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Articles from the June 16, 2022 edition


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  • Check it out: Longtime Orchard business features upgrades

    Erin Schwager, Journalist|Jun 16, 2022

    TJ's Market, in Orchard, continues to upgrade the business to serve the small town with the luxury of having a grocery store. It's come a long way since a grocery store first opened in the village. In fact, the village's Main Street and TJ's Market, as it is known today, looked quite different in past years. An Oct. 7, 1993, Orchard News article detailed the history of the Market. Perry Elder bought the Wolfe Store in Ewing in 1890, and took the contents to Orchard, from Ewing, on wagons. It...

  • Troopers locate missing Indiana girl near Kearney

    Jun 16, 2022

    Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have located a missing 13-year-old girl from Indiana and arrested a Colorado man following a traffic stop on Interstate 80 Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon, NSP was notified by the Lafayette, Indiana, Police Department that the missing girl was believed to be traveling through Nebraska with an adult man. Approximately 20 minutes later, a trooper located the suspect vehicle, a Ford F-150, as it was traveling westbound on I-80 near Kearney. The trooper...

  • Local residents giving nursing a shot

    Jun 16, 2022

    National Nursing Assistant's Week is June 16 through June 22. Both Alyx Kurpgeweit and Faith Woslager worked as nursing assistants before obtaining their practical nursing degrees from Northeast Community College on May 13. Kurpgeweit and Woslager attended Northeast Community College part time while working toward graduation. "Usually the NECC nursing program is two years. I am part time, so it will take me three years to get my RN," Kurpgeweit said. They both had a calling for the medical...

  • Mutton bustin' signup set for Monday

    Jun 16, 2022

    Call-ins for mutton bustin' for the 55th annual Clearwater rodeo will be Monday, June 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. To enter, call Elly Herley at 402-640-9738. Text messages will not be acceepted. Participants must be 3 to 7 years of age. Each night, 15 spots will be reserved for call-ins. The remaining 10 spots will go to walk-in participants who register the night of the rodeo Organizers suggest individuals waiting to register the evening of the rodeo should arrive early. Mutton bustin' will begin at...

  • Annual Clearwater rodeo returns June 24 through 26

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Jun 16, 2022

    The "best" weekend in June kicks off Friday, June 24, as Clearwater's Big Rodeo returns for its 55th annual run. Competition will continue through June 26, at the Gene Snodgrass arena, located along U.S. Highway 275. Opening night will feature fun for all ages. Youths ages 3 to 7 will have a chance to ride a sheep when mutton busting begins at 7 p.m. Fifteen spots will be reserved during call-ins, scheduled for Monday, June 20. Another 10 walk-in spots will be up for grabs for participants who...

  • -Isms: Views on life in rural America

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Jun 16, 2022

    Gereetings from .... somewhere. At this moment, my keyboard is buried under a pile of paperwork as I finalize the program for next week’s Clearwater Rodeo and ship this week’s edition of SAM to the printer. Ten days from now, I will be saying, “Greetings from Fargo.” I know, who goes to Fargo for vaca, right? Actually, I will be taking a road trip to North Dakota for the National Federation of Press Women’s annual convention. There, I will be recognized as one of six finalists for the organizat...

  • Underserved producers eligible for EQIP advanced payment option

    Kelsey Willardson, Policy Asssociate Center for Rural Affairs|Jun 16, 2022

    Implementing new conservation practices has many benefits for farms and ranches, but can sometimes be cost prohibitive for beginning, veteran, and socially disadvantaged producers. However, there are conservation programs that can help with those costs, even upfront. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, is one of the nation’s leading working lands conservation programs. EQIP helps producers i...

  • With workforce challenges clear, University of Nebraska leaning in on economic development

    Ted Carter, President University of Nebraska System|Jun 16, 2022

    This spring we celebrated 7,200 new graduates of the University of Nebraska – new Husker, Maverick, Loper and UNMC alumni who are future leaders of our state. It’s one of my favorite times of year. Commencement brings to life the fundamental reason why public higher education exists: To create opportunities for students to build a better future for themselves and the world around them. Each graduating class of the University of Nebraska transforms our state in ways that are impossible to qua...

  • Modern miracle of baby formula

    Debra Johnston M.D.|Jun 16, 2022

    For the past few months, I’ve been fielding questions about the baby formula crisis. Make no mistake, the shortage of baby formula is indeed a crisis. Babies are delicate. Their immature bodies rely on having just the right intake of water and salts, and just the right composition of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Their organs can’t keep that balance independently, the way healthy older children and adults can. Formula is carefully designed for this. Breastmilk is the ideal food for bab...

