Articles from the June 11, 2020 edition
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Remember our fallen
The Village of Ewing will host the Nebraska's Fallen exhibit this summer. This display honors the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives during the war on terror. This exhibit. a...
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Orchard sends final graduating class out into the world
A global pandemic, social distancing and threat of a thunderstorm didn't keep the senior class at Orchard Public Schools from walking across a makeshift stage to accept their diplomas, June 6. Family...
Commissioner embarrassed by Clearwater-area road condition
Charlie Henery, chairman of the Antelope County board of commissioners, told his peers, when they met at the courthouse last Tuesday, June 2, that the condition of a road north of Clearwater...
Schindler earns national press awards
Summerland Advocate-Messenger publisher, LuAnn Schindler, earned three awards and partnered with SAM designer Jenna Hemenway for a fourth honor, during the National Federation of Press Women's...
Interlocal agreement discussed with village officials
The days of a gentlemen’s handshake sealing a deal between county and village officials is over. Antelope County road superintendent Aaron Boggs, along with county commissioners Eli Jacob and C...
-Isms: Original views on life in rural America
We all have one, an area where our view is obstructed. A blind spot corresponds to a specific area in one’s eye that is insenstive to light, where the optic nerve connects with the retina. At that jun...
Valedictorian, Salutatorian share message
Graduation different in midst of pandemic CHANCE BOELTER Valedictorian Family, friends, faculty and staff, welcome to the commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2020. Thank you to those...
Building on-farm resiliency reduces stress in changing climate
KAYLA BERGMAN Policy Associate Center for Rural Affairs Planting and emergence progress for both corn and soybeans are currently ahead of the five-year average across the Midwest. But, still fresh in farmers’ minds is the 2019 planting season, w...
Area students receive scholarships
The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation recently announced it has awarded $61,200 in scholarships to students furthering their education goals in the 2020-2021 academic year. "The foundation strongly...
AMH announces new senior life partnership
SUBMITTED ARTICLE "We're excited to announce Antelope Memorial Hospital's partnership with senior life solutions," said Diane Carlin, AMH chief executive officer. "Our new senior life solutions...
Moser selected for youth ag institute
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture recently announced student delegates selected to attend this year’s Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute. Alyssa Moser, of Clearwater, has been tabbed as one of the delegates. In its 49th year, NAYI c...
Farm legal aid clinics offered
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and Legal Aid of Nebraska are hosting free farm finance clinics in June. The clinics are one-on-one, not group sessions, and are confidential. The legal and financial clinic gives farmers a chance to meet with a...
West Nile virus surveillance underway
West Nile virus season has arrived. The North Central District Health Department is once again providing surveillance throughout the nine-county district that includes Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cherry,...
Recipes for a hot day
Growing up, homemade ice cream was a special summer treat I always looked forward to. It was special because the only kind of ice cream freezer we had then was the kind you turned with a crank. And...
Read all about it at the Clearwater Library
The Clearwater Public Library's summer reading program for kids began at the end of May. The program is meant to help children continue to read and work on skills for when school begins in August....
Holt County leaders approve courthouse projects
The Holt County board of supervisors approved more than $60,000 in courthouse maintenance projects when they met there May 29. On a motion by supervisor Bob Snyder, the leaders unanimously approved a proposal from Beckenhauer Construction for...
A different kind of fair
The 2020 Antelope County Fair will feature a few changes from original plans. On Wednesday, during a special meeting, Antelope County Ag Society directors unanimously voted to postpone the Michael...
Former Antelope County deputy sentenced for lying
A former Antelope County deputy has been for making a false statement last year to a special agent from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Jeffrey Treu, 63, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation, a $1,000 fine and a $100 s...
Deadline approaching for multispecies lottery permit application
Hunters have until July 3 to apply for a 2020-2021 multispecies lottery permit. Two types of permits are available: super tag and combo. The super tag permit is valid in 2020 and 2021 for one elk of e...
Road work scheduled to begin north of Clearwater
Antelope County road personnel will start work on 516 Avenue, north of Clearwater, Monday, June 15. The road will be closed from Highway 275 to 854 Road. Motorists are asked to detour to 519 Avenue -...
