Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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As an American flag ripples in the breeze, a soldier returning from the battlefield lifts his wife high into his arms. In her rush to greet him, her shoes become casualties of love, scattered beneath them as their daughter clings to his leg, her face blooming with relief. The embrace is cast in bronze, now a permanent part of Clearwater's landscape. Sculptor Sutton Betti, of Loveland, Colorado, installed the piece - Returning Home - Monday at the veterans park near Main and Nebraska streets....
Summerland Board of Education members will shift their focus from a tax request hearing to regular business, Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Summerland Public School in rural Ewing. Action items on the agenda include discussion of the preschool playground, adoption of the 2025-26 budget, and approval of tax requests for the upcoming year. Board members will also consider a resolution that could increase the district’s property tax request authority by up to seven percent. Staffing will be addressed, a...
When the first bell of the 2025-2026 school year rang on Aug. 14, Summerland students met eight new staff members. Several have ties to Summerland communities. Some are kicking off a new career. Filling teaching positions are Abby Bauer, sixth grade; Kristen Napier, special education; Ashley Koenig, math; Anna Mayes, English; Cierra Morten, social science; and Andrew Steskal, math. Dani Janke and Brenna Wagner join the district as paraeducators. Abby Bauer Position: Sixth grade College: Concordi...
Clusters of individuals gathered near black panels assembled at the Spencer ball field, scanning the white text for names of loved ones, sharing stories from the past and honoring the memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. The Wall that Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, was on display in the Boyd County community, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. Since 1996, the traveling memorial has been on exhibit in all states except Alaska. The replica...
Updated traffic rules and heavier fines for breaking them go into effect Sept. 3. The move-over law previously applied only to emergency and roadside assistance vehicles. With the Nebraska Legislature's passage of LB 530, an omnibus public safety bill introduced by Omaha Sen. Kathleen Kauth, state law will require drivers to slow down or move over when approaching any stopped vehicle or "vulnerable road users" on the side of the highway. "This includes pedestrians, bicyclists, people in...
Bring your appetite to the annual St. Theresa Catholic Church's annual breakfast. The event will be held Sunday, Sept. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the parish hall in Clearwater. A freewill donation will be accepted. Pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee and juice will be served. Bake sale items will also be available for purchase. Raffle tickets for various prizes will also be for sale....
Basketball hoops, a commercial smoker, Dorothy Lynch salad dressing and copper mugs are among the 16 Nebraska-made products in consideration for the fourth annual "Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition." Handlebend's Hideaway cooper mugs square off against Bish Enterprises world's largest folding corn head in the first week of competition sponsored by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Nebraska Manufacturing Alliance. Voting for round one is open to the public through...
The Summerland Bobcat volleyball team opened the season Thursday, Aug. 28, with a gritty home performance against Elkhorn Valley, battling through long rallies but falling short in a hard-fought match. The Falcons claimed the sweep, winning 25-16, 25-22, and 25-13. Caydence Schumacher led the Bobcat attack with nine kills, followed by Kanyon Allemang with five and Belle Anson with three. Abryelle Kester and Abbey Chipps added one kill apiece. On the service line, Paityn Wagner and Kaylee Thiele...
Are you ready for Christmas? Me, either. I ask because I recently discovered it takes 10 months for the average Nebraska household to save enough greenbacks to afford the winter holiday season. Oh crap. My family is in trouble. In a perfect world, I would select gifts throughout the year, hole them away in a closet, and bring the pile out to place under the tree in December. Except, this isn’t a perfect world, and I’m usually 10 steps behind when it comes to the holidays. Last year, I han...
As electricity demand in the U.S. continues to grow, modernizing the transmission system is critical to ensure long-term grid reliability while expanding access to low-cost energy resources like wind, solar, and storage. In December 2024, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, a regional electric grid manager, approved Tranche 2.1-a $21.8 billion investment in 24 new transmission projects across the upper Midwest. The projects are part of a plan MISO develops annually to identify...
eek, I ran into a few Husker ex-pats. All commented on how great the summer weather was in the mountains. No corn sweat! No 100 degree days! Not one former Husker mentioned high property taxes – which blamed by several politicians as the reason people move from the state. But I digress. We probably need to discuss the latest move to vilify and punish hard-working immigrants in our own backyard. We're talking about the "Cornhusker Clink," the takeover of a state prison camp in McCook by the f...
