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Should ballots cast in Antelope County elections be counted by hand instead of by machine? Members of the Antelope County Patriots filled the Antelope County commissioners' meeting room, Aug 9, to discuss those questions and other election procedures. Sheryl Baker approached the board and yielded her time to Professor David Clements, of New Mexico, and Connie Reinke with the Nebraska Voter Accuracy Project. Clements introduced himself as a former law professor at New Mexico State University, a...
A week after Clearwater’s planning and zoning commission recommended changing three tracts of land, owned by Deborah and Dwaine Trease, from residential to mixed-used development, Clearwater Village Board of Trustees approved the change during its Aug. 8 meeting. Chairman Steve Hankla reviewed five conditions recommended by the commission, including hiring a surveyor to determine lot pins, with the cost split between the Treases and bordering property-line owners. The other four conditions i...
Nebraska’s new slogan “Honestly, it’s not for everyone” may be true for some people, but the one thing that may be for everyone is Nebraska’s beef. The state’s quality beef is what inspired the Nebraska Beef Council to launch the Nebraska Beef Passport, which includes Sly’s Family Bar and Grill in Neligh. According to nebeef.org, “The Nebraska Beef Council is a non-profit organization served by a nine-member board of directors. The volunteers oversee Nebraska’s beef checkoff and checkoff-fund...
By the time this edition lands in your mailbox, I imagine our office will be a bit quieter. Our summer reporters either will have returned to high school or be headed to Wayne for college. Both will be seniors at their respective schools. It has been a joy working with Faith King and Erin Schwager this summer. Erin joined the paper the day before our first edition debuted in 2019. She had recently graduated high school and was leaving soon for her first year at Wayne. She’s written stories f...
Nebraska is experiencing terrific growth. We’ve seen big success creating jobs, cutting taxes and attracting investment to our state. Recently, I hosted Nebraska’s Ag and Economic Development Summit in Kearney. The summit convenes key leaders from across the state to discuss how to build on our strong momentum. Over the course of the summit, we dove into the challenges and opportunities we face as a state. Some topics are familiar: developing our workforce, opening new markets for Nebraska’s exp...
The annual wellness exam is one of my favorite things to do as a doctor. It’s a chance to talk about one of my passions: health promotion. As most patients expect, our health-promotion discussion includes smoking cessation, diet and exercise. Perhaps more surprising is our conversation regarding personal safety. We talk about sunscreen, seatbelts, helmets, distracted driving or driving under the influence. And I ask if their guns are locked up. I grew up in Iowa and I live in South Dakota. B...
This summer, headlines suggested that rolling blackouts across the country may be possible because of predicted above-average temperatures. Texas-based grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator projected energy capacity shortfalls during peak summer temperatures. Similar to the ERCOT blackouts in February 2021, much of the blame for this shortfall has been unduly placed on renewable energy. However, as heat waves swept across the...
Larry Pendergast 1943 - 2022 Memorial services for Larry L. Pendergast, 78 of Inman, will be Saturday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview. A private graveside gathering for immediate family will follow the service. The family will host a celebration of life for Larry following the graveside gathering, at the Zion Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Larry died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk after a brief illness (pulmonary fibrosis). He was...
With the start of the second year at Summerland Public School this week, there are a multitude of opportunities students can still be introduced to. Kelly Anson, of Ewing, hopes to share Summerland school spirit by forming the Dance Catz dance team. Anson said she is “excited to offer this opportunity to students who share the love of dance and look forward to promoting school spirit.” “I hope it brings out the best in each other, role models, new traditions, school spirit and camaraderie,” she...
KEARNEY – Actor Bradley Whitford's journey to trace his ancestry started in sunny California and ended at a snow-covered Nebraska cemetery. Along the way, he met several experts who helped him uncover his family history, including a University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty member. UNK assistant history professor Nathan Tye appeared with Whitford on the most recent episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" an NBC show that follows celebrities as they search for information about their ancestors. T...
A 17-year-old Ewing resident faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Aug. 2. The teenager waived his right to counsel and pleaded no contest to possession of alcohol by a minor, under age 19/20, a Class 3 misdemeanor. He was fined $300 and assessed $50 costs for the June 24 offense committed in Ewing. An O’Neill teenager, accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, possession of an open alcohol container and minor in possession of alcohol, had his case transferred to juvenile cou...
NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSING ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA WHEREAS the Antelope County Board of Commissioners directed the County Highway Superintendent to study the use of 515 Avenue Between 840 and 841 Road located between Sections 35 and 36, Townships 24 North, Range 8 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Antelope County Nebraska. WHEREAS a written report of the use of the road has been completed by the Highway Superintendent and is filed with the County Clerk NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of Antelope County, Nebraska,...
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 511 AG SUPPLY, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 511 AG SUPPLY, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The registered agent is Cory Stelling. The street address of the registered agent and designated office is 525 Noble Street, P.O. Box 124, Orchard, Nebraska 68764. The general nature of its business is to engage in and to do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business, other than banking or insurance, for which a limited liability company may be organized...
