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The Honorable Donna Taylor heard two separate child abuse cases Sept. 5 in Antelope County Court. The defendants in the first case - Kaitlyn Kopejtka, 24, of Neligh, and Seth F. Lampert, 26, of Neligh each appeared for arraignment on one count of commit child abuse intentional/no injury, a Class IIIA felony stemming from a July 25 incident. Indigency hearings were held in both cases A public defender was appointed to Kopejtka. Lampert was adjudged not indigent. Both defendants will appear Oct. 1 for further arraignment. ••• Christian A. Marti...
As an American flag ripples in the breeze, a soldier returning from the battlefield lifts his wife high into his arms. In her rush to greet him, her shoes become casualties of love, scattered beneath them as their daughter clings to his leg, her face blooming with relief. The embrace is cast in bronze, now a permanent part of Clearwater's landscape. Sculptor Sutton Betti, of Loveland, Colorado, installed the piece - Returning Home - Monday at the veterans park near Main and Nebraska streets....
Clusters of individuals gathered near black panels assembled at the Spencer ball field, scanning the white text for names of loved ones, sharing stories from the past and honoring the memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. The Wall that Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, was on display in the Boyd County community, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. Since 1996, the traveling memorial has been on exhibit in all states except Alaska. The replica...
Updated traffic rules and heavier fines for breaking them go into effect Sept. 3. The move-over law previously applied only to emergency and roadside assistance vehicles. With the Nebraska Legislature's passage of LB 530, an omnibus public safety bill introduced by Omaha Sen. Kathleen Kauth, state law will require drivers to slow down or move over when approaching any stopped vehicle or "vulnerable road users" on the side of the highway. "This includes pedestrians, bicyclists, people in...
Bring your appetite to the annual St. Theresa Catholic Church's annual breakfast. The event will be held Sunday, Sept. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the parish hall in Clearwater. A freewill donation will be accepted. Pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee and juice will be served. Bake sale items will also be available for purchase. Raffle tickets for various prizes will also be for sale....
Basketball hoops, a commercial smoker, Dorothy Lynch salad dressing and copper mugs are among the 16 Nebraska-made products in consideration for the fourth annual "Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition." Handlebend's Hideaway cooper mugs square off against Bish Enterprises world's largest folding corn head in the first week of competition sponsored by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Nebraska Manufacturing Alliance. Voting for round one is open to the public through...
Michael's Cantina has been serving Tex-Mex food to the residents here for more than 30 years. It feels timeless, except for an unwelcome newcomer: the stench. For the past two years, the restaurant and nearby residents have been bothered by the stink, which owner Heath Henery describes as a "sewer smell with almost a vomit smell." He blames the odor on the dairy processing plant across the street, a company long known as Milk Specialties Global that recently rebranded as Actus Nutrition. The...
Discover vanishing ghost towns of Cedar County during a one-day tour, sponsored by the Northeast R C & D, on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Pickup locations are available in Norfolk at 7:30 a.m and jerry's Hilltop at 8 a.m. In addition to lunch at Nissen Winery, the tour will include spots at the oldest new bank in Cedar county, historic churches and cemetery, grave witching demonstration and history about towns no longer occupied. For more information, contact Bob Huntley at 402-640-7077....
Hunting at Nebraska’s state recreation areas began Sept. 2. Several hunting seasons opened in early September, including archery deer, dove, grouse, early teal and other small game and furbearer seasons on Sept. 1. Regulations state that portions of some SRAs are open to hunting from the first Tuesday following Labor Day – this year is Tuesday, Sept. 2 – through the end of the spring turkey hunting season, unless restricted. Standard hunting regulations apply. A park entry permit is required for vehicles entering the SRAs. Parks with managed hu...
The Nebraska chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers presented its inaugural Public Lands Hero Award to Adam Kester, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission access program manager, Aug. 13 in North Platte. The Hero Award, which will be presented annually, recognizes those who make outstanding efforts to improve public access for hunters and anglers in Nebraska. Kester has been with Game and Parks since 2011 and served many roles in its Wildlife Division. Loren Smith of North Platte, Backcountry...
The 2025 Tandem Wing Fly-In "Field of Dreams" is coming to the O'Neill, Nebraska, Airport. The event is hosted by local pilot/builder Barry Stearns of Ewing. Plans and pilots from California, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, Texas - and places in between - will descent on the Holt County seat. Stearns said some aircraft could arrive as soon as Thursday, Sept. 4, with the majority scheduled to arrive Friday, Sept. 5. The public is invited to attend a fly-in breakfast, Saturday, Sept. 6, from 8 to 11 a.m,...
A 44-year-old man currently incarcerated in the Pierce County Jail was found guilty, Aug. 21, of six felony counts in Antelope County District Court. A jury of three women and nine men found deliberated for less than an hour before returning the verdict on Suni Rain Moone, which includes four counts of burglary and two counts of theft. He will be sentenced Oct. 29 by the Honorable James Kube. The trial for Moone, formerly known as Jeshua Divis, began Aug. 18. Moone faced four charges filed by Antelope County Joe Smith, including two counts of...
