Articles from the July 8, 2021 edition
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Damaged acres in Holt County may be reassessed
Damage from a lightning strike that ignited grassland and spread to a five- to six-mile-wide fire is still being assessed. Holt County Emergency Management director Deb Hilker presented a map of damag...
Ewing discussion focuses on future
Ewing residents interested in future development opportunities are invited to attend a town hall meeting, July 12, at 6 p.m. at the village hall. According to the Holt County Economic Development Office, an open discussion about growing Ewing, with...
Tractor ride, barbecue planed during vilage celebration
A full slate of family-friendly activities are planned for July 17, in Royal. Registration for the annual tractor ride will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at Royal Bar and Grill. A light lunch will...
In the dust
The condition of a stretch of 516 Avenue, from Highway 275 north two miles, consumed nearly 60 minutes during Tuesday's Antelope County Commissioners' meeting, in Neligh. Commissioner Eli Jacob, who...
Isms: Views on life in rural America
There's something about a bad boy. For instance, my favorite literary character is MacBeth, Shakespeare's good-boy-gone-bad. In the beginning, MacBeth is kind, maybe even an overachiever. But once he...
David Lee Schindler
David Lee Schindler 1946 - 2021 A mass of Christian burial for David Lee Schindler, 74, of Odell, will be Friday, July 9, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin, with Father Kevin...
USS Oklahoma sailor accounted for from World War II
SUBMITTED ARTICLE An Atkinson soldier missing in action since World War II will return home to his final resting place in the Holt County community. According to the U.S. Navy, American Legion and...
Legion plans barbecue in Ewing
Sanders Americn Legion Post 214, in Ewing, will host its annual barbecue, Saturday, July 10. Serving will begin at 5:30 and continue until 8 p.m., at St. Dominic’s Hall. A free-will donation will be accepted....
Three convicted in Antelope County receive jail time
The Honorable Mark Johnson, presiding from the bench at the Antelope County courthouse in Neligh, sentenced three individuals for felony convictions last Wednesday, June 30. Travis D. Mace, 35, of Orchard faced Johnson for sentencing on two crimes...
Rodeo distributes more than $26,000 to contestants
Contestants from seven states vied for $26,600 in prize money at Clearwater's 54th Big Rodeo, June 25 to 27. Two hundred thirty-eight participants ventured to Clearwater from Iowa, South Dakota,...
Stuart man receives six 30-day jail sentences
O’Neill last week for sentencing. Kozisek sentenced Ohde to 30 days in the Holt County Jail on each of six counts, two counts of third-degree assault, resisting arrest, obstructing a peace officer, all Class 1 misdemeanors, disturbing the peace a...
NOTICE OF BIDS Roofing, Antelope County Courthouse Annex
NOTICE OF BIDS Roofing, Antelope County Courthouse Annex The Antelope County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids for reroofing of the Antelope County Courthouse Annex, which is located at 501 M Street, Neligh, being a part of Antelope...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Monday, July 12, at 6 p.m., at the Ewing site. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and available for public inspection...
Briese, Gragert oppose proposed health standards
Briese and Timothy Gragert, who represent Antelope and Holt counties, respectively, in the state legislature, joined 28 other senators, Thursday, urging the Nebraska Department of Education to reject...
Chambers man graduates drug court
A 27-year-old Chambers man graduated from Holt County’s drug court June 28. His reward for sticking it out for five years – dismissal of five 2016 felony charges. Austin Root entered the North Central Problem-Solving Court on June 27, 2016, ent...
Antelope County district court hearings, trials continued
Tyler J. Napier, 31, currently held at the Antelope County Jail, appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district court last week for a pretrial hearing. County attorney Joe Abler made an oral motion for continuance of...
'Wrap up' a quick summer meal
Who doesn’t like a sandwich? That perfect, easy to eat, quick meal on the go. Just slap some meat, a slice of cheese or two, a bit of lettuce and tomato, and your condiment of choice between a c... Full story
Our antiviral founding father
When the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, the American colonies still needed to win the Revolutionary War to truly gain their independence from the British Empire. The war...
