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The state has issued a health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County and Iron Horse Trail Lake ( in Pawnee County. Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County is still on health alert. Wirth Brothers Lake in Johnson County and Calamus Reservoir in Garfield County have been removed from health alert. This is the last week of monitoring for the regular sampling season. Samples taken earlier this week at the lakes on alert measure...
Jennifer A. Blevins, 35, of Pierce, who was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on a Class 4 felony count, possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, alleged May 14 north of Oakdale, waived her right to the hearing and was bound over to Antelope County district court by the Honorable Donna Taylor last week. She is set for arraignment in district court Sept. 29. Bond, posted May 15, in the amount of $10,000, 10% cash, was continued. She is represented by Antelope County public defender Melissa Figueroa. A motion for continuance,...
The Honorable Donna Taylor allowed several defendants continuances when she presided from the bench in the Antelope County courtroom last Wednesday, Aug. 18. Matthew F. Brandt, 34, of Royal appeared for sentencing on a conviction of leaving the scene of a property-damage accident, a Class 2 misdemeanor committed Jan 28 in Orchard. A continuance was requested to determine the amount of restitution. Antelope County prosecutor Joe Abler said the insurance deductible is $1,000. Taylor reviewed results of a substance abuse evaluation with Brandt,...
North Central District Health Department personnel have announced walk-in clinic dates and times at sites throughout the district. NCDHD will now require insurance card information prior to administering a COVID-19 vaccine. A photocopy of the front and back of the insurance card is necessary. Individuals without insurance are still eligible to receive the vaccine. Anyone who has questions is urged to contact the HCDHD office at 402-446-2406. Walk-in clinics will be available at the following sites: Aug. 20: NCDHD office, 422 E. Douglas St.,...
Anyone who has grown zucchini in Nebraska knows that a little planting goes a long way. Zucchini jokes abound and there is even a National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day (more about that later), but zucchini is really a versatile vegetable that can be prepared in a myriad of ways. Let's start with some tips and tricks from Cami Wells, an Extension Educator in Hall County. "Whether purchasing or picking zucchini," Wells says "choose firm, slender zucchini with a bright green...
North Central District Health Department personnel have announced walk-in clinic dates and times at sites throughout the district. NCDHD will now require insurance card information prior to administering a COVID-19 vaccine. A photocopy of the front and back of the insurance card is necessary. INdividuals without insurance are still eligible to receive the vaccine. Anyone who has questions is urged to contact the HCDHD office at 402-446-2406. Walking-in clinics will be available at the following...
William D. Anson, 37, of Orchard appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom inNeligh on July 21, for a pretrial hearing on a theft by shoplifting charge committed April 24 at Bomgaars in Neligh. Anson changed his plea to guilty, pursuant to a plea deal with Antelope County attorney Joe Abler. In return, Abler agreed to file no additional charges in the case. Abler offered no objection to a defense request to delay sentencing until after Aug. 4. Taylor set sentencing for Aug. 18. Bond in the amount of...
Hope M. Petite, 27, of Orchard appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County court, for arraignment on five counts alleged June 27 in Orchard, Count I, second-degree assault, a Class 2A felony; Count II, third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor; Count III, leaving the scene of a property-damage accident, a Class 2 misdemeanor; and counts IV and V, willful reckless driving, Class 3 misdemeanors. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years on Count I; up to a $1,000 fine and/ or six months in jail on Count II, up to $1,000...
A. Jared Blevins, 36, of Pierce faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week for arraignment on a Class 4 felony, possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, alleged May 14. Blevins requested court-appointed counsel. Taylor found him indigent and appointed Brad Montag of Norfolk and set preliminary hearing for July 21. A bond hearing was also held. Bond, in the amount of $10,000, 10% cash, filed May 16, and subsequently revoked June 8, was reinstated with an additional condition for no...
Test Nebraska clinics will be held in O’Neill, on Mondays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at North Central District Health Department. Access to the clinic will be through the alley on the north side of the NCDHD building. NCDHD will be ending Test NE services as of June 28th. After this date, testing can most readily be accessed through traditional healthcare access points. NCDHD has the following clinic times available for walk-ins.Thosw who have a scheduled appointment time for a clinic on this list, arrive at that scheduled time. These clinics w...
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people during an investigation in Plainview. On Thursday, June 3, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence at 108 S. 2nd Street in Plainview. During the search, investigators located a package containing one pound of suspected methamphetamine. Smaller amounts of methamphetamine were also located in other areas of the home. Two subjects were in the home at the time of the search and were both arrested. Bryan Gloe, 43, and Alan Sharples, 63, were lodged in Pierce County...
The State of Nebraska has issued a health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County. Samples taken earlier this week at Willow Creek Lake were above the health alert threshold of eight parts per billion of total microcystin, which is a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae. Based on recommendations issued in 2019 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state of Nebraska adopted this limit after concluding...
A 10-county road trip, featuring more than 140 small businesses, including 11 Antelope County locations, begins Saturday and continues through Sept. 30.. The 2021 Best of the Backroad Tour of Northeast Nebraska, sponsored by News Channel Nebraska and Giant Gear, combines travel, adventure and unique small-town charm and hospitality. The tour features four Summerland-area sites, including the Sidebar, in Clearwater; Corner Hardware & More and the Orchard Historical Society, in Orchard and Royal...
