Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Sorted by date Results 176 - 200 of 426
A 19-year-old Orchard woman has been given the opportunity to resolve two felony cases through the Northeast Nebraska Problem Solving Court. Makenzie A. Dow appeared in Holt County district court last week, facing the Honorable Mark Kozisec for two cases. A plea deal was announced, which included dismissal of one case by Holt County attorney Brent Kelly. That case included accusations of the June 16 theft of firearms and wallets with several credit cards, a social security card and driver’s license, from vehicles, as well as contributing to the...
Antelope County’s planning and zoning board will take a look at current regulations regarding pipelines. On Tuesday, commissioners approved to request the board to meet and adopt similar regulations drafted by Holt County, at a minumum, for pipelines. Commissioner Dean Smith said his motion would give “Summit Carbon Solutions consistent regulations.” During discussion, Smith showed photos illustrating destruction from the Keystone I pipeline spill, south of Steele City, Nebraska. He said the l...
Nebraska looks to be in store for a major blizzard from Monday night into Thursday morning, impacting travelers in western Nebraska with potential closures anticipated throughout the state. For the first major snow event of this winter season, Nebraska Department of Transportation crews are prepared. While the forecast could fluctuate, concerns are a high potential for heavy snowfall coupled with sustained high winds, creating low visibility, especially in the panhandle. This system will work...
A 23-year-old O'Neill man was sentenced, Nov. 21, to decades in prison for causing the death of his 13-month-old son in July 2021. John T. Applegarth was sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisec, in the Holt County district courtroom in O'Neill, to not less than 30 years, nor more than 40 years in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. He was given credit for 463 days served in jail since his arrest and was taxed $147 costs of prosecution. Charges...
The Honorable Kale Burdick handed down several sentences during recent Holt County court sessions held at the Holt County courthouse in O'Neill. Tyler C. Bain, 40, of Newport was sentenced to concurrent jail sentences in two cases Nov. 15. He was sentenced to 365 days in the Holt County jail for a Class 1 misdemeanor committed April 1, third-degree domestic assault. Credit was given for 17 days previously served. Bain pleaded no contest Sept. 20, pursuant to a plea bargain. In return, Holt...
After sifting line by line through proposed zoning regulations, Holt County Supervisors approved changes for regulations regarding pipelines, carbon pipelines and wind energy. Proposed regulations for solar energy were sent back to the county's planning and zoning board for additional information during the Nov. 16 meeting. Pipeline regulations Proposed regulations update the definition of pipeline to include crude oil, tar sands and affluents. Per regulations, a pipeline will be "any pipe with...
Two initiative measures - one requiring photographic identification, one increasing minimum wage - were passed by Nebraska voters during the Nov. 8 General Election. Initiative 432 amends Nebraska's constitution, to require voters to "present valid photographic identification" prior to voting. Nebraska's Legislature will hammer out the details, according to language in the measure. Voters also approved Initiative 433, which will gradually raise the state's minimum wage from the current rate of...
A decision on proposed planning and zoning regulations in Holt County will wait until at least Nov. 16. That's the next time county supervisors will meet in regular session, at 9:45 a.m., at the courthouse in O'Neill. For more than two and one-half hours area residents presented testimony, covering carbon dioxide pipelines, solar farms and wind energy, during an Oct. 31 public hearing. At the conclusion, county lawmakers failed to advance a motion, by Doug Frahm, which would have accepted all...
A 16-year-old youth was recently placed on intensive supervised probation, for two years and 147 days, by the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County court. As part of probation, the youth was ordered to attend treatment at a psychiatric residential treatment facility. The probation office will assist the youth make arrangements for PRTF. The probation applies to three cases the teenager was facing charges in. Charges were originally charged in county court with felony counts bound over to district court before being transferred to juvenile...
Curtis E. Bolli, 38, of O’Neill was committed to the Holt County Jail after he appeared for sentencing in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Nov. 1. He was sentenced on two counts, Count I, third-degree domestic assault, and Count II, second-degree false imprisonment, both Class 1 misdemeanors committed Aug. 7 in O’Neill. Bolli was sentenced to concurrent 30-day terms of imprisonment, to begin Nov. 7, and he was taxed $60 costs of prosecution. David A. Hespe, 40, of Papillion was also sentenced to tw...
The Honorable Kale Burdick handed fines, license revocations and probation sentences to several defendants who were convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, when he presided from the bench of the Holt County court in O’Neill on Nov. 1. Lane F. Ebsen, 20, of O’Neill appeared in front of Burdick for sentencing on two counts, Count I, driving under the influence of drugs, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor, and possession of marijuana, less than one ounce, an infraction. Burdick placed Ebsen on probation for 12 months, inc...
Presiding from the bench of the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill, the Honorable Kale Burdick, on Oct. 11 issued a warrant for the arrest of Remus Hulea, 25, of Rancho Cordova, California. Hulea was cited by a Nebraska State Patrol trooper Sept. 11 for having no operator’s license, a Class 3 misdemeanor, and was subsequently arrested for refusing to sign the citation. Bond posted Sept. 12, in the amount of $3,000, 10% cash, was forfeited and a new bond was set in the amount of $10,000, 10%. Mikki J. Limburg, 18, of Inman pleaded guilty, by wai...
