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A tribute to Clearwater-area veterans is one step closer to reality. Clearwater Board of Trustees gave approval to a group of residents, including members of the local American Legion and Auxiliary, who approached the board when it met in August, about renovating the area south of the public library and adding a veterans' memorial on the lot. Little did organizers know the artistic portion of the project would be complete within the week. On Aug. 19, Tilden artist Adam Boggs completed the first...
To paraphrase Atticus Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird," sometimes, you just need to walk in someone else's shoes. Noah Coughlan knows all about shoes. He figures he's gone through at least six pairs since he started a cross-country run known as Run For Revival, a 3,500-mile trek from near Seattle en route to Tampa Bay, honoring the nation's veterans and active service members. The journey began on Memorial Day. When he trekked across the Nebraska - South Dakota border, near the Rosebud...
When the school bell rang for the first time last week, six new educators experienced their first day of class at Summerland Public Schools. Kara Ahlers will teach fifth grade. She graduated college in December 2018, with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. She has an endorsement in reading and writing. "When I worked as a para years ago, the teachers who I worked with were amazing at encouraging and reassuring me I could be someone who could make a difference in the lives of our...
As sunlight trickled through the window at the Bob and Rita Kester home on a recent Sunday morning, Helar Duran felt like he was transported to 2006, felt a sense of familiarity and peacefulness reminiscent of being home. "It feels like I'm 16 again. Waking up at the farm ... it's a good sensation," Duran said. The Cucúta, Colombia, native spent a year as an exchange student at Clearwater Public Schools. He recently returned to celebrate his host parents' 50th wedding anniversary. When Duran...
Lindsay Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, has acquired FieldWise, LLC, a market leader in agricultural technology products with a focus on subscription-based, precision irrigation solutions. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Norfolk, FieldWise® specializes in providing agricultural producers and their service providers with innovative solutions. These solutions enable the remote monitoring and control of...
Since Scott and I have been married, we've had one pet, a chocolate lab named Copper. When she died a few years ago, the thought of bringing another pet into our home never crossed our minds. How could she be replaced? She'd been a loyal companion ever since someone dropped her off in our driveway at the farm. A few years ago, Elizabeth and I suggested we adopt a dog from the local shelter. The newsroom could use a news hound. Someone to keep us company while we pound out the paper on deadline...
The Legislature adjourned shortly after Memorial Day, but my duties as your representative continue at a fast pace. In the interim between the adjournment of the previous session and the convening of the next session, senators remain hard at work serving on special and select committees, studying subjects of local importance and addressing issues brought forward by constituents. During the session, I was appointed to serve on the LR178 Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Select Committee with six of...
Suicide. It's personal. Sometimes it's up close and personal. Often, it's the 800-pound gorilla in the room. Everyone knows someone who knows someone who has been impacted. I've had one of those up-close experiences and other exposure through the years. Think about it, you likely have too. Recently-released figures reveal that a record number of people in the United States committed suicide in 2022. The 49,449 deaths reflect a 2.6% increase over the prior year, government data showed. Over half...
Assuring effective health care to a population is a challenge for every society. As care options become more complex – and expensive – the challenges increase. In the US, both the organization and financing of health care are perennial issues in public discussions, political campaigns and among social policy researchers. Basically there are two distinct, but intimately related, concerns: providing access to care and paying for that care. There is widespread agreement that when folks are sic...
Earlene F. Jensen, 81, of Royal faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Aug. 16, for sentencing on a Village of Orchard ordinance violation - maintaining a dangerous building (105 North Windom Street), a Class 4 misdemeanor committed in November 2022. The case was prosecuted by Orchard village attorney Joseph McNally of Neligh. Jensen read from a list of repairs she and her son had completed. McNally testified he had visited the site that morning and found...
Large cedar tree belts are being removed on Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area in Antelope County to improve grassland habitat for wildlife. The tree belts, planted in the 1970s, have become extremely large and have fragmented the natural habitat on the WMA. Many species of wildlife, including ground-nesting birds, will avoid using grasslands that are broken up by large trees. White-tailed deer, on the other hand, are opportunist and will use grasslands as bedding and escape cover, as well as...
The summer driving season is winding down and the Nebraska State Patrol is joining numerous law enforcement agencies across the country in this year’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The effort runs through Labor Day weekend. “This has been a busy summer on Nebraska roads,” said Colonel John Bolduc, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “As we close out the summer travel season, let’s make any final summer road trips safe by following the speed limit, wearing a seat belt, avoiding distractions, and always driving sober.” T...
