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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Part 2 in a 3-part series As a member of a farm family, Braelyn Bergman understands the basics of agriculture, the hard work and long hours it takes for seeds to sprout into a sustainable product. This summer, through a Supervised Agricultural Experience for FFA, Bergman has developed a new appreciation for work farmers provide. Summerland FFA Advisor Jacob Goldfuss said Bergman's project involved renting four acres of land from her dad, Ryan, and planting and raising a corn crop. Originally, Be...
Hand counting of election ballots will not take place in Holt County anytime soon, despite a request from citizens made at the Sept. 16 supervisors' meeting in O'Neill. Grace Coleman of Atkinson presented petitions discouraging use of electronic tabulators and encouraging a return to hand counting of ballots at the precinct level. She said individuals from Holt, Boyd, Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Dixon and northern Pierce counties signed the petitions, which were circulated over the summer months....
Reprinted with permission LuAnn Schindler has been a journalist in Nebraska for over 30 years. She's been a reporter and editor in the northeastern part of the state most of her career. Her office at the Summerland Advocate-Messenger is covered in stories, old newspapers and plenty of awards she's won over the years. Schindler said she's written over 6,000 stories. She's covered court trials, rodeos and the annual turtle race at a community celebration. "It's really gone by fast when I think...
The North Central RC & D office will host paper shredding events, Sept. 30, along Highway 20 locations. The route will begin in Merriman and continue through Valentine, Bassett and Stuart. The shredder will be at the Atkinson Community Center from 3:30 to 4 p.m., and will set up in Ewing, from 4:45 to 5:15 at the Methodist-Presbyterian Church parking lot....
High money header and heeler for the Royal Roping summer series were announced over the weekend. Winners include Arwin Mikkelsen, heeler, and Ryan Reigle, header....
Good things come to those who wait. Or, sometimes, you have to flesh out details of a project before all the pieces come together. In this instance, the second statement hits the mark. For two years, we have wanted to establish a reader panel for SAM. Why? We believe listening to reader feedback is a solid way for our weekly product to continue to grow. We believe SAM has an invested group of readers and we feel it’s important to connect with you, whether you’re a print subscriber or prefer the...
Online learning seems new, but it’s older than you think. The field’s predecessor, distance education, can be traced back centuries. From Sir Isaac Pitman, who taught shorthand by correspondence in 1840, to lectures broadcast on the radio in the early 1920s, all the way through to the early 1990s when colleges and universities took advantage of the newly minted World Wide Web and began to offer online education programs, it has evolved alongside technological advances. In those early days of the internet, online learning was an adjustment for...
Back in the day, our high school basketball team used to employ a full-court press when we'd fallen behind. It was mostly a desperation measure toward the end of a game, a frantic effort in hopes that we could suddenly trip up our opponent and turn a defeat into a victory. Well, just recently in Nebraska, we were able to see a political full-court press in action, and such all-out strategy seems to have become the norm when it comes to citizen-led ballot initiatives. Ballot initiatives allow...
A recommendation by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy not to raise prices in January 2025 for market-dominant products, which includes First-Class Mail, was accepted by the governors of the United States Postal Service. Accordingly, the price of a stamp to mail a one-once, single-piece First-Class letter will not increase. The Postal Service’s operational strategies are designed to boost service reliability, cost efficiency and overall productivity. “Our strategies are working, and projected inflation is declining,” said DeJoy. “Ther...
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept submissions for the 2024 Nebraskaland Magazine photo contest starting Oct. 1. Submissions should be made at Magazine.OutdoorNebraska.gov. To be eligible for the contest, photos should be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central time, Oct. 31. Photographers of all ages and skill levels are invited to submit photos in four categories: • Wildlife — wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish • Scenic — in which landmarks, scenery or inanimate objects are prominent • Recreation — people enjoying th...
The Upper Elkhorn NRD will be taking applications for the expansion of new groundwater irrigated acres during the month of October for the 2025 growing season. There will be up to 150 new groundwater irrigated acres allotted for the purpose of increasing irrigation efficiency. The focus of the 2024 sign up will be the same as last year, to finish off pivots with 15 acres or less that have to reverse due to an obstruction not allowing the pivot to complete the circle. The sign up is not on a...
There's a map tacked up on the wall in Kameron Runnels' office – squared lines and small text showing who owns what pieces of the Santee Sioux reservation. Six of the squares, big chunks of land, are labeled the same: "school land." Runnels, the tribe's vice chairman, said he always wondered what exactly that meant. Two of the squares are colored in green – land the tribe pays the state almost $65,500 per year to rent and farm, even though it's within reservation boundaries. When Nebraska was...
Bobcat cross country teams traveled to O'Neill, Friday, Sept. 20.Twelve students competed in the junior/senior high divisions. Zander Cepel finished 47th in the high school boys' race, running 22:54.9. Carlee Livingston set the pace for the high school girls' team, running 25:18.10. She finished 30th. Lenora Kester ended 32nd, running 25:44.10 and Aubrey Parker, 25th, with 26:11.3. Max Shrader ended in 22nd in the junior high boys' race. He ran 11:42.30. Dylan Gray ran 12:34, finishing 35th,...
