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The upcoming budget meetings will be a “hot button” topic for the Antelope County Commissioners. Meeting Sept. 2 with all commissioners present, the ACC set a date of Sept. 16 at 8 a.m. to finalize the budget and address any concerns. A short discussion followed with ongoing questions not yet answered by the Antelope County Weed Department. Weed Superintendent Bryan Cornette, to the displeasure of the ACC, was not in attendance. The topic was scheduled for discussion again Sept. 9. A rough draft was reviewed by the ACC for a temporary road use...
Public defender Patrick Carney requested a continuance for an Orchard man charged with one count of possess firearm by a prohibited person-sub, a Class IB felony; and two counts of terroristic threats. Michael F. Doty, 32, will appear Oct. 1, for a preliminary hearing. Doty is alleged with possession of a firearm between July 26 and July 29, and during that time period, Doty threatened two individuals with violence with the intent to terrorize another. Based on the probable cause affidavit, Antelope County Sheriff Robert Moore invested an...
Double H Bakery, in Ewing, held a friends and family two-day event, Sept. 5 and 6. The new bakery officially opened for business Wednesday, Sept. 10. Hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday - Saturday. The business will be closed on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays. A complete article about the business and its origins will appear in an upcoming edition of SAM....
A combination firearm and bowhunter education course will be offered by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission volunteer instructors in Orchard on Sept. 18, 19, and 20. Class will meet from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the 18th and 19th, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. This free course will be held at the Orchard Community Center (formerly Orchard Public School) at 407 E. 4th St., in Orchard. The course will provide instruction in safe firearms use, safe bow use, tree stand safety, shooting and...
Seven individuals appeared Sept. 5, in Antelope County Court, on various drug- or alcohol-related charges. Denise A. Blevins, 63, of Norfolk, for further arraignment on one count of possession of a controlled substance, a Class IV felony. Defense counsel Patrick Carney told the Honorable Donna Taylor that he and his client had not discussed the preliminary hearing. Taylor ordered Blevins to appear Sept. 19 for a preliminary hearing. Denise Blevins was arrested June 17, during a traffic stop, when Antelope County Deputy Keegan Barker pulled...
The North Central RC&D will have a paper shredding day for area communities on Monday, Sept. 29. "This is an opportunity to safely dispose of confidential documents. There is no cost but a free-will donation will help with expenses," organizers said. The Paper Shredder will be in the following communities: • 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. – Valentine at the old Shopko lot at 525 E Highway 20; • 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. – Bassett at the Rock County Community Center • 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Stuart at the Stua...
People interested in becoming a Nebraska Master Naturalist may sign up for the Fall Core 24 training at the Crane Trust Nature and Visitor Center in Wood River. The workshop on Oct. 17-18 and 24-25 allows participants to learn about Nebraska’s natural resources and achieve Master Naturalist In-Training status. The training is 5 to 9 p.m., Oct. 17 and 24, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 18 and 25. A registration fee will be charged. All sessions must be attended. Apply online at NEMasterNaturalist.org/apply-now. The Nebraska Master Naturalist Program...
A 34-year-old Texas resident will return to Antelope County Court, Sept. 19, for further arraignment on a count of operating a motor vehicle/avoid arrest-fl, a Class IV felony. Michael S. Boughton, of Krum, Texas, appeared for arraignment, Sept. 5. The Honorable Donna Taylor found Boughton indigent and appointed a public defender. Boughton requested to be able to leave the State of Nebraska. Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith did not object, and Taylor removed the travel restriction from Boughton’s bond requirements. Bond, set at $...
A 29-year-old former Clearwater resident failed to appear in Antelope County Court on Sept. 5 for a show cause hearing regarding payment of fines. Henry Petite was found guilty, June 4, on one count of driving under suspension/before reinstated-state, a Class III misdemeanor. At the time, the Honorable Donna Taylor ordered Petite to pay a $100 fine, in addition to $50 court costs. Taylor noted payment in full has not been submitted to the court and, since the defendant failed to appear, a warrant for nonpayment will be issued. ••• Jacob R. McKi...
LINCOLN — In the past five years, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has weathered $75 million in cuts. Cuts to staff. Cuts to university libraries. Cuts to colleges that have taught UNL students for more than a century. But the pain from those cuts, spread over years, likely will be dwarfed by what's to come, as the state’s flagship university moves to slash $27.5 million by the end of the calendar year. The total, announced by Chancellor Rodney Bennett in early August, represents nearly 6% of UNL’s state-aided budget. It exceeds the budge...
The 2026 budget took up most of the Antelope County Commissioner's meeting, Tuesday, with all commissioners present. The ACC are moving the budget forward, with a proposed 1.6 million dollars coming from the Inheritance Tax Fund for tax asking on specified projects, mostly in the road department. A budget meeting will take place on Sept. 16 at 8 a.m. at the courthouse. The Antelope County Weed Department remains under close scrutiny as Weed Superintendent Bryan Cornette faced the ACC. Cornette...
A weekend of family entertainment is waiting at the Missouri River Outdoor Expo 20th anniversary event set for Sept. 20-21 at Ponca State Park. At this expo, the largest of its kind in the Midwest, guests may participate in any of more than 100 outdoor activities, including wildlife encounters, fishing, kayaking, archery, camping skills, cooking demonstrations, contests, rock climbing, shooting sports, food and goods vendors, craftsmanship demonstrations, local entertainment and much more. Some fan favorites are back at the expo this year. The...
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....