Two O’Neill residents had multiple felony counts bound over to the Holt County district court last week by the Honorable Kale Burdick. Bobbie I. Kleinberg, 44, faced Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill for an arraignment hearing on five felony counts alleged July 4, in O’Neill. She waived her right to preliminary hearing and was ordered to appear for arraignment in the district courtroom Aug. 28, on charges including, Count I, first-degree assault, a Class 2 felony; Count II, terroristic threats, a Class 3A felony; Count III, first...
The first possession of the 2023 football season didn't go as the Bobcats planned. High snaps from center forced the home team to scramble early, looking for a solution, as Riverside rolled to a 38-20 win. Head Coach Tom Thramer said the team's inexperience "really showed up from untimely penalties, missed assignments and lack of leadership." "There is no way to sugar coat it. We have to get better in every aspect of the game," Thramer told SAM in an interview on Monday. "Riverside is a very goo...
Shaley F. Kohl, 30, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill Aug. 8, for arraignment on two Class 2 misdemeanor counts of leaving the scene of a property-damage collision. Pursuant to a plea deal with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, Kohl entered a guilty plea to one count with stipulation for $250 restitution to Gifford Tomkins. Kelly dismissed the second count. The agreement included a joint recommendation for probation. Burdick sentenced Kohl to an 11-month term of probation for the March 29 off...
With the annual dove season opener on Sept. 1, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has some reminders for hunters, as well as recommendations for areas to hunt. Doves are abundant statewide and, with generous bag limits, provide excellent wing-shooting opportunities. Doves may be hunted statewide Sept. 1 – Oct. 30, 2023, with daily bag and possession limits of 15 and 45, respectively. Bag and possession limits are for mourning, white-winged and Eurasian collared-doves in aggregate. Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise until s...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION August 14, 2023 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in the school board meeting room. President Steven Thiele called the meeting, which was advertised in the Aug. 9, 2023, newspapers, to order at 6:45 p.m. Attendance was taken. Present: Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Steven Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner. Pres. Thiele noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Motion by Nordby, seconded by Wagner, to approve...
APPROVED CLAIMS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 1,199.44; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 185.00; Black Hills Energy - Clearwater, nat gas 45.91; Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC, trash serv, 736.00; Capital One, sup/meals, 827.72; Carlson West Povondra, prof serv, 1,939.60; Charles Sargent Irrigation, Inc., motor/serv, 13,955.71; Chipps, Amy, rep/serv to sewing machines, 330.53; ColdType Publishing, print, 329.10; DAS State Acctg - Central Finance OCIO, internet line charges, 267.63; Dusty’s, fuel, 90.41; Eak...
Marcelino Ponce Covarrubias, also known as Marcelino Covarrubias Ponce, Marcelino Covarrubias and Marcelino C. Ponce, 58, of O’Neill filed a written waiver of his right to preliminary hearing. His attorney, Renee Mathias with the Berry Law Firm of Omaha, appeared in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on his behalf July 11, when the Honorable Kale Burdick bound Ponce Covarrubias over to Holt County district court. He is set for district court arraignment Aug. 28, on three Class 2 felony counts of possession with intent to deliver a con...
RESOLUTION ORDINANCE NO. 2023-6 VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER, NEBRASKA TO ESTABLISH DEPOSITS FOR WATER, SEWER, AND TRASH SERVICE; 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. Any person desiring to receive water, sewer, or trash service furnished by...
RESOLUTION ORDINANCE NO. 2023-7 VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER, NEBRASKA TO AMEND SEWER SERVICE RATES; 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. The charges established by this ordinance for the use of the municipal sewage system of the Village of C...
NOTICE FOR BIDS VILLAGE OF EWING The Village of Ewing is accepting sealed bids for the 10 power poles and lights that are around the rodeo arena. Bids must be received at the Ewing Village office by noon, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Any question, call the Ewing Village office at 402-626-7718. Published August 24, 2023 and August 31, 2023 ZNEZ...
Three defendants were sentenced by the Honorable Kale Burdick for alcohol-related crimes earlier this month in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill. Brayden D. Rabbass, 20, of Norfolk faced Burdick on Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor; Count II, minor in possession of alcohol, a Class 3 misdemeanor; Count III, disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor; and Count IV, second-degree trespass, a Class 2 misdemeanor. Per terms of an agreement with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, Rabbass c...
An Atkinson man, who was scheduled for sentencing and a restitution hearing in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week, reconsidered a previous choice to waive his right to counsel. Michael R. Pulis, 46, pleaded guilty on July 5, to Count I, no proof of financial responsibility, a Class 2 misdemeanor; operate an unregistered vehicle, a Class 3 misdemeanor, and careless driving, an infraction, all committed Dec. 21, 2022, when he was involved in a two-vehicle collision west of Neligh. He told the judge he had recently undergone...
