Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Summerland Public School announced its homecoming royalty during coronation and pep rally, Sept. 26. Maevlee Benson, daughter of Turee and Brittany Benson, and Cooper Maier, son of Chase and Kacie Maier, served as crown bearers. Senior court members Jadyn Hobbs, Shaylie Kester, Kenzie Sanne, Queen Caydence Schumacher, King Ethan Kester, David Stene, Ryan Rifer, Kevin Lopez. Class attendants included Lilly Kester (freshman), Belle Anson (sophomore), Charlee Wagner (junior), Beau Ahlers (junior),...
A long-term planning process is underway at Summerland Public School. Earlier this year, the board of education partnered with the Nebraska Association of School Boards to guide strategic planning efforts. The goal: create a roadmap to expand educational opportunities, address concerns, boost achievement and align with the district's mission and vision. The first phase - Discover and Define - included a district profile prepared by administrators, a visit from NASB members and a planning...
Summerland and O'Neill volleyball teams will host a pink out game when they meet on the Bobcat's home court, Oct. 7. C team play begins at 5, followed by junior varsity at 6 and varsity at 7. A silent auction, featuring Husker football and volleyball tickets, gift baskets, gift certificates and more, will be held. A freewill donation bake sale will also be available. Proceeds from the event will be shared with a local family....
After nearly two years of fundraising and community support, Clearwater will celebrate the dedication of its Veterans Park at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18. The memorial, located at Main and Nebraska Streets, will be unveiled with a short program honoring local service men and women. What began as Ralph Tichota's vision grew into a community-wide effort. With the help of dedicated citizens, more than $275,000 was raised to create a lasting tribute. The park features striking bronze sculptures -...
Kickin Bull BBQ took top honors, Saturday, at the Orchard Ribfest. The Plainview-based team scored 107 points. Oh Daddy BBQ finished second, scoring 102 points. Third place went to 22 BBQ, with 97 points. Fourteen teams competed in the annual event held at the Orchard Community Center and sponsored by the Orchard Community Club. Following the drawing for the Orchard Community Club fundraiser, Rane Veseley, of Verdigre, donated $500 back to the club. Tyson Schutt announced the funds would be...
Summerland senior Jenna Funk placed fourth, earning a white ribbon, at State Range Judging, held in Keya Paha County, Sept. 24. Two hundred competitors competed in the senior division. Shaylie Kester received a green ribbon for her 42nd-place finish. Funk and Kester teamed with Ethan Kester and Breckyn Bergman to end in 10th place in the field of 54 teams. Ian Rittscher was the lone ribbon recipient in the junior division. He earned a green ribbon and ended in 56th place in a field of 252 studen...
It's Oct. 1. That means one thing in Nebraska: Fall turkey hunting season is here. Nebraska Game and Parks has reminders for hunters who will take to the field in search of a bird for the season, which runs Oct. 1 to Nov. 30: All harvested turkeys must be reported via Telecheck within 48 hours of harvest. This can be done at OutdoorNebraska.gov/hunt/telecheck/ or by calling the phone number on the permit. Reporting via Telecheck is mandatory. When hunting during the Nov. 15-23 firearm deer...
Several defendants who appeared in Antelope County District Court on Sept. 24 received continuances. Hunter E. Ashburn Taylor of Tilden received a continuance in a case where he faces one count of use of firearm to commit a felony, a Class I felony; and one count of terroristic threats, a Class IIIA felony. Represented by defense counsel Nathan Stratton, Ashburn Taylor made the request to the Honorable James G. Kube. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith did not object to the motion. Kube set a pretrial conference for Oct. 29 and continued a jury...
The Todd Becker Foundation, a nationally-recognized high school assembly group, announced that they will bring their presentation, "Hear the Story. Be Moved." to Summerland High School on Oct. 22. The free event is open to the public, and will take place in the gymnasium. Doors open at 6:40 p.m., with the event starting at 7. The night will feature a live concert from the band "All the Noise," followed by an impactful and life-changing message from Keith Becker. The Todd Becker Foundation started in Kearney, and was created in the spring of...
The Rural Northwest Deanery Council of Catholic Women will hold its fall meeting Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Community Center in Chambers. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., with the meeting beginning at 9:30 a.m. Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Amelia, with Reverend Ross Burkhalter. Lunch will be served at the Chambers Community Center. The speaker for the day will be Jeanie Miller with the Holt/Boyd Right to Life Committee....
Some academically motivated and engaged students at Northeast Community College were welcomed this month into a scholarship program sponsored by the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation. Twenty-four students were welcomed as First-year Scott Scholars, enabling them to take advantage of regular academic and social activities. The program also provides scholarship funds, helping students to develop close friendships with fellow Scott Scholars, and take advantage of cultural enrichment activities through field trips and guest speakers, among other...
Summerland varsity volleyball picked up a home win in a nail-biting match against Crofton on Sept. 23. It took extra points in the first set for Summerland to land a 28-26 win. The Bobcats had a bit of breathing room in the second set, winning 25-22. The third set required bonus points to secure the win, 27-25. Caydence Schumacher nailed 11 kills in the match. Abryelle Kester and Kanyon Allemang added eight apiece. Allemang led the team with 18 assists. Kenzie Sanne added 13 in the win. Statistics v Crofton Leah Wiese: 1k, 13d, 2a Kester: 8k,...