Mike Tabbert, co-owner of Two Bills Steakhouse, in Clearwater, accepts a plaque from CORE Development, Inc., president Dennis Sanne. The development group recognized the business's new start-up....
Summerland FFA sent 24 members to the Area 5 range judging contest, held south of O'Neill, on Sept. 19. Advisor Jacob Goldfuss reported, "Everyone did great and learned." In the senior division, out of 102 participants, Shaylie Kester, Ethan Kester and Logan Kester placed in the top 25 and received a green ribbon. The senior division team, comprised of the three Kesters and Carter Bergman, received seventh place. In the junior division, out of 169 participants, Breckyn Bergman place 20th and...
During Friday's match up in Stanton, the Bobcats came up short against the top-ranked team, falling to the Mustangs, 44-34. Michael Koenig was .500 in the passing game, competing 11 throws for 186 yards. Koenig led the rushing attack, gaining 120 yards on 12 carries. He scored three touchdowns. Alec Schindler caught eight passes for 110 yards and Cheatum grabbed three for 76 yards. Both found success in the end zone. Keaton Thiele led the Bobcats defensively, record 19 tackles, including seven...
MINUTES OF BUDGET MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sept. 9, 2024 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened for the Budget Meeting on Sept. 9, 2024 at 7:02 pm at City Hall, which was advertised in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger, and posted at three locations in the village. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were: Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry, Katie Cunningham and Dustin Wright. Absent was James Ramold. Also present were Don Ruroede, Jeremy Tuttle, Mandy Spangler, Alan Potter and...
MINUTES OF TAX REQUEST HEARING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sept. 9, 2024 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened for the Tax Request Hearing on Sept. 9, 2024. at 7:01 p.m., at City Hall, which was advertised in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger and posted at three locations in the village. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Wright, Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry and Katie Cunningham. Absent was James Ramold. Also present was Don Ruroede, Jeremy Tuttle, Mandy Spangler,...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sept. 9, 2024 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on Sept. 9, 2024, at 7:04 p.m., at the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published Sept. 4, 2024, in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger. An agenda was kept current and on file at the Village Clerk’s office. Chairman Pro-Tem, Dustin Wright, called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Jorgensen, Dustin Wright, Kane Fry and K...
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION PITTACK PAYMENTS, LLC NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF: Pittack Payments LLC Designated Office: 106 E. 2nd St., PO Box 164 Tilden, NE 68781 Registered Agent: Kyle A. Petersen, 106 E. 2nd St., PO Box 164, Tilden, NE 68781 PITTACK PAYMENTS, LLC shall engage in any lawful business for which a company may be formed under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Perpetual existence commenced on June 6, 2024, when the certificate of organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State. Affairs are to be conducted by...
NOTICE TO HOLT COUNTY LANDOWNERS Section 39-1811, R.R.S. of Nebraska, Reissue 2017, provides: It shall be the duty of the landowners in this state to mow or otherwise destroy all weeds to the middle of all public roads and drainage ditches running along their lands at least twice each year, namely sometime in July for the first time and sometime in September for the second time. Notice is further given that if the landowner neglects to mow or destroy the weeds it shall be the duty of the county board to cause the weeds to be mowed or otherwise...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF PAGE BOARD MEETING Sept. 16, 2024 The regular monthly meeting of the Village Board of Page was held Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at the village office. Notice was published in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger on the 11th day of September, 2024, and was also posted at three public places within the Village of Page. This meeting was conducted in compliance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act and the Open Meeting Laws are posted at the village office. Chair Linquist called the regular meeting of the board of trustees to order...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Sept. 17, 2024 The clerk was completing a claim call. The Antelope County Board of Commissioners convened in special session on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at 8:06 a.m., in the county commissioner’s meeting room, Antelope County Courthouse Annex, Neligh, Nebraska, for the purpose of a budget hearing. The meeting was called to order by board chairperson, Charlie Henery, with the following board members in attendance: Jacob, Dittrich, Krebs, Williby and Henery. Chairman stated t...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT Sealed proposals for the construction of one bridge superstructure replacement. The bridge superstructure replacement is a single span superstructure replacement 20’-4” wide by 31’-8” long on 881 Road Redbird Creek – Bridge No. C004534210 – Project C45 (563). The sealed proposals shall include removal of the existing 20’-4 wide by 31’-8 long timber superstructure and construction of the new superstructure including materials, labor, equipment, tools, along with appurtenances a...
MINUTES OF BUDGET HEARING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sept. 9, 2024 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened for the Budget Hearing on Sept. 9, 2024, at 7 p.m., at City Hall, which was advertised in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger and posted at three locations in the village. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Wright, Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry and Katie Cunningham. Absent was James Ramold. Also present were Don Ruroede, Jeremy Tuttle, Mandy Spangler, Alan Potter and...
