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Jamie Hawkins of Oakdale appeared in Antelope County Court on July 1. The 33-year-old is accused of delivering drugs that resulted in the June 23 overdose death of Amy Dugal, 34, of Oakdale and overdose of 52-year-old Shane Sleister. Hawkins faces felony charges of manslaughter, delivery of fentanyl, and child abuse. Her attorney, Doug Stratton of Norfolk, requested a preliminary hearing. Antelope County Judge Danielle Fliam scheduled the hearing for July 15 at 2 p.m. At the beginning of...
A Neligh man accused of four counts that resulted in an injury accident appeared for further arraignment in Antelope County Court, July 1. A. Jared Blevins, 41, is charged with one count of possession a deadly weapon - prohibited person, a Class III felony; one count of DUI - cause serious bodily injury, a Class IIIA felony; and one charge of possession of a controlled substance, a Class IV felony, all related to an April 22 incident. Blevins, represented by Douglas Stratton of Norfolk,...
A 28-year-old Clearwater resident will await sentencing following an enhancement hearing in Antelope County District Court on June 17. In April, Calin M. Bosse accepted a plea agreement outlined by Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith. Per the arrangement, Bosse pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol liquor, a Class W misdemeanor, and one count of resisting arrest, a Class I misdemeanor. Bosse agreed to an enhancement hearing at sentencing. During last week’s enhancement hearing, Smith offered three exhibits for e...
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE & OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION AND FILING DEADLINES, ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I, Lisa Payne, Antelope County Clerk/Election Commissioner, hereby give notice of the offices to be filled by election that will appear on the 2026 General Election Ballot to be held Nov. 3, 2026, in Antelope County, Nebraska, as per State Statute 32-601. Notice is also given that the filing deadlines for such offices are July 15, 2026, for incumbents and Aug. 3, 2026, for non-incumbents. An incumbent is anyone serving in an elective...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Board meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at a.m., and Board of Supervisors at 9:15 a.m. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on June 10, 2026, in the Atkinson Graphic. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for public inspection...
A plea agreement was reached in an alcohol-related case involving a Clearwater man. Details of the plea agreement were disclosed during the June 11 session of Antelope County Court. The Honorable Kale Burdick presided. Per the agreement, Martin Siems, 52, withdrew a previously-entered not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to one county of DUI-alcohol-1st offense, a Class W misdemeanor. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith recommended probation as part of the agreement. Burdick sentenced Siems to six months probation. The defendant will be...
Two individuals accepted plea agreements and received sentencing June 11 in Antelope County Court. In May, Denis Kerkman, 92, of Tilden accepted a plea agreement and agreed to plead to two counts of attempt of a Class I misdemeanor both Class II misdemeanors. In return, two additional counts of attempt of a Class I misdemeanor, both Class II misdemeanors, were dismissed, with prejudice,on the motion of Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith. On June 11, The Honorable Kale Burdick sentenced Kerkman to 48 months probation. The defendant will pay a...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NELIGH, NEBRASKA JUNE 9, 2026 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the June 2, 2026, meeting. Public comments. Reviewed correspondence. Clerk of the district court, treasurer’s fund balance, treasurer’s miscellaneous revenue report, treasurer’s sweep account statement, sheriff’s fee report for May were reviewed. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMAZON ex 160.41; AMERITAS ins 22,143.92; ANT CO...
A day before a 39-year-old Plainview man was scheduled to find out his fate in Antelope County District Court, Christopher Beltz requested a continuance. According to court records, Beltz petitioned for a continuance because his attorney required emergency abdominal surgery on May 24 and was unable to attend the hearing. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith did not object to rescheduling the May 27 court case. District Judge Michael L. Long ordered Beltz to appear for sentencing on Aug. 26. Beltz...
A Norfolk woman facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance will learn more about her fate during a June 10 pretrial hearing scheduled in Madison County. Denise Blevins, 64, will appear for pretrial and pretrial motions related to the Class IV felony. She was unable to appear in Antelope County District Court on May 27 due to health issues, according to her attorney Douglas Stratton. The Honorable Michael L. Long continued bond at $1,500/personal recognizance, with all previously-ordered conditions in effect. ••• Ivy J. Romo, of Sio...
A 22-year-old Neligh man entered not guilty pleas to two separate charges on May 27 in Antelope County District Court. Sean T. Hammock appeared for arraignment. He faces one count of assault by strangulation or suffocation, a Class IIIA felony; and one count of domestic violence assault - 3rd/cause bodily injury, a Class I misdemeanor. Hammock is alleged to have had a physical altercation with a 21-year-old woman at his Neligh residence. Hammock told Neligh Police Officer Aubrey Miller that the woman had “come to him and he told her to get o...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY 18, 2026 Board Meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at 9:30 a.m., and Board of Supervisors at 9:45 a.m. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on May 7, 2026, in the Atkinson Graphic. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NELIGH, NEBRASKA May 11, 2026 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the May 5, 2026, meeting. Public comments. Reviewed correspondence. Clerk of the District Court, treasurer’s fund balance, treasurers miscellaneous revenue, treasurer’s sweep account statement, sheriff’s fee report for April were reviewed. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AKRS ex 7,200.00; AMAZON ex 596.72; AMERITAS ins 22,52...
Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Danielle J. Fliam as county court judge in the Seventh Judicial District. That district includes Antelope, Cuming, Madison, Knox, Pierce, Stanton, and Wayne counties. Fliam's appointment is effective May 15. Currently, Fliam is an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Nebraska in Lincoln, where she handles the prosecution of federal crimes including sex and human trafficking, weapons and narcotic violations, child exploitation and other...
A continuance was granted in Antelope County District Court for a 64-year-old woman charged with possession of a controlled substance, a Class IV felony. Denise A. Blevins, of Norfolk, was unable to attend the April 29 court session due to illness. Her attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh, requested a continuance. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith did not object, and the Honorable Michael L. Long granted the motion. He ordered Blevins to appear May 27 for a pretrial hearing. A jury trial in the...
During an April 29 hearing in Antelope County District Court, a 54-year-old Elgin man told The Honorable Michael L. Long that he did not violate probation conditions tied to a 2024 case. Rowdy L. Burke learned possible pleas and was ordered to appear May 27 for a trial for revocation of probation. Long ordered all probation terms and conditions remain in effect. A $900 bond remains in effect. In April 2024, Burke was sentenced to 24 months of probation after being found guilty of driving while r...
Five individuals appeared for arraignment on April 29 in Antelope County District Court in Neligh. The Honorable Michael L. Long presided. Michael S. Boughton, 35, of Krum, Texas, appeared for arraignment on a charge of operating a motor vehicle/avoid arrest-fl, a Class IV felony. Long found that Boughton had not been served a copy of the complaint at least 24 hours prior to arraignment. Boughton waived service. He pleaded not guilty. Long set a pretrial hearing for July 29, and a jury trial...
A pretrial hearing was held for a Neligh man charged with making terroristic threats against a Neligh Police Department official. The alleged charges are a Class III felony. Jonathyn Gunderson, appeared before the Honorable Michael L. Long, April 29, in Antelope County District court. Represented by Nathan Stratton, the defendant requested a continuance. Long continued the hearing until July 29, and scheduled a jury trial for Sept. 21. Gunderson was arrested Feb. 20, after writing threatening...
LEGAL NOTICE ADULT NAME CHANGE Case Number: CI 26 17 IN RE NAME CHANGE OF: Krystal May Mullner, Notice is hereby given on the 14th day of April, 2026, a petition was filed in the District Court of Antelope County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is for the change of the petitioner’s name from Krystl May Mullner, to Krystl May Strahm. A hearing will be had on said petition before the Honorable Michael L. Long, in courtroom no. 1, 501 M St, Neligh, Nebraska, on the 27th day of May, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as will be c...
Thomas A. Warnke, 22, of Beatrice appeared for sentencing before the Honorable Michael L. Long in Antelope County District Court on April 29. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith informed Long that Dustin Garrison, defense counsel, is currently on administrative suspension. Long informed Warnke of the right to court-appointed counsel. Warnke said he will wait for Garrison to represent him. Long continued sentencing to May 26, and advised Warnke that sentencing "will most likely occur whether Mr....
A 21-year-old Fremont resident entered a not guilty plea to a theft-shoplifting charge, a Class II misdemeanor. Harley J. Finazzo appeared in Antelope County Court, April 23, and appeared before the Honorable Kale Burdick. Before making the plea, Finazzo met with his newly-appointed attorney, Doug Stratton. Burdick ordered Finazzo to appear May 28 for a pretrial hearing. Finazzo was originally arrested June 14 at Cubby's in Neligh. He failed to appear for court hearings in July, August, Septembe...
The Honorable Kale Burdick presided over four Antelope County Court cases involving alcohol-related charges on April 23. Shane L. Krebs, 55, of Clearwater, reached a plea agreement. A previous not guilty plea was withdrawn, and Krebs pleaded guilty to one count of DUI-.15+ or refusal (1 prior conviction), a Class 1 misdemeanor. Per the agreement, Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith would not make a recommendation during sentencing. The defense waived enhancement, and Smith provided evidence of a...
A 54-year-old Elgin man appeared in Antelope County Court, on April 23. Rowdy L. Burke faces five counts, including two counts of stalking-misdemeanor offense, both Class I misdemeanors; criminal trespass-1st degree, a Class I misdemeanor; fail to obey lawful order, a Class III misdemeanor; and disturbing the peace, a Class III misdemeanor. The charges stem from a March 18 incident that occurred in Elgin. According to court records, the Antelope County Law Enforcement Center received a phone cal...
A plea agreement was reached in Antelope County Court on April 23, in a case involving a 61-year-old Neligh man. The Honorable Kale Burdick was informed an agreement was reached with Ray M. Connot. Originally charged with assault-threaten/menacing manner, a Class I misdemeanor, Connot agreed to plead no contest to an amended charge of disturbing the peace. Burdick sentenced Connot to a $500 fine, which was ordered to be paid that day. Additionally, Connot will be responsible for court costs and...
Austin R. Klabenes of Neligh appeared for hearings in three cases in Antelope County Court on April 23. A plea agreement was reached. In one case that Klabenes faced one count of drive during revocation/impound-1st, a Class II misdemeanor, the charge was dismissed with prejudice on the motion of Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith. In a separate case, a previous not guilty plea was withdrawn. Klabenes pleaded no contest to one count of assault-cause bodily injury, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Burdick...
