Articles from the April 28, 2022 edition
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Plotting ag education
With the assistance of a neighboring farmer, Summerland FFA members will chart corn growth and yields on a test plot. Located north of the school, on land owned and farmed by the Napier family, the...
Bobcat tracksters invited to track classic
Summerland track and field teams will be represented Thursday at the 28th annual Northeast Nebraska Track and Field Classic. Hadley Cheatum will compete in two events. At 6:20 p.m., she will run the...
Arbor Day living history presentation planned
The foundation of Arbor Day and its place in Nebraska history will be the basis for a living history event, scheduled for April 28, at the Antelope County Historical Society Museum. Gloria...
Chipps named athlete of the week
Brooklynn Chipps, of Wayne State College, was named the Northern Sun Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week, after her performance last weekend at the South Dakota Challenge in Vermillion....
Isms: Views on life in rural America
“Daily newspapers have traditionally constituted the heart and soul of local news media and they have provided the lion’s share of original reporting upon which all other news media depend,” wrote...
Legislative session ends
The 107th Legislature, second session, has adjourned sine die. The last day was filled with last-minute items, the governor’s closing speech and ceremonial procedures. The 13 senators who won’t be...
Smokeless tobacco is a cancer risk
From Babe Ruth to John Wayne, Americans have seen chewing tobacco in popular culture for over a century. Spitting chew has been a trademark of cowboys and professional athletes alike and chewing...
With risk increasing, small businesses can protect themselves from cybercriminals
JESSICA CAMPOS Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center director Many small business owners wonder how cybersecurity pertains to their business or think they could never fall victim to c...
Karen Rotherham
A funeral Mass for Karen Rotherham, 85, of Ewing, will be Saturday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m., at St Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing. The Rev. John Norman will officiate. Burial will follow in the St....
Antelope County felony cases bound over to district court
Andrew F. Sternberg, 32, of Creighton faced the Honorable Donna Taylor, on Wednesday, April 20, in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on a Class 2A felony, theft by unlawful taking, more than $5,000, alleged Feb. 23. Sternberg waived his right t...
John Cook knows darkness. He's located the light.
LEO ADAM BIGA Flatwater Free Press University of Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook entered the 2009 season having won 281 of his first 300 games – a ridiculous .937 winning percentage. At age 52, h...
Summerland band, choir earn superior ratings
Summerland musicians competed in the district music contest, Friday, at West Holt. Director Emily Heithoff said the band received straight ones, or superiors, from a panel of three judges. The high...
Bobcat girls' tracksters continue to rack up medal count
Four members of the Summerland girls' track and field team earned medals, Thursday, at the Tom Martin/Wausa Invitational held in Pierce. The Bobcat squad finished seventh, scoring 41 points. Pierce...
Bobcats continue to show improvement, earn medals in six events
The Bobcat boys' track and field team tied for sixth place, with Hartington-Newcastle, at Thursday's Wausa Invite, held in Pierce. Both squads finished with 35 points. Pierce ended with 125 points,...
Flenniken, Pierzina earn golf medals
Summerland Junior High golfers participated in the North Central meet, in Bassett, April 21, for their second golf meet of the year. The meet consisted of 74 golfers from North Central, West Holt, Valentine, Boyd County, Elkhorn Valley and...
Proceedings Village of Ewing Board of Trustees
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES April 11, 2022 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on April 11, 2022, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published April 6, 2022, in the Summerland...
Notice of 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, May 9, at 8 p.m., at the fire hall meeting room and will be...
Notice of Meetings Antelope County Board of Commissioners
NOTICE OF MEETINGS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2022 Notice is hereby given that the county board of commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska, will hold meetings in the county commissioners’ m...
Neligh man faces judge on felony assault of police officer charge
The Honorable Donna Taylor presided over arraignment of several defendants in the Antelope County court in Neligh on April 20. Richard C. Jelich Jr., 27, of Neligh faced Taylor on five counts alleged April 16 in Neligh. He is charged with a Class 2...
Nebraska's NRDs plant 100 millionth tree
Since its inception in 1972, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts have been planting conservation trees and shrubs for windbreaks, erosion control, wildlife habitat and other conservation purposes. This spring, the NRD Conservation Tree Program p...
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 Public Hearing Planning Commission Village of Clearwater
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the Planning Commission of the Village of Clearwater will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 8 p.m., at the fire hall meeting room and w...
O'Neill man bound over on meth charge
Michael J. Long, 32, of O’Neill waived his right to preliminary hearing when he faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last week and was bound over to the Holt County district court on a Class 4 felony count of pos...
Martens family scholarship deadline announced
All students and prospective students are encouraged to apply for the Martens Family Scholarship. Interested applicants can obtain a scholarship application online at https://www.nebcommfound.org/give/martens-familyscholarship-fund/. Scholarship...
Bobcat golfers finish second at Summerland Invite
Bobcat golfers finished second at the Summerland Invite, played April 20, at the Summerland Golf Course. Matthew Potter, Dylan Rotherham, Kellen Mlnarik, Michael Koenig and Dane Miller competed for...
