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Judi Sigler graduated with a doctorate degree in education, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, on Aug. 17. Sigler is a graduate of Ewing High School and serves as guidance counselor at Elmwood-Murdock Schools. She is the daughter of Lawrence and Sharon Hinrichsen....
Guidelines for a vacancy in the Nebraska Extension - Antelope County office were hashed out, Tuesday, during an Antelope County Commissioners' meeting. Extension board president Kim Young and Amy Topp, extension engagement zone coordinator for Zone 5, outlined requirements for a 4H extension assistant. A bachelor's degree is recommended for the position, which includes overseeing the 4H program, recruiting volunteers, recording results and participating in staff meetings and development. Topp...
The year was 1974. It was early fall. Or was it late spring? Never mind all that, Gary Hergenrader says. It isn't the season he remembers today, but the site: the old campground across the water, a dozen red cabins clinging like ticks to the canyon walls, the lodge overlooking Keystone Lake, the geology exposed in the rocky shelves above. Before retiring in 2005, Hergenrader served nearly 25 years as the Nebraska state forester. But back in 1974, he was a 34-year-old professor at the University...
Phil Whitmarsh starts a lot of conversations with an offbeat question: Have you ever played a 500-year-old guitar? Eventually, he'll hand you Mary Kate. The instrument resembles a Fender Telecaster, the six-string synonymous with Americana twang and favored by artists like Bruce Springsteen. Mary Kate looks and plays like a Telecaster, but the sound is different. It's the wood, says Whitmarsh. That wood once helped hold up the old Woolworth warehouse in Omaha's historic Old Market. In a few...
Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 200 summer graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises, Friday, Aug. 9, at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. Presley Jeanne Darlene Young, of Orchard, will receive a Master of Arts Degree in education, curriculum and instruction and Summerland principal Jacob Birch, O’Neill, will receive a Master of Arts Degree in education, school principalship 7-12....
Rural communities across Nebraska have struggled with population loss for decades. The last census indicated that of the state’s 93 counties, 69 had lost population between 2010 and 2020. A University of Nebraska at Omaha study in 2015 made a sobering projection that only 12 counties in the state would have more residents in 2050 than in 1990. That continues a slide in rural areas that’s been occurring since the settlement days. Near a family farm we have in northeast Nebraska, you can scan the...
Louise Schindler, a teacher who spent 48 years leading the special education program for the Educational Service Unit 8 Learning Center in Clearwater, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Christa McAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Education and Human Sciences presents the award annually to a Nebraska teacher who exemplifies the character of McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, who died in the 1986 Challenger space...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The board of directors of Cornerstone Bank announced the appointment of the following officer in Clearwater, at their recent meeting: Austin Rice was named loan officer at the Clearwater branch. Rice started his career with Cornerstone this month after previously working as a loan officer at another institution. He grew up in Neligh and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in agribusiness. Cornerstone Bank is a $2.6 billion bank and has 47 banking...
Ask Ally Sedlacek what is Holt County's biggest asset and she'll quickly share her point of view. "It's the people," she said. "Without the people, this wouldn't be such a great place to live." An O'Neill native, Sedlacek has first-hand experience with the supportive and welcoming nature of area residents. This summer, she is highlighting locals who "have made a positive impact" and sharing why they love life in rural Nebraska. The end product: The People of Holt County, a compilation of video...
North Central District Health Department officials are asking residents to help set baseline data on ticks in Nebraska by participating in the TickTagGo project at the University of Nebraska. The program aims to identify and record tick presence and locations where they are found. "The project relies on passive surveillance, the collection of ticks that you come across in your daily routine and activities on yourself and others you care for," officials said. Photographic data may be submitted...
A new Miss Clearwater Rodeo Queen will reign over the 57th annual Clearwater Big Rodeo. Three contestants - Jozlyn Anderson, Luci Koinzan, and Aubrey Blackburn - will compete for the title. The three will start competition Friday, at 2 p.m., on rodeo grounds. Queen contest chairman Devon Baum said contestants will be judged in multiple areas, including personality, appearance and horsemanship. Contestants will compete in the horsemanship portion of the contest, which includes a reining pattern,...
More than 4,400 students are being recognized for their academic achievements during the spring 2024 semester at the University of Nebraska at Omaha with inclusion on the chancellor's and/or dean's list. Students who qualify for the dean's list earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or better during the term listed above provided that 12 or more quality hours were completed. Emma Hoffman, of Ewing, was named to the dean's list....