The first three home Saturdays of the Husker football season have come and gone, and Nebraska State Troopers were on patrol to keep fans safe on the way to and from Lincoln. Troopers throughout Nebraska made 30 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol on the first three home gamedays of the season. Six of those arrests occurred in Lancaster County in the hours surrounding a Husker football game. During the first month of home games last season, troopers made 35 DUI arrests, including...
Sometimes, you need a good laugh. After last week - filled with school activities, work obligations, and family medical emergencies - I needed something to smooth the chaos and soothe the calm. I found it in a TV show, “The Paper,” a mockumentary spin-off from the creators of “The Office.” The show is available on Peacock, a streaming service. Most days I am the lone SAM staffer in Clearwater’s building, appropriately dubbed “The Office.” Yet, the mundane crises created during the show, like di...
This past week marked the transition from summer to fall, and as such, harvest season is almost here. Please be careful on the roads since more tractors, combines, and semi-trucks will be on the roads in the coming weeks. Activity at the Capitol is also picking up. Many committees hold public hearings related to study resolutions in the fall. The Agriculture Committee, of which I am the chairman, will be holding two interim public hearings this year. The first hearing will be on Tuesday, Oct. 7...
"You should be allowed to say outrageous things." "There's ugly speech. There's gross speech. There's evil speech. And all of it is protected by the First Amendment." Both of the above quotes are attributable to Charlie Kirk, a political activist, media personality and evangelical Christian who was recently murdered, allegedly by a young man angered by Kirk's views on homosexuality and gender transitions. It was a sickening crime, witnessed by hundreds of students attending a Kirk event at a Uta...
Julie Montpetit didn't see it coming. Not her newfound passion for criminal justice reform, and certainly not her current predicament: blocked from talking to the man she loves, a man locked in prison thousands of miles away. Her husband, Nicholas Ely, is suing several employees in the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, alleging that the department cut off their means of contact after Montpetit launched a podcast that aims to destigmatize relationships like theirs. She interviewed...
The Upper Elkhorn NRD will be taking applications for the expansion of new groundwater irrigated acres during the month of October for the 2026 growing season. There will be up to 150 new groundwater irrigated acres allotted. The focus of the 2025 sign up will be to complete pivots with 15 acres or less but not excluding other potential forms of expansion using the same criteria as last year. The sign-up is not on a first-come first served basis; but, based on a ranking criteria sheet that...
Join the Neligh Chamber of Commerce for Connect Neligh on Oct. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. This community event will take place at The Neligh American Legion, and everyone is welcome to attend. "We would like to thank the Neligh Area Community Fund, the Neligh American Legion, and the Neligh Chamber of Commerce for their generous sponsorship of this event," said Shelby Snodgrass, Neligh Chamber director. Connect Neligh is a unique opportunity for residents to explore various non-profit organizations,...
Fall ball • Prospects fall league baseball team, consisting of American Legion players from the Tri-County Titans and O'Neill Irish, are the top seed in the 2025 Sioux City-area World Series of fall league baseball. They will face Ridge View, at noon, Oct. 5, at Strikers Baseball Complex. The Prospects enter championship weekend with a 6-1-1 fall record....
Witnessing family friends struggle with the lose a son by suicide, Summerland volleyball players Charlee and Paityn Wagner made a decision to talk about the importance of mental health. Their platform: the volleyball court. "Paityn and I witnessed what their family had to go through and how hard it truly is to know what someone is going through on the inside," Charlee said. The sisters brought the idea to the Bobcat volleyball team. On Sept. 16, the team held a bake sale and sold T-shirts, with...
Surrounded by other pastors, The Rev. Richard Snow conducts an installation ceremony for Pastor Ryan Janke, Sept. 21, in Clearwater. Janke will serve the new tri-parish, which will include Concordia Lutheran in Clearwater, St. Peter Lutheran Church in Orchard, and St. Paul Lutheran Church at Venus....
Instead of running over the hills, overlooking the river, at the Crofton golf course, Bobcat runners were tested with a new course at Weigand Recreation Area when they competed in the Crofton Invite on Sept. 25. Bella Kester brought home the eighth-place medal, running 22:00.89. Karley Dawkins ended 37th, clocking in at 26:47.89. Luke Kester paced the Bobcat boys team, running 20:38.80, putting him in 32nd place. Zander Cepel ran 21:37.50, while Jorden Cox finished in 33:17.30. Taylon...
An Elgin man who appeared for a probation revocation hearing in Antelope County District court, on Sept. 24, received court-appointed counsel. The Honorable James G. Kube appointed Marty Klein to represent Rowdy L. Burke, 54. Kube ordered Burke to appear Oct. 29 for a hearing. A $10,000, 10% bond was established, and Kube reminded the defendant that all terms and conditions of the probation order must be met. Burke was remanded to the custody of the Antelope County Sheriff. The case stems from a November 2023 incident to which he pleaded...
It was a tale of two halves for the Summerland football team when they hosted Plainview on Sept. 26. Plainview struck first, when Gage Walton ran around the right side of the Bobcat line to put the Pirates up 7-0. Cash Kester responded for Summerland in the second quarter as the Bobcat quarterback sneaked in from the one-yard line. After a success kick, the game was knotted at seven apiece. Plainview scored with a couple minutes left in the half to take a 14-7 lead. Then, the Bobcats couldn't ge...
