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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...
Four individuals were scheduled to appear in Antelope County Court on April 23, before the Honorable Kale Burdick, to plead their cases. Alex L. Mucker, 18, of Meadow Grove, appeared for a arraignment on one count of driving under suspension/before reinstated-state, a Class III misdemeanor. Mucker requested a continuance. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith did not object, and Burdick granted the motion. Mucker will appear for an entry of plea hearing on May 14. ••• Elisa S. Postoak, 33, of Wewok...
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...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS April 14, 2026 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the April 7, 2026, meeting. Public comments. Quarterly jail inspection. Reviewed correspondence. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS ins 21,499.51; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 210.00; ANTELOPE CO TREAS ex 4,294.74; APPEARA ex 80.79; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 8,841.37; FIRSTNET ut 652.42; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 1,300.76; BLACKBURN MFG ex 24.60; BCBS ins...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NELIGH, NEBRASKA APRIL 7, 2026 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of March 10, 2026 Board of Commissioner Meeting. Public comments. Correspondence was reviewed. Treasurer’s fund balance and miscellaneous revenue report, sweep account statements, and clerk of district court report for March were accepted. No action on Great Plains Communication, Viking Fire Protection and quarterly jail inspection. Approved Weed D...
The Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court Judge in the Seventh Judicial District advanced five names for consideration by Gov, Jim Pillen: Benjamin D. Borgmann, Beemer; Bradley A. Ewalt, Stanton; Danielle J. Fliam, Lincoln; Chelsey R. Hartner, Madison; and Ted M. Lohrberg, Pierce. The Seventh Judicial District consists of Antelope, Cuming, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Stanton, and Wayne counties. The vacancy is due to the retirement of Judge Donna Farrell Taylor....
A Neligh resident, charged with one count of terroristic threats, a Class IIIA felony, appeared for arraignment, March 25, in Antelope County District Court. Martin Klein requested to withdraw as counsel for Jonathyn Gunderson, which Judge Michael L. Long granted. The judge appointed Nate Stratton to represent the defendant. Gunderson entered a not guilty plea. Long set a pretrial hearing for April 29 and a jury trial for May 18. Gunderson was arrested Feb. 20, after writing threatening posts...
Michael F. Doty, 32, of Orchard, appeared for a preliminary hearing before the Honorable Kale Burdick, March 26, in Antelope County Court. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith announced a plea agreement had been reached, which included Doty's entry of a guilty plea to an amended charge, no additional charges from the incident will be filed. Two charges against the defendant were dismissed with prejudice, including one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a Class IB felony, and...
A Plainview man accepted a plea deal, March 25, in Antelope County District Court. Christopher Beltz, 39, appeared before Judge Michael L. Long and agreed to the deal, spelled out by Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith. Beltz agreed to plead guilty to amended information, charging one count of criminal attempt - possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a Class II felony. In exchange, the State will not file additional charges. Beltz waived his right to one-day notice of the 2nd amended inf...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS March 16, 2026 The Holt County Board of Supervisors met as a Board of Equalization with all members present except Tielke. County Assessor Tim Wallinger, County Treasurer Shelly Ross and County Clerk Cathy Pavel were also in attendance. This meeting publicized pursuant to Section 84-1411 R.R.S. 1943. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on March 5, 2026, in the Atkinson Graphic. Chairman Breiner convened the...
Three individuals were in Antelope County Court, Thursday, March 12, to explain why fines and costs have not been paid in their respective cases. The Honorable Kale Burdick presided over the show-cause hearings. Payment in full was made by Scarlett A. Pedersen of Omaha. Pedersen, 19, was found guilty in February of one count of driving under suspension/before reinstated-state, a Class III misdemeanor and operate or park unregistered vehicle, a Class III misdemeanor. She paid fines totaling...
Several individuals appeared before The Honorable Kale Burdick for arraignment in Antelope County Court, March 12. Michael S. Boughton, 35, of Krum, Texas, requested a continuance in a case where he faces one count of operate a motor vehicle/avoid arrest-flny, a Class IV felony, committed Aug. 9. He is scheduled to appear April 9. Boughton was arrested Aug. 9 by Antelope County Deputy James Collins, who observed the defendant speeding on Highway 275 near Oakdale. Once the deputy deployed...
Five individuals appeared in Antelope County Court, March 12, on alcohol- or drug-related charges. The Honorable Kale Burdick presided over the hearings. Dallus L. Christiansen, 28, of Neligh, appeared for a violation of probation hearing after allegedly failing to provide verification of attendance at one Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, as ordered by the court, and arraignment on DUI-2nd, a Class W misdemeanor. In 2025, Christiansen was originally found guilty of one count of DUI-alcohol-2nd offe...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NELIGH, NEBRASKA MARCH 10, 2026 Vice-chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the March 3, 2026, Meeting. Janitorial report. Public comments. Approved and directed county attorney to continue Public Defender Contract with Stratton, DeLay, Carlson. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMAZON ex 145.30; AMERITAS ins 20,827.44; ANT CO ATTRNY ex 230.91; ANT CO CRT ex 102.00; APPEARA ex 80.50; APPLIED CONN...
