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Meeting Tuesday morning, the Antelope County Commissioners took a step to assist with the building of a new bus barn for Pope John XXIII Central Catholic School. Four members of the board (Regina Krebs was absent) approved an exemption application filed by PJCC for property being purchased from a subdivision of The Homestead in Elgin. The property will be used to build, in the coming months, a bus barn for the school. Following a report from county road superintendent Leigh Kluthe, the commissioners took the following actions: • A hot mix b...
Summerland Public School will bid farewell to its graduating class, Saturday, May 10. Commencement exercises will begin at 3 p.m., at the school, located at 51293 857th Road, Ewing. Under the direction of Emily Heithoff, the Summerland band will play the processional. Superintendent Molly Aschoff will present the welcome, Lydia Robertson will give the senior welcome. Principal Jacob Birch will announce senior scholarships and valedictorian medals. The class address will be presented by Jaycee...
The Summerland School Board of Education will meet Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at the school near Ewing, with several items of new business slated for discussion and possible action. Among the topics on the agenda are staffing decisions and summer building projects. The board will also discuss the use of the Summerland Bobcat logo, as well as the district’s busing situation. An update from the Nebraska Association of School Boards is scheduled, and board members will also discuss the s...
As a school psychologist working for a small public school, I remember a teacher asking me to observe a student in her classroom. She expressed concerns about an elementary student's unusual behavior, lack of playing with classmates, lack of communication and even some unusual motor movements, including flapping her hands. This was in 2001, and I was experiencing my first referral for a student who would eventually receive an educational diagnosis of autism. At that time, autism was considered...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Summerland Public School Board of Education will be held Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m., in the school board room and will be open to the public. An agenda is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the administrative office. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Published May 7, 2025 ZNEZ...
NOTICE OF MEETING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AS A COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Under section 77-202.02 to 77-202.03, the Antelope County Board of Equalization will meet on May 13, 2025, at 9:15 a.m., in the county commissioners’ meeting room, Antelope County Courthouse Annex, 501 M Street, Neligh, Nebraska, for the purpose of holding a hearing to determine the approval or disapproval of a tax exemption application for: Pope John XX111 Central Catholic High School – Elgin – Lot 1, The Homestead Subdivision, City of...
Now that the Legislature is over two thirds of the way through this year’s 90-day regular long session, progress on the floor is beginning to slow down. More bills are being filibustered, delaying debate on other bills further down on the agenda. One measure considered was LB632 by Sen. Hansen. LB632 would require health-care facilities to dispose of fetal tissue following an elective abortion via cremation, interment by burial, or as directed by the Board of Health. Approximately 15 states c...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES APRIL 14, 2025 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Monday, April 14, 2025 at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 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: Kelly Kerkman,...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Monday, April 14, 2025 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, April 14, 2025 at 7 p.m. at the school. President Nate Schwager called the meeting, which was advertised in the April 9, 2025, newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Schwager noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken at 7:01 p.m. Present: Ryan Ahlers, Chelsi McLain, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Wagner, seconded by Thiele, to...
APPROVED CLAIMS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 2,127.00; Apptegy, Inc. Thrillshare media sub, 8.037.00; Aschoff, Molly A., Q3 mileage, 2,074.80; Auto Glass Solutions, windshield/window replacement and rock chip, 934.92; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 672.53; Blick Art Materials, sup, 54.60; Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC, trash service March/April, 2,222.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, meals for 8th-gr NECC, 280.50; Clearwater Market, sup, 144.80; ColdType Publishing, printing, 151.00; Crowne Plaza Hotel, conf hotel r...
The Legislature is now two-thirds of the way through this year’s 90-day legislative session. One prominent topic of discussion this week was winner-take-all. Earlier this year, Sen. Lippincott introduced LB3 to reinstate the winner-take-all system for electing a presidential candidate. This system would award all of Nebraska’s votes to the candidate who received the highest number of votes throughout the state. Today, only two states, Maine and Nebraska, allocate votes for a presidential can...
The Summerland Board of Education learned several staff members will depart at the end of the school year. Board president Nate Schwager read a resignation letter from Lisa Cook, a mathematics teacher. Superintendent Molly Aschoff said Ashley Koenig, a Ewing graduate, will fill the vacancy. Koenig currently teaches business at Creighton Community Schools. “She will be teaching junior high math and will take the Praxis test to get that certification,” Aschoff said. “With a strong math depar...
Ed. note: This article originally appeared in the Insights section of the Norfolk Daily News. For eight years, O'Neill-area shoppers have relied on Blush Boutique & Tan for stylish finds and personalized service. Since opening in March 2016, Blush Boutique & Tan expanded from its initial location on Everett Street to a storefront on O'Neill's main drag. In 2023, owner Megan Heiss moved the popular clothing spot to its current home, in a new building constructed at 226 E. Douglas Street in...