The Antelope County commissioners met on Tuesday, Aug. 9 for a regular meeting in the county courthouse. Commissioners Charlie Henery and Carolyn Pedersen were not in attendance of the meeting. Several items on the agenda were discussed but at 9:40 a.m. Bobbi Risor, Region 11 emergency manager, approached the commissioners about the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant through FEMA. The grant was applied for in 2020, and Antelope County itself participated fully in the grant....
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS Village of Clearwater BOARD OF TRUSTEES August 8, 2022 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, August 8, at 8 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 8:01 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kevin Filsinger, Steve Hankla, Kelly Kerkman, Jeff Schlecht. Others present: Kate Ahlers, Kyle...
VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER APPROVED CLAIMS General Checking: Fry Brothers Fertilizer, sup, 196.73; US Post Office, srv, 41.40; Bomgaars, sup, 138.26; City of Neligh, srv, 3,575.59; Reinke’s Farm & City Service, sup, 17.44; Intuit QuickBooks, sup, 527.96; EMC Insurance, ins, 3,524.46; Pollock Redi Mix, sup, 2,116.50; Bearinger Tax & Accounting, srv, 70.00; Miller & Associates, srv, 568.35; AKRS Equipment, sup, 69.57; Eakes Office Solutions, sup, 172.97; Main St. Repair, srv, 120.86; Verizon Wireless, srv, 77.18; Rob Hoefer, srv, 2,000.00; ERPPD, u...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Aug. 9, 2022 Vice-chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Open meeting. Approved agenda and minutes of 08-02-2022 BOC meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Treasurer’s fund balance report, treasurer’s miscellaneous revenue report, zoning permit report, clerk of the district court fee report and sheriff fee report for July. Approve payroll claims. Pledge collateral was reviewed. Approved vendor claims: General: A-1 FLAGS POLES & REPAIR ex 140...
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-12 VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER, NEBRASKA,REGULATING FOOD TRUCKS; TO REPEAL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; TO PROVIDE WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE IN PAMPHLET FORM. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER, NEBRASKA: SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or peddle food from a mobile food truck or mobile food...
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-13 VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER, NEBRASKA TO CHANGE THE ZONING DISTRICT OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR NEBRASKA STREET AND IOWA STREET; TO REPEAL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; TO PROVIDE WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE IN PAMPHLET FORM. WHEREAS, the following real estate is located north and west of Nebraska Street and Iowa Street, respectively (hereinafter, collectively, the “Real E...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN APPLICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Aug. 24, 2022, in the Ewing Village board room, the Village of Ewing will hold a public hearing concerning an application to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development for a Community Development Block Grant.This grant is available to local governments for community/ economic development activities. The Village of Ewing is requesting $433,000 for the Village of Ewing, Holt County, Nebraska, to implement the addition...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN APPLICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Aug. 24, 2022, in the Ewing Village board room, the Village of Ewing will hold a public hearing concerning an application to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development for a Community Development Block Grant.This grant is available to local governments for community/ economic development activities. The Village of Ewing is requesting $433,000 for the Village of Ewing, Holt County, Nebraska, to implement the addition...
North Central Public Power District sent four campers to the 2022 Nebraska Rural Electric Association Youth Energy Leadership Camp, July 18 to July 22, at the 4-H Camp in the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. The four campers representing North Central were Jacob Hanvey son of Kelly Hanvey and Michael Hanvey; Joseph Pavelka son of Doug and Jean Pavelka; Weston Hoffman son of Rory and Paula Hoffman; Carlee Livingston daughter of Valerie Livingston. Livingston is a Summerland School sophomore....
Up for a challenge? How about harvesting a ring-necked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie chicken and northern bobwhite quail in Nebraska this season. That’s the challenge of the Nebraska Upland Slam, a partnership among the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Pheasants Forever, Inc., and Quail Forever. This year marks the fifth year of the challenge. Hunters who take all four of Nebraska’s primary upland gamebird species upload a photo of each harvested bird online and share information about their hunting experience. Those who...
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after finding over 20 pounds of suspected methamphetamine during an investigation, Wednesday, near Winside. The incident began at approximately 6:30 a.m., when residents of rural Winside reported two suspicious individuals going through their property. Troopers responded and contacted both individuals. During the investigation, troopers discovered both individuals were in possession of suspected methamphetamine. Troopers also...
As Neligh celebrates its 150th anniversary next summer, the community is planning one of the hottest summer concerts of northeast Nebraska. Neligh will welcome country newcomer and "The Voice" contestant Corey Kent, along with TikTok sensation Eddie & The Getaway, July 3, 2023. It took just 10 days for Kent's "Wild As Her" to hit the number one spot on Apple Music's Country Chart. Kent will bring that song and so much more to Main Street in Neligh, as the community pulls out all the stops for...
