Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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The stereotype was established more than a century ago. Home economics curriculum focused on making life at home more efficient and included coursework covering nutrition, cooking, sewing construction and child care. In fact, The Morrill Act of 1862, which established land-grant colleges, led to the offering of domestic science courses adapted for farmers' wives, who were expected to maintain the household while assisting with the family farm. By 1945, home economics leaders pushed for the...
A popular country-rock band with nearly 30 years of experience wowing crowds will kick it up on Ewing's Main Street, Sunday, May 24. Little Texas will headline a main street concert that will conclude the village's 150th anniversary celebration. Omaha-based Hi-Fi Hangover will open the 8 p.m. concert, with Little Texas playing a 75-minute set at 9 p.m. Hi-Fi Hangover will return to the stage to close the show. Little Texas, part of the young country movement of the early '90s, shook up the...
The Summerland Lady Bobcats will meet Boyd County in the consolation game in the Niobrara Valley Conference tournament, Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m., at Atkinson-West Holt. Thursday, CWC tripped up the Cats, 41-31, in the semi-final game in Niobrara. Head Coach Greg Appleby said the game was a tough loss against a very good CWC team. "We played well enough defensively to be in the game, but our offensive was not efficient or productive enough across the board." Summerland's defense...
Holt County citizens filled the county supervisors’ meeting room in the courthouse last Friday morning as the county leaders took care of business. Bryan Steskal of Steskal read a letter penned by his wife, Diana Steskal, who was unable to attend the meeting. In the letter, Steskal wrote the Holt County zoning board members denied TransCanada’s conditional use permit until two conditions are met, including one that requires obtaining easements. Many, she said will most likely be appealed. She also cited three federal court cases filed aga...
A 78-year-old Tilden man was arrested Saturday, on allegations of sexual contact with five under-aged females. Tilden Police Chief, Robert Peterson, and Officer Randall Arrison, arrested Roger Stuckwisch, 78, at his residence in Tilden. Stuckwisch appeared in Antelope County Court, Feb. 5, for arraignment. Wednesday, he was charged with five counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child, Class IB felonies and seven counts of third-degree sexual assault of a child, Class IIIA felonies. A Class 1B felony is punishable by a sentence of 20 years...
A blood drive will be held Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the American Legion in Clearwater, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Kendra Shrader, at Clearwater Public School, 402-485-2505, to register....
The Nebraska Department of Revenue, Property Assessment Division reminds property owners that the Nebraska Homestead Exemption Application, Form 458, must be filed with their county assessor between Feb. 3 and June 30. Homestead exemption provides relief from property taxes by exempting all or a portion of the taxable value of the residence. The State of Nebraska reimburses counties and other governmental subdivisions for the property taxes lost due to homestead exemptions. Homestead exemption is available to: • Persons over the age of 65; ...
Author Eugene O'Neill, when writing his Dalmatian's last will and testament, wrote, "Dogs ... do not ruin their sleep worrying about how to keep the objects they have, and to obtain the objects they have not. There is nothing of value they have to bequeath except their love and their faith." For 12 years, our chocolate lab, Copper, freely gave her love and showed faithfulness, especially to the master of our house. Copper crossed the rainbow bridge over the weekend, entering doggy heaven, where...
Last year, I introduced and prioritized LB 243, which created the Healthy Soils Task Force. Since the bill’s passage last April, the governor has appointed 14 members to the task force, representing production agriculture, agribusiness, natural resource districts, environmental organizations and academic experts in the fields of agriculture and natural resources. In addition, the director of the department of agriculture serves on the task force, along with representatives of the Agriculture C...
In the last two weeks, a lot of things have happened at the Legislature in Lincoln, and at the same time, very little has happened. A number of good bills have advanced: supporting victims of human trafficking, providing an income tax break to military retirees and others. But we haven’t had the opportunity yet to give an up-or-down vote on any of the bills dealing directly with property tax relief. The session is still young and I am hopeful that we will get something meaningful moved forward t...
Blair Hillman, 39, from Long Beach, California, and formerly from Wynot, died Jan. 19 after a short illness. Leave it to Blair to enter and exit this world on the same day - he always had a way of being unique. There will be an open house Feb. 15 at the Wynot Fire Hall from 4 to 8 p.m. A memorial service and video tribute will be at 5:30 p.m., for his family and friends. He was a Wynot boy, he was proud of coming from Nebraska. A celebration of life was held Jan. 24, at Joe Josts Pub, in Long Beach. ~~~ Blair was born Jan. 19, 1981, at Sacred H...
Two hundred twenty-seven students completed their degree, diploma or certificate programs in Summer and Fall 2019 from Northeast Community College. One hundred-fifty completed during the fall term while another 70 completed in the summer. Area students receiving degrees include Faith Woslager, Clearwater, Associate of Science Degree; Stacy Long, Ewing, Associate of Science Degree; Blake Kester, Clearwater, Associate of Applied Science Degree in agriculture - diversified ag and Caleb Krebs,...
Christen Curtis, of Royal and a Creighton Community School FFA member, finished second in district four juniors competition, held recently at the Chuck M. Pohlman Agriculture Complex at Northeast Community College in Norfolk. Four hundred eighty-eight contestants from 43 schools participated in the event. Michael Roeber, agriculture/livestock judging instructor at Northeast, said teams could have up to eight members, with the top four scores counted. “The top 25% of the teams in the district contest qualified for the state competition, which w...
