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NOTICE HOLT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Holt County Planning Commission will hold a meeting on June 25, 2024, at 7 p.m., at The Evergreen, O’Neill, Nebraska. This meeting will be a workshop meeting and no final decisions will be made at this meeting. Published June 12, 2024 ZNEZ...
Sentencing is set Aug. 12 for 36-year-old O’Neill man found guilty of committing two counts of first-degree sexual assault (subject another person to sexual penetration, knowing or should have known that the victim was mentally or physically incapable of resisting or appraising the nature of his or her conduct), Class 2 felonies committed between July 1, 2023, and Jan. 18 this year. Michael L. Ford pleaded no contest to charges on an amended complaint May 13, pursuant to a plea deal with prosecutor Brent Kelly. Ford also admitted violating a p...
Two individuals were fined by the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt Count courtroom in O’Neill last week. Kaden T. Toth, 19, of Omaha appeared for sentencing on Count I, third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and Count III, criminal mischief, less than $500, a Class 3 misdemeanor, both committed Feb. 11 in O’Neill. Burdick fined Toth $150 and $50, respectively, and ordered him to pay $60 costs of prosecution. Counts II and IV, identical charges with a different victim, were dismissed March 19 by Holt County attorney Brent Kelly as par...
An O’Neill man who faces felony charges in three Holt County court cases now awaits extradition to Iowa. On May 20, the District Court of Fremont County, Iowa, issued a bench warrant for 41-year-old Tyler Bain’s arrest for a violation of his probation. The State of Iowa asked Bain’s return to that state to face the alleged violation. Bain appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick on the Iowa probation violation charge May 21, when he declined to waive extradition. However, Burdick found he had signed a waiver June 3, 2022, when his super...
Donovan T. Colfack, 24, of Ainsworth appeared in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on May 13, to be sentenced for four crimes committed in July 2023. Colfack is ordered to serve four years of probation under the supervision of a state probation officer and was taxed $147 costs of prosecution. Terms of probation include payment of $1,710 in probation-related fees; payment of $5,000 restitution to Amanda Braun, jointly and severally with a juvenile codefendant; payment of $100 fine on Count III and $300 on Count IV. He is also o...
Two cases with charges from 2021 and 2023 reached resolution in the Holt County court last week when the Honorable Kale Burdick presided from the bench at the O’Neill courthouse. Mark J. McCrea, 63, of Correctionville, Iowa, pleaded no contest to an amended charge in a nearly three-year-old case, pursuant to a plea agreement with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly. On March 16, 2022, Kelly charged McCrea with criminal impersonation, a Class 4 felony alleged Nov. 22, 2021. He provided an O’Neill police officer with an incorrect name and date of...
Christopher J. Deepe, 49, of Broken Bow was bound over to the Holt County district court on a Class 1 D felony, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, first offense. Deepe faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on May 14. He waived his right to preliminary hearing and Burdick bound the case over to district court, where he was set for arraignment June 17. Bond is continued at $75,000, 10% cash. Deepe is represented by Frederick Bartell of Norfolk. Deepe, who was employed at the Holt County Locker in S...
Two planned outages will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for customers in Boyd County as well as parts of Holt and Knox Counties on May 28 and 29, to repair an emergent issue on a Western Area Power Association transmission line. This second outage is updated from the original date of May 31 due to a WAPA schedule change. The outage will impact Nebraska Public Power District customers in the communities of Butte, Bristow, and Lynch, as well as the Village of Spencer and Niobrara Valley Electric Membership Corporation customers in rural Boyd...
A 39-year-old Minnesota man was bound over to Holt County district court last week on six felony charges incurred in an April 6 chase that began in Ewing. Luke E. Rothering of Harmony waived his right to preliminary hearing and was bound over by the Honorable Kale Burdick when he appeared for first hearing in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Monday, May 7. Burdick waived jurisdiction of seven misdemeanor counts to the district court. District court arraignment was set May 13, with bond continued in the amount of $300,000, 10% cash. R...
Jennifer L Nekolite, 47, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick, at the Holt County Courthouse in O’Neill May 7, to be sentenced on Count I, disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor; Count II, obstructing a peace officer, a Class 1 misdemeanor; and Count III, false reporting, a Class 1 misdemeanor, all committed May 2, 2023. Burdick sentenced Nekolite to 30 days in the Holt County Jail on Count I and 45 days each on counts II and III. The sentences are ordered concurrent to each other. She was given credit for one day pre...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska May 7, 2024 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the 4-2-2024, 4-9-2024 and 4-15-2024 BOC Meeting. Approved minutes of the 4-09-2024 BOE meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Monthly Reports: Clerk of the district court fee report; treasurer’s fund balance report; treasurer’s miscellaneous revenue report. Zoning administrator report. Zoning permit report for April. CP survey results discussed. Disc...
There is a lot of information floating around on social media about the integrity of elections. Since the May 14 primary election is around the corner, I wanted to share more insight into election procedures in Holt County. Holt County, like every other county in Nebraska, operates its own elections. Our duties include handling our county’s voter registration list, operating precincts on Election Day, operating and testing election equipment and completing other election-related requirements. Our office, including the permanent and temporary e...
Last week, a jury convicted a Ewing woman of making terroristic threats against a former romantic interest, stemming from incidents that happened between Sept. 28 and Oct. 9, 2023. Jessica J. Snyder, 41, was found guilty of terroristic threats, a Class IIIA felony. Jury selection began May 1, with testimony commencing that morning. On Thursday, May 2, the jury deliberated for approximately two hours and found Snyder guilty. According to Holt County Attorney Brent Kelly, two minor children were...
