nebraska law will expand public records access for Nebraskans
Nebraska residents should have easier access to public records under a bill that, in effect, overrules a recent Nebraska Supreme Court decision allowing the state to charge high amounts for retrieving public records. Gov. Jim Pillen signed...
Six Summerland students win academic medals
Seventeen Summerland Public School students participated in the Northeast Community College Scholastic Contest, on March 27. Six students placed in seven events. Raina Krebs took first in accounting....
Eight Bobcat powerlifters win AAU titles
The 2024 Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet was held last Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6. Organizer Jeff Shabram said "an awesome lineup of 170-plus registered lifters from across the Midwest...
Koenig, Rotherham set the pace for Bobcat golfers
The Bobcat golf team teed off for the first time this season, April 4, at a quad held at the Antelope Country Club in Neligh. Coach Tom Thramer said the first meet went well. "With the weather the...
Glitz and glamour at Summerland prom
Summerland's junior class hosted the junior-senior prom, Saturday, April 6, at the school. Following photos in an enchanted forest, students participated in the Grand March....
Proceedings Antelope County Board of Commissioners
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska April 2, 2024 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the 3-12-2024 BOC Meeting. Correspondence was revi...
Notice of Meeting Summerland School Board of Education
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the Summerland Public School Board of Education will be held Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m., at the school board room and will be open to the public. An...
Proceedings Summerland Public School Board of Education Workshop
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION WORKSHOP April 2, 2024 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a workshop, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Elkhorn Valley Bank in Norfolk. President Steve Thiele called the workshop, which...
'RV There Yet?' features Fort Robinson SP, Wildcat Hills SRA
They’re back in Nebraska exploring more state parks. Join hosts Patrice and Kevin McCabe as they return to Nebraska to explore Fort Robinson State Park and Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area during the third season of “RV There Yet?” The McCab...
iHub dedication held in Norfolk
Northeast Community College renewed and expanded partnerships as it celebrated the groundbreaking for its iHub technology and innovation center in downtown Norfolk. About 120 people attended the...
Pain: It's no joke
There is an old joke where a man walks into his doctor’s office and says, “Doc, it hurts every time I do this. What should I do? To which the doctor replies, “Simple, don’t do that!” While the advic...
Driver jailed after stuck twice on muddy county road
A plea agreement was initiated in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week, prior to a Beatrice man’s arraignment on March 28 charges. Christopher A. Palmer, 29, pleaded guilty to Count I as charged, obstruct a peace officer, a Class 1 m...
