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Tire amnesty event extended to Friday
The tire amnesty event held April 1 to 3 in Newport was successful. Better news: There is still room for tires. Kim Burge, director for RC&D, reports, "There is a lot of room for more tires. Our goal...
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Test, Tend, Treat
When we turn on a faucet, we expect the water filling the glass to be safe; however, a 2022 Gallup Poll reports that 57% of American adults worry about safe drinking water. Nebraskans are no...
Water screening available at ag and home expo
The Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District will be screening private drinking water wells for nitrates during the Antelope County Ag & Home Expo, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 6. Stop by and...
NRD updates chemigation rules and regulations
The Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District has updated its chemigation rules and regulations as they pertain to the Nebraska Chemigation Act. A public hearing was held Nov. 27, 2023, to review and adopt those changes. On Feb. 12, the UENRD...
Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District
Applications to fill a vacancy on the Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors in subdistrict seven will be accepted until Feb. 1. Keith Heithoff, who currently serves in the role, submitted his resignation after announcing he...
Museum water exhibit highlights county's precious water
It started with an Elgin family’s bathtub, one that had been in the family for decades, and it led to a major new exhibit at the Antelope County Museum in Neligh that spotlights the important role w...
ORDER RULE AMENDMENTS UPPER ELKHORN NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT Nov. 27, 2023
ORDER RULE AMENDMENTS UPPER ELKHORN NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT Nov. 27, 2023 FINDINGS: 1. Nebraska Revised Statutes §46-701 et seq., provides the authority for the adoption and amendment of rules and regulations for the management of groundwater....
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE UPPER ELKHORN NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE UPPER ELKHORN NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT The Board of Directors of the Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District (“board”) will hold a public hearing at 12:30 p.m., on Nov. 27th, 2023, at the Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources Distr...
Health alert issued for Willow Creek
The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County. Samples taken last week at Willow Creek Reservoir measured above the threshold of eight parts per billion...
Modified groundwater irrigated acre expansion applications open soon
The Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District will be taking applications for the expansion of new groundwater irrigated acres during the month of October for the 2024 growing season. There will be up...
Health Alert Issued for Willow Creek Reservoir
The state has issued health alerts for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County and Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County. Samples taken earlier this week at the lake measured above the...
Upper Elkhorn NRD awards scholarships
Each year, the Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District awards three scholarships to graduating high school seniors in the district. "These are students who have chosen to pursue a career in a field related to agriculture, natural resources or the en...
No nitrate police: State, local regulators can't, or won't, stop drinking water from getting worse
The farmer was growing impatient. He and dozens of other central Nebraska farmers had gathered for mandatory training in Columbus a few weeks before last Christmas. In response to high nitrate...
Our Dirty Water
Nick Herringer claps along with a metronome. He draws lines on a big screen, repeating patterns drawn by the computer. He identifies icons of cars when they flash before his eyes. This is the 22-year-old's speech and cognitive therapy, which he has...
Alert issued for Willow Creek
The state has issued a health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County, Big Indian Lake in Gage County, Bluestem Lake in...
Upper Elkhorn NRD to hold modified groundwater irrigated acre expansion sign-up
The Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District will be taking applications for the expansion of new groundwater irrigated acres during October for the 2023 growing season. There will be up to 300 new...
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE & OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION AND FILING DEADLINES
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE & OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION AND FILING DEADLINES I, Lisa Payne, Antelope County Clerk/Election Commissioner, hereby give notice of the offices to be filled by election that will appear on the 2022 General Election...
Moser receives NRD scholarship
Each year, the Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District awards three scholarships to graduating high school seniors in the district. These are students who have chosen to pursue a career in a field related to agriculture, natural resources or the...
Approved Bills Summerland Public School
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL OM Tech, laser engraver/accessories (Perkins Grant), 4,141.85; Amazon, tech sup, 1,130.68; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., Sup, 1,358.33; Antelope Memorial Hospital, transport physical, 156.00; Black Hills...
Health alert issued for Willow Creek
The state has issued a health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County and Iron Horse Trail Lake ( in Pawnee County. Bluestem...
Health alert issued for Calamus Reservoir
If a weekend trip to Calamus Reservoir, near Burwell, is in your plans, take note: a health alert has been issued for the lake. The state has issued a health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Calamus Reservoir...
Health Alert Issued for Willow Creek Lake
The State of Nebraska has issued a health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County. Samples taken earlier this week at Willow Creek...
Record turnout for general election
The Antelope County results are in for the 2020 general election. County clerk and election commissioner Lisa Payne noted 3,615 voters out of the 4,570 registered in the county cast ballots before...
Mail-in ballot option a popular choice
The voters of Holt County have spoken by casting ballots in the 2020 general election. Important local races, combined with a battle for the White House, brought 78.6% of the county's registered...
Full slate on general election ballot for Holt County voters
Local races in the 2020 general election may pique voters' attention this year. Holt County voters have until Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m., to request ballots by mail or fax a request to vote early in...
