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A long-term planning process is underway at Summerland Public School. Earlier this year, the board of education partnered with the Nebraska Association of School Boards to guide strategic planning efforts. The goal: create a roadmap to expand educational opportunities, address concerns, boost achievement and align with the district's mission and vision. The first phase - Discover and Define - included a district profile prepared by administrators, a visit from NASB members and a planning...
Milling along First Street, in Clearwater, will be added to the village's One- and Six-Year Street Improvement plan. "You have that scheduled," John Zwingman, village engineer, told the board of trustees during a Sept. 8 hearing. Nebraska Street improvements weren't added to the plan at this time, but will be if the village receives a Community Development Block Grant. Trustee Cody Kester asked Zwingman if he had experience working with roller compacted concrete. Zwingman said some county roads...
Even though the Legislature stands adjourned for the year, senators and committees are already laying the groundwork for the next legislative session. One way this groundwork is laid is by the holding of interim study hearings by the various legislative committees. Interim study resolutions are typically introduced by senators or committees in the regular session in order to examine public policy issues in-depth during the time the Legislature is adjourned. This past week, the Natural Resources...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sept. 8, 2025 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Mon., Sept. 8, immediately following the budget and tax request hearings, in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 6:25 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market, and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUGUST 18, 2025 Board meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at 9 a.m., and Board of Supervisors at 9:15 a.m. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on Aug. 14, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available fo...
Specs for an alley adjacent to Double H Bakery, located on Nebraska Street, in Ewing, were discussed during the village's monthly meeting on Aug. 11. Reed Miller, the village's street superintendent from Miller & Associates in Kearney, said a storm sewer is nonexistent. "We'll have to do an inverted crown and then run it to the south," Miller told trustees. Chairman Kane Fry said bakery owners, Tamara and Jake Haim, plan to have their contractor complete the work. Miller asked if a 20-foot-wide...
During an Aug. 11 village trustees meeting, Clearwater maintenance man Troy Behnke said Rutjens Construction recently jetted the concrete box culvert located at Main and First streets. "It's coming apart. As he was sticking his jetter through there, his hired hand was watching on the other end and chunks of concrete were starting to come off," Behnke told trustees. "It's going to be something we look at in the future. I don't know how dire it is that it gets replaced." Chairman Kelly Kerkman...
BUDGET WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATERBOARD OF TRUSTEES Aug. 11, 2025 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a budget workshop meeting Monday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 6 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market, and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present:...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Aug. 11, 2025 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Mon., Aug. 11, in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 p.m. after budget workshop. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to Board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly...
MINDEN - Waylon Petersen wore a wary look as his family entered the white red-trimmed pavilion. But when the calliope music kicked on and Grandpa hoisted him on a race horse, the 2-year-old's lingering suspicion turned to joy. Over decades, similar scenes had unfolded countless times on the more than century-old carousel at the Harold Warp Pioneer Village, a 20-acre attraction packed with historical items in the heart of Nebraska. Then they stopped. Time and Mother Nature made the carousel -...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JULY 31, 2025 Board meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at 9 a.m., and Board of Supervisors at 9:15 a.m. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on July 23, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for...
How often do you spend $2.50 on a 20-ounce pop or $2.59 to satisfy a sweet tooth? So why hesitate to pay just over $1 for quality local news? It costs about $2 to produce a single copy of SAM each week-a true bargain in today's economy. Since the Advocate-Messenger launched in July 2019, printing and mailing costs have soared. That doesn't include time spent covering events, writing articles, designing ads, or meeting with advertisers. On average, each issue includes 10 pages, with four in full...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JULY 16, 2025 Board meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at 9 a.m., and Board of Supervisors at 9:15 a.m. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on July 9, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for...
As the recent stench of war grew stronger, I noticed once again how much we love our machines, be they bunker-busting or surgical, life-saving or high-earning, analog, digital or artificially intelligent. But what happens when our doodads and thingamajigs act human … you know … err? To wit: Last week in this space, the modern marvel autocorrect changed one letter in one word (“defund” to “defend”) in one sentence, in one paragraph of an entire 750-word commentary. The “correction” altered the en...
