Articles from the April 23, 2020 edition
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Commissioners declare pandemic disaster
After seeking advice from county attorney Joe Abler, the Antelope County commissioners approved issuing a COVID-19 pandemic disaster declaration for Antelope County, beginning Jan. 31, and...
Second case of COVID-19 reported in Antelope County
On Saturday, April 25, North Central District Health Department reported it was made aware of a positive COVID-19 case in Antelope County. This is the second positive case in the county. NCDHD...
Trial runs allow hospital to fine-tune preparedness procedures
Prepared. Diane Carlin, chief executive officer of Antelope Memorial Hospital, used the word to describe staff members' efforts to be prepared if the health care facility in Neligh is faced with an...
Putting COVID-19 to the test
A team of Nebraska Air and Army National Guard members arrived in O'Neill and Bloomfield Friday. Their mission: complete critical COVID-19 testing. North Central District Health Department assisted...
Tracking another week of record jobless claims in Nebraska
By Matt Waite, UNL Data Journalism Professor The 16,381 initial unemployment claims last week are a 39% drop from the peak of 27,054 the previous week. However, that current number is still 1,962% hig...
Celebrate seniors in Orchard
The Orchard community will host a cruise night for the class of 2020, Friday, April 24. Cruising will begin at 6 p.m. At 8, the football field lights will be turned on for 20 minutes in honor of the...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
Henry David Thoreau wrote, “When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest of times, and to the latest.” The quote has been on my mind lately for a...
Small businesses: PPP funds are exhausted, now what?
JESSICA CAMPOS Women's Business Center director Center for Rural Affairs As of Thursday, April 16, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the Paycheck Protection Program had reached the maximum loan limit authorized by Congress, just...
Senators: Herd immunity rather than social distancing to help
Two state senators want Nebraska to loosen restrictions enacted to slow the spread of the coronavirus to help the state’s hurting economy. Sen. Steve Halloran, of Hastings, and Sen. Steve Erdman, of Bayard, said they believe fear and panic d...
Divine Design
The St. Peter Lutheran Church, in Orchard, has been going through the process of calling a new pastor. At the quarterly congregational voter's meeting, Jan. 26, discussion was held about updating the...
Ewing seniors to be honored
Ewing Public School class of 2020 will be honored guests during a cruise night. The event is planned May 2, the group’s previously scheduled graduation date. Per discussion at the April 16 Ewing Board of Education meeting, formal graduation plans, a...
Boelter selected for Best of 2020
Chance Boelter, a senior at Orchard Public School, was one of 120 students selected to represent the Best of 2020 by KCAU TV in Sioux City, Iowa. The program, in its 37th year, recognizes area...
Judge hands down three sentences in Antelope County court
Douglas D. Carpenter, 43, of Neligh, was sentenced by the Honorable Donna Taylor in Antelope County court last Wednesday, April 15, for a crime committed Aug. 31, 2019, in Neligh. Taylor sentenced him to three days in the Antelope County Jail and a...
USDA service center open for phone appointments
The Antelope County USDA Service Center will continue to be open for business by phone appointment only and field work will continue with appropriate social distancing. While program delivery staff will continue to come into the office, they will be...
Antelope County district court clerk to retire
June 30 retirement of longtime Antelope County clerk of the district court, Judy Cole was announced during the April 14 meeting of the Antelope County commissioners. The meeting was held via video...
Mental health check:
Between stay-at-home orders, a slowing economy and health concerns, the COVID-19 pandemic has people feeling on edge. Diane Carlin, chief executive officer at Antelope Memorial Hospital, said...
LB 840 funds will grow Ewing, aid economic development
On May 12, vote yes twice to approve the LB840 Economic Development Program Plan and LB840 tax in Ewing. What is LB840? LB840 authorizes the village to collect and appropriate local sales tax dollars, if approved by the voters, for the community to u...
Moser receives UNL Regents Scholarship
Alyssa Moser, of Clearwater, has been awarded the Regents Scholarship to continue her education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Regents Scholarship awards full tuition for four years....
Celebrating an American classic
The grilled cheese sandwich. Pretty simple. Pretty straightforward. Take a couple of slices of buttered bread and a slice or two of your favorite cheese and heat it up on a griddle. What could be...
