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Last week's poll question has stirred a craving for pizza. Specifically, Mom's homemade pizza. The crust wasn't fancy. Usually, she whipped up the recipe printed on the Bisquick box and added a few...

Who's ready for barbecue? Orchard will be the hot spot, with taste-tempting ribs hot off the grill, Sept. 30. Events are planned throughout the day, with something offered for all ages. From 9 a.m....

An annual barbecue in Clearwater will have special significance this year. Clearwater Fire and Rescue Department will hots its annual meal, Sunday, Aug. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the fire hall. Dine...

Holt County Ag Society has announced its 2023 4-H and fair schedule. Events will begin Saturday, Aug. 5 with 4-H shooting sports action and end Saturday, Aug. 12, at the fairgrounds in Chambers. 4-H s...

Orchard will be aglow this weekend as the 2023 version of Orchard Free Days celebrates "Let's Glow Crazy in Orchard." Events kick off Friday, July 28, when the Orchard Historical Society will host a c...

One of the busiest weeks of the summer season kicks off Aug. 1, when the Antelope County Fair officially opens in Neligh. Fair officials have scheduled a pre-fair cleanup night, Monday, July 24, at...

Royal's population will expand this weekend, as a multitude of events draw a crowd during the village's annual celebration. Royal Bar & Grill will host a euchre tournament, Friday, July 7, at 7:30...

Katie Lee, a cookbook author, cooked up the perfect essence of summer when she said, “If summer had one defining scent, it’d definitely be the smell of barbecue.” Oh, so true. Summertime takes me ba...

When John Neligh, William B. Lambert and John B. Thomson viewed the sprawling Elkhorn Valley, near present-day Neligh, in 1873, they could not have imagined how the original 500-acre tract would...

It began with a yellow piece of paper, taped crookedly on a wall by four jagged pieces of electrical tape. A single word, written in blue block letters, spells out the theme of what many need to remem...

Something for everyone. That's how organizer Courtney Soper, of Page, describes offerings at Saturday's Harvest Merchant Market, planned in Clearwater, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature...

Max Heiter, of Royal, took a project to the Antelope County Fair with low expectations. Later, he learned his open class exhibit received the first-place blue ribbon for the 65-and-over class. It all...

Aloha. A luau is in the air at this year’s 2022 Holt County Fair, which begins Saturday, Aug. 6 and continues through the Aug. 13. Directors and members are preparing for a fair bigger and better t...

A $5 investment could result in one of three prizes in the Clearwater Historical Society raffle. Tickets are on sale for $5 from historical society members or at The Office. The drawing will be held d...

Area youths will showcase baked goods and beef, photography and poultry, and more as the Antelope County Fair kicks off. Pre-fair events, including cleanup at the grounds, in Neligh, are underway. On...

Orchard Community Club will give a nod to area farmers during the 2022 Orchard Free Days Celebration, with events scheduled to begin Friday, July 29 and continue through Sunday, July 31. Orchard...

A severe line of thunderstorms moved through the Summerland region, Saturday afternoon, prompting events at the Royal Community Day celebration to be moved to the Royal Auditorium. Amish baked goods...

I’m not sure there is a food in the world that says “summer” more than watermelon. Although it’s early in the season, we eat it at Memorial Day cook-outs. The Fourth of July isn’t a proper celebrati...

I recently heard somewhere that burgers cooked in a cast iron skillet on the stovetop are better than burgers cooked on a grill. I’m not buying it. The “experts” say a skillet allows the patties to ba...

“I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and think, “Well, that’s not going to happen.” Truth. (Mad props to the person who devised the above-mentioned meme.) Honestl...

My first Crockpot - a three-quart avocado green model with a non-removable crock - came to me in the early 1980s when a friend who had recently gotten married regifted one of her five new Crockpots...

There is a reason dips are a favorite when it comes to party food. More than one reason, actually. And with New Year's gatherings and bowl games on the calendar, this is the time to add a couple of...

I don't know about you, but I missed holiday parties last year. And even though it's still smart to be careful, getting together with family and friends is something we all treasure. Holiday...

Admit it. Every time you open the refrigerator door, you hope and pray the jumbled mess of Rubbermaid containers filled with last week’s leftovers, cups of yogurt and not-completely-zipped Ziploc b...

Family entertainment filled Saturday's schedule during the annual Page Community Day celebration. A sand dig delighted many youngsters, who dug tunnels and holes in a large sandpile, in search of...