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The Honorable Kale Burdick, presiding from the bench in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday, July 6, sentenced an O’Neill woman to probation for not sending a 7-yearold child to school regularly. Kylli Latzel, 32, was ordered by Burdick to serve a one-year term of probation for a violation of compulsory education attendance requirement - failing to cause the child to attend school regularly between Sept. 28, 2020, and Feb.15 this year. She was ordered to pay the $30 probation enrollment fee and $60 in drug testing fees and was...
A full slate of family-friendly activities are planned for July 17, in Royal. Registration for the annual tractor ride will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at Royal Bar and Grill. A light lunch will be provided. Tractors will depart from Royal and complete a trek across the countryside, before returning to the village. For more information, contact Gary Ober at 402-340-0170. Baked goods from area Amish families and root beer floats will be available for purchase throughout the day in the park....
The condition of a stretch of 516 Avenue, from Highway 275 north two miles, consumed nearly 60 minutes during Tuesday's Antelope County Commissioners' meeting, in Neligh. Commissioner Eli Jacob, who represents Clearwater, expressed concerns about excessive dust on the road since the oil surface was milled and replaced with Sinclair gravel. "I was told when we ground it up that it would be a year and we'd get an overlay. It's been a year this spring and we don't have an overlay yet," Jacob said....
Trey A. German, 21, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick for sentencing last Tuesday, June 22, on a Class 1 misdemeanor count of theft by deception, $501 - $1,499. Burdick sentenced him to 95 days in the Holt County Jail, with credit for five days previously served. He was taxed $62 costs of prosecution. German was ordered to stand committed to the HCJ until costs are paid in full. The crime, committed Feb. 15, was not reported until Feb. 23, when the victim received a monthly billing. German made two separate purchases at Bomgaars in O...
ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska June 22, 2021 Notice of meeting published as required by statute. A complete record of these minutes, as well as all resolutions and agreements, are on file at the county clerk’s office and are open to the public. Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Correspondence was reviewed. Review vendor claims. County Attorney to write letter to Newman Signs. Met as a Board of Equalization. Pledge Collateral was reviewed. Approved vendo...
The Honorable Donna Taylor sentenced two Minnesota men when she presided from the bench in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on June 16. Tyler J. Brands, 27, of Glencoe and Nathaniel A Kosek, 28, of Hutchinson were each fined $500 and assessed $50 costs for possessing more than one ounce but less than one pound of marijuana. They pleaded guilty to the Class 3 misdemeanor counts, after reaching plea deals with Antelope County attorney Joe Abler. In return, Abler dismissed an infraction count of possessing drug paraphernalia for each. They...
Hebbie R. Snyder, 37, of Ewing faced the Honorable Kale Burdick last Tuesday in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill, for sentencing on a Class 1 misdemeanor, criminal attempt of a Class 4 felony, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Burdick placed Snyder on probation for 18 months, including payment of fees totaling $570 and $60 costs of prosecution. Probation terms also include 36 days in the Holt County Jail, two days per month, beginning at 6 p.m. the last Friday of each month unless waived by the court; attend two AA m...
Russell L. Meyer, 62, of Orchard appeared before the Honorable Donna Taylor last Wednesday, June 2, for arraignment on a charge of second-degree trespass/defy order to leave. Meyer requested court-appointed counsel. After holding an indigency hearing, Taylor appointed public defender Melissa Figueroa. Further arraignment is set June 16. Bond, in the amount of $1,500, 10% cash, posted May 4, is continued. According to a probable-cause affidavit filed by Antelope County sheriff Bob Moore, Meyer was arrested after he continued to trespass,...
From the Wyoming/Nebraska border to the opposite side of the state, 432 miles along U.S. Highway 20, link the state’s Pine Ridge region, sandhills and Elkhorn River, before reaching Siouxland Freedom Park in South Sioux City. It’s a 432-mile walk Ken Hanel, of West Point, and Daryl Harrison, of Thurston, know well. The pair completed the walk Saturday, after starting May 11. The 432-mile route wasn’t selected by happenstance. In February 2020, Governor Pete Ricketts named Highway 20 as the N...
The speaker of the Legislature has announced that senators will complete their work a few days early, adjourning sine die on May 27 rather than June 10. This is partially due to the many late nights that were worked in order to complete our business and knowing we will be meeting again in a couple months. Every 10 years, the Legislature must complete the redistricting process to reflect population changes after the U.S. Census is complete. Due to the pandemic, states didn’t get the census d...
Pamela K. Barelman, 55, of Chambers faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom Tuesday, May 11, for sentencing on two counts, driving under the influence of alcohol, .08 or more, but less than .15, first offense, and driving on shoulder. Burdick sentenced Barelman to fines of $500 and $25, respectively, a six-month term of probation, including fees totaling $210; revoked her driver’s license for 60 days and taxed her $105 costs of prosecution. Barelman’s probation terms also included attending two AA meetings per week and an...
WHEREAS, the Antelope County Board of Commissioners directed the County Highway Superintendent to study the use of the county road located between Sections 7 and 12, Townships 28 North, Range 8 and 9 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Antelope County Nebraska. Located on 510 Avenue between 868th and 869th Road WHEREAS, a written report of the use of the road has been completed by the Highway Superintendent and is filed with the County Clerk The Board of Commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska, set a public hearing for 10 a.m., the first...
