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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Monday Morning Motivation, a weekly get-together of elementary students and staff at Summerland Schools, started like usual this week. Elementary principal Cathy Cooper welcomed students for a new week of learning, a staff member discussed ways to handle conflict and stress, students said the Bobcat pledge and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, Superintendent Kyle Finke interrupted the weekly routine for an important announcement. "Last April, Mrs. Cooper was awarded the Region III...
t its first cross country meet, Oct. 5. The Niobrara Valley Conference meet will be held at Summerland Golf Course, with high school girls’ competition slated to run at 4 p.m. The high school boys’ race will begin following the conclusion of the girls’ race. Junior high races will follow the high school competition....
A total of five mosquito pools have now tested positive for West Nile Virus in Holt County, near O’Neill. West Nile Virus is still circulating in the environment. Residents not only in Holt County, but across Nebraska, should continue to take precautions to protect themselves until the first hard freeze, according to representatives from the North Central District Health Department. Limit time spent outdoors at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active. Wear long-sleeved shirts and pants if outdoors at dusk or dawn. Apply an EPA-approved m...
What would an ideal Antelope County look like in 20 years? The answer to that question, along with challenges and opportunities for area residents, were discussed during a Sept. 20 townhall meeting, at the Antelope County Courthouse in Neligh. Mason Herrman, a planner with Marvin Planning Consultants, of David City, led the get-together, which included approximately a dozen area residents. MPC is working with the county’s planning and zoning team to update the local comprehensive plan. The townh...
Last week's poll question has stirred a craving for pizza. Specifically, Mom's homemade pizza. The crust wasn't fancy. Usually, she whipped up the recipe printed on the Bisquick box and added a few herbs and spices to make it her own. She'd brown seasoned ground beef, mince a yellow onion, chop black olives into rings and dice mushrooms and green peppers. A thin coating of pizza sauce and generous amount of mozzarella made it a special treat. Homemade with love, not a quick and easy takeout...
Social Security is the largest program in the federal budget, managing over $1 trillion in payments to roughly 70 million beneficiaries annually. It's a necessary program and an important part of retirement for millions of Americans. Unfortunately, like many big government programs, Washington is failing to prevent its waste, fraud and abuse costing taxpayers billions. For example, in Fiscal Year 2021 alone, Social Security's combined Disability Insurance, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and...
Dear Editor: Summit Carbon Solutions, owned partially by a South Korean Company, is asking the Antelope County zoning board for a conditional use permit to grant permanent easements for a carbon pipeline. Concentrating CO2 into a pipeline under high pressure is a disaster waiting to happen. Multi-national corporations will profit through subsidies, depreciation and tax credits. The "Inflation Reduction Act" states the government will pay them up to $180 per metric ton. Depreciation on a $5.5 billion pipeline for an investor in the 50% tax brack...
We all know that exercise is great for our overall health. Exercise is important for our cardiovascular health of course, which is why the American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise every week. No less importantly, and especially as we get older, another huge benefit of exercise is in fall and injury prevention. Starting an exercise routine, especially when starting from scratch, can be daunting. The simplest way to get started is to start a timed walking...
One hundred sixty members of the Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company, representing all districts of the cooperative, attended the 66th annual meeting of members and directors on Thursday, Sept. 21, at NNTC facilities in Jackson. The membership re-elected Dave Armstrong of Newcastle as president (District #1), Tom Stranik of Morse Bluff as second vice president (District #4) and John Knievel of rural Antelope County as secretary (District #3). NNTC General Manager Pat McElroy told the crowd of...
KEARNEY – Americans have recognized military veterans in vastly different ways over the past 247 years. They've thrown parades for some and scorned others. But the Pawnee scouts, who protected pioneers, freighters and railroad workers in Nebraska during the mid-19th century's great migration west, were largely forgotten outside the Pawnee Nation in Oklahoma. "Those scouts were the very first in our tribe to serve in the military, so we hold our veterans on a high pedestal, almost like c...
