Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Two Antelope County residents have submitted applications to fill the seats of recently recalled county commissioners Allan Bentley and Tom Borer. As of press time Tuesday afternoon, Antelope County Clerk Lisa Payne had received two applications, one for each involved district. Applications may still be submitted for the positions. Candidates must be registered voters in, and residents of, their respective commissioner districts, either District 3 or District 5. District 3 includes the north half of Neligh Township, all of Blaine and Ellsworth...
Local entities that depend on tax receipts for operation will soon make levy decisions as they consider their annual budgets. Real estate valuations certified recently by Nebraska county assessors, including Kelly Mueller in Antelope County and Tim Wallinger in Holt County, factor into those decisions. Antelope County’s total valuation for 2019 is certified at $2,483.485,076, up just over $24 million or 0.98% from 2018. Mueller attributed nearly $34 million of the total value to growth (new construction), about $10 million more than the overall...
Findings by a private law firm, engaged by the Antelope County commissioners to investigate one of their own, was made public recently, after the investigation itself became the focus in efforts to recall two commissioners. Woods & Aitken LLP, a firm with offices in Lincoln and Omaha, was hired to conduct an independent investigation of Eli Jacob, Antelope County commissioner and former road department worker, after he was accused of the theft of a heater and other items, according a memorandum...
Twenty-five individuals were named champions in the open class division at the Antelope County Fair. Winners included: Field crops, Jessica Novak, Elgin; garden produce - vegetable, Judy Zegers, Elgin; cut flowers, Alec Kester, Clearwater; collections and arrangements, Delaney Kester, Tilden; potted plants, Judy Zegers, Elgin; fairy gardens, Emmett Zwingman; foods, Trista Hemenway, Clearwater; food preservation - fruits, juices, vegetables, relish and sauce, Alice Morrison, Elgin; food...