William D. Anson, 37, of Orchard appeared before the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County court last Wednesday, May 19, facing a theft by shoplifting charge. Anson entered a not guilty plea to the Class 2 misdemeanor and requested a jury trial. Pretrial hearing is set June 16. Bond in the amount of $5,000, 10% cash, posted May 13 is continued. A warrant, ordered by Taylor on May 6, was served May 10. The arrest came after an investigation into the April 24 theft of DeWalt tools from the Neligh Bomgaars store. Anson allegedly left the s...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES May 10, 2021 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, May 10, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7:30 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to council persons prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kevin Filsinger, Kelly Kerkman, Mike Klabenes, Steve Hankla. Others present: Lauren Sheridan-Simonson, Kate...
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Road closure hearing WHEREAS, the Antelope County Board of Commissioners directed the County Highway Superintendent to study the use of the county road located between Sections 7 and 12, Townships 28 North, Range 8 and 9 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Antelope County Nebraska. Located on 510 Avenue between 868th and 869th Road WHEREAS, a written report of the use of the road has been completed by the Highway Superintendent and is filed with the County Clerk The Board of Commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska, set...
WHEREAS, the Antelope County Board of Commissioners directed the County Highway Superintendent to study the use of the county road located between Sections 7 and 12, Townships 28 North, Range 8 and 9 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Antelope County Nebraska. Located on 510 Avenue between 868th and 869th Road WHEREAS, a written report of the use of the road has been completed by the Highway Superintendent and is filed with the County Clerk The Board of Commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska, set a public hearing for 10 a.m., the first...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military award for bravery. It is awarded by the president, in the name of Congress. For this reason, it is often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor. Since it was first presented in 1863, the medal has been awarded 3,512 times to 3,492 recipients. In February 2020, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts decreed that U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as the Nebraska Medal of Honor Highway, to honor Nebraska's greatest military...
Concerns about road conditions leading to the new Summerland School site resurfaced Tuesday, during the Antelope County Commissioners meeting, in Neligh. District patron and Antelope County resident Brian Brodersen, of rural Ewing, asked commissioners if a speed reduction or road repairs are planned before the first bell rings next school year. Brodersen, who resides along Summerland Road, said, “For one, it’s not wide. There’s no lines. The holes get to be tremendous. And the speed ......
SANDY SCHROTH sschroth@ summerlandadvocate.com San Oo, of Omaha, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, less than one ounce, first offense, committed in September 2020, by waiver. But the waiver came only after an arrest warrant was served. The warrant was issued after Oo failed to appear Jan. 19. He was cited by a Holt County deputy Sept. 22, 2020, about four miles west of O’Neill on Highway 20 and was given the option to waiver prior to Nov. 3, 2020, which he failed to do. According to court records, a court hearing was scheduled and h...
SEN. TIM GRAGERT The Legislature gave the budget bills second-round approval this past week, making only minor adjustments. After the budget is passed, the speaker plans to schedule taxation and spending measures. The session is more than two-thirds complete, but we still have many significant issues to discuss. As introduced, LB 406 focused on flood-control infrastructure projects along the lower Platte River. Senator Mike McDonnell, the primary sponsor of LB 406, has offered an amendment to...
SANDY SCHROTH [email protected] A request to sit out fines and costs in the Holt County Jail, in two separates cases, was granted to Darrick E. Nekuda, 43, of Stuart, by the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County court. Nekuda made the request Jan. 29. Burdick approved, ordering the time be served after Nekuda completed a Platte County jail sentence he was serving at that time. Nekuda pleaded guilty to four infraction counts of possessing drug paraphernalia, one count committed Nov. 3, 2020, and three counts committed Dec. 20,...
Plans to develop single-family housing units, in Clearwater, are one step closer to reality. Clearwater Community Development Group, LLC, broke ground on property located at Sixth and Iowa streets, March 23. Group members, including Jeremy Sanne, Bill Thiele, Curt Thiele and Walt Aschoff outlined plans to a gathering of approximately 30 community members at a March 28 meeting. Bill Thiele said the group has tapped into Aschoff's experience with construction and development in communities across...
An accident that happened Wednesday, along U.S. Highway 20, approximately two miles west of Orchard, remains under investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol. At approximately 3:45, on March 24, the Antelope County Law Enforcement Center received several 911 calls reporting a crash involving a pickup and a horse-drawn buggy on Highway 20. According to Nebraska State Patrol authorities, both vehicles were westbound at the time of the collision. Calvin and Elva Mae Otto, and their infant daughter,...
Kevin D. Rudloff, 22, of Verdigre faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday, March 23, to be sentenced for three crimes committed last October. Burdick ordered Rudloff to serve 21 days in the Holt County Jail, beginning March 27, for operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, a Class 1 misdemeanor. He was given credit for three days previously served. The count was reduced from felony flight to avoid, pursuant to a Dec. 2, 2020, plea agreement with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly. Rudloff was s...
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 4J & FM, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 4J & FM, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office is 51272 846th Road, Clearwater, Nebraska 68726. The registered agent is Fredrick J. Knievel. The street address of the registered agent is 51272 846th Road, Clearwater, Nebraska 68726. The general nature of its business is to engage in and to do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business, other than banking or insurance, for which a limited lia...