North Central District Health Department is now offering COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 18 and older. To schedule an appointment, individuals should go to vaccinate.ne.gov to register. Registrants will receive an email to schedule a time at a clinic of his or her choice. More information is available on this process at the NCDHD website. Walk-in clinic dates and times for this week, include: Moderna walk in times (no appointment required): • Tuesday, April 6: Pierce Fairgrounds Pavilion, 1 to 6 p...
North Central District Health Department will vaccinate residents 18 years of age and older for COVID-19. Any district residents born in 2003 or prior, who resides in Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Rock or Pierce counties, is now eligible to receive a vaccine. The first step on the way to receiving a vaccine is registering. It is important for people 16 and older to register at vaccinate.ne.gov. Access to this registry can also be found on the NCDHD homepage at: www.ncdhd.ne.gov. Currently, vaccine NCDHD is dispensing at...
Clearwater Village Board of Trustees reviewed results of a recent housing survey during the board's March 8 meeting. According to Clearwater Economic Development Director Lauren Sheridan-Simonsen, survey results identify the need for affordable housing as a priority for the village. "The housing shortage has been identified as a priorty for the ED office," she said. The survey evaluated current housing quality, while identifying needs. Included in the results is public comment about housing stoc...
Antelope County businesses participating in the northeast The Best of the Backroad Tour of northeast Nebraska, sponsored by News Channel Nebraska and area economic development groups, will receive an economic incentive, in the form of $100. Visitor fund committee member Rick Schuchardt, along with NCN representative Laurie Larsen, addressed the Antelope County Commissioners March 2. Schuchardt said a discussion with Neligh Chamber of Commerce officials led to discussion about the tour and...
Sergio Martinez, 33, of Clearwater faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Wednesday, Jan 20, for further arraignment on two counts, Count I, driving under suspension/before reinstated, a Class 3 misdemeanor committed July 15, 2020; and Count II, no operator’s license, also a Class 3 misdemeanor. Martinez pleaded guilty to Count I, pursuant to a plea agreement with county prosecutor Joe Abler. In return, Abler dismissed Count II, agreed to file no additional charges in the case and recommended a fine and s...
A farm cooperative that serves customers in a 30-county region of northeast Nebraska has pledged its support to improvements in agriculture facilities currently underway at Northeast Community College in Norfolk. Farmers Pride, headquartered in Battle Creek, has pledged $50,000 to the Nexus project at Northeast to build a new veterinary technology clinic and classroom building and other facilities on the Acklie Family College Farm. "Many of our employees and customers have graduated from...
North Central District Health Department, in O'Neill, has been made aware of 51 new cases in the district since the last report issued Dec. 23. On Monday, NCDHD reported new cases by county, including 12-Antelope; 1-Boyd; 4-Brown; 2-Cherry; 6-Holt; 0-Keya Paha; 15-Knox; 10-Pierce; 1-Rock. NCDHD reports five additional COVID-19 deaths in Pierce County: three women and two men in their 80s. As of Dec. 28, at 4 p.m., case count totals include 3,684 total cases, 1,633 recoveries and 55 deaths. In...
North Central District Health Department has been made aware of 80 new cases in the district since the last reporting on Dec. 17: 18-Antelope; 0-Boyd; 3-Brown; 7-Cherry; 17-Holt; 0-Keya Paha; 22-Knox; 11-Pierce; 2-Rock. NCDHD regrets to report five additional COVID-19 deaths in the district: two Knox County men in their 70s, one Holt County man in his 80s, an Antelope County woman in her 80s and a Holt County woman in her 90s. Case count update as of 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 21, includes 3,574 total cases, 1,445 recoveries, 47 deaths and 499 total...
North Central District Health Department reported Monday, 135 new cases of COVID-19, since the last update released Dec. 3, including 16 in Antelope; 2, Boyd; 18, Brown; 14, Cherry; 24, Holt; 4, Keya Paha; 34, Knox; 15, Pierce and 8, Rock. The department received notification a Knox County man, in his 90s, died from COVID-19. NCDHD has expanded its COVID-19 testing capacities to include a 15-minute rapid test, in addition to the gold standard PCR test already offered. The rapid test is only...
The Honorable Donna Taylor presided from the bench in the Antelope County courtroom last Wednesday, while the state of Nebraska was represented by Pierce County attorney Ted Lohberg, on behalf of Antelope County attorney Joe Abler. A 27-year-old Wayne man appeared in a 2013 case. Johnathon Crocker was convicted in June 2013 of writing four bad checks, Class 2 misdemeanors, fined $50 for each and restitution, along with a six-month term of probation. A motion to revoke probation was filed in August 2013 and when Crocker failed to appear at a...
North Central District Health Department has been made aware of 159 cases in the district since the last reporting on Nov. 12, including: 19-Antelope; 9-Boyd; 21-Brown; 26-Cherry; 27-Holt; 6-Keya Paha; 13-Knox; 36-Pierce and 2-Rock. NCDHD has expanded its COVID-19 testing capacities to include a 15-minute rapid test, in addition to the gold standard PCR test already offered. The rapid test will be offered only to individuals who are currently exhibiting symptoms associated with COVID-19. All testing is offered free of charge at the below...
The Antelope County results are in for the 2020 general election. County clerk and election commissioner Lisa Payne noted 3,615 voters out of the 4,570 registered in the county cast ballots before and on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The people who turned out for the election voted for candidates who were running for positions at the local, county, regional, state and federal levels. "We counted 1,340 early voters, leaving 2,275 voting in person on Election Day," Payne said. "I did not hear of any problems...
