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An Open Letter to Parents
Do you want to know why there’s a teacher shortage? Why, this year, in Nebraska alone, there are approximately 1,000 open positions in education, why the number of post-secondary education majors is plummeting? I think any teacher, para, bus d...
The rise of Broken Bow's self-taught barrel racer
Shayla Staab buried the brim of her suede hat into her phone, pushing through disappointment to see what went wrong. The 16-year-old barrel racer had just completed her first run of the competition...
Holt County law enforcement, NSP execute search warrants
On March 8 at 9:29 a.m., the Holt County Sheriff's office and the O'Neill Police Department, with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Brand Committee, executed six search warrants...
Probation officer advocates for expanded office space to meet demands
Holt County Supervisors learned the district probation office needs more space. Tara Sprigler Price, district probation officer, addressed supervisors, Jan. 31, when the board met in O'Neill. If the...
Lone Frosh: At one Nebraska school, the entire freshman class is just Bailley
TAYLOR – Bailley Leibert walks into civics class and plops her sunflower-print backpack onto an empty table. The 15-year-old rummages for her notebook and colored pens. Around her are enough chairs t...
Sunken Gardens prepares for winter with "Put the Beds to Bed" event
Not all gardeners are used to changing their gardens with the seasons, but the city of Lincoln has a routine for prepping its gardens for winter weather. Every fall, employees remove all the plants at the Sunken Gardens and host an event called “Put...
Laverne "Pete" Stamp
A celebration of life service for Laverne "Pete" Stamp, 84, of Inman, will be Saturday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m., at the Inman Community Church in Inman. Pastor Randy Schmeichel will officiate. Visitation...
Bobcats earn state playoff berth
Bobcat football fans will have only one chance to watch Summerland take on the Hi-Line Bulls, Thursday, in the first round of the 2023 NSAA Class D1 State Football Playoffs and that opportunity will...
Chute out: Clearwater Rodeo completes successful weekend series
Two hundred-plus cowboys and cowgirls converged on Clearwater, June 23 to 25, entertaining large crowds during the three nights of rough-and-tumble competition. More than 50 took home prize money and...
Local author weaves hunting, fishing essays into captivating compilation
Clearwater native, Chris Stamp, achieved a bucket-list goal in 2022 when he opened a box and pulled out one of the copies of this first published book "Just Me ... In a Tree:" Stamp, the son of...
Public input requested on internet access in Nebraska
The Nebraska Broadband Office, along with the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Nebraska Information Technology Commission and the Office of the Chief Information Officer have announced seven public meeting locations across Nebraska in an...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
How many brackets were busted over the weekend as the field of 64 narrowed? I'm not talking about college hoops. I'm talking about voting in the Nebraska Beer Bracket, a 64-brewery tournament that...
Antelope County judge sets trial dates
Barbara Youngblood, 42, O’Neill, appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week for a pretrial hearing on Count I, third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and Count II, disturbing the p...
Many court cases continued, other defendants skip
Two defendants were arraigned in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh recently, while, in the wake of a pending winter storm, many either had their appearances continued to February or just didn’t show up. One defendant had his case dismissed. A...
-Isms: Views on Life in Rural America
One of my favorite daily reads is from Revitalize, or Die by Jeff Siegler, an economic development specialist who tells it like it is. Siegler writes, “The only way to combat the effects of apathy i...
Bobcats travel to Merna Thursday to face the Coyotes
The Bobcats take a three-game winning streak into post-season play, as they open the first round of the state football playoffs, Thursday, against Anselmo-Merna. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m., in Merna....
Special Meeting Proceedings Village of Clearwater Board of Trustees
SPECIAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 23, 2021 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in special session, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting was opened at 7:0...
Timeline set for superintendent search
The search for a new superintendent for the Summerland Public School district is underway. If all things proceed on schedule, a new district leader could be named by early February. Board of...
Schumacher places in smallbore event
Caydence Schumacher, a seventh grade student at Summerland - Clearwater, placed in the Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational, held Sept. 26 at Pressey Wildlife Management Area, near Broken...
Clearwater event named best of 2020
Despite being pushed back two weeks and having health precautions in place, not even a pandemic could prevent Clearwater’s Big Rodeo from taking place in 2020, drawing competitors from across N...
Hewitt, Wickersham place in Bloomfield event
Two Summerland students participated in the Bloomfield High School Rodeo, Aug. 28 and 29. Kylie Hewitt finished seventh in goat tying on Saturday, finishing in 9.030. On Sunday, Hewitt placed eighth in breakaway roping, with a time of 3.590 and...
Task force developing comprehensive plan
Last year, I introduced and prioritized LB 243, which created the Healthy Soils Task Force. Since the bill’s passage last April, the governor has appointed 14 members to the task force, r...
Orchard boards hear safety, demo reports
The Orchard advisory and original boards of education reorganized for the upcoming months, when they met in joint session last Monday, Jan. 6, at the school. Advisory board members Candace Hoke, DeAnna Clifton, Nathan Schwager and Kristi Schutt...
-Isms
For more than a year, I’ve been navigating the health care system for Dad. It’s been an eye-opening experience. I’m not sure you’re ever prepared to take over your parents’ finances and deal with insu...