  • Ruth Ann Rodgers

    Jun 16, 2022

    Ruth Ann Rodgers 1949 - 2022 A funeral service for Ruth Ann Rodgers, 72, of Neligh, will be Saturday, June 25, at 10 a.m., at Calvary Bible Church,in Neligh, with Pastor Peter Sample officiating. Burial will be in Clearwater Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, June 24, from 5. to 7 p.m., at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Ruth Ann died June 10 at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at...

  • County food pantry receives donations from care-a-van

    Erin Schwager, Journalist|Jun 16, 2022

    The 10/11 Can Care-a-Van returned this summer to help food pantries across Nebraska stock up on nonperishable food items. Can Care-a-Van is an outreach to help gather food donations for local food pantries. One of the Can Care-a-Van locations was in Neligh on Tues, June 7. Bev Alderson, manager of the Antelope County Food Pantry, had volunteers set up in every community in the county to help gather donations. Rita Shabram, Jeff Shabram, and Wyatt Shabram volunteered to run the Can Care-a-Van...

  • Ewing woman charged with four felonies after alleged arson attempt

    Sandy Schroth, Editor|Jun 16, 2022

    A 40-year-old Ewing woman, who is accused of pouring gasoline on the door of a home that was occupied by six children last month, appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom Tuesday, June 14. Jessica J. Snyder is charged with Count I, terroristic threats, a Class 3A felony; Count II, attempted arson, a Class 2A felony; Count III, criminal mischief, more than $5,000, a Class 4 felony; and Count IV, intentional child abuse, no injury, a Class 3A felony. Snyder indicated she would hire her own attorney. Further...

  • Titans show improvement but fall to Neligh

    Jun 16, 2022

    Tri-County traveled to Neligh, June 8, for junior Legion baseball action. According to Coach Jeff Shabram, the Titans played much more inspired baseball than the week before and kept the game within striking distance going into the final last half inning, only to lose 5-13. Wyatt Shabram was the starting pitcher and threw his max pitches for the evening. Connor Thomson and Landon McAllister came in to pitch in relief. The Titan bats were hitting well Wednesday, but for the first four innings, every hit found a Neligh defender. The offense came...

  • Proceedings Antelope County Board of Commissioners

    Jun 16, 2022

    PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NELIGH, NEBRASKA JUNE 7, 2022 Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved Agenda. Approved minutes of the May 9, 2022, BOC and May 9, 2022, BOE meetings. Correspondence was reviewed. Zoning permit report, treasurer’s fund balance and miscellaneous revenue report, clerk of district court report for May were presented. Zoning administrator report. Set public hearing CUP. Re-set hearing date for 844.5 road closure. Road superintendent report: approved t...

  • Public Hearing Notice Conditional Use Permit On Farm Animal Mortality Transportation Service

    Jun 16, 2022

    PUBLIC HEARING Notice Conditional Use Permit On Farm Animal Mortality Transportation Service WHEREAS, Antelope County Planning Commission held a public hearing for a conditional use permit regarding an ‘On Farm Animal Mortality Transportation Service’ to be operated by Tyler Pedersen and Terri Pedersen, located in Section 1, Township 27 North, Range 7 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Antelope County, Nebraska. WHEREAS, the intent of the hearing was to receive public comments regarding the application for a conditional use permit (CUP #22...

  • Notice of Meeting County Board of Commissioners As A County Board of Equalization

    Jun 16, 2022

    NOTICE OF MEETING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AS A COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Notice is hereby given that the county board of commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska, will hold a County Board of Equalization meeting in the commissioners meeting room in the Antelope County Courthouse Annex, Neligh, Nebraska, on June 28, 2022, at 9:50 a.m., for the purpose of approving tax roll corrections; motor vehicle exemptions, over-under report and various other items which may become necessary to act upon. Meeting will be...

  • Proceedings Village of Ewing Board of Trustees

    Jun 16, 2022

    PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES June 6, 2022 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on June 6, 2022, at 7 p.m. at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published June 1, 2022, in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger. An agenda was kept current and on file at the Village Clerk’s Office. Chairman, James Ramold, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Wright, Kane Fry, Bill Graber, and James Ramold. Absent J...

  • Pavel Auction sells Page Fire vehicle

    Joni Isom, Holt Independent|Jun 16, 2022

    Brant Pavel was at the Page Fire Department meeting Monday night to present the department with a check from the recent sale of a 1980 Ford Bronco from the department. The Bronco had originally been purchased as a first-response vehicle. The intention was for the fire chief to take that vehicle to the scene of a fire or accident immediately to report back to the department what was needed as more people arrived. That worked well for a while. For the past 15 or more years however, the fire chief...