Village given go ahead to clean up longtime nuisance property

Clearwater village officials have been given the go-ahead from an Antelope County court to proceed with cleaning up a junk-ridden lot that has long been considered a nuisance.

District court judge James Kube entered the order last Wednesday, allowing the village to cause cleanup of property owned by CW and Amy Schonemann, at 307 Montana Street, and charge Schonemanns for expense incurred. The order came after a tense hearing in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh.

CW Schonemann was committed to the Antelope County Jail in Neligh for 30 days for contempt of a district court order a...