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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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The best weekend in June kicks of next weekend, as the 58th annual Clearwater's Big Rodeo takes center stage. Competition begins Friday, June 27, and continues through Sunday, June 29, at the Gene Snodgrass Arena, located along West US Highway 275 in Clearwater. Members of the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce have been preparing for the event for more than nine months. Chamber President Curt Thiele said rodeo committee members continue to make improvements at the arena, giving visitors and...
An Orchard native has returned to her roots and will serve as the Orchard village clerk. The Village of Orchard welcomed Mandi (Robertson) Weina, a 1994 Orchard High School graduate, to the position on April 28. Weina brings valuable customer service experience to the position. She was working in Norfolk when the position opened and welcomed the opportunity to work closer to home. While Weina didn't feel she had the full range of experience required for the position, she credited village officia...
Call-ins for mutton busting for the 58th annual Clearwater Rodeo will be Monday, June 23, from 5 to 6 p.m. To enter, call Elly Herley at 402-640-9738. Text messages will not be accepted. Participants must be 3 to 7 years of age. Each night, 15 spots will be reserved for call-ins. The remaining 10 spots will go to walk-in participants who register the night of the rodeo. Organizers suggest individuals wanting to register the evening of the rodeo should arrive early. Mutton busting will begin at...
A 28-year-old Neligh resident lost his life in a single-vehicle accident that occurred June 10, south of Ewing. Caleb McGargill was driving a truck owned by Pollock Redi Mix, traveling westbound on 852 Road, near the intersection of 505 Avenue. The vehicle left the roadway and initially entered the right shoulder. According to an investigator from the Nebraska State Patrol, McGargill then overcorrected, causing the vehicle to veer across the road and off the left shoulder. The truck continued...
A Seattle-based bicycle vacation company, with eight cyclists in tow, stopped in Clearwater recently. On June 12, Bubba's Pampered Pedalers pulled into Clearwater, giving cyclists a chance to rest and have refreshments. The group's journey began June 9 in Valentine, and they were set to reach Norfolk by Friday, June 13. After pedaling the day's route, Bubba's Pampered Pedalers employees shuttle cyclists to a local hotel. Lodging and meals are included in the package. According to one of the...
What's the magic number for the number of feathered friends Clearwater residents may have on their property? Village trustees revisited the topic during the June 9 regular meeting. In May, a building permit request submitted for a chicken coop, for Preston and Kimberly Scott, at 101 Colorado Street, was discussed and postponed until additional research could be done. At the time, the Scotts told Village Clerk Angie Hupp approximately 30 to 40 chickens were planned to be housed in the coop and...
The Clearwater Public Library will host Branded by C&D Permanent Jewelry, at the library, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 28. The event wraps up the summer reading program, and all ages are welcome to stop by, check out the jewelry, and make a purchase. "Come make your own one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry," organizers said. Refreshments will be served by the library board....
Treasure hunters and garage sale enthusiasts will have an opportunity to search for treasures this weekend in Ewing. Citywide garage sales are scheduled for Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21. At least 15 sales are planned. A map and listings will be available at Ewing businesses....
Adam Ahlers, a Clearwater Public Schools graduate, is one of 11 Kansas State University professers to have been named University Outstanding Scholars. Created in 2024 as part of the Next-Gen K-State strategic plan, the honor underscores the university's commitment to fostering a talented workforce, advancing groundbreaking research and enhancing excellence. Recipients are exceptional mid-career tenured faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary potential for academic distinction. Their...
As temperatures soared into the 90s on Friday afternoon, high school volleyball action - the first ever played on an outdoor court - sizzled. Summerland grad Lydia Robertson added to the fire, leading the Dark Team to victory in the Northeast Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Match. Robertson recorded nine kills in the five-set extravaganza, with scores of 25-13, 13-25, 25-18, 27-25, and 15-9. The match, played at Norfolk's Memorial Field baseball diamond, featured an outdoor court between the...
Despite Wyatt Shabram striking out 10 batters, the Tri-County Titan Seniors fell to Albion, 6-5, in a June 10 contest played in Albion. Shabram surrendered three hits and three runs over five and two-thirds innings, while walking seven. Albion was first to get on the board in the first inning when Jack Molt grounded out, scoring one run. In the top of the second inning, Tri-County went back into the lead after Coy Wickersham singled to center field, and Albion committed an error, each scoring...
Albion Post #162 Juniors defeated Tri-County Titan Juniors 11-3, in a June 10 contest in Albion, thanks, in part, to six runs in the fourth inning. Jason Shaver doubled to center field, which helped Tri-County tie the game at three in the top of the third. Albion took the lead in the bottom of the third after Carter Molt singled, scoring one run, to give Albion the upper hand, 4-3. Albion went on to score six runs on five hits in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kaden Miller singled, scoring one run; Molt singled, scoring two runs; Brody...