Austin R. Klabenes, 20, of Neligh, was scheduled to appear for pretrial hearings, March 12, in Antelope County Court. Instead, Klabenes requested continuances in all three cases. In the first case, Klabenes faces one count of driving during revocation/impound-1st, a Class II misdemeanor, stemming from an Oct. 18 incident. Klabenes is charged with one count of assault-cause bodily injury, a Class I misdemeanor, in the second case, and in the third, he faces a charge of tobacco/electronic...
Candidates who filed to run in the 2026 primary election in Antelope County have recently been announced. Candidates running include: Weed board: Robert Lewis, Rachel A. Shrader Airport Authority: 6-year term: Maurice Soper, Brian Whitesel 4-year term: Joe McNally County Attorney: Joseph M. Smith, R County Commissioner: District 1: Neil Williby, R District 5: Casey Dittrich, R; Duane Miller, R; Eric T. Meis, R District 3: Regina L. Krebs, R; Don Zegers, D County Assessor: Kelly...
During a Feb. 9 Antelope County District Court hearing covering pretrial motions in a case involving Thomas Warnke, 22, of Beatrice, the Honorable Michael Long was notified a plea agreement, with amended information, was reached. Earlier that morning, Antelope County Attorney Joseph Smith requested to consolidate two cases against Warnke for the purpose of the hearing. Long granted the motion. Defense attorney Dustin Garrison made a motion to sequester witnesses. Smith did not object but requested the two lead witnesses remain in the courtroom....
A continuance was granted in a case involving 63-year-old Denise Blevins of Norfolk, during a Feb. 11 Antelope District Court session. She is charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance, a Class IV felony. Martin Klein, representing Blevins, made the request to the Honorable Mark Johnson. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith did not object and Johnson granted the motion. The judge continued bond at $1,500 personal recognize, with all previously ordered conditions still in...
A 32-year-old Orchard man appeared in Antelope County Court, Feb. 18, for a preliminary hearing. The Honorable Kale Burdick heard a status report from county attorney Joe Smith in a case against Michael F. Doty, who faces one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a Class IB felony, and two counts of terroristic threats, both Class IIIA felonies. Doty's attorney, Kaz Long, requested a continuance prior to the court date, noting that the "defendant is negotiating a resolution in...
An assault case involving Dillan Knapp, 24, of Lincoln, will be continued to March 26. The charges are the result of an incident alleged to have occurred on or about June 29, leading to Knapp's arrest. He faces one count of assault-cause bodily injury, a Class I misdemeanor. Defense council Michael C. Moyer requested a continuance in Antelope County Court, Feb. 18, asking for "additional time to review discovery and (council) is not yet prepared for pretrial or trial." Moyer discussed the...
According to Supreme Court Justice John R. Freudenberg, the Judicial Nominating Commission for County Court in the Seventh Judicial District will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 26, beginning at 10 a.m. CST, at the Madison County Courthouse, Courtroom #1, 1313 N Main Street, Madison, Nebraska. At the hearing, the commission will receive information on the qualifications of candidates to fill the vacancy in the office of County Court Judge due to the retirement of Judge Donna Farrell...
A 19-year-old Sioux City, Iowa, woman facing a Class IV felony, appeared before the Honorable Kale Burdick, Feb. 18, in Antelope County Court. Ivy J. Romo was advised of a demand for extradition made by the State of Nebraska. She waived extradition and agreed to voluntarily return to Nebraska. Romo’s council, Martin Klein of Neligh, requested a March 12 preliminary hearing. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith did not object. Burdick conducted a bond hearing. Smith requested $10,000-10% be set, with conditions that Romo not use alcohol or c...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NELIGH, NEBRASKA FEBRUARY 10, 2026 Vice-chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the Feb. 3, 2026, meeting. Janitorial report. Public comments. Discussion and update on the public defender contract – no action. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS ins 22,408.57; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 89.00; APPEARA ex 80.50; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 5,939.90; FIRSTNET...
A New Year's Eve altercation that took place on Clearwater's Main Street led to the appearance of Joy L. Joyce, 23, in Antelope County Court on Feb. 4. Joyce, a Neligh resident, appeared for further arraignment, and entered a not guilty plea to one count of domestic assault-third/threat/bodily injury, a Class I misdemeanor. On Dec. 31, two Antelope County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call about a physical altercation. The caller, Zachary Sohler, said he and Joyce had been drinking and...
A continuance was granted in a case involving a47-year-old Tilden man charged with assault. On Feb. 4, Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith requested a continuance to discuss a plea deal with Joshua G. Andrews. The Honorable Donna Taylor granted Smith's request. The charges stem from a Dec. 5 incident in Neligh when Andrews is alleged to have pushed Craig Smith, owner of Smitty's Super Clean, to the ground in the east wash bay. Andrews is scheduled to appear March 12 for further arraignment....
