Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Eli Thiele, a senior at Summerland School, has been named one of 48 finalists in the U.S. Bank and Nebraska School Activities Association Believers and Achievers program. Thiele, the son of Jim and Leenda Thiele, attends the Clearwater campus. To be eligible for the award, seniors must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 and take part in NSAA-sponsored activities. Scholastic achievement, activity participation, school and community involvement and citizenship are considered....
A mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Neligh United Methodist Church as well as various other churches, individuals and businesses in the area, will disperse food Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Neligh's Riverside Park. Due to the pandemic regulations, the location will be changing for November and beyond. It will still be held outside using a drive-up delivery where recipients will remain in their vehicles and volunteers will load food....
The orange, green and white orbs lining the driveway to Lambert Melons are a sign of the fall season. With the arrival of autumn, that means the time has come again for the rural Ewing farm's fall festival, called Lambert's Annual Pumpkin Patch and Hayrides. This year's event will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Lambert family farm, which is located about 20 miles southwest of Ewing at 49343 852 Road. The three main activities the fall festival will...
Larry and Tamra Ziems are crazy about growing pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. The rural Ewing couple own CraZ Pumpkins, which has seasonal stands in Ewing and Clearwater, with pumpkins and gourds for sale. "Larry's been growing a few pumpkins for several years," Tamra said. "Then when I moved up here after we were married in 2012, we had a couple really good years and we had a few extras. And I said, 'It was sad we couldn't share these with more people.'" That led Larry and Tamra to put up a...
Last week, I spent part of Thursday, Friday and Saturday meeting colleagues via Zoom, taking part in sessions of the National Newspaper Conference. The socially-distanced version offered multiple chances for sharpening skills and networking with newspaper publishers and reporters from across the United States. The event renewed nearly all of the ethics I believe are key to providing community journalism. And, several sessions left me re-evaluating some ideas newspapers use because “it’s the way...
In a year of fighting a global pandemic, historic protests for racial equality and the rapidly approaching presidential election, America needs journalists to bring them critical reporting. The events of this year have led to significant increases in traffic to news publisher websites, as Americans look to local journalists to inform them about the news and events in their communities. People trust and appreciate their local news publishers. But publishers are also losing tremendous advertising...
Fall is here which is the perfect time for students to bite into local foods. October is Farm to School Month when Nebraska will be defending its title in the Mountain Plains Crunch Off. During this event, our state competes with Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota on the number of students who crunch into local foods. While the event is only one day, it can be a valuable experience and inspire teachers, administrators and students to learn more about...
A celebration of life memorial service for Joan Thramer, 88, formerly of Ewing, will be Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with Father John Norman officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, rural Ewing. Visitation will be held Friday, Oct. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church. A 7 p.m. wake service is planned. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at...
Caydence Schumacher, a seventh grade student at Summerland - Clearwater, placed in the Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational, held Sept. 26 at Pressey Wildlife Management Area, near Broken Bow. Schumacher finished second in the unclassified division, with a score of 27. Nate Kaup, of West Point, won the division, with 30, while Nathan Kastens, of Anselmo, hit 26, placing third. Gavin Carrizles, Scottsbluff, earned the state title, hitting all 40 silhouette targets. The annual event,...
Two defendants faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Tuesday, Sept. 29, on charges related to a stolen vehicle that was recovered near Clearwater on Sept. 20. Antelope County deputy Cameron Lehr was pulling out of Hi-Way Mart while on patrol Sept. 20, when he observed an unplated GMC Suburban passing another vehicle. Lehr conducted a traffic stop outside of town on Highway 275. The driver, Christopher J. Alexander, 22, of Omaha told the deputy he had not had time to license the vehicle due to...
A South Carolina man who has been jailed in Nebraska since last December, was sentenced to serve not less than four, nor more than eight years in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Corrections for a crime committed in Antelope County. Accompanied by public defender Melissa Figueroa of Norfolk, Robert Wagle was handed the sentence in the Antelope County district courtroom Sept. 30 by the Honorable Mark Johnson. In an allocution statement, Figueroa told Johnson her client thought the vehicle belonged to his employer,...
There’s a rustle as I walk through the flower garden. It’s autumn and leaves are scattered on the ground. Moving indoors and looking out the kitchen window, the color in the flower garden has changed as the weather slowly creeps into cooler days and nights. It’s the kind of weather that makes a person want to cuddle up in a favorite sweatshirt and stoke a fire in the backyard fire pit. I’ve resisted the urge for the wood in the fire pit due to the extreme dry conditions and low dew point in the...
