Articles from the August 20, 2020 edition
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Lack of second stalls Holt County motion
Approximately 35 Holt County residents crowded the supervisor’s meeting room and adjoining hallway, Monday, to listen to discussion about whether the county should dissolve townships and move to a s...
Commissioners approve accomodations for jury selection
The selection of a jury for an upcoming trial in an Antelope County civil case will have to be moved from its usual location due to the COVID-19 pandemic. District court clerk Angela Mortensen and...
Roping event set in Royal
Team roping jackpot, sponsored by the Royal Roping Club, will be held Saturday, Aug. 22. Pick/draw team roping will begin with a 4 p.m. sign-up. Roping will begin at 5. For more information, call or...
Football scrimmage planned Friday
The Summerland Bobcat football team will hold an intersquad scrimmage, Friday, Aug. 28. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m., at the football field in Clearwater....
Volleyball team begins play Monday
A varsity volleyball jamboree is planned for Monday, Aug. 24, in Ewing. Riverside will meet Summerland at 5 p.m., followed by a Boone Central v. Riverside matchup at 6. At 7, the Bobcats will tip off...
RIF, early retirement policy details discussed
Discussion on reduction in force and early retirement policies occurred during the Summerland School Board of Education’s Aug. 10 regular meeting, in Ewing. In July, the board tabled discussion of R...
County libraries receive funding increase
Antelope County has raised its annual financial contribution to the county library association for the first time in three years. The board of commissioners approved an increase for each of the county...
-Isms
On the 100th anniversary of women earning the right to vote, I’ve been thinking about the long line of strong women in my family. I never had the opportunity to meet my paternal great-grandmothers. G...
Changes are coming
The landscape is changing outside my kitchen window. The greens have started to take on a different tone. Many flowers are reaching maturity. In the vegetable garden, red tomatoes fill the line of...
The COVID spring and summer have wounded Nebraska's child care system.
Steph Allen has already weathered one unimaginable crisis, the nightmare scenario that struck Grand Island and her new Teaching Tree childcare center this spring. She had to close the Teaching Tree for eight weeks as the COVID pandemic hit Hall...
Guest Opinion
In many communities across rural America, we are beginning to ease into new norms and routines of quarantine. Each of us is attending to the impacts of COVID-19 on our friends, families and...
Obituary
A celebration of life for Troy L. Miller, 57, will be held Sept. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the United Methodist Church Hall in Orchard. In honor of Troy, shoes are optional. ~~~ Troy L. Miller was born March 10, 1963, to Diana J. (Classen) McCarty and...
IN THE NEWS
Parents of Bobcat football players will meet with the coaching staff, Friday, at 5 p.m., in Clearwater, to review procedures for the upcoming sports season. Volleyball parents will gather at 6 p.m., in Clearwater, to meet with Head Coach Rachael...
Fireman fundraiser planned for Sunday
Clearwater Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will host its annual barbecue, Sunday, Aug. 23. Serving will begin at 5 p.m. and continue until 8 at the Clearwater Fire Hall. A freewill donation will...
Driving friends home while drunk lands man in jail
Marco A. Gomez-Rodriguez, 27, of O’Neill appeared in Holt County court last Tuesday, Aug. 11, facing an enhanced driving under the influence charge, no license on person and careless driving. Pursuant to a plea agreement with Holt County p...
make the shift to Thrift
When I pitched this idea, only one reporter balked at spending time at a thrift store with his co-workers. It’s okay, Mark. I understand. Even Scott gets tired when I drag him to a resale shop in w...
Holt County Fair Judging Results
INTERMEDIATE BREAKAWAY CALF ROPING Connor Thomson - Red SR. TEAM ROPING - HEADING Kristen Koenig - Purple *Champion INTERMEDIATE POULTRY SHOW Carlee Livingston - Purple Cassie Livingston - Purple LARG...
COVID-19 case reported at Clearwater school site
The North Central District Health Department, in collaboration with Summerland Public School, has been notified that a positive COVID-19 case has occurred with a student at the Clearwater site. Princi...
