Articles from the August 17, 2023 edition
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Flenniken shines in FFA entrepreneur program
Bennet Flenniken's entrepreneurial spirit shined early in him, when at age 9, he started washing golf carts. Now, he details much larger vehicles at his Clearwater Main Street business named Shiny...
Take Note: It's going to be a great School Year.
Drive, and the pursuit of following one's aspirations, took center stage, Tuesday, as Summerland Public School students returned for the opening day of the 2023-2024 school year. Superintendent Kyle F...
Clearwater housing project competed, accepting ownership applications
Two new housing units are for sale in Clearwater. A duplex, constructed by Stearns Construction, is completed and accepting applications, according to local economic development director Lauren...
School board votes to raise district's tax asking authority
It’s a case if you don’t use it, you’ll lose it. “And you’ll never get it back,” Summerland Superintendent Kyle Finke said while discussing the board’s decision to raise the district’s ta...
Original views on life from rural America
Thomas Jefferson wrote, "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." After last Friday's raid on the "Marion County Record," a family-owned...
Jones shares state board highlights
As summer ends, I want to acknowledge the start of the 2023-24 school year. Although I've been retired for five years, I have not forgotten the feelings of anticipation mixed with a few butterflies...
Back to school, back to school, Here we go back to school
Here it is, August. Summer has flown by and already there is Halloween candy roaming the shelves of Walmart. For most of us, August also brings the normal adjustment of transitioning back to the...
School storage facility under consideration
The cost of a potential outdoor storage shed to be built at Summerland School dominated a majority of the school board’s Monday evening meeting. Superintendent Kyle Finke said the “price tag mig...
Ewing woman sentenced to five years on drug conspiracy
Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr recently announced that Lindsey Ann Rokahr, 40, of Ewing, was sentenced Aug. 4, in federal court in Omaha, for her participation in a methamphetamine conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Robert F....
Lincoln family gives a new life to an old table - and so much more
The dining room table, it's not my style. But it was my parents' style, and we ate every holiday meal there at the house they built after we all grew up and left home. A bigger house. A house with the...
Colorado man makes homeade camper, travels trail
Tim Hickele ventured into Clearwater, late Tuesday morning, in search of the village's park, hoping to set up camp after venturing from Ewing. Hickele wasn't pulling a recreational vehicle into the An...
Sentencing set in 2016 DUI case
Adalberto Sanchez, 34, of Tornillo, Texas, appeared in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Aug. 2, via Zoom, for arraignment on 2016 charges, including Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, Count II, no operator’s license, and Count...
Holiday celbration leads to open container tickets
Five of about a dozen area residents, who were cited for possessing open alcohol containers July 3, waived court appearances and have each paid a $50 fine and $49 costs. They include Neligh residents Jaryd L. Montgomery, 32, Jamie L. Montgomery, 31,...
NOTICE OF RENEWAL CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE ANTELOPE COUNTRY CLUB
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 53-135.01 that a Class C Liquor License may be automatically renewed for one year from Nov. 1, 2023; said license issued to Antelope Country Club address: 52580 E Hwy 275, Neligh, NE 68756, on the...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION NELIGH, NEBRASKA August 8, 2023
Notice of meeting published as required by statute. A complete record of these minutes, as well as all resolutions and agreements, are on file at the county clerk’s office and are open to the public. Cemetery report was presented. Assessor’s thr...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AUGUST 29, 2023
The Antelope County Board of Commissioner intends to hold a special meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, to discuss the Antelope County 2023-2024 budget requests and budget. Notice is hereby given of the special meeting of the County Board of...
Public asked to report dead, sick big game animals
Nebraska wildlife officials say conditions in certain areas of the state are suitable for the spread of deadly viral diseases among big game populations. They are asking the public to report unexplained death or illnesses of deer, pronghorn, elk and...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska August 8, 2023
Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the Aug. 1, 2023, BOC meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. All reports were reviewed: clerk’s pledge collateral; sheriff’s fee repo...
Antelope County felony cases move to district court
e Antelope County courtroom last week on a fourth-offense driving under the influence of alcohol charge. Kaitlyn C. Dozler, 33, waived her right to a preliminary hearing on the Class 2A felony. She was bound over to the Antelope County district...
Conspiracy charges filed in theft of irrigation wire
A South Dakota man and a Neligh woman are facing charges in Antelope County related to the theft of wire from center pivot irrigation systems. The owner of one system estimated the value of the wire stolen from 10 towers on his farm at nearly...
First the state patrol, now some Nebraska National Guard members gave gone to Texas
In May, 10 Nebraska State Patrol troopers went to Texas for two weeks to help with drone surveillance of the border with Mexico. Recently, 60 Nebraska National Guard members went to Texas for a month...
