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Driver jailed after stuck twice on muddy county road
A plea agreement was initiated in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week, prior to a Beatrice man’s arraignment on March 28 charges. Christopher A. Palmer, 29, pleaded guilty to Count I as charged, obstruct a peace officer, a Class 1 m...
Student artwork to be displayed
The 2024 ESU 8 K-12 Art Show will be held at the Antelope County Fairgrounds Building in Neligh. K-12 student artwork will be displayed from across the seven-county region - Antelope, Boyd, Holt, Madison, Pierce, Stanton and Wheeler counties - all...
License plate readers coming to Antelope County
Antelope County Commissioners approved rental of four license plate readers during its Feb. 13 meeting. Antelope County Sheriff Bob Moore told commissioners license plate readers are going up across...
Kurpgeweit family 'learning as we go' after son's diagnosis with rare brain condition
As a licensed practical nurse, Alyx Kurpgeweit recognizes when a patient is in distress. As a mother, Kurpgeweit realized her son, Rhett, who was six months old at the time, was struggling. "He...
Wheeler County Sheriff's Office, NSP investigate rural Elgin death
A rural Elgin woman was found deceased, Wednesday, Jan. 17, according to Wheeler County Attorney Joe McNally. According to a press release issued by McNally, at approximately 12:45 p.m., on Jan. 17,...
Bobcats host speech competition
The Summerland Bobcats hosted their home speech meet on Saturday with seven schools in attendance. West Holt and Stuart took championship and runner-up honors, respectively, with Neligh coming in third and Summerland fourth. Also competing were...
Fire departments plan benefit for Rhett Kurpgeweit
Two area fire and rescue departments will give an area couple and their 16-month-old son assistance with ongoing medical bills during an upcoming fundraiser. Members of the Ewing and Bartlett fire...
Roman Hupp
Funeral services for Roman Hupp, 75, of Oakdale, were Tuesday, Jan. 16, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Neligh. Reverend Pat Nields will be celebrant, with burial in Oakdale Cemetery. Mili...
Niemeyer announces retirement after 46-year extension career
After a career spanning 46 years, Steve Niemeyer is retiring from Nebraska Extension in Garfield, Loup and Wheeler county office. Niemeyer began as an extension assistant in Boone and Nance counties before working his way up to extension educator...
Wheeler County Sheriff's Office, NSP investigate rural Elgin death
A rural Elgin woman was found deceased, Wednesday, according to Wheeler County Attorney Joe McNally. According to a press release issued by the attorney's office, at approximately 12:45 p.m., on Jan....
Roman Hupp
Funeral services for Roman Hupp, 75, of Oakdale, will be 10 a.m., Friday, January 12, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Neligh. Reverend Pat Nields will be celebrant, with burial in Oakdale...
Conference volleyball tournament begins Monday
Summerland Bobcats will face Santee in the opening round of the Niobrara Valley Conference volleyball tournament. The Bobcats will play Monday, Oct. 16, at 6:15 p.m., at Elgin Public School. The...
Antelope County 4-H volunteer receives state award
Twenty-two adult volunteers, one 4-H member and a family of volunteers are being recognized with 2023 Nebraska 4-H Volunteer Awards. Eleven individuals are receiving Outstanding Adult Volunteer...
Student artwork show at county fairgrounds
The 2023 ESU 8 kindergarten to 12th-grade art show will be held at the Antelope County Fair Grounds Building in Neligh. The show will be open to the public for viewing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day...
O'Neill man to see two years in prison, consecutive to time for crimes in four other counties
Dennis J. Nekolite Jr., 33, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec to be sentenced for his conviction of 13 crimes committed between May 26 and July 27, 2022, including five felonies, six misdemeanors and two infractions. N...
Area graduating seniors, post-secondary students eligible for Lawrence Goscha Scholarship
The Lawrence Goscha Scholarship Fund, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, has established scholarship opportunities for area high schools and their graduates. Schools include Summerland, Elgin Public, Neligh-Oakdale, Pope John XX...
Speechsters finish fourth at home
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Summerland hosted its own speech invitational, Saturday. A dozen teams competed in the meet. Summerland placed fourth behind West Holt, 318 points; Stuart, 258 points; and Elgin...
Former O'Neill resident sentenced for domestic assault
Tyler K. Hanson, 40, of Rapid City, South Dakota (formerly of O’Neill), faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Dec. 13. He pleaded guilty to a Class I misdemeanor, third-degree domestic assault, pursuant to a ple...
Fischer staff plans local office hours
Sen. Deb Fischer recently announced her staff will hold local office hours for constituents in Antelope, Wheeler, Garfield and Blaine counties on Monday, Nov. 28. Office hours serve as a convenient opportunity for constituents to speak in person...
Supervisors approve updated zoning regulations, send solar proposals back to planning committee
After sifting line by line through proposed zoning regulations, Holt County Supervisors approved changes for regulations regarding pipelines, carbon pipelines and wind energy. Proposed regulations...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Amazon Capital Services, Inc., lib books/sup; 521.22; American Speech-Language Hearing Association, dues, 253.00; Appleby, Greg A., mileage, 850.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 260.65; Bomgaars, sup, 55.09;...
Open Letter to the Holt County Supervisors
First of all, thank you for giving me the opportunity to address your group about the proposed planning commission changes. I thought we had killed this a while back and would not hear from the commission until they had a complete plan that had been...
Trucker fined $5K for heavy house
A Kansas trucker received hefty fines for an overweight load in Holt County after leaving the scene of an Aug. 10 traffic crash site in another county. A Nebraska State Patrol carrier enforcement...
Changes in store for Catholic churches
The answer was no. After months and months of collaborating, planning, meeting and devising a possible solution to continue celebrating Mass at eight area Catholic parishes, the local Pastoral...
Temperature, weather conditions result in fish kill at area lake
A fish kill at Pibel Lake in southern Wheeler County has affected a variety of sport fish and set back the size quality of fish in the popular fishing spot. Thousands of largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and channel catfish died June 21-22 in the...
