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Whether the luck of the Irish was with them or if a divine power intervened, emergency personnel are thankful that no fatalities or major injuries were reported in an explosion that rocked O'Neill before sunrise on Monday. At approximately 5:55 a.m., an explosion occurred in the St. Patrick's Parish Center, in the 300 block of Benton Street. KBRX Radio owner Scott Poese, of O'Neill reported flames as high as 50 to 60 feet were visible in the early-morning skies shortly after the blast occurred....
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT Sealed proposals for the construction of one bridge superstructure replacement. The bridge superstructure replacement is a single span superstructure replacement 20’-4” wide by 31’-8” long on 881 Road Redbird Creek – Bridge No. C004534210 – Project C45 (563). The sealed proposals shall include removal of the existing 20’-4 wide by 31’-8 long timber superstructure and construction of the new superstructure including materials, labor, equipment, tools, along with appurtenances a...
Holt County Supervisors approved the purchase of a new pickup, Monday, when they met in regular session at the courthouse in O'Neill. Deputy Ed Nordby presented a bid of $49,446 from Anderson Auto Group through the State of Nebraska purchasing Bureau. The new vehicle will be a 2024 Ford F150 Super Crew XLT 4x4, with a push bumper, full-length running boards and driver-side spotlight. Nordby said, "Sheriff Matchett has it in the budget." County Clerk Cathy Pavel said American Recovery Plan Act...
Antelope and Holt county 4-H members who sent entries to the 2024 Nebraska State Fair, in Grand Island, last month, received ribbons for their entries. Members who sent static events or competed in livestock categories include: Alvie Bearinger 4H Static: Healthy Lifestyle Education, 4H Food Preservation, Unit 2, Drying, Dried Herbs, purple. Daley Bearinger 4H Static Plants, 4H Horticulture, Garlic, purple. Emorie Bearinger 4H Static: Healthy Lifestyle Education, 4H Cooking 401, Candy, purple;...
Published October 2, 2024 ZNEZ...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT Sealed proposals for the construction of one bridge superstructure replacement. The bridge superstructure replacement is a single span superstructure replacement 20’-4” wide by 31’-8” long on 881 Road Redbird Creek – Bridge No. C004534210 – Project C45 (563). The sealed proposals shall include removal of the existing 20’-4 wide by 31’-8 long timber superstructure and construction of the new superstructure including materials, labor, equipment, tools, along with appurtenances a...
An investigation into the cause of a Monday morning explosion at St. Patrick’s Parish Center in O’Neill is believed to be the result of a vehicle striking a gas line that fed into the building. In a press release issued Tueday by Holt County Attorney Brent Kelly, first responders identified a vehicle they believe was associated with the incident. The vehicle was driven by a 58-year-old Guatemalan national. “The O’Neill Police Department initiated an investigation into the cause of the inciden...
NOTICE TO HOLT COUNTY LANDOWNERS Section 39-1811, R.R.S. of Nebraska, Reissue 2017, provides: It shall be the duty of the landowners in this state to mow or otherwise destroy all weeds to the middle of all public roads and drainage ditches running along their lands at least twice each year, namely sometime in July for the first time and sometime in September for the second time. Notice is further given that if the landowner neglects to mow or destroy the weeds it shall be the duty of the county board to cause the weeds to be mowed or otherwise...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF PAGE BOARD MEETING Sept. 16, 2024 The regular monthly meeting of the Village Board of Page was held Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at the village office. Notice was published in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger on the 11th day of September, 2024, and was also posted at three public places within the Village of Page. This meeting was conducted in compliance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act and the Open Meeting Laws are posted at the village office. Chair Linquist called the regular meeting of the board of trustees to order...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT Sealed proposals for the construction of one bridge superstructure replacement. The bridge superstructure replacement is a single span superstructure replacement 20’-4” wide by 31’-8” long on 881 Road Redbird Creek – Bridge No. C004534210 – Project C45 (563). The sealed proposals shall include removal of the existing 20’-4 wide by 31’-8 long timber superstructure and construction of the new superstructure including materials, labor, equipment, tools, along with appurtenances a...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Sealed bids will be received by the Holt County Clerk, Holt County Courthouse, 204 N 4th Street, O’Neill NE 68763, until Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at 11 a.m., CDT, for construction of a reinforced concrete box culvert and associated grading in Holt County in Nebraska and other work incidental thereto. The sealed bids are to be plainly marked “Attention: Holt County Clerk, Holt County Courthouse, 204 N 4th Street, O’Neill NE 68763, Holt County Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Project, Project No. C-45(...
The final outage in a series of planned outages is scheduled for electric customers in Boyd County, as well as parts of Holt and Knox County, Sunday, Sept. 19 from 1 to 6 p.m. to finish work on a transformer replacement at the substation serving 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 Holt County. These...
Section 39-1811, R.R.S. of Nebraska, Reissue 2017, provides: It shall be the duty of the landowners in this state to mow or otherwise destroy all weeds to the middle of all public roads and drainage ditches running along their lands at least twice each year, namely sometime in July for the first time and sometime in September for the second time. Notice is further given that if the landowner neglects to mow or destroy the weeds it shall be the duty of the county board to cause the weeds to be mowed or otherwise destroyed and assess the cost of...
Holt County Listing of Tax-Exempt Properties - CHURCHES Amelia United Methodist Church (Methodist Episcopal Church, Amelia......1 Parcel Assembly of God Church, O’Neill.................................................................3 Parcels Beautiful Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church, O’Neill................................2 Parcels Bethany Presbyterian Church, Lake Township................................................1 Parcel Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, O’Neill................................................2 Parcels Chris...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Sealed bids will be received by the Holt County Clerk, Holt County Courthouse, 204 N 4th Street, O’Neill NE 68763, until Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at 11 a.m., CDT, for construction of a reinforced concrete box culvert and associated grading in Holt County in Nebraska and other work incidental thereto. The sealed bids are to be plainly marked “Attention: Holt County Clerk, Holt County Courthouse, 204 N 4th Street, O’Neill NE 68763, Holt County Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Project, Project No. C-45(...
A Ewing woman, who was recently convicted and sentenced in July to a three-year term of probation for a Class 3A felony count of making terroristic threats on Oct. 8, 2023, has filed an appeal with the Nebraska Court of Appeals. Jessica J. Snyder, 42, filed the appeal with the Nebraska Court of Appeals on July 15. Holt County public defender Rod Smith was granted a motion to withdraw as her attorney and Brad Ewalt of Norfolk was appointed by the Honorable Mark Kozisec to replace him for the appeal process. Smith, in a motion to withdraw, said...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
