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General Election Results - Antelope County President: Harris/Walz (Democrat) Early voting 119 Precincts: 277 Trump/Pence (Pence) Early voting 562 Precincts: 2455 Oliver/ter Maat (Libertarian) Early voting 0 Precincts 11 West/Abdullah (Legal Marijuana Now) Early voting 0 Precincts 6 Stein/Kpadenou (By Petition) Early voting 2 Precincts 0 US Senator Deb Fischer (Republican) Early voting 519 Precincts 2049 Dan Osborn (By Petition) Early voting 156 Precincts 670 US Senator Pete Ricketts (Republican)...
Summerland boys' wrestling team scored 102 points, Saturday, en route to a third-place finish at the Elgin Public-Pope John Wrestling Tourney. The Bobcats finished with five medalists, including two champions. Ethan Kester earned gold in the 138 division. Kester worked through the bracket, earning pins against Connor Thomson, Summerland, in 5:20 and Emmerson Earl, Palmer, in 5:44. In the championship match, Kester earned an 8-2 decision over Trevor Carraher, Riverside. Jesse Thiele, wrestling in...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on Nov. 13, 2023, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published Nov. 8, 2023, in the “Summerland Advocate-Messenger.” An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman, James Ramold, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were James Ramold, Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry and Katie Cunningham. Absent was D...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska June 13, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the June 6, 2023, BOC meeting. Review of claims. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AKRS ex 46.76; ALBIN LAW OFFICE ex 475.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 18,478.25; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 89.00; APPEARA ex 36.05; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 20,530.14; MIKAYLA ARMITAGE ex 143.00; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 651.56; BLACKBURN MFG ex 85.08; BCBS ins...
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS Village of Clearwater BOARD OF TRUSTEES June 13, 2022 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, June 13, at 8 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 8 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kevin Filsinger, Steve Hankla, Kelly Kerkman, Steve Stearns, Cody Kester. Others present: Kate Ahlers,...
Summerland finished third in team standings at the Class D-2 wrestling district, held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12, at Pleasanton. Five wrestlers qualified for the state contest, including Keaton Thiele, 145; Alex Arroyo, 160; Colton Thiele, 195; Wyatt Chipps, 220 and Logan Mueller, 285. Coach Dan Roeber said, "The Bobcats represented very well. We have been lead all season by our four seniors and to have them all qualify was awesome! Logan Mueller earned gold at 285, with wins over...
The Bobcat boys' wrestling squad scored 146 points and tied the host team for second place at Saturday's Howells-Dodge wrestling invite. Guardian Angels Central Catholic won the team title with 158 points. Colton Thiele and Logan Mueller earned gold medals in the 195- and 285-pound divisions, respectively. Six other wrestlers - Alex Thiele, Jesse Thiele, Keaton Thiele, Alex Arroyo, Wyatt Chipps and Connor Thomson - brought home hardware. Mueller moved quickly through his bracket, picking up...
A memorial Service for Lenice Savidge was held Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 at St. John’s Catholic Church at rural Ewing. Father James Kramper officiated. Burial was in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. Lenice May (Jaeke) Savidge, 93, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 at Arbor Care Centers-Valhaven in Valley, Nebraska. Snider Memorial Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com. ~~~ Lenice was born May 31, 1928, to Arthur and Inez Jaeke of Clearwater. She graduated from Clearwater High Sch...
Congratulations to winners of the Antelope County 4-H and FFA Boosters’ Gun Raffle. Winners may claim prizes at Den’s Repair - Dennis Herley, in Clearwater, or Tim Twibell, in Orchard. • September - Paul Mackeprang - Bow package • October - James Zwingman - Tikka T3 Hunter .270 cal • November - Ross Schindler - Lifetime hunt/fish license, age 0-15 • December - Shad Thompson - Savage Model 25 .204 cal • Christmas - Owen Childers - DPMS Oracle AR-15, 5.56/.223 • January - Trey Rittscher - Browning BL .22 grade 2 .22 cal • February - Jamie...
This Sunday, May 9th, children will honor their mothers. The holiday came about because of the persistence of a daughter wanting to honor mothers, including her own, for the sacrifices they make every day of the year. In the mid-19th century, Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginia organized sessions called Mother's Day Work Clubs. The purpose was to educate mothers about proper hygiene and nutrition aimed at giving children a better chance of surviving the ongoing typhoid outbreak. During the Civil...
Foresight. Summerland senior Rafe Grebin relied on it prior to Friday's Central Valley Invite. "I knew I needed to pick up at least three wins without any losses to even up my record so that I am seed-able for subdistricts," he said. Once he saw the bracket for the 126-pound division, he realized he wasn't going to get as many matches. He looked at the eight-man bracket and that's when he knew what he needed to do. "At that moment, I realized that I needed to win the tournament. I had to go 3-0...
Six Bobcat wrestlers earned medals at Saturday's Wisner-Pilger Invitational. Led by junior Colton Thiele, who won the 195-pound championship, the Bobcats tied for fourth, scoring 112 points. Omaha Bryan earned the team title, with 179 points. Ralston placed second, with 160 points, while East Butler ended third, accumulating 118 points. Howells-Dodge tied with the Bobcats. Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-team field were Clarkson-Leigh, Wakefield, Stanton, Wisner-Pilger and Lutheran High...
Clearwater Public School seniors did not let the coronavirus spoil graduation, despite limited attendance at Saturday's commencement exercises. The ten graduates turned a stressful final quarter of classes into a memorable celebration. Jackie Olivan welcomed family members and guests. Lauren Behnk, valedictorian, and Kierra Bearinger, salutatorian, shared memories and provided their take on spending one-fourth of the year learning at home following the school's March 13 closure due to COVID-19....
