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For years, I was all about Christmas cookies. Over the course of several days, I'd bake like 18 dozen of six or seven kinds of cookies. I'd make trays to share with friends and coworkers. I'd try new recipes, adding to the basic repertoire every year. It was always fun. And then something happened. I lost my Christmas spirit and with it, my desire to bake Christmas cookies. But recently, I decided enough was enough and I dug out the recipe box and whipped up several batches of old favorites....
Justin M. Golter, 47, of Orchard appeared in the Antelope County courtroom Nov. 16 on charges alleged Aug. 31 in two cases. He was set for preliminary hearing on a Class 1D felony, possession of methamphetamine, with intent to deliver, more than 10 grams and for pretrial hearing on three Class 1 misdemeanors in the other case, resisting arrest, obstructing officers and obstructing government operations. Taylor granted a defense request to continue the preliminary hearing on the felony to Dec. 7. A plea deal was announced in the misdemeanor...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Amazon Capital Services, Inc., lib books/sup; 521.22; American Speech-Language Hearing Association, dues, 253.00; Appleby, Greg A., mileage, 850.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 260.65; Bomgaars, sup, 55.09; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/wkshps/fees/etc., 4,842.06; Clearwater Market, sup, 194.88; ColdType Publishing, printing, 449.80; Daktronics, rep to buzzer horn in main gym, 776.25; DAS State Acctg-Central Finance OCIO, internet charges, 300.94; Eakes Office Solutions, copier exp, 195.98; Egan Supply...
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...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Nov. 7, 2022 Neligh, Nebraska Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Open meeting. Approved agenda and minutes of 11-01-2022 BOC meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Sheriff fee report, clerk of the district court Report, treasurer fund balance report and treasurer miscellaneous revenue report for September were reviewed. Approve payroll claims. Pledge collateral was reviewed. Approved the following vendor claims: General: JOSEPH ABLER ex 42.28; AMERITAS...
Polls open at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, for voters to cast ballots in the 2022 general election. Summerland-area precincts include the American Legion, Clearwater precinct; city hall, Ewing precinct; fire hall, Orchard precinct; fire hall, Page precinct and Royal Auditorium, Royal precinct. Races on the midterm ballot include local and state offices. On the state level, area voters will select a representative for the third district, governor and lieutenant governor, secretary of state,...
As results are tabulated at the Antelope and Holt County courthouses, SAM will update ballot counts. Summerland Board of Education: Early voting results in Antelope and Holt County: Jeremy Wagner, 85 LuAnn Schindler, 73 Austin Twibell, 67 Scott Thiele, 61 Mark Ramold, 58 Mia Bergman, 40 Summerland Board of Education (Royal and Brunswick precincts combined) Jeremy Wagner, 29 LuAnn Schindler, 31 Scott Thiele, 34 Austin Twibell, 50 Mia Bergman, 39 Mark Ramold, 14 Summerland Board of Education...
The Honorable Donna Taylor passed sentence on two individuals and denied requests from a woman sentenced earlier in the year when she presided from the bench of the Antelope County court in Neligh on Oct. 19. Ryan J. Pelster, 22, of Petersburg faced Taylor, alongside his attorney, Brad Montag of Norfolk, for sentencing in Antelope County and Madison County cases. Prior to the judge passing sentence, Montag presented a counseling discharge summary and photos of the victim and his client in the Madison County case, as addendums to the...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 533.74; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 184.97; Bomgaars sup, 78.88; Bud’s Sanitary Service, trash serv, 1,464.50; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/rooms/meals/etc, 2,250.42; Central Community College, backflow certification class, 85.00 Clearwater Market, sup, 52.63; ColdType Publishing, print, 335.08; DAS State Acctg-Central Finance OCIO, internet line, 411.70; Dusty’s, fuel, 492.02; Eakes Office Solutions copier exp, 2,596.76; Egan Supply Co., sup, 1,025.70; Elkhorn Rur...
The following sample ballots list all candidates and issues throughout Antelope County. They may not reflect the order or rotation of candidates on the official ballot for your voting precinct; only candidates and issues that pertain to your voting precinct will appear on your official ballot. Polling sites: Tilden Precinct -Tilden Public Library; Oakdale Precinct-Oakdale Community Center; Neligh Precinct, -American Legion Post 172, Neligh; Brunswick Precinct-Brunswick Community Room; Elgin...
The Honorable Donna Taylor, while presiding from the bench of the Antelope County court in Neligh on Oct. 5, lectured two defendants on the importance of communicating with their court-appointed attorney. Antelope County public defender Pat Carney of Norfolk, had filed a motion Sept. 30, to withdraw as counsel for Aaron C. Poellot, 38, of Osmond. Poellot is charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor theft count related to a May 2 gas drive-off from Royal One Stop. In the motion, Carney indicated Poellot had failed to communicate with his office,...
• PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Oct. 11, 2022 Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Open meeting. Approved agenda and minutes of 10-04-2022 BOC meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Sheriff fee report, clerk of the district court report, treasurer fund balance report and treasurer miscellaneous revenue report for September were reviewed. Approve payroll claims. Pledge collateral was reviewed. Approved the following vendor claims: General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 1...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Neligh, Nebraska Oct. 11, 2022 Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved one motor vehicle exemption. Set the following levies for Antelope County: Antelope County: general, 0.279323; veterans aid: 0.000157; building, 0.005023; LEC bond, 0.016765; total: 0.301269 Ag Society: general, 0.006217; total, 0.006217 Airport Authority: general, 0.001756; bond fund, 0.000420; total, 0.002177 ESU #8: general, 0.015000; total, 0.015000 City/villages: Brunswick: general, 0.449998; total,...
