Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL December 2021 Amazon Capital Services, Inc, sup, 3,210.28; AMGL, PC, annual audit fees, 16,200.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 156.00; Bart Koinzan snow pusher, 1,250.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 579.11; Bomgaars, sup, 439.32; Bud’s Sanitary Service, trash, 1,462.50; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 22.81; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/rooms/meals,etc, 4,656.58; Clearwater Market, sup, 26.83; ColdType Publishing, print, 169.65; Courtney Soper, mileage, 564.48; DAS S...
Emergency medical services in rural America are in a state of crisis. Difficulty recruiting emergency medical technicians and the financial constraints of EMS agencies are the major causes of this crisis. Many rural areas are considered medically underserved, indicating too few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty or a high elderly population. Most of the MUAs are also designated as rural or frontier, increasing the likelihood of prolonged transport times to...
Funeral services for Frances Anson, 68 of Ewing will be Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with Father John Norman officiating. Visitation will be Monday, Dec. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater, with a time of sharing stories of Frances at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Ewing. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Frances died Dec. 16, 2021, at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in...
A Bartlett man escaped a single-vehicle accident without severe injury, Thursday, south of Ewing. Mark Simons was driving south on 508 Avenue, approximately two miles south of Ewing, when he served to avoid collision with a deer. Simons overcorrected and lost control of the 2019 Chevrolet Impala he was driving and rolled one and one-half times before the vehicle came to rest on its top. Ewing Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and transported Simons to Antelope Memorial Hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. Ewing Fire and...
Health and wellness of the community will be discussed Nov. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Holt County Annex, as part of the community health assessment process. Individuals are invited to offer input at the event, sponsored by North Central District Health Department The district reported 218 new COVID-19 cases in the district, Monday. The last reporting period was on Nov. 1. Free rapid COVID-19 testing will be offered Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 2 to 3 p.m. To register, individuals should call Cherry County Hospital at 402-376-2525 or...
Merton L. "Cap" Dierks spent years serving as an advocate for agriculture and rural Nebraska issues, including education, wind energy development and the right to life. The longtime Ewing resident and former Nebraska legislator, died Friday, Oct. 22, from complications following a stroke, at Arbor Care Center, in O'Neill. Dierks was 89. His love of rural Nebraska began at birth, at his family's ranch, comprising six sections near Goose Lake, in southeastern Holt County. The ranch included a sod...
ML "Cap" Dierks 1932 - 2021 A funeral mass for former State Sen. ML "Cap" Dierks, 89, of Ewing, will be Friday, Oct. 29, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with Rev. John Norman presiding. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery with military rites provided by the Ewing American Legion Sanders Post 214. Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, with a parish rosary at 7 p.m. Cap died Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at the Arbor...
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 Energy nat gas, 362.19; Bud’s Sanitary service, eight-yd dumpster and pickup fees, 1,925.00; Canon Financial Services, Inc., Printer lease, 22.81; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/reg/bkgrnd checks/fees, 8,676.58; ColdType Publishing, print, 384.69; Computer Hardware, Inc., Sup, 79.00; Corner Hardware & M...
North Central District Health Department will have booster doses available for persons who received Moderna and Janssen or Johnson & Johnson, Covid-19 vaccines who meet the criteria. In addition, Pfizer booster doses will continue to be available at all future NCDHD sponsored clinics. Eligible persons will be able to get a single booster dose of once their primary vaccination series is complete. The following criteria must be met: • Must be over 18 years of age. • Must have completed a pri...
Steven Snider 1952 - 2021 Steven Snider, 69, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Sept. 27, 2021, at the Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral services were held on Oct.1 at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus. Rev. Cory Burma officiated. Private family interment was in the Clearwater Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to those of the family or donor's choice. ~~~ Steven Earl Snider was born July 22, 1952, in Worland, Wyoming, to Earl and Dolores (Ritzlaff ) Snider. The family moved to Clearwater, where Steve graduated from high school. He attended...
Dianne Rose Ahlers 1946 - 2021 Dianne Rose Ahlers, daughter of Helen (Lundgren) and Leonard Wagner, was born at Tilden Hospital March 16, 1946, and died Oct. 3, 2021, at Antelope Memorial Hospital, at the age of 75 years, six months and 19 days. She grew up at rural Elgin, attended school at St. Boniface and graduated with the class of 1964. On Sept. 18, 1965, she was united in marriage with Lemoyne Ahlers of Clearwater. They made their home outside of Clearwater, where they raised five children...
"This fall, we're excited to begin the remodeling of our patient rooms and nursing floor which were built in the 1970s," said Diane Carlin, CEO of Antelope Memorial Hospital. "It will allow us to update and expand our patient rooms and improve the delivery of quality care, including care for COVID patients. The $3.7 million project will be completed in three phases to allow AMH to continue operating during construction." During the remodel, AMH will have 11 patient rooms available to care for...
An 18-year-old Oakdale man is facing felony charges for the alleged first-degree assault of an Antelope County road worker. Haiden Sleister was arrested Sept. 25, following an investigation into injuries sustained by the county employee Sept. 23 near the Oakdale village lagoon. Sleister, who turned 18 on the day of the alleged assault, was set for arraignment Oct. 6 in the Antelope County courtroom. Bond was set at $100,000, 10% cash by the Honorable Donna Taylor on Sept. 27 and the Antelope County public defender’s office was appointed to r...