A couple of months ago, I outlined two initiative petitions that have been filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office and are currently in circulation for the 2026 General Election. Since then, two additional initiative petitions have been submitted to the Secretary of State: (1) the Cap Annual Property Valuation Assessments Constitutional Amendment and (2) the Reduce Taxable Property Valuation Initiative. The Cap Annual Property Valuation Assessments Constitutional Amendment p...
Michael's Cantina has been serving Tex-Mex food to the residents here for more than 30 years. It feels timeless, except for an unwelcome newcomer: the stench. For the past two years, the restaurant and nearby residents have been bothered by the stink, which owner Heath Henery describes as a "sewer smell with almost a vomit smell." He blames the odor on the dairy processing plant across the street, a company long known as Milk Specialties Global that recently rebranded as Actus Nutrition. The...
The Summerland cross country teams got a fast start at the first meet of the season, held Aug. 28, at Calamus Golf Course in Burwell. Isabella Kester picked up her first medal of the season, finishing the two-lap race in 18:06.80. Teammate Karley Dawkins secured the 13th-place medal, running 21:26. Burwell earned the team title, edging West Holt, 13-14. In the boys' division, Luke Kester set a personal record, running 15:58.99. He placed seventh. Zander Cepel also set a PR. He ran 19:07.94,...
Discover vanishing ghost towns of Cedar County during a one-day tour, sponsored by the Northeast R C & D, on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Pickup locations are available in Norfolk at 7:30 a.m and jerry's Hilltop at 8 a.m. In addition to lunch at Nissen Winery, the tour will include spots at the oldest new bank in Cedar county, historic churches and cemetery, grave witching demonstration and history about towns no longer occupied. For more information, contact Bob Huntley at 402-640-7077....
Hunting at Nebraska’s state recreation areas began Sept. 2. Several hunting seasons opened in early September, including archery deer, dove, grouse, early teal and other small game and furbearer seasons on Sept. 1. Regulations state that portions of some SRAs are open to hunting from the first Tuesday following Labor Day – this year is Tuesday, Sept. 2 – through the end of the spring turkey hunting season, unless restricted. Standard hunting regulations apply. A park entry permit is required for vehicles entering the SRAs. Parks with managed hu...
Hopes and tensions were high in Arrowhead Stadium Thursday night as Cincinnati was driving down the field in the final moments, only trailing three points. On their last drive, the Huskers Malcolm Hartzog gave up a catch on a critical fourth-down conversion. Four plays later, Hartzog was penalized for defensive holding, placing the ball at the Nebraska 33 yard line. Husker fans feared yet another close game was slipping away. However, on the next play, Cincinnati took a shot into the end zone where Hartzog sprinted under the route and...
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a budget hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m., in the board meeting room. AGENDA 1. Call Budget Hearing to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1.B. Roll call 2. Discussion 3. Public participation 4. Adjourn The agenda sequence is provided as a courtesy only. The board reserves the right to consider each item in any sequence it deems appropriate. Therefore, we encourage visitors to attend the meeting...
NOTICE OF TAX REQUEST HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a Tax Request Hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 10, immediately following the budget hearing. AGENDA 1. Call Tax Request Hearing to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1.B. Roll call 2. Discussion 3. Public participation 4. Adjourn The agenda sequence is provided as a courtesy only. The board reserves the right to consider each item in any sequence it deems appropriate. Therefore, we encourage visitors to...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 10, immediately following the tax request hearing. AGENDA 1. Call meeting to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1.B. Roll Call 1.C. Possible Motion on Board Member Absence 1.D. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Approve agenda 3. Celebration of Excellence (Staff and student presentations or recognition) 4. Public participation(15 minutes allowed) 5. Consent agenda 5.A. Unless removed...
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PROPERTY INCREASES HOLT COUNTY Public notice is hereby given, in compliance with the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. §77-1633, that a representative of the following political subdivisions will meet on the 15th day of September, 2025 at 6:15 p.m., at the Holt County Annex Meeting Room at 128 North 6th Street, O’Neill NE for the purpose of conducting a joint public hearing to obtain public input on property tax increases proposed by the subdivisions: Chambers Public School District #137, 402-482-5233, pr...
Published September 3, 2025 ZNEZ...
Published September 3, 2025 ZNEZ...
Published September 3, 2025 ZNEZ...
Published September 3, 2025 ZNEZ...
