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The premise was simple: Locate the 25 spots in or around Ewing, strike the designated pose on the entry form and snap a team photo or record a video. Oh, and return to the starting point in the fastest time possible. Four teams stepped up to the plate for the 2023 Funfest scavenger hunt challenge and showed their ingenuity and creativity. The event was sponsored by the "Summerland Advocate-Messenger." Several clues were simple, like take a group selfie at a fountain. Yes, the water fountain at...
A proposed carbon-capture pipeline, scheduled to cross Antelope and Holt counties, is an example of "environmentalism gone amok," according to an Iowa resident who addressed Antelope County Commissioners, May 9. Tammy Kobza, a Nebraska native who serves as a field representative for The John Birch Society, said Nebraskans can learn a lot about landowner rights and eminent domain by watching their eastern neighbors battle Summit Carbon Solutions. The Iowa-based company seeks to construct a...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska May 9, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Discussed various building and maintenance issues. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 17,266.35; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 85.00; ANTELOPE CO SHERIFF ex 174.17; APPEARA ex 34.70; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 5,028.70; BEAR GRAPHICS ex 982.76; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 1,728.05; BCBS ins 61,691.80; BOMGAARS ex 92.97; CARHART LUMBER ex 136.46;...
Doug E. Lewis, 57, of Norfolk appeared in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on May 3 for pretrial hearing, alongside his attorney Ron Temple of Norfolk. Lewis is charged with Count I, third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and Count II, disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor, both alleged Aug. 21, 2022, in Tilden. Temple requested a trial date be set, although he said the case may still be resolved. Jury selection and trial are set June 2. Gaylen L. Dredge, 60, of Neligh faced Taylor, accused of driving during revocation, a...
The Honorable Donna Taylor signed a bench warrant May 3 for the arrest of Ronald E. Murray, 59, of Norfolk, with bond set at $1,500, 10% cash. Murray failed to appear in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh for a hearing April 19. A previous warrant for Murray’s arrest, issued Aug. 17, 2022, after he failed to appear June 15, 2022, was served April 7 by a Madison County sheriff’s officer and Murray posted a $1,500 personal recognizance bond April 11. Murray was cited May 5, 2022, by an Antelope County deputy, in Oakdale, for three cou...
Christopher B. Brady, 32, of Elgin appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on April 19 for re-sentencing after his admission to violating probation. Brady was placed on an 18-month term of probation Nov. 2, 2022, for a conviction of third-degree domestic assault. Violations included his admitted use of methamphetamine and positive alcohol tests. Tylor revoked probation and ordered him committed to the Antelope County Jail for six months. He was given credit for 23 days served previously. He was...
Bargain Buyway almost took a wrong turn on a deadend road but, with the help of four volunteers, the roadshow will go on. Polly Anderson, Melissa Keetle-Nelson, Lisa Meisner and Lindsay Nelson will oversee the three-day shopping loop, covering a 250-mile path in northeast and north central Nebraska, April 28 to 30. The 2023 Bargain Buyway will include stops in 32 towns, including royal, Orchard Page, Inman, O’Neill, Emmet, Atkinson, Butte, spencer, Bristow Lynch, Monowi, Verdel, Niobrara, V...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska April 11, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AKRS ex 2,350.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 19,044.11; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 305.79; ANTELOPE CO TREAS ex 34.00; APPEARA ex 34.97; APPLIED CONNECTIVE TECH ex 6,421.63; MIKAYLA ARMITAGE ex 71.50; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 2,343.39; BCBS ins 64,154.75; BLUE360 MEDIA ex 90.75; BOB BARKER CO ex 89.98; BOMGAARS ex 422.86;...
A St. Paul woman died Wednesday, April 5, following a crash in northern Antelope County. At approximately 2:50 p.m., a Ford Edge was southbound on Nebraska Highway 14 when the driver failed to stop at the intersection with U.S. Highway 20. The Ford then struck a semi/tanker trailer Antionette Kowalski, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi was not injured, according to Cody Thomas, spokesperson for the Nebraska State Patrol. Firefighters from Brunswick, Orchard, Royal and...
Michael J. Mueller, 26, of Clearwater appeared in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last week, alongside his attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh, for pretrial hearings. Mueller is charged with first-degree sexual assault, Class 2 felony allegations in two separate cases involving separate minor victims, a 14-year-old girl on Dec. 26 and a 15-year-old girl on three occasions in 2022. Kube granted a motion for continuance filed by Klein, who said a tentative agreement was on the table, with a couple of terms yet to be resolved....
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska March 14, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 17,547.81; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 384.00; APPEARA ex 34.70; APPLIED CONNECTIVE TECH ex 7,795.69; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 2,678.24; BCBS ins 64,742.94; OLTJENBRUNS INC ex 4,610.43; BOMGAARS ex 35.96; BUTCH'S BODY SHOP ex 259.00; CARHART LUMBER ex 45.99; CARNEY LAW ex 6,123.00; CITY OF NELIGH ut...
A Colorado man and an area teenager were both sentenced to jail last Wednesday, Feb. 22, by the Honorable James Kube when he presided from the Antelope County district court bench at the courthouse in Neligh. Both men requested probation sentences so they could take advantage of treatment for substance addiction. Although Kube ruled neither was a candidate for probation, he told them he would give them an opportunity for the structure and treatment options afforded by post-release supervision by the probation office. Both were given 18 months...