Dillon E. Perry, 34, of Ewing, who was in custody in Madison County Jail on other charges, appeared in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh for arraignment on a count of driving under suspension, alleged May 28, in Clearwater. Perry waived his right to counsel and entered a guilty plea. The Honorable Donna Taylor fined him $100 and assessed $52 costs. Perry had been granted a continuance July 6 when he called saying he had no ride to the courthouse. Then, on Aug. 3 he failed to appear in court and a warrant was subsequently issued for his...
Jake R. Short, 22, of Meadow Grove, appeared in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Oct. 5, alongside Antelope County public defender Pat Carney of Norfolk, for further arraignment on a pair of Class 2 misdemeanor counts of second-degree forgery, alleged in February and March. A plea agreement was announced. In return for Short’s guilty plea to Count I and agreement to pay restitution, totaling $433.73 on both counts, Abler agreed to dismiss Count II - after restitution is paid. Count II is continued to Nov. 16, when sentencing is set o...
Rainbow trout will be stocked by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to enhance fishing oppportunities this fall and winter. "This program emphasizes the urban and community waters statewide," said Greg Anderson, Game and Parks' fish production supervisor. "Ten-inch trout are stocked to provide angling opportunities for all ages to catch and harvest." The stocking of trout began Monday. During the weeks of Oct. 3, 10 and 17, 200 trout will be added, weekly, to the east branch of Verdigre...
Justin M. Golter, 47, of Orchard appeared in the Antelope County courtroom Sept 7, for arraignment on charges related to his alleged flight from officers after an appearance in district court Aug. 31. If convicted of the current charges, three Class 1 misdemeanors, resisting arrest, obstructing officers and obstructing government operations, Golter faces fines of up to $1,000 on each count and/or up to one year incarceration on each, which may be ordered consecutive to each other. He asked for...
Jill K. Anson, 41, of Orchard appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Sept. 7, for arraignment on one count, third-degree domestic assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor alleged Aug. 24, in Orchard. A plea agreement was announced by her court-appointed attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh. Antelope County attorney Joe Abler amended the complaint to assault by mutual consent, a Class 2 misdemeanor, agreed to file no additional charges and recommended a fine only at sentencing. Anson entered a guilty...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Sept. 13, 2022 Vice-chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Open meeting. Approved agenda and minutes of 08-09-2022, 08-24-2022, 09-01-2022 and 09-06-2022 BOC meetings, and 08-09-2022 BOE meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Sheriff Fee Report for August. Correspondence was reviewed. Approve payroll claims. Pledge Collateral was reviewed. Approved the following vendor claims: General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 17,309.54; ANTELOPE CO COURT...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL Summerland - Operating Acc’t, misc reimb, 1,915.88; 5 Minute Kids, sup, 111.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 366.05; Anson, Kelly, reimb-dance, 500.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 312.00; Austin T. Good, Aug. 2022 mowing, 280.00; Auto Glass Solutions, windshield, 1,307.20; Black Hills Energy - Ewing, nat gas, 198.35; Bud’s Sanitary Service, trash, 1,300.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 4,833.36; Clearwater Market, sup, 58.57; Coldtype Publishing, print, 151.78; Corner Hardware & Mor...
Five defendants showed up at the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh, either late or not at all for scheduled hearings in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor on Sept. 7. Lisa M. Dugal, 56, of Neligh appeared approximately an hour late, for resentencing on a crime committed in 2019. Her court-appointed attorney, Kyle Peterson of Tilden, appeared at 11 a.m., the time Dugal was scheduled, and told the judge he had correspondence from his client that she would be in the courtroom in “nine minutes.” She arrived just before noon. Taylor revoked pro...
Haiden M. Sleister, 18, of Tilden faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh for further arraignment on two counts alleged between March 19 and April 6, Count I, possession of a stolen firearm, a Class 2A felony, and Count II, theft, $500-$1,499, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Sleister waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and Count I was bound over to Antelope County district court, where he was set for arraignment Aug. 31. Count II was dismissed without prejudice, to be refiled in district court at the...
Max Heiter, of Royal, took a project to the Antelope County Fair with low expectations. Later, he learned his open class exhibit received the first-place blue ribbon for the 65-and-over class. It all started when Heiter saw a fiber optic knife made by someone on the internet a little over a year ago. "I saw a fiber optic knife somebody made on the internet, so I get on the internet and looked for this fiber optic and I found it in Oklahoma," he said. "I thought 'I'm gonna try it; he did it,...
The Antelope County commissioners met on Tuesday, Aug. 9 for a regular meeting in the county courthouse. Commissioners Charlie Henery and Carolyn Pedersen were not in attendance of the meeting. Several items on the agenda were discussed but at 9:40 a.m. Bobbi Risor, Region 11 emergency manager, approached the commissioners about the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant through FEMA. The grant was applied for in 2020, and Antelope County itself participated fully in the grant....
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Aug. 9, 2022 Vice-chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Open meeting. Approved agenda and minutes of 08-02-2022 BOC meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Treasurer’s fund balance report, treasurer’s miscellaneous revenue report, zoning permit report, clerk of the district court fee report and sheriff fee report for July. Approve payroll claims. Pledge collateral was reviewed. Approved vendor claims: General: A-1 FLAGS POLES & REPAIR ex 140...