Tom Muller jokes that his GPS hates him. That's how the Kingston, New York, rider chronicles his two-wheeled treks across America on YouTube - and how his daughters track Dad's latest spin. Currently pedaling the Cowboy Trail, Muller coasted into Clearwater on Aug. 17. Rolling down Main Street in search of shelter, he was flagged into the Clearwater Volunteer Fire and Rescue barbecue, where brisk conversation and curiosity paired with barbecue beef, baked beans, watermelon and chocolate cake....
Nebraska Extension has released ribbon places at the 2025 Nebraska State Fair. Summerland-area 4-H members who took animals and/or static items include: Sara Hemenway Rabbit, breeding rabbits, Dutch Jr buck, purple; Rabbit, breeding rabbits, Polish Jr buck, purple; Rabbit, special awards, best opposite; Rabbit, special awards, best of breed; Rabbit, senior rabbit showmanship, purple; Rabbit, senior showmanship, first place. Weston Ferguson Environmental and Earth Sciences, taxidermy, blue. Emorie Bearinger Cooking 401, candy, purple; Food...
Several Summerland-area 4-H members earned ribbons at the Holt County Fair in Chambers. Results include: Adrian Vandersnick Market Beef, Angus market heifer, purple, grand champion; Hereford Breeding Heifers, heifer calves - calved March/April of prior year, blue, reserve champion; Crossbred Breeding Heifers, yearling heifers - calved March/April of prior year, blue, grand champion; All other breeds, yearling heifers - calved Aug/Dec from 2 years prior, purple, grand champion; Hereford cow/calf,...
Editor's note: This story is about gambling and problem gambling. Nebraskans seeking help with problem gambling can call 1-833-BETOVER - 833-238-6837 - 24 hours a day. Mike Sciandra kept $300-$400 zippered inside a pouch in his leather backpack, ready for the moment he could take a break from his traveling sales job and walk into a Nebraska bar or convenience store. There, in Auburn, Aurora, Columbus, North Platte or York, he'd bet the maximum $4 per spin on a so-called "skill game," a legal...
Labor Day is nearly upon us. Banks will be closed and mail service will be halted for the day. The Advocate-Messenger office will be closed. Staff members will work on the paper since its print deadline is on Tuesday. Contact staff members at lschindler@summerlandadvocate.com or call 402-851-0054. Copy and advertisements are due by noon on Saturday, Aug. 30. Antelope and Holt County courthouses will be closed. Summerland Public School will not be in session on Monday. Classes will resume at the...
The Nebraska State Patrol reminds motorists to finish the summer driving season in a safe manner. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign focuses on impaired driving through Labor Day, Sept. 1. "Our troopers have been working hard throughout the state to maintain safe roadways all summer long," said Colonel Bryan Waugh, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. "As we close the summer travel season, there are still several high-traffic events going on." In the first 10 days of the Drive...
On Wednesday, Knox County Supervisors published a report by the Special Knox County Attorney regarding breaches of privacy at the Knox County Courthouse. The report follows: The board of supervisors has carefully reviewed the report and considered its findings of fact and recommendation. In 2024, a new audio and visual system was installed in the courthouse. Previously, there was a microphone in the supervisors' meeting room. The old system had a cutoff or toggle switch which was activated when...
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...
A veterans memorial planned to be installed in the Orchard City Park will need state approval. Village trustees discussed the proposed site durings its Aug. 11 meeting and agreed that the State of Nebraska Department of Roads will need to verify and approve the distance from Highway 20 to the memorial prior to removal of any trees in the park area. American Legion Post #136 members are spearheading the drive. Fundraising is currently underway. According to a rendering of the site, a 30 foot by...
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...
A 31-year-old Oklahoma man was pronounced dead, Saturday, at the Husker Ag ethanol production facility east of Plainview, Pierce County Attorney Ted Lohrberg reported in a press release. At approximately 10 a.m., Pierce County 911 received a call reporting an individual had passed out in a fermenting tank. Pierce County Sheriff's Office and Plainview Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the facility at 54048 US Highway 20. First responders attempted to resuscitate the man, identified as Randall McElroy of Cushing, Oklahoma. McElroy was...
The summer driving season is rolling to a stop and the Nebraska State Patrol is working to keep roadways safe. Troopers throughout Nebraska will be working overtime for the next few weeks as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The goal is to reduce the likelihood of serious injury or fatality crashes related to impaired driving or other dangerous driving behaviors. "The end of summer brings several high traffic events," said Col. Bryan Waugh, superintendent of the...
Krista Holliday, of Orchard, was injured in an Aug. 8 accident in rural Holt County. The Holt County Sheriff's Office responded to a call and reported that at approximately 5:17 p.m., officers were notified of the accident that occurred at 50911 865th Road near Orchard. A Ford Expedition, driven by Patrick Murphy, of O'Neill, was westbound on 865th Road. Holliday, driving a John Deere UTV, exited her driveway onto 865th Road. She did not see Murphy's vehicle as she entered the roadway. According to HCSO officials, Murphy attempted to avoid the...
