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Despite a loss to Elgin Public/Pope John in Thursday's girls' subdistrict basketball final, the Lady Bobcats will continue post-season play. They enter district finals as a wildcard and will face Centura, Friday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., at the school located at 201 N. Highway 11 in Cairo. Bobcat head coach Jacob Birch said his squad is excited to have the opportunity to receive a wildcard berth and have another chance to compete. "Centura is a very good team and won a state championship last year....
Orchard residents will see an increase in garbage disposal rates when the next utility bill hits their mailboxes. Village clerk Brenda Harrison said trustees approved Resolution No. 1-15-2024, which raised garbage costs during its Jan. 15 meeting. The new rate, an increase of 12%, went into effect Feb. 1. Regular residential garbage service will run $25.66 per month. Small businesses will now pay $32.03 monthly. An additional trash container will run $9.11 per month. Harrison said dumpster...
Clearwater's Planning Commission will meet March 4 to make a recommendation about a building permit application for a local daycare. Following discussion at the Feb. 12 village meeting, trustees made the decision to send the permit application to the commission. Rustin Fletcher met with trustees about the permit for an additional building at Kidz Korner Daycare at 609 Montana Street. A 32' x 36' building will be constructed and replace a smaller shed that will be demolished. Trustee Brian King...
Antelope County Commissioners approved rental of four license plate readers during its Feb. 13 meeting. Antelope County Sheriff Bob Moore told commissioners license plate readers are going up across the state. “They’re paying huge dividends.” The sheriff explained how a stolen car in the county led authorities to discover the missing vehicle in Sarpy County, thanks to a plate reader. “It actually captured that plate in Omaha. The officers converged on a Walmart parking lot and apprehe...
Clearwater trustees vice chair, Cody Kester, said, during the board's Feb. 12 meeting, that village officials have been approached about possible sites to build housing. "We've discussed maybe getting rid of the little ball field since it's in shambles right now. It's a good time to bring it back up," Kester said. The small ball field, located at the south edge of the park, has not been used for games since summer 2022.King asked if the land would need surveyed and if it would extend south towar...
Several Summerland-area powerlifters will compete Saturday, in the 2024 Verdigre Powerlifting meet. Competition begins at 9 a.m., in the high school gymnasium. A concession stand will be available on site. Admission will be $3 for adults and $2 for students....
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Find you tribe and appreciate them. I (and even Scott) appreciate everything our freelance photographers do for our publication. Whether they’re taking pictures or shooting video at sporting events, we count on their “eyes” on special moments at the games and matches they attend. Sometimes, there’s two or three of us working to capture photographs or video that we use in the print edition or social media channels. We are grateful for their work and ar...
Much of this week’s activity focused on broadband and the Nebraska Department of Transportation, along with some controversy relating to education policy. The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard three of my bills this week. LB1038 would make a small change to the membership requirement of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission, which develops and reviews our state’s information technology plans. The commission currently has nine voting members and one member from the...
In December, President Biden’s team shut down two border rail crossings in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas. The administration also falsely implied the closures were necessary for enforcement. In reality,Customs and Border Protection agents were reassigned to “quickly process individuals” who had crossed the border illegally. Prioritizing the processing of illegal immigrants over facilitating critical trade routes is unacceptable. Shutting down train traffic cost $250 million in commerce per d...
Wait, what? Governor Jim Pillen has reversed his opposition to a federal summer grocery program that would aid around 150,000 children of low-income families. Pillen succumbed to a lot of outside pressure from a bipartisan group of state lawmakers, a bill introduced by one of them to request the aid and another state senator who made it his priority to ensure it would be debated in the remaining days of the legislative session. Back in December he proclaimed that he didn't "believe in welfare."... Full story
It still looks like winter out my kitchen window but I’m totally admiring pastel colors and cute little bunnies on everything I seem to look at the past week. Is this just because I’m tired of the gray winter scene outside, or is it because we are in Lent? I’m researching plants for the garden, shuffling my seed packages and asking friend gardeners if they have started seeds indoors. With another birthday being marked off, I find myself thinking of my garden bucket list. The bucket list chang...
A 39-year-old O’Neill man accepted a plea bargain last week that included Holt County attorney Brent Kelly dropping three of four felony charges. Ronald M. Allision faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on Feb. 12 for pretrial hearing on five counts alleged between June 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022, in O’Neill, including third-degree sexual assault of a child, a Class 3A felony; contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a Class I misdemeanor; and three Class 2 felony counts of delivery of a controlled...
Approximately 2,390 students at the University of South Dakota are being honored for high achievement during the fall 2023 semester. Taelyn Switzer, Clearwater, and Hadley Cheatum, Page, have been named to the dean's list. A 3.5 grade-point average or higher is a requirement to be named to the list....
