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A South Dakota man is in custody following a multi-county case that ended Monday near the U.S. Highway 20 and Nebraska Highway 14 junction, between Royal and Brunswick. Matthew Waters, 34, of Colton, South Dakota, faces charges of felony assault on an officer with use of a vehicle and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. The incident began at approximately 7:30 a.m., Nov. 18, when Cedar County Sheriff's Office fielded a phone call about an individual threatening suicide and was told it...
Clearwater Public School, is accepting applications for a vacancy on the board of education for the Original Clearwater Board. The term of office will be from the time of appointment through June 5, 2020, which is the end of the Unification Agreement. Candidates must be a resident of the original Clearwater district and a registered voter. The position will be filled through the following process: • Interested residents are to submit a written statement indicating their interest in the position by noon, Dec. 3. • Candidates will be int...
The Summerland Advocate-Messenger is joining News First, a consortium of northeast Nebraska newspapers, to showcase impressive content newspapers in the region produce on a regular basis. The product debuted in November 2016, under the direction of the Norfolk Daily News and Cedar County News. Rob Dump, co-publisher of the Cedar County News in Hartington, and his wife, Peggy Year, said News First meets an important need in providing trusted news content. Other regional publications featuring...
Phase one: complete. With last week's successful passage of the Summerland school bond, board of education members from Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard planned to meet Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Ewing, to start phase two of the consolidation and building processes. Ewing Principal Greg Appleby said, "We have a lengthy agenda to discuss a number of items, including policy." Dale Martin, superintendent of Nebraska Unified District #1, which includes Clearwater and Orchard, said a number of items need...
Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard children wanting to share Christmas wish lists with Santa have an opportunity to do so. Ewing information technology application classes are acting as liaisons for Santa. Letters should be received by Dec. 13 and include the child's full name, grade level and address in the letter. Letters should be mailed to Computer Elves, Ewing Public School, PO Box 98, Ewing, NE 68735. Clearwater and Orchard youth, preschool age and younger, are invited to write letters to...
An O'Neill woman is the newest member of the Northeast Community College Board of Governors. The board voted unanimously at its monthly meeting Thursday in Norfolk to appoint Nicole Sedlacek to an open District Two seat. Sedlacek, an economic development consultant with the Nebraska Public Power District, succeeds Keith Harvey, Creighton, who resigned in September. District Two covers Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox and Rock counties in their entirety and a portion of Cedar County. Sedlacek...
A faded envelope sat tucked inside Dad's top dresser drawer. On it, a list of dollar amounts written in his precise penmanship. More than 10 columns crossed the expanse of that pouch, each line crossed off, with the next entry either increasing or decreasing. A childhood throwback, the envelope held chore money. Laurie had one too, and if we wanted to spend any of our hard-earned cash, we asked permission first. Mom or Dad would question if the purchase was something we honestly needed and...
Ewing-area churches will host a community Thanksgiving service at the Church of Christ, in Ewing, Sunday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. Fellowship time will follow the service. Snacks will be served....
Saving a life and making a difference were evident during the Ewing FBLA blood drive. The youth organization sponsored the Nov. 13 drive at Ewing United Methodist-Presbyterian Church. Blood donations tend to decrease during the holiday season by as much as 25%, according to the American Red Cross. The need for blood is always present as patients require surgery and chemotherapy treatments continue. A lack of donations makes it difficult for area hospitals to keep enough blood products needed to...
Clearwater/Orchard drama students will present "At the Bottom of Lake Missoula," by Ed Monk, Monday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m., in Clearwater. Parents will be recognized following the performance. The play will also be presented Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 1 p.m., in Clearwater....
A rendition of Alice in Wonderland will be presented by Ewing Public School students, Wednesday, Nov. 27. Curtain call is set for 1:15 p.m....
Nebraska Extension and USDA Farm Service Agency in Nebraska will host a series of farm bill education meetings next month to assist producers as they begin to make farm bill-related program decisions. The 2018 Farm Bill, signed into law last December, reauthorized the existing agriculture risk coverage and price loss coverage safety net programs that were in the 2014 Farm Bill, however producers will need to make new program enrollment decisions over the coming months. While the ARC and PLC programs under the new farm bill remain very similar...
Orchard Advisory Board of Education members, Candace Hoke, Kristi Schutt, DeAnna Clifton and Nate Schwager, will be joined by Original Orchard Board of Education members Terra Williby and Terri Hergert, beginning with the December meeting, as they work to dissolve Nebraska Unified District 1 and begin transition efforts to the new Summerland school. Hergert and Williby sat in the audience at the Nov. 13 Advisory Board meeting held at Orchard High School. Both Schutt and Cathy Cooper, Orchard principal, said they had fielded questions from...
After being selected to fill a position on another elected board, Regina Krebs, of Clearwater, offered her resignation from the Clearwater Board of Education at the Nov. 13 meeting. Principal Mike Sanne said the position would be advertised, with interview of potential candidates planned for the Dec. 9 meeting. Board members discussed the bond election outcomes and potential items to be considered during the Nov. 20 joint board of education meeting. In other business, the board discussed: • A r...
The Honorable Kale Burdick handed down one sentence in the Holt County courtroom in O'Neill last Tuesday, Nov. 12 Eliza F. Sutton, 37, of Columbus faced Burdick for arraignment on four counts, Count I, willful reckless driving, a Class 3 misdemeanor; Count II, driving during revocation, a Class 2 misdemeanor; Count III, open alcohol container, an infraction; and Count IV, leave scene of accident, fail to provide information, a Class 2 misdemeanor. Pursuant to a plea agreement with county...
Michelle Coston, 35, of Hastings appeared before the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O'Neill on Nov. 4, where she was sentenced to 330 days in jail on a count of possession of methamphetamine, a Class 4 felony committed in January 2018. She was given credit for 179 days previously served. With good time, the defendant was subject to immediate release, according to Kozisek. She was ordered to pay $147 court costs as well as a $100 fine for an infraction, possession...
With a full board seated at the table, the Antelope County commissioners addressed dust issues on a county road for the second week in a row. Commissioners Carolyn Pedersen and Regina Krebs, who were appointed to fill vacancies the week prior, were sworn into office by Linda Mitchell, Antelope County court magistrate, prior to the nearly six-hour meeting at the courthouse in Neligh last Tuesday, Nov. 12. Tension appeared as issues arose regarding timing of agenda disbursement to commissioners,...
A number of weather-related postponements and cancellations are in effect for Tuesday, due to a potential winter storm that may affect the area. The junior high wrestling meet that was to be held in Elgin has been cancelled. No school on Tuesday: Ewing Schools Clearwater Schools Orchard Schools Chambers Schools Wheeler Central Schools Elgin Public & Pope John Neligh-Oakdale Schools No sale at Creighton Livestock....