Conditions were nearly perfect, Monday, as the Bobcat junior and senior high cross country teams traveled to Crofton. Carlee Livingston ran the 5K course in 27:16.02, finishing 16th, just out of medal contention. Savanah Gallagher ran 30:49.25, ending 20th. In the high school boys' division, Zender Cepel placed 31st, running 23:29.49. Junior high students competed in a mixed two-mile run. Cadi Soper finished 26th in the girls' division, running 11:19.53. Kiptyn Belzer ran the course in...
The Bobcat junior varsity volleyball team moves to 8-4 with a win recently over Niobrara/Verdigre and a loss to Crofton. Summerland swept N/V, 25-15 and 25-13. In the Niobrara/Verdigre game, Lenora Kester and Abryelle Kester each had three kills, followed by Abbey Chipps and Beatrize Milken, with two each. Lenora Kester, Jaycee Reynolds and Kenzie Sanne each notched an ace serve. Ending with 100% serving for the night were Ava Rittscher, Leah Wiese, Sanne and Lenora Kester. In the Crofton game,...
Cutthroat and rainbow trout will be stocked by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to enhance fishing opportunities this fall and winter. “This program emphasizes the urban and community waters statewide,” said Greg Anderson, Game and Parks’ fish production supervisor. “Ten-inch trout are stocked to provide angling opportunities for all ages to catch and harvest.” The stocking of trout began the week of Sept. 11 with cutthroat and rainbow species stocked in the Northwest District and continues weekly statewide throughout the fall. “Hatchery...
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING VILLAGE OF CLEARWATERBOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater will be held Monday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m., at the fire hall meeting room and will be open to the public. An agenda is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the office of the village clerk. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Angie Hupp, Village Clerk...
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...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOLT COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that the Holt County Planning and Zoning Commission will meet in special session for a public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at 7 p.m., at the Holt County Annex meeting room, at 128 North 6th Street, O’Neill. The purpose of the meeting is to hear public comment and response to a proposal adding guidelines pertaining to the construction and operation of solar energy conversion systems, to the Holt County Planning and Zoning Regulations. A copy of t...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF PAGE ONE- AND SIX-YEAR STREET PLAN HEARING Hearing for proposed one-and-six-year street plan for the Village of Page was held on the 11th day of September, 2023, at the village office. Notice of this hearing was published on the 31st day of Aug., 2023, and was posted at three public places within the Village of Page. Hearing opened at 7 p.m. Trustees Linquist, Tyrrell, VanEvery, Leichleiter and Campbell (pending) present. Also present were Lyle and Vicki Harvey and Cora Calkins. Absent members – none. Calkins presented t...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF PAGE BUDGET HEARING The budget hearing for the Village of Page, Nebraska, was held on the 11th day of September, 2023, at 7:06 p.m. Notice of the budget hearing was published on the 31st day of August, 2023, and was posted at three public places within the Village of Page. Hearing opened at 7:06 p.m. with Trustees Linquist, VanEvery, Tyrrell, Leichleiter and Campbell (pending) present. Also present: Lyle and Vicki Harvey, Jannan Sobotka and Cora Calkins. Absent member(s) – none. Three copies of the proposed budget s...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF PAGE TAX REQUEST HEARING Tax request hearing opened at 7:25 p.m., with Trustees Linquist, VanEvery, Tyrrell, Leichleiter and Campbell (pending) present. Also present: Lyle and Vicki Harvey, Jannan Sobotka, Simeon Mosel and Cora Calkins. Absent member(s) – None. Clerk Calkins presented information regarding the property tax request change to the board and public. Upon there being no further comment from the public on the subject of the 2023-2024 tax request, a reasonable amount of time for discussion was deemed c...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF PAGE REGULAR MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the village board of Page was held Monday, September 11, 2023. This meeting was conducted in compliance with the NE Open Meetings Act, which is posted at the Village office. Chair Linquist called meeting to order at 7:28 p.m., with Trustees VanEvery, Tyrrell and Leichleiter present. Also present: Kurtis Campbell, Lyle and Vicki Harvey, Jannan Sobotka, Simeon Mosel and Cora Calkins. Absent member(s) – none. Chair Linquist requested the official swearing in of n...