More than 6,600 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students have been named to the deans' list for the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year. Qualification for the deans' list varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center. Area students named to the list include: Kierra Bearinger, Clearwater, senior, College of Education and Human Sciences, elementary education and early childhood education; Jacob Behnk, junior, College of Arts and Sciences, Spanish and global s...
The University of Nebraska at Omaha alumni network is growing. More than 1,800 Mavericks graduated this May, including: •1,840 total Mavericks • 1,403 undergraduate degree recipients • 413 master's degree recipients • 10 educational specialist degree recipients • 14 doctoral degree recipients • 532 first-generation students • Students representing 40 states and 32 countries. Jaqueline Olivan, of Clearwater, received a Bachelor of Science Degree in criminology and criminal justice. She received...
Scotti Fullbright 1951-2024 Scotti Dean Fullbright, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, was promoted to his 'Long Home' on May 28, in Wichita, Kansas, after battling an infection in his body for several months. He was born June 3, 1951, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to parents Paul and Myrna (Wilcox) Fullbright. He was a rambunctious child by all accounts and his early life was punctuated by tragedy when his father passed away suddenly when he was just 13. In his high school years, his...
The University of Nebraska at Kearney recently announced students who earned a place on the dean's list for the spring 2024 semester. Students who are on the dean's list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale. Area students named to the list include Bre Bartak and Michelle Koenig, Ewing....
Andi McClintic has been hired to serve Nebraska as lending services assistant director with the Center for Rural Affairs. In this role, McClintic collaborates closely with the center's loan specialists, assisting them as they work with small business and mortgage clients. The center provides training, free one-on-one business counseling, and loan products. Originally from southwest Nebraska, McClintic brings a wide variety of skills to the center, having worked for the University of...
Scotti Dean Fullbright, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend was promoted to his 'Long Home' on May 28, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas, after battling an infection in his body for several months. He was born on June 3, 1951, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Paul and Myrna (Wilcox) Fullbright. He was a rambunctious child by all accounts and his early life was punctuated by tragedy when his father passed away suddenly when he was just 13. In his high school years, his family, including siblings...
Great Plains State Bank announces the addition of Andy Elder to the Petersburg branch as vice president and loan officer. Market president Todd Heithoff said he is excited to have Elder join the staff. "Andy brings a wealth of knowledge to the position and has hit the ground running. He and his family are big assets to the area, and we are glad we were able to help keep them here. We look forward to Andy continuing to develop his relationships with customers in Antelope County and the...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Antelope Memorial Hospital welcomes Anita Murphy, PA-C, to its medical staff this month. Originally from Petersburg, Murphy is a 2003 graduate of Boone Central High School. She attended Doane College, graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. While at Doane College, she did biomedical research that included HIV and pseudomonas research. In fall 2007, she began a 28-month physician assistant program at the University of Nebraska...
One of the great, unsolved mysteries in the state has been why the beloved Trev Alberts left his alma mater to become athletic director at Texas A&M. Alberts was an All-American football player at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, then eventually became athletic director at the school after a successful stint at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Seemed like a match made in heaven, and a job Alberts would hold for many years. But then, suddenly, it was over, and Alberts was trading Husker...
Diplomas and certificates were conferred on more than 1,100 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during ceremonies held May 2 in Lincoln, Norfolk and Kearney and May 4 in Omaha and Scottsbluff. Taylor Rose Bolling, Clearwater, earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing from the College of Nursing. She graduated with high distinction....
Blood may be thicker than water. It's the fluid of life, an essential force providing a constant flow of resources and creating energy. For Jesse Thiele, son of Jim and Leenda, the constant flow slowed to a trickle on a fateful September day in 2016. Thiele, then a fifth-grade student, was at home in Clearwater on Sept. 29, working on a math worksheet, alongside older brothers Eli and Alex. Alex and Jesse took a break, which turned into a wrestling match. "I still had a pencil in my hand,"...
As is its wont to do, U.S. News and World Report recently released its Best States "rankings," a list on which Nebraska placed third, up one spot from 2023. Only Utah and New Hampshire bested our fair environs in the best states standings. So, yes, go ahead. Yay, us! The magazine's methodology included rankings in eight primary categories: fiscal stability, opportunity, infrastructure, crime and corrections, economy, education, health care and natural environment. Each of those were subdivided...
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 3,566 degrees during its May commencement exercises. The 3,484 graduates are from 64 countries; 46 U.S. states and Puerto Rico; and about 230 Nebraska communities. The Bob Devaney Sports Center hosted a ceremony for College of Law graduates May 3; Pinnacle Bank Arena held a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees May 17; and Memorial Stadium hosted a ceremony for undergraduates May 18. Area students earning degrees include K...