The Summerland Public School Board of Education will convene its regular monthly meeting on Monday, April 14, at 7 p.m. at the school's campus near Ewing. Several significant items will be up for discussion and possible action. The board is set to consider decisions on staffing, nursing services, and technology purchases for the 2025–2026 school year. These discussions could shape the school's direction on hiring needs, student health services, and classroom technology heading into the next a...
Carolyn Fiscus knows where her aunt, Mildred Lowe, spent her final days. She knows the 12-year-old Winnebago girl became gravely ill in the winter of 1930 at the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial Boarding School. She knows Mildred died. She does not know where her aunt was buried. It's a mystery Fiscus pondered as she sat in a folding chair beneath the sweltering sun in July 2023 and watched as a small team of archaeologists dug into the hardened Nebraska dirt. They were searching for the graves of...
PROCEEDINGS BOARD RETREAT SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION April 2, 2025 Summerland Public School Board of Education met for a retreat, April 2, 2025, at 10 a.m., at Two Bills Steakhouse in Clearwater. President Nate Schwager called the board retreat, which was advertised in the newspapers on March 26, 2025, to order at 10:02 a.m. Schwager noted that the Open Meetings Act was available on several devices in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Ryan Ahlers, Chelsi McLain, Schwager, Scott Thiele, Austin Twibell and Jeremy Wagner....
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Summerland Public School Board of Education will be held Monday, April 14, at 7 p.m., in the school board room and will be open to the public. An agenda is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the administrative office. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Published April 9, 2025 ZNEZ...
Mele Mason recalls the days when the newsroom at Omaha TV station KMTV had journalists covering city hall, the county courthouse, the statehouse and the “cop shop.” Reporters attended multiple other governmental meetings and community gatherings, said Mason, who worked as a news videographer at the station in the 1980s. But those days are gone, she said, with her old newsroom now about one-third the size. So when Mason saw that an effort was underway to address shrinking newsrooms by enl...
NOTICE OF BOARD RETREAT MEETING - SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Summerland Public School Board of Education will meet for a board retreat, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Two Bills Steakhouse, 211 Iowa Street, Clearwater, NE 68726. The retreat will be called to order, following the Nebraska Open Meetings Act. Discussion on strategic planning will take place. The agenda sequence is provided as a courtesy only. The board reserves the right to consider each item in any sequence it deems appropriate. Therefore, we encourage...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION March 10, 2025 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, March 10, 2025, at 7 p.m., in the school board meeting room. President Nate Schwager called the meeting, which was advertised in the March 5, 2025, newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Schwager noted the Open Meeting Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Board members present: Ryan Ahlers, Chelsi McLain, Schwager, Scott Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Twibell, seconded by...
After more than 35 minutes of discussion, the Summerland Board of Education failed to approve hiring a full-time Multi-Tiered System of Supports/instructional coach for junior and senior high grade levels, for the 2025-2026 school year. Ryan Ahlers, Nate Schwager and Jeremy Wagner voted in favor, while Chelsi McLain, Scott Thiele and Austin Twibell dissented. The vote took place at Monday's board meeting. The motion, made by Ahlers, was dependent on finding a suitable replacement for the...
A new chapter in Orchard's grocery store history is ready to open. In January, Kyle and Samantha Erb started the transition process from Kyle's parents, Todd and Leah, who operated TJ's Market since 1982. "It's just a matter of crossing a couple 'T's" and dotting a couple "I's," Samantha said. Kyle said he grew up at the grocery store, working there during his high school days. "When I was a little kid, I would be down here with my parents. It's just always what I've known," he said. When Todd...
The Summerland Public School Board of Education will meet Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m. at the school, with discussions expected on staffing, work agreements and a contract renewal for student counseling services. The meeting will open with public participation, including a presentation by Jack Moles from the Nebraska Rural Schools Association. Among key agenda items, the board will discuss and take action on certified staffing for the next school year, as well as classified work agreements for...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Summerland Public School Board of Education will be held Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m., in the school board room and will be open to the public. An agenda is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the administrative office. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. The Summerland Board of Education reserves the...
Editor’s note: This debut column contains the opinions of Leah Barrett, president of Northeast Community College. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Northeast Board of Governors, the college’s governing body. Most Nebraskans are familiar with dual credit, which enables students in high school to take classes that earn college credit. For the past few years, Northeast Community College and Metro Community College have offered these credits at no charge to high school students. LB173 would allow this to continue and provide fundi...
