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A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper with local roots has been named a finalist for Trooper of the Year by the International Association of Chiefs of Police/Motorola Solutions. Kyle Knievel, a 2011 Pope John XXIII Central Catholic graduate, represented the Mountain Pacific region of the IACP State and Provincial Police Division during a March 12 award ceremony in Boston. He was one of four finalists recognized nationwide, standing among the best in a field defined by service and split-second...
The Page Community Day Club will host a fish fry, Friday, March 27, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Page Fire Hall. Adult meals will run $15; ages 6-12 eat for $10 and kids age five and under eat for free. Pop will be available for $1. Beer will be for sale during the event....
Complete Pest Control will handle mosquito spraying for the 2026 season. Page village trustees unanimously approved a $2,603 contract with the company during the board's March 9 meeting. Mowing services were also on the agenda. Board members accepted a proposal from Kathy VanEvery. She will receive $5 per hour when using village-owned equipment and $10 per hour she uses her personal equipment. In other business, trustees approved issuing a Special Designated License for a March 27 fish fry...
A 19-year-old Page resident will serve two years probation, in addition to other conditions set, for involvement in July 23, 2025, incident that occurred north of Ewing on the 45B link. In Holt County District Court on March 9, Judge Mark Kozisek sentenced Samuel D. Cheatum on one amended count of leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a Class II misdemeanor, and an amended count of willful reckless driving, a Class III misdemeanor. Cheatum pleaded guilty to the amended charges in...
Reprinted with permission A University Outstanding Scholar and associate professor of wildlife and outdoor management, Adam Ahlers has spent his career studying the variables that shape an ideal environment for both wildlife and Wildcats. Through his teaching and research, Ahlers focuses on investing in student growth and habitat management efforts, finding his purpose in creating spaces where conservation and curiosity grow side by side. Q: What is one piece of advice you can uniquely give to...
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested 13 impaired drivers as part of an enforcement effort around St. Patrick's Day. Troopers participated in a national campaign focused on keeping roads safe from impaired driving from March 13 through March 17. During the campaign, troopers also responded to blizzard conditions in eastern Nebraska and assisted with wildfire response in the western part of the state. In addition to the 13 drivers arrested for driving under the influence, troopers...
Support conservation education with a new limited-edition ice cream created by (402) Creamery in collaboration with Nebraska Game and Parks. Since March 23, the Lincoln-based ice cream shop has been offering Fox Tracks, a custom pint inspired by Nebraska's clever red fox, with $2 from every pint sold benefiting conservation education programs across the state. Fox Tracks is a gluten-free butter pecan ice cream with maple-frosted corn cookies and rich caramel swirls. The pint will be available...
Walleye anglers have a new way to compete, connect and contribute to fisheries science and management across the Midwest. The third year of the Midwest Walleye Challenge introduces County Captains and Weekly Challenges - features designed to spark friendly rivalry, boost participation and strengthen local pride across participating states. The Nebraska Walleye Challenge is a citizen science fishing event that brings anglers and biologists together to support walleye fisheries. Open to anglers of...
Lincoln has lost 11 providers and a net 505 spots since 2023, by a local nonprofit's tally. For the second time in three months, Kirsten Mahrt let the news sink in: Her 2-year-old's child care provider was closing her doors. Mahrt, a part-time speech-language pathologist, had used her background in child development to find the Lincoln provider who closed last month. Just as she had painstakingly chosen the first provider, who closed in November. It's incredibly stressful, she said, but at this...
Nebraska Public Power District will host an open house on March 24 in Clearwater to gather public input for a new transmission project in the area. NPPD plans to build an approximately 27-mile, 345 kilovolt transmission line to connect the existing NPPD substation in southeast Holt County, to the existing substation northeast of Neligh in Antelope County. The new line will increase the system's transmission capacity to meet increasing demand and further enhance reliability and resiliency in the...
The text popped up on my phone on a Saturday morning. The message warned about unresolved traffic violations in my name and threatened a barrage of legal penalties and fines if I didn't reply within a specified time frame. Luckily, I didn't click on the link provided in the text. Unfortunately, it is likely that more than 1,000 individuals will click and make a payment. Scams like these generally originate from outside Nebraska, utilizing spoofed numbers, making it difficult to track down those...
Governor Jim Pillen has issued a statewide burn ban, to help reduce the potential for additional wildfires in Nebraska. Dry and windy conditions have caused the spread of significant fires in the central and western parts of the state. On Friday, March 13, Pillen issued an emergency proclamation activating the deployment of state resources to help combat fires, including the use of aircraft and personnel from the Nebraska National Guard. The governor's executive order prohibiting burning will...
Orchard trustees reviewed bids for armor coating when they met March 9. Following discussion, the board approved a bid of $47,155.89 submitted by Sta-bilt Construction Company. Trustees also discussed a potential lease for the former music room in the community center. Currently, the room does not have heat or air conditioning. Board members talked about developing a lease and setting rent at $200 per month until heating and cooling is installed. At that time, rent would increase to $400. No vote was taken. In other business, trustees: • S...