North Central District Health Department has been made aware of 132 new COVID-19 cases in the district since last reporting period on Sept. 20. Due to Executive Order 21- 14, Disclosure of Health Information to Facilitate Hospital Planning, NCDHD is now able to share county-based data again. The dashboard is viewable at https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/heidi.hostert/viz/shared/D56D7PM8N. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has its own dashboard as well and can be found at: https://datanexus-dhhs.ne.gov/vie...
North Central District Health Department will hold walk-in vaccination clinics in the upcoming week. Individuals who already have a scheduled appointment should arrive at that time. Clinics dates and locations include: Sept. 30: Knox County Courthouse in Center, drive through, 12 to 2 p.m., all vaccines; Cherry County Hospital specialty clinic, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Moderna; Oct. 1: NCDHD office drive through in O’Neill, enter the alley across the street from Torpins, 1 to 6 p.m., all vaccines;Oct. 4: Summerland School drive through, 2:30 to 5...
Brian and Kam Schroeder, of Clearwater, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sierra, to Bryce Byrn, son of John and Shelly Byrn, of North Platte. Schroeder, a 2016 graduate of Clearwater/Orchard Schools, received a Bachelor of Nursing Degree from the Univeristy of Nebraska Medical Center - Lincoln in May 2020. She is employed as an emergency room registered nurse at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital. Byrn graduated from North Platte St. Patrick High School in 2016. He received a Bachelor of...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Summerland Public School, misc. reimb - operating acct, 2,203.93; IXL Learning, sub renew, 4,392.00; Renaissance Learning, sub renew, 9,430.00; Stadium Sports, 2 score tables for gyms, 6,880.00; ESU #8, SPED, 34,291.46; Amazon, sup, 3,739.24; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physicals, 691.00; Appeara, sup, 147.87; Austin T. Good, grounds maint, 850.00; B.E. Publishing, software, 1,375.47; Barco Municipal Products, Inc., flashing speed signs, 1,054.05; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 323.96; Canon...
On Tuesday, the Nebraska State Patrol presented a citizen Public Service Award to Frank Axiotes for his heroic efforts to save two people from a burning vehicle, following a crash on Interstate 80 in Lincoln last year. The crash occurred Sept. 25, 2020, near mile marker 403 in Lincoln. Axiotes was eastbound on I-80 when he witnessed the three-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes. Axiotes pulled over, ran across the eastbound lanes, and began attempts to assist those involved in the crash. The...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE In addition to occupational therapy services, Sheleene Charf, OTR/L, CLT of MSM Enterprises, also offers specialized lymphedema services at Antelope Memorial Hospital. Lymphedema is the stagnation of lymph fluid in a portion of the body, usually the arms and legs. "Lymphedema is associated with some type of malfunction of the lymphatic system, resulting in an obstruction of venous and lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes," said Charf. "Common causes of lymphedema are surgery,...
North Central District Health Department has been made aware of 59 new COVID-19 cases in the district since last reporting period on Aug. 16. Case count update as of 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, includes: 4,723 total cases, 4,500 recoveries and 76 deaths, to date; and 101 total cases reported in the last 14 days. NCDHD is no longer ableto release county-based data in our districts due to HIPAA standards. Previously, the health depaprtment was granted special privileges to release the county- based...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL August 2021 A To Z Vac N Sew, rep, 1,247.00; ACT, testing, 462.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 1,454.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 145.00; Appeara, sup, 98.58; Apple, Inc., iPad PRO, 749.00; Austin T. Good, grounds maint, 850.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 225.15; BrainPOP, LLC, sub renew, 3,250.00; Bullseye Fire Sprinkler, Inc., sprinkler inspect, 280.00; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 22.81; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 2,190.66; CEV, ag software, 850.00;...
The Nebraska State Patrol has arrested a Valentine man for murder following a search and investigation Tuesday in Cherry County. During the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 24, the Cherry County Sheriff's Office received a report of a disturbance in Kilgore. The sheriff's office requested assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol during their investigation. Tuesday morning, law enforcement sought the public's assistance to locate two individuals believed to have been involved in the...
North Central District Health Department has set times for walk-ins during vaccination clinics. Individuals who already have a scheduled appointment time should arrive at that time. Clinics will dispense Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson and/or Moderna vaccines. Walk-in locations and times include: Aug. 31: Greater Sandhills Family Healthcare - Atkinson, 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m., Moderna and Pfizer; Avera Creighton Hospital, 1 to 3 p.m., Moderna; Rock County Clinic, 1 to 4:15 p.m., Moderna;...
Avera Public Transportation contracts with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to provide rides for approved non-emergency medical appointments to those eligible for Medicaid. Drivers take patients, who live approximately 75 miles from O'Neill, to health care destinations, including appointments in Norfolk, Yankton, Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney,Sioux Falls and Sioux City, as well as others. Medicaid-eligible riders need to contact their insurance providers for more...
North Central District Health Department personnel have announced walk-in clinic dates and times at sites throughout the district. NCDHD will now require insurance card information prior to administering a COVID-19 vaccine. A photocopy of the front and back of the insurance card is necessary. Individuals without insurance are still eligible to receive the vaccine. Anyone who has questions is urged to contact the HCDHD office at 402-446-2406. Walk-in clinics will be available at the following sites: Aug. 20: NCDHD office, 422 E. Douglas St.,...
