Articles from the September 14, 2023 edition
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Summerland School announces homecoming candidates
Homecoming festivities will take center stage next week at Summerland Public Schools. Class attendents and senior royalty candidates were announced Tuesday. Student Council advisor Ashley Harrison...
Braunersreuther ready to start a new chapter
After decades of dedicated service as both a beloved teacher and an indispensable church secretary, Alice Braunersreuther is bidding farewell to the community where she lived for more than 60 years,...
Preliminary numbers show enrollment increase at Summerland Schools
Preliminary enrollment numbers show an increase in Summerland Public Schools after the first weeks of classes. Superintendent Kyle Finke said 13 more students are enrolled than last year at this...
Holt County mosquito pools test positive for West Nile Virus
A total of four mosquito pools have now tested positive for West Nile Virus in Holt County, near O'Neill. West Nile Virus is still circulating in the environment. Residents, not only in Holt County,...
Isms: Views on life in rural America
A free press has been always a common denominator in this country’s history. Since the origin of the “Federalist” papers, which offered the ideas which became the U.S. Constitution, the press has p...
Honoring our patriots
On September 11, 2001, America suffered a series of terrible losses. Some lost offices or jobs when the Twin Towers came crashing down. Some lost a sense of safety and security as we watched...
Bonehead move by state attorney general should not stand
At a time when people's trust in government is waning, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued an opinion that the Legislature's Office of the Public Counsel, better known as the Ombudsman's...
ALS Not just Lou Gehrigs Disease
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig said these famous words at Yankee Stadium, “For the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break that I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the...
Bill Koenig
A memorial mass for Bill Koenig, 58, of Ewing, was held Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in rural Ewing, with Fr. John Norman officiating. Burial was at St. Patrick's...
Bond remains as ordered for Elgin man accused of child abuse
The Honorable Donna Taylor, presiding from the bench in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Sept. 6, denied both a prosecution motion to revoke bond and an alleged victim's request to amend...
End of an era Longtime publisher ready to close book on Omaha's alternative newspaper
John Heaston opens the door to a brick warehouse next to Johnny's Cafe in South Omaha and walks through rooms holding his life's work. "It's kind of a hot mess," says the 52-year-old longtime...
JV netters finish 2-0 at double triangular
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Bobcat junior varsity volleyball team played at St. Mary's in O'Neill. In the double triangular, the Summerland team played Neligh-Oakdale and Niobrara-Verdigre. The first match, against N-O, saw Summerland win, 25-19 and...
Mlnarik, Robertson hit milestone mark
Summerland senior Adyson Mlnarik and junior, Lydia Robertson reached milestone records when the Lady Bobcats played Stuart, Sept. 5. Mlnarik recorded her 1,000th career dig and Robertson hit the...
Bobcat runners compete in Neligh-Oakdale Invite
Summerland junior high and high school cross country athletes showed improvement, despite not bringing home any medals from the Neligh-Oakdale Cross Country Invitational, held at Antelope Country...
Lady Cats finish 1-1 at Battle Creek
Adyson Mlnarik record 14 kills and Lydia Robertson added a dozen in a match against Norfolk Catholic, played Sept. 7, at the Battle Creek triangular. The Bobcats dropped the first set, 19-25 and...
Cross country teams miss out on medals
Bobcat cross country team members returned home, Thursday, without any medals from the Boyd County Cross Country Invite. Yet, the young runners continue to show improvement, according to head coach...
Clearwater Sons of American Legion make donation toward mural project
Sterling Legate and Melvin Ahlers, members of Clearwater American Legion Post 267, accept a check from Bill Kester, a Clearwater Sons of the Legion member. The Sons' donation will benefit the...
Proceedings Antelope County Board of Commissioners
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Sept. 5, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the Aug. 8, 2023, BOC and BOE Meetings and Aug....
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASES
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASES 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 21st day...
Ordinance No 442 Village of Ewing
ORDINANCE NO. 442 VILLAGE OF EWING AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF EWING, NEBRASKA, AMENDING SEC TION 7-103 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE TO REQUIRE LANDLORDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UTILITY BILLS FOR THEIR RENTAL PROPER TIES; REPEALING OR...
Antelope County case continued, pending possible dismissal
Taylor Schwager, 36, of Orchard appeared in front of the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh, Aug.30, with his attorney, Ron Temple. Taylor was charged with violating provisions of his post-release supervision....
Modified groundwater irrigated acre expansion applications open soon
The Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District will be taking applications for the expansion of new groundwater irrigated acres during the month of October for the 2024 growing season. There will be up...
