Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Sorted by date Results 1 - 9 of 9
A capital campaign to construct a youth enrichment center on the Antelope County Fairgrounds is underway. The idea hatched after the 2020 show-and-go fair, as participation numbers in poultry and rabbit exhibits skyrocketed. Rhonda Meyer, campaign committee chairman, said exhibitor numbers in these areas have increased exponentially in the past five years. "Poultry exhibits have gone up 44% and rabbit entries are up 256%," she said. "We went from eight rabbits to 50 last year." During fair...
Silence slipped through the halls of Clearwater Public School Tuesday morning. Classes are dismissed for summer vacation and the annual noise associated with preparing the building for the next year isn't present. Sounds of laughter, learning and love still echo inside, a lasting impression of educational opportunities offered here. This fall, students will move to a new facility - Summerland School - at the intersection of 513 Avenue and Summerland Road and begin writing the next pages of...
Call-ins for mutton bustin' for the 54th annual Clearwater rodeo will be Monday, June 21, from 5 to 6 p.m. To enter, call Melissa Herley at 402-640- 9738. 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 7 p.m., Friday. On Saturday and...
Emily Dickinson wrote, “Hold dear to your parents for it is a scary and confusing world without them.” So true. I’ve been sentimental lately, tears have flowed fairly steadily, as Father’s Day nears. I cannot count the number of times, since the new year started, I would be watching a Husker basketball or baseball game and think, “I need to call Dad and remind him the Huskers are playing.” I cannot count the number of times I hear some song pop on the radio and I am transported to Clay Center...
I would consider the recently completed legislative session successful for Nebraska taxpayers. Among other items, we passed, and the governor signed into law, bills to provide a sales tax exemption on municipal water, tax relief for military retirement recipients, tax relief for social security recipients and income tax relief for corporate taxpayers. On the property tax front, we provided a valuation reduction for agland in the context of school bond repayment, we added additional dollars to...
JOHNATHAN HLADIK Policy director Center for Rural Affairs Small business entrepreneurship is a key source of job creation for rural counties. These businesses generate economic activity that can multiply throughout the community. But, they also face many challenges, including difficulty in accessing capital and acquiring training for business planning and financial management. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program aims to address these challenges. R...
Thank you to our customers. That’s the message Summerland Golf Course, its manager and board members want to share with surrounding communities instrumental in starting the course 29 years ago. This Saturday, the course will be the site of a nine-hole, four-person scramble, billed as a community appreciation event. First tee will be at 1 p.m. Following the tournament, all residents from the Summerland communities are invited to visit the club for a meal and live music. According to club m...
TC Energy terminated its project along the proposed 1,200-mile Keystone XL route, last Wednesday. The company suspended construction in January after President Biden revoked a presidential permit to cross the US - Canada border. Approximately 300 miles of the $8 billion project was completed. The pipeline would have carried tarsands from Alberta to refineries along the Gulf Coast in Texas. Pipeline opponents in the Cornhusker state expressed concerns that any leak along the route would damage...
TERRI HAHN Something I've never been able to figure out: On Mother's Day, moms get breakfast in bed. On Father's Day, dads are expected to head to the grill to cook for themselves. Not sure why. Maybe while dads can help the kids make scrambled eggs and French toast, moms aren't as eager to let their kids play with fire. But maybe there is a way for mom and kids to make dad a meal - complete with the grill - but in a safer matter. Pizza. Yep, pizza. Grilling infuses pizza with a wonderful smoky...