Damn you, Aaron Watson. I almost made it through Father’s Day without shedding a tear. Then you pop up on my TikTok and Facebook feeds - within a few minutes - with a sappy song that transports me back to my childhood, a track on one of the first albums I ever purchased with my own hard-earned money, and makes me think about simpler times. Watson’s Father’s Day post features the melodic notions of David Gates, part of the 70s group, Bread. Watson claims, and is backed up by ameri...
State lawmakers went home recently, ending a 90-day session marked by reductions in spending and borrowing from cash reserves to close a projected budget gap that once topped $400 million. Hard to believe that just a couple of years ago, the state was sitting on a huge surplus of cash. It was enough to set legislators dreaming big dreams, like digging a massive lake between Omaha and Lincoln and financing new marinas and other tourism amenities. But that was then and this is now, and the...
This week, my family has been buzzing with excitement for our first trip to the College World Series in Omaha. With our new home-state Huskers out, we threw our support behind our previous home state team, the LSU Tigers, hoping they'd be playing in the game for which we had tickets. Early one morning before I had finished my first coffee, my wife, surprised at our luck, told me she saw online that LSU would indeed be in that game. Eager to confirm and view the bracket, I went straight to...
This week, I would like to outline my legislative accomplishments for this year. Bills passed this session include 13 of the 15 bills that I introduced in January. My legislation that made it across to the governor’s desk includes: LB7, which updates legislation I passed last year, LB1301, the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act. LB7 clarifies that (1) Native American tribes are not foreign governments and are not barred from purchasing and owning real property in the state, (2) upda...
NOTICE TO ALL ANTELOPE COUNTY LANDOWNERS Referencing Nebraska State Statutes 39-301, 39-302, 39-1811, 39-1812, and 39-1813. You are informed that the Antelope County Board of Commissioners adopted the following resolution at their April 13th, 2021, board meeting: WHEREAS, in 2008 the Antelope County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution regarding obstructions in Antelope County Road rights of way, it is the Antelope County Board of Commissioners intention to update said resolution; and WHEREAS the Antelope County Board of Commissioners has...
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 in the commissioners’ meeting room in the Antelope County Courthouse Annex, Neligh, Nebraska, on July 3m 2025, beginning at 9 a.m., for the purpose of decideing motor vehicle exemptions, accepting over-under report, approving tax roll corrections, and reviewing and deciding written protests filed p...
It's remarkable how much anatomy education and medical practice overlap, yet anatomist-physician collaborations are often underutilized for improving student learning and patient care outcomes. Becoming an anatomist or a physician requires commitment to many years of education and practical training. Both generally require four years of comparable, comprehensive baccalaureate coursework followed by four or more years of concentrated graduate/medical education and practical training. Amid both...
The Tri-County Titan Seniors were victorious against Stanton, 13-9, in June 12 game played in Stanton. The home team got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Logan Tiedtke grounded out, Aaxel Spence singled to the left side of the infield, and Packer Hogrefe stole home, each scoring one run. Stanton added one run in the second after Grant Bruggeman singled to center field. Tri-County flipped the game on its head in the top of the third, scoring seven runs on three hits to take the lead, 8-4. The biggest blow in the inning was a...
Three Bobcat seniors played in the 12th annual Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic, June 13, at Memorial Field in Norfolk. Sam Cheatum, Alec Schindler and Keaton Thiele suited on the the White Team, which secured a 42-22 decision....
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska June 10, 2025 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AKRS ex 2,550.00; AMAZON CAPITAL SVCS ex 143.60; AMERITAS ins 21,213.51; APPEARA ex 34.22; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 7,346.22; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 351.00; BLACKBURN MFG ex 47.20; BCBS ins 71,266.40; BOYD'S ELECTRICAL SVC ex 657.05; CASEYS ex 100.64; CITY OF NELIGH ut 2,190.23; CITY OF NELIGH-RECY ut 1,000.00; CLEARFLY...
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES June 9, 2025 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Mon., June 9, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman,...
VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER APPROVED CLAIMS General Checking: AKRS Equipment, sup, 299.53; ALLO Business, srv/sub, 702.00; American Legion Emblem Sales, sup, 302.26; Antelope Co. Sheriff, srv, 1,302.25; Black Hills Energy, util, 133.43; Bomgaars, sup, 368.37; Carhart Lumber, sup, 209.41; Clearwater Market, sup, 19.38; ColdType Publishing, adv, 315.57; Economic Savings, tnfr, 2,300.50; ERPPD, util, 1,333.87; Fry Brothers Fertilizer & Chemical, sup, 122.85; General Savings, tnfr, 2,300.50; Jarecki Sharp & Petersen, lgl, 300.00; Jimmy Johnston, reimb,...
PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES June 3, 2025 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a public hearing Tues., Jun. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at the American Legion. Hearing opened at 7:30 p.m. Notice of hearing was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market, and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to hearing. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly...