They survived a global pandemic and spent the final quarter of their high school career learning via virtual technology. On Saturday, at 1 p.m., 10 Clearwater seniors will walk across a stage in the school's gymnasium and receive their diplomas, the last Clearwater Public Schools class to note the distinction. Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk, Taylor Ann Bolling, Taylor Rose Bolling, Trenton Fletcher, Zach Hoffman, Tyler Hupp, James Kester, Brooke Knievel and Jackie Olivan will receive diplomas....
Clearwater Public Schools recently announced award winners in scholastic courses. NVC Principal’s All-conference - Mike Sanne Hunter Klabenes, Eli Thiele, Taylor Anne Bolling, Tyler Hupp, Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk and James Kester NVC Superintendent’s All-conference - Mike Sanne James Kester High School Honor Roll - Mike Sanne Ava Rittscher, Keaton Thiele, Matt Umphress, Kelton Bruhn, Julie Olivan, Aislynn Kester, Alex Thiele, Cassidy Bearinger, Dillon Moser, Jacob Behnk, Eli Thiele, Taylor Anne Bolling, Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk Hig...
Nebraska School Activities Association recently released student recipients of the Spring 2019-20 Nebraska Chriopractic Physicans Association Academic All-State award. To be nominated, a student must be a varsity player or organizational leader who has played a significant role during the season and must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 93%, or 3.7, on a four-point scale. Area students honored include James Kester and Eli Thiele, Clearwater, boys' track and field; Charlie Anson...
When Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard seniors went to school March 16, they did not know it would be the last time they attended school with their classmates. The three school districts announced they would be closed, due to coronavirus concerns, for a two-week period beginning March 17. A week later, administrators announced the remainder of the school year would be completed at home, based on recommendations from local health officials, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Dr. Matt Blomstedt, comm...
Six area students received Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association and Nebraska School Activities Association academic all-state honors for winter 2019-2020 activities. James Kester, a Clearwater senior, received the award for wrestling. Ewing senior Ashley Koenig and Orchard junior Avery Cheatum were recognized for girls’ basketball. Ewing seniors Katie Hawk and Liz Nordby received the award for speech participation. Students are nominated by coaches and the nomination is based on individual academic excellence, leadership and c...
Fifty-five students report to practice for the Summerland track and field team. Student athletes include Emily Ahlers, Brenna Wagner, Sidney Stallbaum, Summer Schroeder, Grace Maxwell, Cassidy Bearinger, Maryssa Long, Melany Mendoza, Harper Klabenes, Bryna Umpress, Lizett Marino, Silvia Bode, Tessa Peed, Ashley Koenig, Madleen Reipen, Natalie Stallbaum, Keara Summers, Kylie Hewett, Kaci Wickersham, Tiana Thramer, Emily Nordby, Hadley Cheatum, Danielle Schrunk, Olga Mendoza, Emma Hoffman, Xavier...
Clearwater quiz bowl members participated in the Educational Service Unit 8 contest, March 3. In the first round, the team lost to Battle Creek and earned a victory over Plainview. In round three, Madison downed Clearwater....
Neither Colton Thiele or Rafe Grebin advanced to the medal round in their respective weight classes at the 2020 NSAA State Wrestling Championships, last week, in Omaha. But Summerland head wrestling guru Dan Roeber said Thiele and Grebin gained experience that will be valuable when they return to the mat next season. "Those guys represented us very well in Omaha. The outcome was maybe not what we had hoped for but, we will build off it for next year," Roeber said. Grebin lost his first match in...
It was a meet of firsts. First districts competing as Summerland Bobcats. And for the first time in Summerland history, two wrestlers will don the blue and silver singlets at the Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships. Colton Thiele and Rafe Grebin finished second and fourth, respectively, in their weight classes, to advance to this week's state party at the CHI Health Arena in Omaha. The Bobcats ended 11th in a field of 20 teams in Class D District one...
Howells-Dodge claimed the team title at the Bobcat Invite Friday. The Jaguars scored 155.5 points to lead the field of 10 teams. West Point-Beemer finished second, with 139 points. North Central ended third, with 128.5 points, while the host team finished fourth with 113. Other schools participating included Elgin Public/Pope John, 61; West Holt, 59; Fullerton, 53; Osmond, 46; Sioux City West, 46 and St. Mary's, 0. Rafe Grebin and Colton Thiele earned gold medals in the 126 and 195 weight...
Two Bobcat wrestlers returned home with medals from Friday's Central Valley Invite in Greeley. Freshman Alex Thiele earned the bronze medal in the 113-pound class, while Alex Arroyo, a sophomore, ended fourth at 145 pounds. Summerland ended 10th in team standings, with 61.5 points. Neligh-Oakdale won the team title, scoring 165 points. Wood River ended second, with 135. Rounding out the top 10 were Palmer, 127; Tri County, 115; Hi-Line Cooperative, 92; Weeping Water, 77.5; High Plains Community,...
Niobrara Valley Conference officials recently announced names of students who qualified for the NVC Principal's All-Academic Team for 2019-2020. To be eligible, students must be a junior or senior with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or above. Seven Clearwater students were named to the list, including Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk, Taylor Ann Bolling, Tyler Hupp, James Kester, seniors; and Hunter Klabenes and Eli Thiele, juniors. Nine Ewing students received recogniton including...
