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Senator outlines bills introduced this session
In early December, the former chair of the executive board, along with chairs of standing committees, sent an email to senators suggesting they limit the number of bills introduced. This would assist...
Farmers Pride supports Northeast Community College ag project
A farm cooperative that serves customers in a 30-county region of northeast Nebraska has pledged its support to improvements in agriculture facilities currently underway at Northeast Community...
Vaccine rollout underway in health district
North Central District Health Department reported 38 new cases in the district Jan. 4, including: seven, Antelope; 0, Boyd; 0, Brown; one, Cherry; six, Holt; 0, Keya Paha; 15, Knox; nine, Pierce and 0, Rock. NCDHD has received the Moderna COVID-19...
Proceedings Village of Clearwater Board of Trustees
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECEMBER 2020 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at 7 p.m., in the Fire Hall meeting room. Regular meeting was opened at 7:02 p.m....
Antelope County leaders review budget requests
As the 2020-2021 fiscal year neared its second month, Antelope County leaders started their annual budget work with a special workshop meeting last week at the courthouse in Neligh. The budget must...
Superintendent introduces school's health dial
Superintendent Dale Martin shared the following information with Summerland families, July 28. Our district administrative team and the Summerland Board of Education, in consultation with the North...
Atkinson man sentenced to prison
A former Holt County resident was sentenced to three three-year prison terms for felony convictions and three one-year terms for misdemeanor convictions, all committed in Holt County, beginning more than three years ago. Jeff A. Dolberg, 45, was...
New laws on the books with debate expected on law enforcement training and sex assault survivor 'bill of rights'
LUNA STEPHENS Nebraska News Service While much of the attention on this summer's legislative session will likely be focused on property tax relief, Nebraska state senators passed a variety of bills be...
California fugitive waives extradition
Justin W. Bennett, 24, formerly of Lancaster, California, currently incarcerated at the Antelope County Jail, appeared before the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom Wednesday, June 17, on an extradition request from Los Angeles...
Click It or Ticket campaign begins
As the Memorial Day holiday approaches, the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office is partnering with state and local law enforcement to promote the importance of buckling up....
Multiple crimes send Atkinson man to penitentiary
Andrew J. Harris, 34, of Atkinson was sent to prison by the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the district court of Holt County on Monday. Harris was sentenced to concurrent 18-month terms in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department...
Work on flooding projects not complete
The Appropriations Committee presented its recommendations for the budget to the Legislature this past week. Budget bills were also given first-round approval from the Legislature. Over the interim,...
Highway fatalities increase from last year
Fifteen individuals were killed in traffic accidents on Nebraska roadways during January according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The fatalities occurred in 15 separate crashes. Ten of the 15 occupants killed were not wearing safety...
Disabled veterans would receive lifetime park permits if bill passes
One of the bills that I introduced this session was LB 770. It authorizes a free lifetime park permit for disabled veterans. This past week, LB 770 was advanced from the Natural Resources Committee on...
Holt County leaders address road-use agreements
The Holt County supervisors spent nearly two hours at a meeting last week, reviewing a road-haul agreement brought to the table by TC Energy representatives last October, paragraph by paragraph, despite having a new agreement drafted by Dave Domina i...
Commissioners ask for revisions to updated pipeline road agreement
Darrel Timm of Neligh and Julie Krause of Brunswick were appointed to the Antelope County Extension Board by the county commissioners, when the county leaders met last week at the Neligh courthouse. Local extension educator Brittany Spieker proposed...
Pipeline, drainage study draw crowd to Holt County meeting
Holt County citizens filled the county supervisors’ meeting room in the courthouse last Friday morning as the county leaders took care of business. Bryan Steskal of Steskal read a letter penned by his wife, Diana Steskal, who was unable to attend t...
Ice slinging turbines fail to shut down
An old problem returned to the Antelope County commissioners’ table when the leaders gathered for the first 2020 meeting at the courthouse in Neligh last week. Judy Wilcox, accompanied by her husband, Dave Wilcox, was there to discuss wind turbine ...
Yankton bridge reopens
The Nebraska Department of Transportation announced the opening of the N-121 bridge south of Yankton, just west of US-81, Dec. 20, ahead of the scheduled Dec. 31 completion date. The Gavins Point East project was the final contract to be awarded on...
Winter weather expected to impact area this weekend
Depending on where you live in the Summerland region, you may be in a winter storm warning, winter weather advisory or winter storm watch this weekend. Two rounds of wintry weather are expected to...
Traffic fatality rate increases in Nebraska
The number of traffic fatalities on Nebraska roadways in 2019 is up, according to data released Oct. 15, by the Nebraska Department of Transportation. During September, 25 individuals were killed in...
Sentences handed down in Antelope County court
The Honorable Donna Taylor sentenced six individuals during the Aug. 21 session of Antelope County Court in Neligh. Jacob L. Boutwell, 41, of Oakdale appeared for a pretrial hearing on three charges. A plea agreement was reached with Joseph Abler,...
