Articles from the August 27, 2020 edition
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Local organization gives back to community
Nearly six years after forming the Clearwater Sons of the American Legion, organization members are proud of its community service activities. Yet, members believe there is more work to be done. Sons...
Something for everyone planned at Page celebration
Family fun is on tap for Saturday’s Page Community Day celebration. The Fredrick Cronk Memorial trap shoot will start the day’s events, at 9 a.m. A horseshoe tournament, scheduled for 10 a.m., wil...
Commissioners to discuss road plan
Antelope County Commissioners will look at potential road projects, Sept. 1, during the one- and six-year road plan hearing, scheduled for 9:30 a.m., in the commissioners’ meeting room. Antelope C...
In God's hands
Cancer cannot keep Barb Roland out of the classroom. The K-6 Title I teacher and literacy coordinator for Summerland Public School in Ewing has been battling various oral cancers for the past 11...
-Isms
Sometimes, intuition and curiosity take you down a rabbit hole. Last week, in this column, I wrote about my maternal great-great-grandmother and mentioned I didn’t know much about my paternal g...
Protecting the U.S. Postal Service also safeguards access to information
Facing a fierce public outcry, the U.S. Postal Service is “suspending” its sudden cost-cutting moves — tossing out high-speed sorting machines, uprooting collection boxes, reducing Post Office hours a...
Alternative Assessment
The ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions is the definition of the adjective resilient. Since March, resiliency has been shown on many levels, at many ages and in many...
Young Nebraskans already love their hometowns
The siren song of the big city is quiet in greater Nebraska. Youth today overwhelmingly prefer the connections and comforts of smaller communities to the grind of major metropolises, according to...
Guest Opinion
Small businesses continue to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. While they are doing their best to keep the doors open, they are hurting. That is especially true in our rural towns....
Kurpgeweit, Peter receive 4-H scholarship
The Holt County 4-H Council recently announced recipients of the 2020 4-H Council Senior Scholarship, Emily Kurpgeweit and Taylor Peter. Kurpgeweit graduated from Ewing Public School this spring. She...
Briese explains property tax relief bill
The current legislative session officially concluded on day 60, which was Thursday, Aug. 13. We concluded the session by hearing remarks from the six term limited and outgoing senators and passing...
Meet the teachers
When students returned to school Aug. 13, they were greeted by new faces in the classroom. Four staff members are based at the Summerland - Clearwater site: Whitney Beacom, Jacob Birch, Jayde...
Cross country team ready to run
Nine student athletes are setting their sights on the finish line. Summerland cross country coach, Carrie Williamson, welcomed three returning letterwinners and six new runners when practices began,...
Volleyball team sweeps jamboree matches
Summerland volleyball welcomes a new coach in the team’s sophomore season. Rachael Cheatum takes the helm for the Bobcats. She is assisted by Sierra Summers, Katie Koenig and Gina Koenig, volunteer a...
Area farmers agree to treat noxious weeds, avoid prosecution
Criminal complaints were filed earlier this month for failing to control noxious weeds on 10 area farms. Complaints alleged the defendants failed to control leafy spurge, despite individual notices sent to each of them June 17. Convictions would...
O'Neill women sentenced in Holt County court
Kristy R. Elliott, 50, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick for sentencing in the Holt County courtroom Tuesday, Aug. 18. Elliot was convicted of three counts committed April 15, Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, first o...
Dad sentenced for involvement in teenager incident
A dad, who had been remanded to the county sheriff’s custody to serve a jail sentence, drove away from the courthouse in a private vehicle last Wednesday, with his children as passengers. Shane Sleister did not go directly to jail. Instead of p...
Ewing Legion plans fundraiser
Ewing American Legion is sponsoring a gun raffle, which will be serve as the organization’s fundraiser, replacing the annual pancake breakfast typically held in August. Tickets are $20 each or six for $100. For more information, contact Jake S...
