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PUBLIC NOTICE HOLT COUNTY ASSESSMENT ROLL I hereby certify that as of April 1, 2026, the assessment roll is complete to the best of my knowledge, subject to discovery of under-valued, over-valued or omitted property. Notices of valuation change will be mailed before June 1, 2026. The final date for filing valuation protests with the County Board of Equalization is June 30, 2026. Timothy L. Wallinger Holt County Assessor Published May 13, 2026 ZNEZ...
NOTICE REAL ESTATE ASSESSED VALUES HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA The proposed 2026 Real Estate assessed values have been set. Valuation information about each parcel can be viewed at www.holt.nebraskaassessors.com If you would like to talk about the proposed value, the assessor’s office can be reached at 402-336-1624. Emails may be sent to holtassessor.tim@holtcountyne.gov, or you may also come to the assessor’s office in person to discuss the matter. Change of value notices will be mailed at the end of May. The month of June is when a Property Val...
NOTICE ASSESSMENT - SALES HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec 77-1315(4), (Reissue 2003) requires that on or before June 6, the county assessor shall post in his or her office and, as designated by the county board, mail to a newspaper of general circulation and to licensed broadcast media in the county, information regarding the measures of central tendency. Absent other notification from the Tax Equalization and Review Commission regarding measures of central tendency concerning assessed values in Holt County, the following statistics...
Bennet Flenniken shot a 86 at the Tatanka Golf Course on April 29. The senior golfer led the Bobcat charge. Ian Rittscher carded a 90, while Dylan Gray ended with a 93, Jacob Pierzina a 99, and Ayden Bazelman, 120. The Bobcats finished 14th in team standings in the 20-team field. The ended with 368. Bergan Catholic won the championship, ending with 292. O'Neill took home runner-up honors, shooting 306. Keian Fischer of North Central won the individual title. He carded a 68. Boston Bojanski and Jackson Luebbe of Bergan tied for second with 69....
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS April 30, 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 April 16, 2026, in the Atkinson Graphic. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2026 Microsurfacing for Holt County, Nebraska Sealed proposals for the construction of C45(578) “2026 Microsurfacing for Holt County, Nebraska,” Ewing East & West, JEO Project No. 252273.00, QuestCDN No. 10139447, will be received by the county clerk at 204 N 4th Street, O’Neill, NE 68763, until 11:30 a.m. on the 18th day of May 2026. The work is generally described as follows: Microsurfacing 852 Road from Highway 281 to 508th Avenue and 857 Road from Highway 275 to 510th Avenue. Proposals will be taken for said const...
Registered voters not affiliated with a political party - Nonpartisan - who plan to vote in the May 12 primary election may request a partisan primary ballot for any one of the State-recognized political parties, pursuant to Nebraska Revised Statute 32-912. Additionally, Nebraska Democratic Party and the Nebraska Libertarian Party opened their ballots to nonpartisan voters, allowing nonpartisan voters to request a Nonpartisan Partisan ballot from one of these parties with all of that party's...
After a legislative bill giving county assessors immunity from trespassing during valuations failed to advance to the floor, Holt County Assessor Tim Wallinger queried supervisors how to handle assessments during the April 16 supervisors' meeting in O'Neill. According to Wallinger, a 1977 Nebraska Attorney General opinion is at odds with an opinion issued a year ago, which determined assessors could be liable for trespassing. "What do we do now? Every county's law is different," he said. The...
For a second year in a row, Summerland musicians earned superior ratings in both band and choir. Ten schools competed in Friday's competition at O'Neill Public schools. In addition to Summerland, O'Neill, Ainsworth, Boyd County, Creighton, West Holt, Valentine, Verdigre, Rock County, Stuart, and Chambers competed. Vocal soloists receiving superiors included Luke Kester and Ehmyt Samland. Landon McAllister, Zander Tabbert and Jennie Mejia Moncada each received an excellent rating for their solos. Four duets performed and earned excellent...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2026 Microsurfacing for Holt County, Nebraska Sealed proposals for the construction of C45(578) “2026 Microsurfacing for Holt County, Nebraska,” Ewing East & West, JEO Project No. 252273.00, QuestCDN No. 10139447, will be received by the county clerk at 204 N 4th Street, O’Neill, NE 68763, until 11:30 a.m. on the 18th day of May 2026. The work is generally described as follows: Microsurfacing 852 Road from Highway 281 to 508th Avenue and 857 Road from Highway 275 to 510th Avenue. Proposals will be taken for said const...