Scholarship Recipients CHRISTIAN BEHNK UNL Husker Power Scholarship UNL O & G Kammerer Scholarship Paul D. Cooper Scholarship KELTON BRUHN Northeast Community College Livestock Judging Scholarship ALANNA DOLL Creighton University Award Scholarship Menard Family Business Scholarship Father John Labaj Scholarship The John Greer Memorial Scholarship Timothy J. Thramer Memorial Scholarship AISLYNN KESTER NECC Scholastic Contest Waiver Clearwater Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Scott L. Reynolds...
An Atkinson man previously accused of committing a dozen crimes against a 13-year-old victim in 2022 now faces only four counts in a rescheduled jury trial. An amended complaint was filed April 22 by J. Andrew Taylor, special county attorney for Holt County. The new information charges Travis L. Frickel, 42, with four Class 3A felony counts of sexual assault of a child in the third degree, alleged between Sept. 1 and Nov. 16, 2022. The Honorable Mark Kozisec, presiding at a pretrial conference April 22, set a new date of July 23 for an...
Summerland Advocate-Messenger personnel brought home 23 awards from the 2023 Better Newspaper Contest for the Nebraska Press Association. Awards were presented Saturday evening, at the awards banquet held at the Cornhusker Marriot Hotel in Lincoln. SAM finished second in Class A, which includes weekly newspapers with a circulation up to 699 subscriptions. The Stanton Register won the division. In advertising categories, publisher LuAnn Schindler won seven awards. An ad featuring financial services at Brunswick State Bank, promoting FFA Week,...
Residents in the Holt County communities of Ewing and Page will have an opportunity to have pets immunized during upcoming pet clinics. Amy Halsey, DVM, from Chambers, will be available in Ewing, Wednesday, May 8, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the Ewing City Office. On Wednesday, May 15, Halsey will be in Page, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the fire hall. Village clerks will be available both evenings to license pets. All animals within village limits are required to be licensed. Animals should be brought on a leash or in a carrier to minimize the disruption...
Ronald M. Allision, faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on April 22 for sentencing on two crimes, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and delivery of a controlled substance near a playground or school, a Class 2 felony. Kozisec ordered a three-year term of probation. As part of the probation order, Kozisec ordered that Allison may not permit nor allow any unrelated female under the age of 19 to enter his residence at any time while he is present unless such female is a...
Korbin W. Kellum, 19, of Page appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom on April 16, facing nine counts, two of them felonies. Kellum waived his right to preliminary hearing and was bound over on Count VI, possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony, and Count IX, possession of a firearm while committing a felony, a Class 2 felony. Burdick waived jurisdiction of the misdemeanor and infraction counts to the district court as well. They include Count I, no valid registration, a Class 3 misdemeanor;...
Dreidy M. Macias Vega, 29, of Atkinson appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick April 16 in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill, for an entry of plea hearing on two counts, willful reckless driving, first offense, a Class 3 misdemeanor, and possession of an open alcohol container, an infraction. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Macias Vega pleaded guilty to an amended Count I, reckless driving, still a Class 3 misdemeanor and Holt County attorney Brent Kelly dismissed Count II. Burdick fined Macias Vega $500 for the Jan. 16 offense and t...
UPDATE: (APRIL 25, 2024) The planned outage, originally scheduled to take place April 28, for Boyd County and parts of Holt and Knox counties, is being canceled due to forecasted severe weather conditions. Crews don’t currently have plans to reschedule this planned outage due to upcoming graduation and holiday weekends and will wait until September to conduct the final planned outage. Electric customers who would’ve been impacted by the outage are being contacted and notified of the change in plans. ****** The second in a series of three pla...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS CULVERTS - HOLT COUNTY Sealed bids will be received by the Holt County Clerk until April 30, 2024, at 11 a.m., and opened shortly thereafter, for the construction of corrugated metal pipes with steel headwalls and wingwalls, and other related incidental work at two sites. The project sites are located as follows: C-45(560) – on Road 895 between 474 Avenue and 475 Avenue; C-45(562) – on Road 898 (aka River Road) between 480 Avenue and 481 Avenue, both in Holt County, Nebraska. The projects are referred to as “Holt County 2024...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS HIGHWAY STRIPING HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Sealed bids will be received by the County Clerk of Holt County, Nebraska, in the courthouse in O’Neill, Nebraska. Sealed bids may be sent to: Holt County Clerk, 204 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box 329, O’Neill, Nebraska 68763 until the 16th day of May, 2024, at 11 a.m., and should be clearly marked “SEALED BID FOR 2024 HIGHWAY STRIPING.” The sealed bids will be opened on the 16th day of May, 2024, at 11 a.m. and a contract will be approved by the board of supervisors at the May 16th meeting...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Sealed proposals for the construction of one bridge superstructure replacement. The bridge superstructure replacement is a two-span superstructure replacement 20’-4” wide by 51’-10 ½” long on 499 Avenue over the Cache Creek – Bridge No. C004507505 – Project C45 (566). The sealed proposals shall include removal of the twin span superstructure at 857 Road and construction of the new superstructure including materials, labor, equipment, tools, along with appurtenances and accessories for Holt County, Neb...
Timothy J. Johnson, 48, Stuart, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Holt County district court when he appeared in the Holt County courtroom, in O’Neill on March 19. He is set for arraignment in the district courtroom April 22. Johnson remains in custody at the Holt County Jail in O’Neill, pending posting10% of $100,000 bond. He is charged with three felonies - delivery of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), a Class 2 felony; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (meth), a Class 1C...