An Italian Pasta Bar, planned for March 28, at Orchard's Rex Theater, will be "da leccarsi i baffi" - finger-lickin' good. Join the Orchard Historical Society for the fundraiser meal between 5 and 7 p.m. A free will donation will be accepted. Dine-in or carry-out orders will be available....
Summerland FBLA students will host a scholarship blood drive, Tuesday, March 24. Appointments may be scheduled between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The drive will be held in the auxiliary gym. Donors may enter on the west side of the building at Door 10. March blood donors will receive a $15 Amazon gift card by email. To make an appointment, contact the school at 402-626-7534 or Kyle Jensen at 402-910-0681.Appointments may also be made online at www.redcrossblood.org....
Gather a team and join in the fun as the Clearwater Public Library hosts trivia night at The Waterhole on Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m. Teams of two to four people may register. Cost is $20 per person. Registration includes a meal - fish, cheesy potatoes, cole slaw, and dessert - and trivia play. Pre-registration is appreciated at the library or via the Clearwater Public Library Facebook page....
Three individuals were in Antelope County Court, Thursday, March 12, to explain why fines and costs have not been paid in their respective cases. The Honorable Kale Burdick presided over the show-cause hearings. Payment in full was made by Scarlett A. Pedersen of Omaha. Pedersen, 19, was found guilty in February of one count of driving under suspension/before reinstated-state, a Class III misdemeanor and operate or park unregistered vehicle, a Class III misdemeanor. She paid fines totaling...
Several individuals appeared before The Honorable Kale Burdick for arraignment in Antelope County Court, March 12. Michael S. Boughton, 35, of Krum, Texas, requested a continuance in a case where he faces one count of operate a motor vehicle/avoid arrest-flny, a Class IV felony, committed Aug. 9. He is scheduled to appear April 9. Boughton was arrested Aug. 9 by Antelope County Deputy James Collins, who observed the defendant speeding on Highway 275 near Oakdale. Once the deputy deployed...
Way back in the day, when I was in high school, I had a summer job of mopping floors at a local hospital. Being a janitor was a really satisfying job because when you were done, you could easily see what you had accomplished, unlike a lot of other occupations. Anyway, one of my compatriots on the broom was a guy named Howard Johnson. Howard was as big as an actual Howard Johnson's and he had an axiom for work: "the simplest way is the best way." As I recently watched the Nebraska Legislature str...
Fouad Mhadji Issa looks to his adopted home of Nebraska when searching for a comparison to describe the role of vanilla in his home country of Comoros. "Vanilla is farmed widely in Comoros," he says, "like corn is in Nebraska." The marriage of those two disparate places lies at the heart of Issa's business, Koponi Vanilla. The company launched in Grand Island four years ago selling vanilla extract and has since expanded to sell coffee, syrups and body oils - all of it infused with vanilla...
Five individuals appeared in Antelope County Court, March 12, on alcohol- or drug-related charges. The Honorable Kale Burdick presided over the hearings. Dallus L. Christiansen, 28, of Neligh, appeared for a violation of probation hearing after allegedly failing to provide verification of attendance at one Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, as ordered by the court, and arraignment on DUI-2nd, a Class W misdemeanor. In 2025, Christiansen was originally found guilty of one count of DUI-alcohol-2nd offe...
Austin R. Klabenes, 20, of Neligh, was scheduled to appear for pretrial hearings, March 12, in Antelope County Court. Instead, Klabenes requested continuances in all three cases. In the first case, Klabenes faces one count of driving during revocation/impound-1st, a Class II misdemeanor, stemming from an Oct. 18 incident. Klabenes is charged with one count of assault-cause bodily injury, a Class I misdemeanor, in the second case, and in the third, he faces a charge of tobacco/electronic...
After well over a decade, the Antelope County Courthouse will be getting a new phone system. Meeting March 10, the Antelope County Commissioners voted to have Great Plains Communications install a new web-based phone system. The last few months, the ACC has heard from and taken bids from Stealth Broadband, Applied Connective and GPC. In the end, with all three company representatives on hand to answer questions, the ACC decided GPC was the best and most affordable option. GPC will now be...
Mark your calendar for March 20. St. John's Catholic Church will host its annual fish fry from 5 to 8:30 p.m., at the church located 10 miles south and one mile east of Ewing. Three types of fish, two kinds of potatoes, mac and cheese, homemade mdesserts, salads, and rolls will be served for a free-will donation. Take-out orders will be available by calling 402-485-2476....
Ewing Village Trustees tackled a light agenda, Monday, March 9. Primary discussion focused on the ball fields at Schmidt Park. Maintenance director Chris Tagel said fencing includes a few sections that need to be fixed. Tagel said, "T posts were holding a lot of it, that's why it looked so bad. It broke loose and all that stuff got blown up against it." Trustee Kent Stallbaum suggested ending the fence near the dugout "Maybe cut it at the dugout and get rid of the rest of the fence if there's only T-ball played on the field," Stallbaum said....
