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Damage from a lightning strike that ignited grassland and spread to a five- to six-mile-wide fire is still being assessed. Holt County Emergency Management director Deb Hilker presented a map of damaged acres and buildings to Holt County Supervisors at the group's June 30 meeting in O'Neill. Hilker said an estimated 6,600 acres were affected. The topographical map is interfaced with a plat map to highlight people and acres affected by the fire, which started June 24, in the river bottom between...
Ewing residents interested in future development opportunities are invited to attend a town hall meeting, July 12, at 6 p.m. at the village hall. According to the Holt County Economic Development Office, an open discussion about growing Ewing, with ideas from individuals interested in the community, will be held. Topics of discussion include local business development, housing options and opportunities for repurposing the school buildings....
A full slate of family-friendly activities are planned for July 17, in Royal. Registration for the annual tractor ride will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at Royal Bar and Grill. A light lunch will be provided. Tractors will depart from Royal and complete a trek across the countryside, before returning to the village. For more information, contact Gary Ober at 402-340-0170. Baked goods from area Amish families and root beer floats will be available for purchase throughout the day in the park....
The condition of a stretch of 516 Avenue, from Highway 275 north two miles, consumed nearly 60 minutes during Tuesday's Antelope County Commissioners' meeting, in Neligh. Commissioner Eli Jacob, who represents Clearwater, expressed concerns about excessive dust on the road since the oil surface was milled and replaced with Sinclair gravel. "I was told when we ground it up that it would be a year and we'd get an overlay. It's been a year this spring and we don't have an overlay yet," Jacob said....
There's something about a bad boy. For instance, my favorite literary character is MacBeth, Shakespeare's good-boy-gone-bad. In the beginning, MacBeth is kind, maybe even an overachiever. But once he tastes sweet success, the passion for power and ambition culminate in his undoing. My favorite character from a TV show is Tony Soprano, whose storyline in the David Chase-inspired show mirrors MacBeth. There's something lovable about Tony, but you wouldn't want to cross him or you may find...
David Lee Schindler 1946 - 2021 A mass of Christian burial for David Lee Schindler, 74, of Odell, will be Friday, July 9, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin, with Father Kevin Vogel presiding. Inurnment will follow in the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. David died July 2, 2021, at CHI Health Nebraska Heart in Lincoln. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice, in care of the mortuary. Condolences may be left online at www.harmanwrightmortuary.com. Harman-Wright...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE An Atkinson soldier missing in action since World War II will return home to his final resting place in the Holt County community. According to the U.S. Navy, American Legion and Holt County Veteran Service Office, repatriation of F1C Louis Tushla is set July 15 to July 17. On Sept. 30, 2020, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Navy Fireman First Class Louis J. Tushla, 25, of Atkinson, killed during World War II, was accounted for on March 27, 2020. On Dec. 7,...
Sanders Americn Legion Post 214, in Ewing, will host its annual barbecue, Saturday, July 10. Serving will begin at 5:30 and continue until 8 p.m., at St. Dominic’s Hall. A free-will donation will be accepted....
The Honorable Mark Johnson, presiding from the bench at the Antelope County courthouse in Neligh, sentenced three individuals for felony convictions last Wednesday, June 30. Travis D. Mace, 35, of Orchard faced Johnson for sentencing on two crimes committed Jan. 30 in Neligh.On Count II, possession of methamphetamine, a Class 4 felony, Johnson sentenced Mace to 18 months in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Corrections, with credit given for 143 days previously served. Mace was sentenced to an additional six...
Contestants from seven states vied for $26,600 in prize money at Clearwater's 54th Big Rodeo, June 25 to 27. Two hundred thirty-eight participants ventured to Clearwater from Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado. No contestants qualified with an eight-second ride in bull riding. Ty Kenner and Mike Fred split the top honors in bareback riding, with each scoring 76. Logan Glendy finished third, with 73. A three-way tie for fourth went to Rowdy Moon, Whitten Hoover...
O’Neill last week for sentencing. Kozisek sentenced Ohde to 30 days in the Holt County Jail on each of six counts, two counts of third-degree assault, resisting arrest, obstructing a peace officer, all Class 1 misdemeanors, disturbing the peace and criminal mischief, both Class 3 misdemeanors. The sentences were ordered to be served consecutive to each other and he was given credit for 134 days previously served. He was also ordered to pay $257.63 restitution to Bailey Enderly and assessed $147 costs of prosecution. Provided Ohde loses none o...
NOTICE OF BIDS Roofing, Antelope County Courthouse Annex The Antelope County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids for reroofing of the Antelope County Courthouse Annex, which is located at 501 M Street, Neligh, being a part of Antelope County Courthouse Complex. Bids will be accepted until 10 a.m., on July 13, 2021, and shall be submitted in a sealed envelope with the wording “Bid for Roofing” in the lower left hand corner. Bids may be addressed to the Antelope County Clerk, 501 Main Street, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026 or dro...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Monday, July 12, at 6 p.m., at the Ewing site. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the office of the superintendent in Orchard. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Published July 8, 2021 ZNEZ • AGENDA 1. Call meeting to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1.B. Roll c...
Briese and Timothy Gragert, who represent Antelope and Holt counties, respectively, in the state legislature, joined 28 other senators, Thursday, urging the Nebraska Department of Education to reject proposed health standards. Statehouse officials urged local school boards to adopt a resolution in opposition to the proposed standards. According to the letter, “Nebraskans have spoken loud and clear - they do not want their children subjected to the health education standards proposed by the N...
A 27-year-old Chambers man graduated from Holt County’s drug court June 28. His reward for sticking it out for five years – dismissal of five 2016 felony charges. Austin Root entered the North Central Problem-Solving Court on June 27, 2016, entering guilty pleas to five Class 2A felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana). He had been arrested after five purchases of the drug by confidential informants on four different days in February 2016. The first was made in O’Neill and the remaining four transactions took place outsi...
Tyler J. Napier, 31, currently held at the Antelope County Jail, appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district court last week for a pretrial hearing. County attorney Joe Abler made an oral motion for continuance of both the pretrial conference and a jury trial. Johnson sustained the motion. Pretrial is continued to Aug. 25, with the jury trial scheduled Sept. 20. It was noted that an amended complaint was filed by Abler, adding a third count of strangulation to the five original charges. Charges on the...
Who doesn’t like a sandwich? That perfect, easy to eat, quick meal on the go. Just slap some meat, a slice of cheese or two, a bit of lettuce and tomato, and your condiment of choice between a couple of slices of bread and you’re done. But what can be done to spice it up a bit? I mean bread is great and all that, but there must be a some easy way to jazz up your sandwich. Have you had a wrap lately? These sandwiches are popular when eating out but you can make your own “wrap” sandwich at home...
When the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, the American colonies still needed to win the Revolutionary War to truly gain their independence from the British Empire. The war continued another seven years until Sept. 3, 1783. One of the deadliest threats to the Continental Army, however, was not the British Army, it was disease, especially smallpox. Boston had an outbreak of smallpox in 1775 from British Redcoats arriving to fight the rebellion. George Washington knew very...
