Articles from the June 15, 2023 edition
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Clearwater Chamber's sponsorship shines as 56th-annual event begins next week
The "best" weekend in June is approximately a week away, and when June 23 arrives, Clearwater's Big Rodeo will make it's 56th annual appearance. Competition will continue through Sunday, June 25, at...
Mutton busting signup set for Monday
Call-ins for mutton busting for the 56th annual Clearwater rodeo will be Monday, June 19, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. To enter, call Elly Herley at 402-640-9738. Text messages will not be acceepted....
Local author weaves hunting, fishing essays into captivating compilation
Clearwater native, Chris Stamp, achieved a bucket-list goal in 2022 when he opened a box and pulled out one of the copies of this first published book "Just Me ... In a Tree:" Stamp, the son of...
Supervisors approve irrigation water patrol program
Individuals whose irrigation systems water Holt County roadways may find themselves in hot water. On May 31, supervisors approved to continue enforcment of Nebraska Revised Statute 39-302, regarding...
Dispatch center faces troubles keeping staff for critical work
The Boyd-Holt County Dispatch Center is responsible for the calling out of law enforcement and emergency medical services and fire department response in Holt and Boyd counties. The problem facing the area, state and country is the need for more...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
Consider it love at first sight. She was sleek and fast, a force to be reckoned with. She was a 1967 Mustang, with a metallic teal blue paint job, woodgrain dash trim, black leather seats and the...
Nebraska's vulnerable rural populations need better health care data
In a state that’s 92% farmland, one of the biggest issues we face in our health care system is disparate outcomes for our rural population. Eighty-five of Nebraska’s rural communities are considered medically underserved areas, and that’s just for pr...
The nonpartisan Unicameral Legislature is broken
The 108th Legislature First Session was a hot mess. The fact that three senators could derail the work of 46 others in the nation's only one-house, allegedly nonpartisan Legislature, speaks volumes....
Primary, deciduous, baby teeth: Do they even matter?
In a single word, yes. Our first teeth are important in so many ways. They require just as much attention and love as our permanent teeth. Not to mention that beginning with good habits is the best...
Elaine Eloise Lund
Elaine Eloise Lund 1936 - 2023 Elaine Eloise Lund, 87, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, died March 17, 2023, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Hutchinson. Memorial services will be held Sunday, July 2, at 1...
Melvin A. Lund
Melvin A. Lund 1934 - 2019 Melvin (Mike) Alfred Lund, 85, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, died Nov. 1, 2019, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Hutchinson. Memorial services will be held Sunday, July 2, at 1...
Bob Rodgers
Bob Rodgers 1928 - 2023 Funeral services for Bob Rodgers, 94 of Neligh, will be at 10 a.m., Monday, June 19, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater, with Pastor Peter Sample officiating....
Summer reading underway at Clearwater Public Library
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Every Monday, Trista Hemmenway stops at the Kidz Corner Clubhouse Daycare in Clearwater to read a book and do theme-related activities with children there. Every Friday, from 1 to 4...
Four guilty of federal meth conspiracy charges
United States Attorney Steven Russell recently released information on a United States District Court case regarding a methamphetamine conspiracy in the area. In May 2020, the Holt County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska State Patrol and the United States...
East, west coast residents charged with drug possession
A California woman and a Massachusetts woman, who had been traveling across the United States together, were sentenced to time served when they faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on June 7. Mandy L. Oliver,...
Titans down Randolph
The Tri-County Titans traveled to Randolph, Sunday, June 11 for junior legion baseball league action. "What a beautiful night for baseball as the Titans won the game in convincing fashion by a score of 9-3," said Coach Jeff Shabram. It was a...
Titans lose in 'heartbreakers' last week
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The Tri-County Titans continued a busy week of baseball with games at Valentine Tuesday, June 6 and at Orchard, Wednesday, June 7, against the Atkinson seniors. "These were two...
Donation
Summerland Booster Club Golf Tournament Committee members Terri Hergert, Josh Napier, Rita Anson, Aaron Kruger and Kyle Finke present a $19,000 check to Summerland Booster Club representatives Karen...
NNTC representatives to visit Clearwater
Interested in learning more about FiberFast internet options? Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company will have a representative in Clearwater, Friday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Office,...
Family-owned Brunswick business to celebrate centennial
A family-owned agribusiness in Brunswick is achieving a rare feat: celebrating 100 years in business. J.E. Meuret Grain Company was founded in 1923 to assist farmers with buying, storing, and selling...
Utah man sent to prison for fourth DUI conviction
Michael W. Hilton, 38, of Salt Lake City, Utah, faced the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on June 5 for sentencing on a felony count of third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol. Kozisek found H...
Clearwater All-School Banquet
Clearwater Public School graduates were invited to an all-school reunion, May 27, at the Clearwater American Legion....
Two Antelope County felony cases bound over to district court
Jordan J. Knievel, 21, of Neligh appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on June 7, alongside Antelope County public defender Pat Carney. She waived her right to preliminary hearing on a Class 3A...
NOTICE OF MEETING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AS A 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...
Senior citizen commits DUS twice in two weeks
Mark A. Rasmussen, 65, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on June 6 on charges of driving under suspension, March 30 and April 11. Burdick fined him $100 and $50 costs in each case. Rasmussen was sel...
