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Clearwater voters will decide whether to allow keno gambling in the November general election. Clearwater Village Board of Trustees held the first reading of Ordinance 2024-2, regarding placing the question of allowing the lottery within village limits on the November 2024 ballot when it met May 13. Second reading will take place at the June 10 meeting, with the third reading to take place during the July meeting. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions or offer comments during the...
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES May 13, 2024 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman, Co...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 11, 2024 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on March 11, 2024, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published March 6, 2024, in the “Summerland Advocate-Messenger.” An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman, James Ramold, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry and James Ramold. Also prese...
Ewing’s business district will soon have a new look. During its Feb. 12 meeting, village trustees approved a down payment to JTK Holiday Lighting for installation of lights on Nebraska Street businesses. The total price tag for the project will run approximately $16,000. Trustees agreed to use keno funds to make the $8,000 down payment. Chairman James Ramold said the remainder of the project cost will come from donations or businesses may pay some of the cost. “Keno funds would cover the res...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES August 8, 2022 The Ewing Board of Trustees convened in regular session, Aug. 8, 2022, at 7, in the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published Aug. 3, 2022, in the Summerland Advocate. An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman James Ramold called the meeting ot order at 7 p.m. Notice was given tot he posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Kane Fry, Dustin Jorgensen, Dustin Wright, Bill Graber and Ramold. Also present were V...
It was business as usual as several motions passed during the Village of Orchard Board of Trustees meeting, June 13. Trustee Dwight VanOstrand was unable to attend the meeting. Shelly Strope and Bev Krutz talked with trustees about a proposed thrift store being housed in the former Orchard schoolhouse. Strope said after discussions with a lawyer, a lease to be located in the schoolhouse will be necessary. Strope asked if the thrift store could use the entire second floor Chairman Stephanie...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES April 11, 2022 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on April 11, 2022, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published April 6, 2022, in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger. An agenda was kept current and on file at the Village Clerk’s Office. Chairman James Ramold called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Kane Fry, Dustin Jorgensen, Dustin Wright, Bill Graber, and J...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 14, 2022 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on March 14, 2022, at 7 p.m., at the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published March 9, 2022, in the Summerland Advocate. An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman James Ramold called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Kane Fry, Dustin Jorgensen, Dustin Wright, and James Ramold. Absent was B...
Ewing City Cemetery will receive a much-needed facelift after village trustees approved spending $58,000 to pave roadways leading into the cemetery. Trustee Dustin Wright made the motion, with a second from Dustin Jorgensen, to approve a bid from Joe Funk Construction, of Neligh. Keno proceeds will be used to fund the project. Funk said he will use concrete with 30% limestone and 4,500-pound test. According to Funk most contractors use a 3,200-pound test concrete. “Limestone will make c...
Funeral services for Frances Anson, 68 of Ewing will be Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with Father John Norman officiating. Visitation will be Monday, Dec. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater, with a time of sharing stories of Frances at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Ewing. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Frances died Dec. 16, 2021, at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in...
Three items of business related to the Ewing Cemetery were tabled Monday, during the village board meeting. Trustees reviewed bids for paving of both driveway entrances, submitted by A & R Construction, of Plainview and Spalding Construction, Inc., of Spalding. Chairman James Ramold said rock has been laid on the sections but heavy rains wash it away "Can we swing it?" Trustee Dustin Wright asked. Village Clerk Sharon Swails said after reviewing keno usage rules, she does not believe those...
The Legislature debated several of my bills last week. On Tuesday afternoon, we debated my amendment to my LB 561, a bill to further define and implement the voter-approved initiative on casino gaming at racetracks. As 70% of the tax revenue derived from these casinos is dedicated to property tax relief, it is important to get this done right. Gambling is a divisive issue in our Legislature and the debate reflected that. After the question was divided on the issue of electronic keno, we spent a...
The Legislature gave first-round approval to a bill that attempts to make it easier for the consumer to purchase individual packages of meat directly from the producer or processor. LB 324 authorizes herd-share agreements with a producer prior to slaughter, thereby giving the consumer an ownership interest in the animal. The farmer and consumer will develop a bill of sale that decides where the animal will be processed, which cuts of meat will be available and at what price. Then the farmer...
The sign outside the lone bar in Royal reads Last Chance Bar and Grill. For some area residents, the name might have sealed the business's fate. Thanks to a Phoenix-now-Plainview couple, the local eatery and watering hole is experiencing a renaissance, of sorts. Lisa Meisner and Polly Anderson hope to reopen the Royal Bar and Grill in March and anticipate the place will remain a gathering place for locals, while alluring new customers who venture along U.S. Highway 20. A trip to Nebraska in Dece...