Summerland hosted its annual Golf Invitational on April 15 at Summerland Golf Course. Bennet Flenniken led the Bobcats, carding an 85. Dylan Gray was one stroke behind, finishing with an 86. Jacob Pierzina and Ian Rittscher each ended with 95. Cohen Schindler shot 105. Summerland finished in a tie for sixth with West Holt, with 361. Norfolk Catholic finished with 299 to take top honors. Runners-up North Central were 34 strokes behind, scoring 333. O'Neill JV shot 336; Neligh-Oakdale, 337, and...
Summerland track teams handled warm temperatures and strong winds, Thursday, at the O’Neill Invite. Girls Division Isabella Kester showed her consistency in long distance races. Kester finished fourth in the 1600, crossing the tape in 6:16.84. She also ended fourth in the 3200, running, 13:37.67. The 4x800 relay team - Kester, Karley Dawkins, Leah Wiese, and Jayde Bazelman, set a personal record, with a 11:47.48 finish. They ended in seventh place. Other results include: Taylen Nilson: shot p...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APRIL 16, 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 April 2, 2026, in the Atkinson Graphic. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available...
Holt County Ballot Published April 22, 2026 ZNEZ...
Holt County Ballot Published April 22, 2026 ZNEZ...
For many homeowners, property valuation notices arrive in June with more questions than answers. How was the number determined? Why did it change? And who decides what a home is worth? In Nebraska, the answer lies in a structured, data-driven process guided by state statute, local sales, and oversight from state officials. Under Nebraska statute, all property must be assessed at its "actual value," meaning its market value in the course of trade, essentially what a typical buyer would pay a... Full story
Weather permitting, work will begin week of April 13 on U.S. Highway 20, beginning at the Holt County line and extending six miles east of Orchard (reference post 328.81 to reference post 337.56), according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Vontz Paving, Inc., of Hastings, is the contractor for this project. Work includes asphalt milling, asphalt overlay and inlet work in the city of Orchard. Traffic will be restricted to one lane using flaggers. A 12-foot width restriction will be...
The Holt County Historical Society will host “Tea, Tales and Traditions," Sunday, April 19, at the Holt County Historical Society Museum, 4th and Douglas streets in O’Neill. Organizers invite the public to a tea party discovering and celebrating customs and fun of a traditional tea time. Tickets are available for $10 for adults and $5 for up to age 12. Tickets are payable at the door. Seating is limited. RSVPs may be sent to Marci Zegers by calling or texting 402-699-1424....
Published April 8, 2026 ZNEZ...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MARCH 31, 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 March 19, 2026, in the Atkinson Graphic. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALL ORDER: 805 CONTRACT ID: 81058 FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STP-11-4(122) LOCATION: N-11, ATKINSON - BRUSH CREEK IN COUNTY: HOLT The Nebraska Department of Transportation will receive sealed bids in Room 109 of the Central Office Building at 1500 Nebraska Parkway in Lincoln, until 1:30 p.m., on April 9, 2026. At that time the bids will be opened and read. Bids will be opened and the bid totals will be read via Webex. The Webex information will be available on the BidX Letting webpage a minimum of two (2) days prior to the...
Nebraska Public Power District sought public input during an open house Tuesday in Clearwater on a proposed 345-kV transmission project spanning about 27 miles across Antelope County. The project would use steel single-pole structures and the process will take about three years to complete, connecting a substation in southeast Holt County near the Antelope County line to an existing substation northeast of Neligh. According to Grant Otten, NPPD media relations specialist, 72 people attended the...
Low humidity and gusty winds created unwelcome conditions - and a fire - that burned approximately 660 acres, consumed nearly 5.5 miles of tree lines, and destroyed an abandoned farmhouse, Saturday, northeast of Ewing. View video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1UA8qnaoj4/ Ewing and Orchard Fire departments responded to a call at approximately 3:20 p.m., Saturday, near 510 Avenue and 859 Road, after National Weather Service in North Platte detected a hot spot. The fire quickly spread...
The Holt County Animal Shelter hosted a chili cook-off, Sunday, March 29, at Dirty Hands Tap and Coffee in O'Neill, in honor of the organization's 20th anniversary. Event video at: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17CBkSN6wU/ Winners included Megan Argueta, second place; Rhonda Hurtig, first place; and Teresa Baker, third place. Hurtig also won the People's Choice Award. Eight contestants participated in the event....
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALL ORDER: 805 CONTRACT ID: 81058 FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STP-11-4(122) LOCATION: N-11, ATKINSON - BRUSH CREEK IN COUNTY: HOLT The Nebraska Department of Transportation will receive sealed bids in Room 109 of the Central Office Building at 1500 Nebraska Parkway in Lincoln, until 1:30 p.m., on April 9, 2026. At that time the bids will be opened and read. Bids will be opened and the bid totals will be read via Webex. The Webex information will be available on the BidX Letting webpage a minimum of two (2) days prior to the...
