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Holt County Supervisors will listen to public comment and hear from VRDG, LLC officials about a proposed 325-megawatt commercial solar conversion system when they meet on Sept. 16. The public hearing is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m., in the supervisors’ room at the Holt County Courthouse. The proposed facility will be in both Knox and Holt counties. Approximately 300 Holt County acres would be used in the project, with the balance of construction set to take place in Knox County....
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on August 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published August 7, 2024 in the Summerland Advocate. An agenda was kept current and on file at the Village Clerk’s Office. Chairman, James Ramold, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Jorgensen, Katie Cunningham, Kane Fry, Dustin Wright, and James Ramold. Als...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Conditional Use Permit for VRDG LLC The Holt County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Sept. 16, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., during its regular monthly board meeting in the supervisors’ room, 204 North 4th Street, O’Neill, Nebraska 68763, to review and act on the application for conditional use permit filed by VRDG, LLC for a commercial solar conversion system in Knox County and Holt County approximately 10 miles west and northwest of Verdigre. At the public hearing, VRDG, LLC...
Kelsey L. Alder, 35, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec Monday, Aug. 26, for a bond modification hearing in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill. A plea bargain was announced and Alder pleaded guilty to an amended charge filed May 13, by Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, reduced from a Class 3 felony, terroristic threats. Kozisec sentenced Alder to 115 days in the county jail and ordered her to pay $147.50 costs of prosecution. Taking good time into account, Ald...
Holt County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit, Aug. 22, for VRDG, LLC, to construct a commercial solar conversion system. Matt Robinette, of Bluestem Energy Solutions, represented VRDG, LLC, and explained the 325-megawatt nameplate capacity site. Three hundred Holt County acres would be used in the project, with the balance of construction set to take place in Knox County. Approximately 68 megawatts would be produced in Holt County and 257 megawatts would come from the Knox...
Jayden D. Garett, 23, of Stuart was sentenced to 90 days in the Holt County Jail for a Class 1 misdemeanor assault conviction, with credit given for two days previously served. He was taxed $60 costs. Garett pleaded guilty July 9, pursuant to an agreement with Holt County prosecutor Brent Kelly. Kelly dismissed a driving during suspension charge. Garett was represented by Holt County public defender Rod Smith. According to an arrest affidavit filed by an O’Neill officer, Garett was arrested M...
The North Central District Health Department reported another West Nile Virus pool has been detected in mosquitoes in Holt County near O'Neill. This makes the third positive pool this trapping season. Residents should take precautions to protect themselves from mosquitoes. • Limit time spent outdoors at dusk and down when mosquitoes are most active. • Wear long-sleeve shirts and pants if outdoors at dusk or dawn. • Apply EPA-approved mosquito repellant (DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon, eucal...
Holt County Supervisors will meet with a representive from RTI, an IT firm based in Sioux City, when they meet in regular session, Friday, Aug. 30. The presentation is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. At the Aug. 16 supervisors’ meeting, supervisor Josh Treptow reported three quotes have been received. The county has previously worked with two of the companies. Treptow said a subcommittee met to discuss options. “Let’s have a one-stop shop that takes care of the network, do managed services and handl...
Funeral services for Jerry Tomjack, 95, of Ewing, will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 23, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with Father John Norman officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 22, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with a 7 p.m. wake service. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, with military rites by Sanders American Legion Post 214. Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater is handling the arrangements. Jerry died Aug. 15, 2024, at Lake...
A young Holt County man will spend more time in the state prison. Ethan J. Peterson, 20, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Lincoln, who was. already serving consecutive sentences from Holt and Pierce counties, was back in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill last Monday, Aug. 12, to be sentenced for crimes committed Dec. 15, 2023. The Honorable Mark Kozisec sentenced Peterson to 24 months in prison on each of four Class 4 felony counts, possession of a destructive device, possession of cocaine, possession of m...
Two Holt County men waived preliminary hearings and were bound over to the Holt County District Court when they faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill recently. Both are represented by Holt County public defender Rod Smith and have arraignment hearings scheduled Aug. 26 in the district courtroom. Ray A. Bahm, 56, of Chambers was bound over Aug. 6, on two Class 3A felony charges, assault by strangulations and terroristic threats, along with a pair of Class 1 misdemeanors, third-degree domestic assault and r...
The Honorable Kale Burdick signed warrants for the arrests of four individuals during the first two weeks of August. Dylan E. Mullenburg, 29, of O’Neill is wanted on nine counts, three of them Class 3A felonies, third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol, high test, child abuse and false imprisonment. He is also charged with transporting a child while intoxicated, willful reckless driving, criminal mischief, two counts of leaving the scene of accidents and false reporting. An affidavit was filed Aug. 2, by Holt County investigator S...
