Articles from the June 1, 2023 edition
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Ewing Hall of Fame shines spotlight on esteemed recipients in Sunday presentation
A longtime Ewing businessman and a couple known for service to the community were recognized Sunday as the 2023 class in the Ewing Hall of Fame. Don Ruroede and Yvonne and the late Clete Thramer were...
Sew Good
It's graduation eve for Summerland senior Ashley Pischel. Instead of hanging out with classmates before they go their separate ways, Pischel sits in her sewing room, designing a dress to wear to the...
School board finalizes pay increase for classified staff, approves superintendent pay increase
Summerland School Board of Education members approved pay increases for three categories of classified staff members and finalized the superintendent’s contract during the May 16 meeting. Board p...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
You discover a different perspective when you rely on a walker for mobility for several weeks. Following hip surgery, I pushed a walker, primarily for stability, strength and balance. Man, woman and child, did I learn a lot. The Americans with Disabi...
Lawmakers pass budget that includes a costly ditch and a new prison
Amid nasty debate about social issues, filibustering and theater playing out in the legislative chamber, lawmakers did manage to meet their constitutional obligation and pass a balanced budget on day...
Big pharma has gone fishing
You are probably familiar with drug commercials. There are all sorts of them showing people being active and smiling as they attend a birthday party, go biking, go surfing or shopping at a flower shop...
As planting season surges, barriers remain for organic farmers
If you are a farmer or live in a rural area, you know that planting season is in full swing. Progress rates are well ahead of last year. On May 22, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that...
Prison overcrowding discussed by legislators
A legislative proposal to make various changes to Nebraska’s tax system received second-round approval this past week. LB 727 is a Revenue Committee omnibus package that contains provisions from nearl...
Local resident receives vet tech degree
The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, in Curtis, recognized 87 graduates, during spring commencement on May 4. Students from 13 states, including Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota, Geoergia, Tennessee, Texas, California,...
Governor announces new adjutant general
On May 26, Governor Jim Pillen announced the appointment of Brigadier General Craig Strong to become the 34th adjutant general of the Nebraska Military Department, which includes the Air National...
Students complete path to graduation at University of Nebraska
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred a record 3,748 degrees during commencement exercises May 19 and 20. The 3,664 graduates are from 59 countries; 47 states, the District of Columbia and Guam; and more than 240 Nebraska communities. The B...
Why Tornado Alley is moving southeast and how that affects Nebraska
For more than 70 years, a stripe through the middle of the United States extending from Texas north to Nebraska was known as Tornado Alley. But meteorologists say that in the last 20 years, the alley has shifted away from the Great Plains and toward...
Scavenger hunt draws fierce competition
The premise was simple: Locate the 25 spots in or around Ewing, strike the designated pose on the entry form and snap a team photo or record a video. Oh, and return to the starting point in the...
Funk, Napier top Funfest golf lineup
Nobody walked home $250,000 richer after Sunday's Funfest hole-in-one competition at Summerland Golf Course. Travis Funk did lay claim to the 2023 title, after landing 21' 3 short of the pin. Dalton...
Titans dominate in home opener, defeat opponents 13-5
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The 2023 American Legion Baseball season opened Tuesday, May 23, as Randolph traveled to Orchard to take on the Tri-County Titans. Coach Jeff Shabram said Tri-County is in its...
All-star action
Two Summerland Bobcat basketball players participated in Friday's North Central Nebraska All-Star Basketball game in O'Neill....
C/P crushes Titans
SUBMITTED ARTICLE In a junior legion baseball game that could be called the "Clash of the Titans," played at Orchard Friday, May 26, the Creighton/Plainview Titans defeated the Tri-County Titans, 15-1, in five innings. Wyatt Shabram started on the...
Donations accepted for Ewing trucker injured in devastating crash
A Ewing man was injured May 19, after a semi-tractor/trailer accident near Greeley. Jerry Wagner was transported to a St. Paul hospital following the crash and then transferred to a Grand Island hospital. Later, Wagner was taken, via air lift, to an...
ROAD CLOSING RESOLUTION 858th Road between 521st and 522nd Avenue ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
ROAD CLOSING RESOLUTION 858th Road between 521st and 522nd Avenue ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA WHEREAS, the Antelope County Board of Commissioners directed the county highway superintendent to study the use of the county road (858th Road) located...
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING HOLT COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING HOLT COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION The Holt County Zoning and Planning Commission will meet in regular session, Monday, June 5, 2023, at 7 p.m., at the Holt County Annex meeting room, at 128 North 6th Street,...
NOTICE OF MEETINGS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2023
NOTICE OF MEETINGS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the county board of commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska, will hold meetings in the county commissioner’s m...
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, June 12, at 8 p.m., at the fire hall meeting room and will be...
PUBLIC NOTICE ANTELOPE COUNTY ASSESSMENT ROLL
PUBLIC NOTICE ANTELOPE COUNTY ASSESSMENT ROLL This is to certify that the assessment roll of all real property for the taxable year of 2023 for Antelope County, Nebraska, have been processed and completed. Notices of Valuation Change were mailed...
O'Neill woman bound over on felony child abuse charge
The Honorable Kale Burdick, on May 8, bound Paige X. Williams, 29, over to Holt County district court on a Class 3A felony allegation of child abuse. She is set for district court arraignment June 5. Bond, filed March 20, in the amount of $10,000,...