Jesse Thiele eyes the route around Evergreen Hills Golf Course, near Battle Creek, last Thursday. Bobcat cross country runners competed in girls' and boys' divisions, bringing home three medals. Eli Thiele finished sixth in the boys' race. Aislyn Kester and Ellie Dougherty landed on the medal stand in the girls' division, finishing 11th and 13th, respectively. The team will compete in the Niobrara Valley Conference meet, Friday, Oct. 9, at the Antelope County Golf Course in Neligh. The first...
The Bobcats could not find an answer to slow North Central's Dolan Pospichal, who was responsible for five Knight drives, in Friday's 52-14 loss. Summerland scored first on a two-yard run by Trevor Thomson, but from that point on, NC controlled the game. Paxton Smith took the ensuing kick, returning it 65 yards to even the score. The PAT failed. Pospichal found the end zone for the first time when he scampered 50 yards, giving the Knights a 16-8 advantage. Pospichal controlled the second...
National Hispanic Heritage Month, with roots going back to 1968, is a period, from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture and achievements of the United States. The term Hispanic or Latino refers to Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or those of other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. While those contributions and influences can be found in many segments of society, none are...
Summerland's Lady Bobcats move to 13-5 on the season following two wins last week. On Sept. 29, Summerland traveled to Spencer for a match with Boyd County. Behind strong hitting by Brenna Wagner and Hadley Cheatum, the Bobcats defeated the Spartans in four sets: 25-23, 25-19, 20-25 and 25-11. Cheatum finished with 20 successful swings and Wagner landed 17 hits in the win. The Bobcats found success from the serving line, also, as five players finished the match with ace serves. Thursday's match...
Rainbow trout are being stocked in city ponds and state park and recreation area lakes across the state by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. These stockings will enhance fishing opportunities this fall and winter. Stocking schedules can change on short notice for a variety of reasons. The following is a tentative stocking schedule in this area, including quantities: Week of Oct. 5 – East Verdigre Creek, Royal – 200 trout; Week of Oct. 13 – TaHaZouka Park Lake, Norfolk – 1,500; Niobrara SP Pond, 1,000; Grove Lake WMA, Royal – 1,500; We...
Despite bipartisan support, rural small businesses and communities with loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program will not be included in the latest stimulus package for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The updated Heroes Act, introduced Monday in the U.S. House of Representatives, does not include provisions outlined in the Rural Equal Aid Act. “Rural small businesses continue to feel the effects of the pandemic and, while they are doing their best to keep the doors open, they are hurting,” said...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Summerland FFA took 19 members to the district dairy judging contest in Hartington last week, coming away with the chapter's first-ever first-place team and first-place individual awards. In the senior division, the team won the contest. Ribbon winners in the senior division included Kaci Wickersham, fifth place, purple ribbon; Logan Mueller, ninth place, blue ribbon; Morgan Erhardt, 16th place, blue ribbon; Collin Mullins, red ribbon; Dillon Moser, red ribbon and Tessa Peed,...
North Central District Health Department will host the following upcoming drive-through public influenza vaccine clinics throughout the district: • Monday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Ainsworth - Ainsworth School – Ag Tech Building • Monday, Oct. 12, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Springview - Activity Center -Enter on the south side • Tuesday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Bloomfield • Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2 to 6 p.m., Plainview – Plainview Elementary School – Line up on Woodland Avenue and enter from th...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Monday, Oct. 12 Summerland Public School at Clearwater Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting, Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., at the Summerland School at Clearwater, 501 Iowa Street. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and is available for public inspection at the office of the superintendent. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the...
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS October 21, 2020 Notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Holt County Board of Adjustments will be held, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at 9 a.m., at the Holt County Courthouse Board of Supervisors meeting room, 204 North 4th, O’Neill. The meeting will be open to the public. The current agenda is kept continuously current and shall be available for public inspection at the office of the County Clerk in the Holt County Courthouse, O’Neill, Nebraska. /s/Gene Kelly Holt Cou...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS October 29, 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Holt County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing, Oct. 29, 2020, at 4 p.m., in the O’Neill Community Center, O’Neill, Nebraska. This meeting will be open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to hear public comment on the TC Energy Pipeline Construction Permit Application Appeal in Holt County, Nebraska /s/Gene Kelly Holt County Board of Adjustments Chairman Publish October 8 and October 15, 2020 ZNEZ...
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS October 29, 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular meeting of the Holt County Board of Adjustments will be held, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, immediately following the public hearing on the TC Energy Pipeline Construction Permit Application Appeal, at the O’Neill Community Center, O’Neill, Nebraska. The meeting will be open to the public. The current agenda is kept continuously current and shall be available for public inspection at the office of the County Clerk in the Holt Cou...