Karsen L. Peterson, 22, of Chambers appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick last Tuesday, Aug. 13, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill for sentencing on crimes committed nearly one year ago - Count I, second-degree criminal trespass, a Class 3 misdemeanor, and Count II, criminal mischief, $1,500-$4,999, a Class1 misdemeanor. Burdick placed Peterson on probation for 18 months and ordered him to pay $2,672.75 restitution, $1,725.75 to Shane Kaczor and $947 to Loren Butterfield for damages to fences. He was assessed $50 costs of p...
A court advocacy program will receive $10,000 in funding from Holt County following a vote by county supervisors during a July 31 meeting. Theresa Liewer, president of Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Children of North Central Nebraska, along with Holt County Sheriff's Office office manager Tami Malolepszy explained the program, which provides trained, court-appointed volunteers for abused and neglected youth in the foster care system in the service area. CASA volunteers serve as a voice...
The short summer months are winding down and the new school year is fast approaching. The return to school is often a time of adjustment for families. New teacher, new classroom, new classmates, maybe even a new school - these are only a few of the many changes children and families encounter at the beginning of a new school year. Making a smooth transition between the summer break and the beginning of school can help children feel good about all of the changes, and it will help foster a...
A 21-year-old O’Neill woman who had been given an opportunity to avoid prison, has given up that chance and will spend up to four years in prison. McKenzie A. Dow faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill last Monday, July 29, to be sentenced for crimes committed in June 2022. Dow had pleaded guilty Dec. 12, 2022, to Count I, theft by receiving stolen property, a Class 2 misdemeanor; Count II, possession of a financial transaction device, a Class 4 felony; Count III, criminal possession of a fin...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT VRDG, LLC Commercial Solar Conversion System The Holt County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Aug. 22, 2024, at 7 p.m., during its meeting in the Holt County Annex, 128 North 6th Street, O’Neill, Nebraska 68763, to review and provide a recommendation to the board of supervisors on the application for conditional use permit filed by VRDG, LLC, for a commercial solar conversion system in Knox County and Holt County, approximately 10 miles west and northwest of Verdigre. At the p...
NOTICE OF MEETING HOLT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Holt County Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting on Aug, 22, 2024, immediately following the public hearing that is scheduled at 7 p.m., at the Holt County Annex, 128 North 6th Street, O’Neill, Nebraska. This meeting is open to the public. Agendas are kept continuously current and are available at the office of the County Clerk in the Holt County Courthouse, O’Neill, Nebraska. Published August 7, 2024 ZNEZ...
Lester E. Brizuela Gomez, 37, of Columbus was sentenced to 45 days in the Antelope County Jail in Neligh for a conviction of criminal attempt of domestic assault in the third degree committed in Holt County. Brizuela Gomez was ordered to appear at the Neligh jail at 5 p.m. July 30 to begin his sentence. The sentence was ordered July 15 by the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill after he found Brizuela Gomez guilty of the Class 2 misdemeanor. Holt County attorney Brent Kelly reduced the charge from third-degree d...
Kami Hooey, previously the court reporter at the Holt County Courthouse in O’Neill, has been selected to serve as the Rock and Boyd county court clerk magistrate in Bassett and Butte, respectively. Her official work as clerk magistrate began July 1. “Hooey’s vast experience as an official court reporter makes her an excellent choice to lead both Rock and Boyd counties as clerk magistrate. Her knowledge and experience will serve her well in this new position,” according to trial court services director Sara Fowler. County court clerk magistr...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Concrete work on auto gates Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Holt County Board of Supervisors, O’Neill, Nebraska, for concrete work for auto gates on Voyager Road. Said bids will be opened at 11:15 a.m., on Aug. 16, 2024, in the county board meeting room, at the Holt County Courthouse. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Holt County Road Superintendent. Holt County Clerk /s/Cathy Pavel Published July 31, 2024 and August 7, 2...
The Chamber of Commerce building in downtown O'Neill showcases a vibrant new mural that celebrates the town's rich history and heritage. The mural, featuring iconic images such as General John O'Neill, the famous green horse, a shamrock and more, has been completed by local resident Claire Morrow, a 2019 O'Neill High School graduate and current kindergarten teacher at O'Neill Elementary School. Morrow views the mural project as a fantastic opportunity to leave her mark on the town she loves....
Holt County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single-vehicle accident, Sunday, July 21. At approximately 7 p.m., an 18-year-old male driver and a 15-year-old passenger were northbound on 491 Avenue, just south of 872 Road. The driver lost control of a 2002 Toyota 4-Runner Limited. The Toyota slid toward the west ditch, entering it, before coming into contact with a driveway embankment, sending the Toyota airborne. The vehicle landed and rolled, coming to rest on its wheels in the west ditch. Both individuals were transported to Avera St. A...
A suspect has been arrested in a burglary and theft case at St. Theresa Traditional Roman Catholic Church, located at 870th Road and Highway 281, south of O'Neill. At approximately 10:05 p.m., on July 18, Holt County Sheriff's Office was notified of an alleged intoxicated male near the church in rural Holt County. The male was later identified as Drake D. Ruegge. He was last seen going toward the church. When officers arrived at the scene, the door to the church had been forced open and a...