Antelope County Commissioners listened to comments from opponents of a proposed carbon-capture pipeline earlier this month. Jane Kleeb, founder of Bold Nebraska, was scheduled to meet with Holt County Supervisors, Feb. 16, but a Central Nebraska snowstorm kept her from making the trek from her home in Hastings to O'Neill. Before Antelope County leaders, Kleeb outlined her organization's fight against the Keystone XL pipeline and how she worked with area landowners to protect property rights. She...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Feb. 14, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERICAN SCREENING ex 255.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ex 18,885.34; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 17.00; APPEARA ex 35.77; APPLIED CONNECTIVE TECH ex 3,928.70; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 4,407.66; BCBS ins 61,241.44; BOMGAARS ex 305.15; BORDERS INN/SUITES ex 288.00; CARNEY LAW ex 36,000.20; CASEYS ex 129.20; CITY OF NELIGH ut...
Haiden Sleister, 19, of Tilden appeared in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Jan. 25, to be sentenced for attempted possession of a stolen firearm, a crime committed March 19, 2022. Sleister, who arrived late to court, had not yet produced a specimen for pre-court drug/alcohol testing when the Honorable James Kube called his case. Kube advised Sleister that he would revoke bond and keep him incarcerated until he tested clean. The judge further advised that he only held court in Antelope County one time a month, wi...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska January 10, 2023 Vice chairperson opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 18,615.51; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 160.00; ANTELOPE CO SHRF ex 198.51; APPEARA ex 36.31; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 4,013.64; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 1,960.45; BCBS ins 77,750.80; BOB BARKER CO ex 179.96; BOMGAARS ex 230.19; DEBORAH BRANSTITER ex 29.49; CASEYS ex 582.87; CITY OF NELIGH ut 5,...
Frigid temperatures and a blast of snow did not stop area residents from a trip to Ewing last week. Anson Electric, Inc., held its annual customer appreciation event Wednesday, Dec. 14. Organizers said with the weather forecast, they were concerned about attendance. Mother Nature did not slow the event. "We could not have been more pleased with how the day turned out," said organizer Gina Koenig. "We do not keep track of numbers, but this may have been one our best turnouts in all the years we...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Dec. 13, 2022 Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Open meeting. Met in executive session regarding legal issues. Approved agenda and minutes of 11-07-2022 BOC meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Approve payroll claims. Pledge collateral was reviewed. Approved the following vendor claims: General: MELVIN AHLERS ret 24.00; AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP ins 17,558.78; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 157.00; ANTELOPE CO NEWS ex 30.56; APPEARA ex...
A celebration of life for Delwyn Schwager, age 68, of Royal, Nebraska will be Monday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m., at the Royal Auditorium in Royal. Bob Dainton will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements. Delwyn died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at his residence. Family requests casual attire for the service. Delwyn R. Schwager, son of Donald and Helen Marie (Rouse) Schwager, was born Jan. 25, 1954, at Neligh. D...
The Honorable Mark Johnson, presiding from the Antelope County district court bench in Neligh last week, dealt with three out-of-state defendants accused of possessing drugs with the intent to deliver. The judge arraigned an Iowa couple and a Colorado man, who claimed stormy weather kept him there, then showed up for a makeup court date under the influence of drugs. Darrion J. Cescolini, 28, of Denver did not appear Wednesday for his pretrial hearing on two counts, a Class 2A felony, possession of heroin with intent to deliver, and a Class 4 fe...
The Honorable Donna Taylor ordered probation for an Oakdale man, revoked probation for another and continued sentencing for a third, when she presided from the bench of the Antelope County court in Neligh last week. Matthew J. Wright, 48, of Oakdale appeared in front of Taylor on Nov. 16 for sentencing on two Class 1 misdemeanor counts of first-degree assault committed July 2 in Oakdale. Antelope County attorney Joe Abler asked Taylor to follow recommendations in a presentence investigation report made by the Nebraska probation office -...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Nov. 7, 2022 Neligh, Nebraska Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Open meeting. Approved agenda and minutes of 11-01-2022 BOC meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Sheriff fee report, clerk of the district court Report, treasurer fund balance report and treasurer miscellaneous revenue report for September were reviewed. Approve payroll claims. Pledge collateral was reviewed. Approved the following vendor claims: General: JOSEPH ABLER ex 42.28; AMERITAS...
Presiding from the bench of the Antelope County court in Neligh on Nov. 2, the Honorable Donna Taylor bound two defendants over to the Antelope County district court on felony charges and handed down sentences to several individuals for misdemeanor convictions. Brent A. Jonas, 45, and Christina M. Jonas, 37, of Sioux City Iowa, were both scheduled for preliminary hearings. They both waived their rights to the hearings. Taylor bound the cases over to the district court, where they are scheduled for arraignment Nov. 30. They each face two counts...
The Honorable Mark Johnson heard some Antelope County district court cases at the Madison County courthouse Friday, Nov. 4 due to Antelope County public defender Pat Carney of Norfolk being unavailable during Antelope County district court proceedings Oct. 26. The parties waived venue for the hearings. Carney and Antelope County attorney Joe Abler both appeared in the Madison courtroom. Steven H. Habegger, 18, Antelope County Jail, appeared for pretrial hearing by videoconference from the Antelope County Jail for pretrial conference on four...
Edward D. Lundstrom, 65, of Stanton appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County court in Neligh on Nov. 2, for arraignment on allegations of a two-year old crime. He is charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor charge, second-degree trespassing, alleged Nov. 18, 2020. If convicted, Lundstrom faces up to a $500 fine and/or up to 90 days in jail. He pleaded not guilty and requested jury trial. Pretrial hearing is set Dec. 7. Bond posted Oct. 17, in the amount of $1,500, 10% cash is continued. Lundstrom had failed to appear for...