A meeting of the Summerland Oversight/Board Committee will be held Wednesday, Feb.12, 2020, at 6p.m. at Orchard Public School. Agenda items include: 1. Review design of new school 2. Review the project timeline 3. Review bond strategy 4. Update on negotiations 5. Other Possible discussion topics: curriculum, technology, policy, staffing and transportation 6. Adjourn The tentative agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of distribution. A copy of the agenda reflecting any changes will be available for public inspection at the...
The Bobcat boys basketball team came up one point short, Tuesday, against Elkhorn Valley. A traveling call in the final seconds of the game cemented a 43-42 win for the visiting Falcons. Summerland jumped for a 9-4 lead and controlled their destiny, 18-8 at the break. By the beginning of the final quarter, the Bobcats maintained an 11-point lead, up 26-15. Missed free throw - the Cats made 7 of 23 from the charity stripe - coupled with a scoring spurt from the Falcons narrowed the margin....
Two Bobcat wrestlers returned home with medals from Friday's Central Valley Invite in Greeley. Freshman Alex Thiele earned the bronze medal in the 113-pound class, while Alex Arroyo, a sophomore, ended fourth at 145 pounds. Summerland ended 10th in team standings, with 61.5 points. Neligh-Oakdale won the team title, scoring 165 points. Wood River ended second, with 135. Rounding out the top 10 were Palmer, 127; Tri County, 115; Hi-Line Cooperative, 92; Weeping Water, 77.5; High Plains Community,...
Ashley Koenig scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the Lady Bobcats' 51-41 win against Elkhorn Valley. The teams played in Clearwater. Statistics vs. EV: Maddie Potter: 1def Sidney Stallbaum: 13p, 8r, 5to, 1def, 2s, 1a Madleen Reipen: 1to Summer Schroeder: 6r, 3to, 1def, 1s Tiana Thramer: 3p, 4r, 3to, 1def, 1s, 2a Cheatum: 1r, 1to Koenig: 20p, 7r, 3to, 2def, 2s, 7a Brenna Wagner: 14p, 3r, 6to, 10def, 4s, 4a Maryssa Long: 1p...
Niobrara Valley Conference officials recently announced names of students who qualified for the NVC Principal's All-Academic Team for 2019-2020. To be eligible, students must be a junior or senior with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or above. Seven Clearwater students were named to the list, including Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk, Taylor Ann Bolling, Tyler Hupp, James Kester, seniors; and Hunter Klabenes and Eli Thiele, juniors. Nine Ewing students received recogniton including...
Congratulations to the Clearwater High School Quiz Bowl Team for winning the first match in the KTCH Radio Quizbowl Competition. The match began with Clearwater getting the first question. They racked up a point by correctly answering zinc as the element with the symbol “Zn” on the periodic table. David City countered by correctly answering nickel as the element with the symbol “Ni.” The Clearwater team was then asked the author of “Around the World in 80 Days,” which sadly they could not respond “Jules Verne.” This gave David City the lead,...
After battling back to knot Thursday's contest with Wausa, the Summerland Bobcats remained focused, earning a 47-44 overtime win in Orchard. The Vikings scored 17 points in the first quarter, holding the home team to 10, but the Bobcat defense limited Wausa to eight points in the second quarter. At the break, the Vikings held a 25-16 lead. But the second half belonged to the Bobcats. Summerland scored 11 and 12 points in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, holding Wausa to seven in each...
The Lady Bobcats will meet CWC for the third time this season during Thursday's semi-final in Niobrara Valley Conference tournament action.The game is set to tipoff at 5 p.m., at Niobrara. On Feb. 1, the Bobcats controlled the West Holt Huskies, picking up a 50-18 win in the opening round. The win pitted the Lady Cats against Elkhorn Valley in a Monday evening contest in Bartlett. Summerland walked away with a 52-40 win. Head Coach Greg Appleby said, "I thought we played well in all three games...
Summerland met Niobrara Verdigre, Saturday. The Bobcats were unable to keep pace with the Cougars, who snagged a 64-44 win. Statistics for the Bobcats were unavailable....
Individuals interested in assisting with Ewing’s 150th celebration should plan to attend a planning meeting, Feb. 12. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m., at the Ewing Village Hall. The celebration will coincide with 2020 FunFest activities, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend....
After a successful 2019, educating over 700 farmers at five hemp farmers forums in Clatonia, David City, Pilger, York and Syracuse, Midwest Hemp Forum announces the first event of 2020, the upcoming Feb. 21 Neligh Hemp Farmers Forum, hosted by the Neligh Office of Economic Development and Antelope County Ag Society. Learn from farmers currently growing hemp, local harvesting equipment experts, professors, processors and other hemp experts. The Neligh Hemp Farmers Forum will be taking place from...
The Honorable Mark Johnson, one of two judges who serve the seventh judicial district of Nebraska, took the bench in the Antelope County courtroom last Wednesday, Jan. 29. Johnson and the Honorable James Kube alternate annually as presiding judges in the Antelope County district court. Johnson sentenced a Pierce County woman to three consecutive jail terms for felony convictions. Karen R. Stewart, 46, of Osmond will spend 120 days in the Antelope County Jail, providing she loses no good time. She was sentenced to 180 days for a conviction of...