The multimillion-dollar project, mostly paid for by Nebraska ratepayers, will feed the energy needs of Jigowatt, which already demands the most electricity of any customer in Stanton County. Justin Kennedy had long envisioned more than a cornfield when he gazed at the plot of family land a half-mile from where he grew up. It was "the perfect setup" for building his dream retirement house in rural Stanton County. He long ago planted a shelterbelt across the dirt road, hoping the trees would one...
A June 3 hearing, in Clearwater, will address street repairs and costs, including possible issuance of bonds or assessing costs to property owners. The Clearwater Village Board of Trustees hearing is set for 7:30 p.m., at the American Legion, and is open to the public. The hearing stems from discussion at the May 12 regular board of trustees meeting when they learned the cost to pave a portion of Nebraska Street. Currently, the board has $100,00 budgeted for paving and armor coating. Trustee...
The summer season begins with the 2025 edition of Ewing Summer FunFest. Activities are slated for Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26. Qualifying for the Hole-In-One Contest, sponsored by KBRX in O'Neill, will tee off this weekend, from 5 p.m. until dark, at Summerland Golf Course. Golfers will have two last chances to test their luck for the contest on May 23 from 5 p.m. until dark and May 24, from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday events begin with the Summerland Booster Club 9-Hole Golf Tournament....
A platoon of Ewing American Legion members is answering the call to honor local veterans. A new veterans park will be constructed on a lot east of The Ewing Bank in the village's downtown. Larry Jorgensen said the idea for a memorial wall took root years ago. "Five or six years ago, or more, we said we should do something," he said. Now, the longtime Legion member said the mission is a go. Jorgensen and his wife, Kathleen, toured area memorials in Wynot, Hartington, Crofton, Santee, West Point...
After three years of work, Holt County's updated comprehensive plan and zoning regulations are near completion. Planning and zoning officer Marv Fritz broke the good news to supervisors when they met in regular session on April 17 in O'Neill. "We're planning a hearing for both on May 22," Fritz said. "After the meeting, we'll hand off the plan to the supervisors." Updates began in 2022, when the county planning and zoning commission hired Marvin Planning Associates, of David City, to assist...
Parker Napier's future is as neatly trimmed as the lawns he's been mowing since age 11. The Summerland FFA standout cut through the competition at the Nebraska State FFA Convention, earning the prestigious State Star in Agribusiness and claiming the top spot in turf and landscape management-proof that his grassroots business is growing into something much bigger. Summerland FFA Advisor Jacob Goldfuss said Napier is the first Star winner from the school. The awards were presented at the 2025... Full story
Oh, Robert Burns, you nailed it—paraphrasing “To a Mouse,” the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. It started Friday when I let Scott’s call go to voicemail while I was talking to another publication during a run through Ewing. Before hitting the bank, I check the message: “Call me!!!” Trouble. Scott never uses exclamation marks. I call back. Voicemail. Again. This time, he answers—barely. “Meet me (phone cuts out)... home... (phone cuts out) doctor... (phone cuts out) help.” The...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska March 11, 2025 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS ins 20,771.34; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 221.00; ANTELOPE CO SHRF ex 281.03; APPEARA ex 34.22; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 7,730.75; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 2,063.13; BCBS ins 75,093.63; BODY WORKS ex 4,654.99; BOMGAARS ex 23.50; DEB BRANSTITER ex 215.12; BUTCHS BODY SHOP ex 362.00; CANDLEWOOD SUITES ex 432.00; CASEYS ex...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND SUPERVISORS February 28, 2025 Board meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at 9:30 a.m., and Board of Supervisors at 9:45 a.m. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on Feb. 19, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for...
A public hearing for Holt County's one- and six-year road improvement plan will be held this Friday at the Holt County Courthouse in O'Neill. The hearing, originally scheduled for Feb. 18, will start at 11:30 a.m. It was postponed due to weather conditions. In addition to the hearing, Holt County Supervisors will hear an update about the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, listen to concerns about Chance Road from two residents, review and/or approve a skid steer lease through NMC, hold bid...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Feb. 18, 2025 Board Meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at 9:30 A.M. and Board of Supervisors at 9:45 A.M. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on Feb. 12, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available...
