Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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It starts with a wadded piece of paper, topped with pieces of wood and chunks of coal. Once flames ignite, Nathan Feusse cranks the handle of the blower, building a blaze hot enough to meld metal. He raises a hammer in the air, pounds the piece until it breaks clean and returns the metal to the fire. A modern-day blacksmith, Feusse has created a makeshift workshop in his family's backyard in Clearwater. Here, he has crafted a variety of knives and hooks and experiments with different pieces to...
County leaders spent about an hour mulling six “options” for managing Antelope County’s finances in the coming year, when they met last week at the courthouse in Neligh. Lisa Payne, county clerk, presented the commissioners with six scenarios for the annual budget, ranging from what she called the “golden egg” with its seven-cent levy increase, to one that called for no change in the county’s slice of a taxpayer’s pie. She cautioned that the figures were “very preliminary,” intended to give the commissioners a picture to work from. The high en...
Ewing American Legion Sanders Post 214 will host its annual barbecue, Saturday, Sept. 14. Serving will begin at 4:30 p.m. and continue until 8 at St. Dominic's Hall in Ewing. Door prizes will be awarded....
The Orchard Public School Advisory Board of Education faced a short agenda when they met last Wednesday at the high school. Board members heard from Principal Cathy Cooper that enrollment numbers used for football classification, as of last Wednesday, sat at 47, the maximum allowed for eight-man participation, in order to qualify for state playoffs. An increase in the number of boys enrolled in grades nine, 10 and 11 in any of the three schools, would push the future Bobcats to 11-man. Enrollment on Oct. 1 will determine classification....
Memorial services for Beverly Sparr, 64, of Ewing, will be Sunday, Sept. 15, at Ewing United Methodist Presbyterian Church, at 2 p.m., with Pastor Momo Larmena, officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Beverly died Sept. 5 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at snidermemorialfh.com....
Throughout the summer, as Scott and I watched preseason coverage of the Husker football team, we both noted the number of young men sporting mullets. I always thought Mike Gundy earned best mullet honors until my 'Skers proved they're rockin' the tunnel walk with the achy-breaky hairdo. Since my main man decided to bring back the party in the front and business in the back, a flashback from his high school senior year, he thinks the modern mullet obsession is cool. Awesome. So cool that this sum...
Two Bobcat cross country runners finished in the medal hunt at the team's inaugural meet, Sept. 5. At the Wisner-Pilger Invite, held at Indian Trails Country Club near Beemer, Eli Thiele finished fifth in the boys division, while Kaci Wickersham cracked the top 10, finishing 10th, in girls competition. Head Coach Jamie Turpin said, I am excited to say we all successfully finished a very hard and hot meet and that we are going to only get stronger from here on out." She said a lot of "big name...
Central Valley spoiled a Bobcat sweep at the CV triangular, Sept. 3. After downing the Cougars 25-20 in the first set, Summerland couldn't seal the deal, dropping the next two, 20-25 and 17-25. Sidney Stallbaum nailed 9 kills in the match and Tiana Thramer finished with 4 stuffs at the net. The Bobcats handled CWC in straight sets, 25-21 and 25-22. Ashley Koenig landed 7 kills and scraped for 8 digs. Junior libber Avery Cheatum added 15 digs in the match. Statistics vs. Central Valley: Kyra...
A week after lightening forced the Renegades' season opener to be rescheduled, the lightning speed of Renegade running back Wyatt Wagner sunk the Vikings, 62-32, in a Sept. 6 contest at Wausa. Wagner rushed for 250 yards and scored six touchdowns in the Renegades' win. Both teams landed in the end zone twice in the first quarter, battling to a 12-12 tie. But the Renegades found an offensive rhythm, doubling second quarter scoring, to take a 40-26 lead into halftime. The Vikings' woes continued i...
The defending class C1 state champions visited Clearwater, Sept. 6, and continued their winning ways, as the Creighton Bulldogs handed OC a 40-0 homecoming loss. Clay Curtis struck the end zone first, scooting in from 21 yards. The PAT failed. Brayden Zimmerer gave Creighton a 12-0 lead with a 35-yard run. Curtis converted the PAT to go up 14-0. The Cyclone defense held Creighton to one second quarter score, when Curtis ran it in from the one-yard line. The PAT failed. Easton Pavlik returned a...
Five Lady Bobcat volleyball players combined for 10 aces serves against Plainview in a Sept. 5 triangular played on the Lady Pirates home court. Summerland cruised to a 25-9, 25-15 win. Seniors Sidney Stallbaum and Ashley Koenig sent six kills apiece to the floor. Kyra Nilson added 15 set assists and finished with one solo block. The Bobcats picked up their fifth season win with a two-set victory over St. Mary's, 25-14, 25-12. Stallbaum finished with 9 kills, while Koenig recorded 11 digs....
The Waterhole and Summerland Advocate Messenger hosted a cornhole tournament, Sept. 7, with 12 teams vying for the top prize. Tournament winners included Chad and Dylan Kaup, Neligh, third place; Cory Gustafson and Holden Wentzler, Creighton, second place; and Jon Blaha and Kevin Hisek, Yankton, first....
Jeremy and Jenna Kaup, of Stuart, announce the arrival of their son, Nash Joseph. Nash was born Aug. 21. He weighed eight pounds, six ounces and measured 20 inches long. Grandparents are Joe and Carol Thiele, Clearwater, and Mike and Mary Kaup, Stuart. Louis and Jeanette Thiele of Clearwater and Marvin and Jackie Domina of Coleridge are great-grandparents....
After approximately 18 months of planning, sanding and painting, the one-room school house, located at the Antelope County Museum Complex, is open. The public is invited to attend the dedication, Sunday, Sept. 22, at 407 L Street, in Neligh. A program is planned for 4 p.m., at the Pioneer Church, situated just north of the school. Tours of the facility will be available from 2 to 6 p.m. The Midland school was moved from a location southwest of Clearwater, to Neligh, in 2018....
A felony count of manslaughter of an unborn child was dismissed, without prejudice, Monday against Joey W. Crooker, 37, currently incarcerated at the Antelope County Jail. Crooker still faces a Class 2A felony count of first-degree sexual assault, alleged June 29 at a Grove Lake campground, with a preliminary hearing on the Antelope County Court docket at 11 a.m. Sept. 26. Crooker appeared with public defender, Charles Balsinger of Norfolk, on a motion to amend bond after the Class 2 felony was dropped. Prosecutor Joe Abler objected to...
Douglas D. Carpenter, 43, of Neligh faced the Honorable Michael Long in the Antelope County courtroom Tuesday, Sept. 3, for a bond hearing. He was arrested early Sept. 1 by Neligh Police Chief Michael Wright, on counts alleged Aug. 31. Charges include stalking and resisting arrest, both Class 1 misdemeanors, and disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor. Long signed a probable cause for detention order Monday, Sept. 2, and ordered Carpenter appear in open court for the bond hearing, “because the defendant is currently on probation and b...
Flooding forecasts along the Elkhorn River valley in Holt County have been upgraded from minor to moderate severity, according to the National Weather Service in North Platte. Moderate flooding upstream and downstream from Ewing is expected to continue through the weekend. At 7:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, the river measured 7.5 feet near Ewing. Flood stage is 9 feet. The NWS predicts the river will rise above flood stage Friday afternoon and continue to rise to 10 feet by Saturday morning....