Dozens of Nebraskans lined the rows and walls of Room 1525 at the Nebraska Capitol, waiting to testify during the Education Committee hearing Tuesday, Feb. 13. The hearing, lasting late into the night, saw more than 70 people testify in-person and more than 500 people submit online testimony about LB 1330, a bill aimed at eliminating some diversity, equity and inclusion – better known as DEI – programs for public educational institutions. “This ban is an erasure of the soul and essence of people from racially marginalized groups and other...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Feb. 13, 2024 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the 2-6-2024 BOC meeting. Approved Payroll. Approved Vendor Claims. General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 19,689.98; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 141.00; ANTELOPE CO SHERIFF ex 40.90; APPEARA ex 33.28; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 9,524.08; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 1,784.89; BCBS ins 60,532.81; BOMGAARS ex 98.35; BROCKHAUS-HARLAN FUNERAL HOME ex 2,000.00; BROGAN & GRAY...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Neligh, Nebraska Feb. 13, 2024 Notice of meeting published as required by statute. A complete record of these minutes, as well as all resolutions and agreements, are on file at the county clerk’s office and are open to the public. Four tax roll corrections were approved. 2024 permissive exemptions and two partial exemptions were approved. Meeting adjourned. Antelope County Board of Equalization Charlie Henery, Chairman Attest: Denise Kurpgeweit Antelope County Clerk, Deputy Published February 2...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the Planning Commission of the Village of Clearwater will be held Monday, March 4 at 8 p.m., at the fire hall meeting room and will be open to the public. Purpose of the meeting is to discuss the building permit application for Rustin Fletcher at 609 Montana St. They propose to tear down an existing shed and build a 32’x36’ building in the same spot for added daycare space. Since the building is used as a daycare, a con...
NOTICE OF WORKSHOP HOLT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Holt County Planning Commission will hold a meeting on Feb. 22, 2024, at 5 p.m. at The Evergreen, O’Neill, Nebraska. This meeting will be a workshop meeting and no final decisions will be made at this meeting. Published February 14, 2023 ZNEZ...
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS Village of Clearwater BOARD OF TRUSTEES February 12, 2024 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in "Summerland Advocate-Messenger," was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Cody...
VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER APPROVED CLAIMS General Checking: City of Neligh, srv, 4,426.95; Precision IT, srv, 107.25; Bomgaars, sup, 484.03; Nebraska Mediation Center, srv, 100.00; Farmers Pride, fuel, 342.70; Bearinger Tax & Accounting, srv, 70.00; Clearwater Market, sup, 16.06; Neligh Auto & Machine, sup, 98.46; NNTC, util, 160.34; Western Oil II, LLC, fuel, 823.21; ERPPD, util, 1,279.15; Black Hills Energy, util, 729.79; ColdType Publishing, adv, 162.00; Jarecki Sharp Petersen, lgl, 300.00; Antelope Co. Sheriff, srv, 1,302.25; Economic Savings,...
The Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District has updated its chemigation rules and regulations as they pertain to the Nebraska Chemigation Act. A public hearing was held Nov. 27, 2023, to review and adopt those changes. On Feb. 12, the UENRD received approval from the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy for the updated chemigation rules and regulations following a delay at the state level. The major change to the rules and regulations pertained to the fee structure, which was due, in part, to the chemigation program no longer being...
The third time playing Elgin Public/Pope John wasn't the charm for the Lady Bobcats in the girls' subdistrict final. At the end, EPPJ outlasted Summerland, 44-42. Coach Jacob Birch said, against EPPJ, his team had an outstanding first quarter and led the game 14-1 at that point. "EPPJ battled back and it was a back-and-forth fight until the end," he said. "I was very proud of the way our girls competed and played all out. Defensively and on the rebounds, we brought great energy and intensity."...
When Gavin Whiting was a freshman at Summerland Public Schools, he decided to attend the kickoff meeting for a new activity - FFA. "I didn't know much about it ... It sounded like fun, so I figured I'd give it a try," said Whiting, who resides on a farm southwest of Ewing. That was two years and multiple FFA experiences ago. Since then, Whiting has participated in a variety of agriculture classes at Summerland Public Schools, participated in FFA leadership and career activities and currently...
Ammy Arroyo and Raina Krebs have gone where no female Bobcat wrestler has gone before. They both finished the season on the medal podium at the 2024 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Tournament, held Feb. 14 to 17 at the CHI Health Event Center in Omaha. Arroyo finished fourth in the 190-pound division and Krebs placed second in the 235-pound class. Coach Dan Roeber said the Bobcats have a group of girls who "want to be in the room and be the best they can be" by supporting...