Joshua J. Speth, 39, of O’Neill was sentenced Oct. 24 by the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district court in O’Neill on four counts committed July 9, 2021. Kozisec sentenced Speth to 36 months in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and 15 years revocation of his driver’s license for a Class 3 felony count of driving under the influence of alcohol, high test, two previous convictions. The charge was reduced from a Class 2 felony (three previous convictions) per terms of a May plea...
Sammie M. Diaz, 43, of Clovis, New Mexico, appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on Oct. 26, for sentencing on a 2014 theft charge. Antelope County prosecutor Joe Abler joined a probation recommendation made in a presentence investigative report prepared by the probation office. Diaz’ attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh, told the judge his client would ask for a fine but the presentence investigative report recommended probation. He said Diaz was an appropriate candidate for p...
Proposed zoning regulations for solar, wind energy and carbon pipeline development will be discussed during a public hearing, Monday, Oct. 31, at the Holt County Courthouse in O'Neill. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Planning and zoning commission members have focused on developing new or revising current regulations as they work through the county's comprehensive plan, which was written in 1980. The commission is working with Marvin Planning Associates, of David City, to assist...
A Holt County man who was found to have nearly three dozen unregistered firearms last year will spend several years behind bars. Acting U.S. Attorney Steven Russell said 43-year-old Jared Hoerle, of rural Ewing, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 19, in federal court by U.S. District Judge Brian Buescher to 24 months in prison for receiving and possessing an unregistered firearm. After his release from prison, Hoerle will begin a three-year term of supervised release. On May 25, 2021, troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol executed a search...
Patsy-Kay I. Palmer, 20, of Ainsworth faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Oct. 11, on four counts. She pleaded guilty to three counts, pursuant to a plea agreement, Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor; Count II, driving left of center, a Class 3 misdemeanor; and Count IV, minor in possession of alcohol, a Class 3 misdemeanor. In return, Holt County prosecutor Brent Kelly dismissed a reckless driving charge. Burdick sentenced her to a $500 fine; six m...
A planned outage is scheduled for electric customers in Boyd County, as well as parts of Holt and Knox County, Sunday, Nov. 6 from 1 to 5 p.m., following the completion of upgrades to the main substation that serves the area. 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 County, northwestern Knox County and northern...
A Kansas trucker received hefty fines for an overweight load in Holt County after leaving the scene of an Aug. 10 traffic crash site in another county. A Nebraska State Patrol carrier enforcement officer cited Robert A. Bradfield, 46, of Clay Center, Kansas, for offenses including two counts of overweight single axle/group of axles - actual weights of 33,100 and 36,000 pounds (legal weight allowed on each – 20,000 pounds); one count of having no law enforcement escort; and a count over c...
The answer was no. After months and months of collaborating, planning, meeting and devising a possible solution to continue celebrating Mass at eight area Catholic parishes, the local Pastoral Planning Committee was told their changes were "inadequate." Father John Norman, current pastor of six parishes, soon to be eight; told attendees at a town hall meeting in Ewing, Saturday evening, that Fr. Scott Hastings, vicar for clergy and judicial vicar for the Archdiocese of Omaha, said no to a...
Ewing village trustees faced a light agenda during Monday evening’s meeting at city hall. Village clerk Sharon Swails presented a proposed fee schedule to trustees, based on information from the Nebraska Rural Water Association. She told trustees she has questions about the suggested rates and will need to speak to Randy Hellbusch from NERWA before trustees approve the rates. “We’ve been playing phone tag,” Swails said. Rates will be addressed next month, since an ordinance needs to approve...
The Bovee Fire started in the Nebraska National Forest, Bessey Ranger District near Halsey, Oct. 2. According to the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, it is likely human caused. Around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, officials reported the fire had burned 100 acres. Four hours later, it had grown to an estimated 15,000 acres. Authorities gave evacuation orders for Halsey and nearby campgrounds that day. As of Oct. 3, the fire is at zero percent containment. However, officials with Nebraska NF&G...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Notice is hereby given that the Holt County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing, Oct. 31, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., in the Holt County Board of Supervisors meeting room, O’Neill, Nebraska. This meeting will be open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to hear public comment and response to the three proposed amendments to the Holt County, Nebraska, Zoning Rules and Regulations as submitted by the Holt County Planning and Zoning Board. The proposed amendments are set g...
North Central District Health Department executive director Roger Wiese resigned Friday, prior to the district's board of health monthly meeting. Board chairman Kelly Kalkowski, of Lynch, entered the board room at approximately 10:35 a.m., and notified members Wiese contacted him after 9 a.m., submitting his resignation, effective immediately. In an emailed statement to Kalkowski, Wiese wrote, "I'm resigning from my position as executive director effective immediately. I've appreciated my time...
Mackenzie A. Dow, 19, of Orchard appeared in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Sept. 6, where she waived her right to preliminary hearing on five felony counts alleged in O’Neill, between June 15 and June 22, Count I, theft (Class 4); Count III, criminal possession of a financial transaction device (Class 2A); Count IV, unlawful circulation of a financial transaction device (Class 2A); Count V, theft by receiving stolen property (Class 4); and Count VI, possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2A). The Honorable Kale Burdick bound the case o...
