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Improvements at Clearwater's American Legion continue. Last week, a crew removed old sidewalk pieces and installed a handicap-accessible approach, making it easier for visitors to access the facility. A larger water main was also installed....
The mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Neligh Faith Community Church, as well as various other churches, individual, and businesses in the area, will be dispersing food on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The pantry will be available from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the American Legion Club, 115 W. Third Street, in Neligh....
Reprinted with permission from The Elgin Review Jane Schuchardt Special to the Elgin Review Sometimes your lens into the future gets polished by local mentors. Such is the case for Jamie Thiele, Clearwater, and her robust photography business. Relaxing over a cup of coffee for a few minutes after getting her two little ones, Charlie, 7, and Landrie, 6, off to school at Summerland near Ewing, Thiele claims she's a product of her second moms, Sue Vanis, Elgin, and Kim Grossnicklaus, Neligh. Of cou...
A full day of fun is slated Saturday, Sept. 28, as the Orchard Community Club hosts its annual ribfest and vendor fair. More than 40 vendors will be set up in the Orchard Community Center, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering jewelry, crafts, pottery, kids' items, tumblers, hats, baked goods, coffee, popcorn and other items. Ribfest will begin at 5:30 p.m., at the community center. To enter, contact Tyson Schutt at 402-394-5621 or via email at [email protected]. Entry fee is $50, which must be...
Installation of Trimlight lighting along Ewing's business district hit a snag. Joe Kaup, owner of Trimlight Lighting, told Ewing village officials, on Aug. 19, "Found out the hard way, can't have a wireless network in the post office or bank, because of security rules, so that threw a major monkey wrench in my original plan." He spoke with representatives from Great Plains Communication, who suggested establishing multiple hot spots to run the lighting. "We're not going down that road," Kaup said. He also contacted Rise Broadband and did not...
Ed. note: The print edition of SAM has the wrong amount for the anticipated budget. Instead of $16.1 million, the print edition reports $16.1 billion. The correct amount has been updated in this article. SAM regrets the error. Summerland Public School District will enter the 2024-2025 fiscal year with an anticipated budget of $16.1 million, which includes $11.825 million in the general fund, $3.25 million in the bond fund and just over $1 million in a special building fund. The total property ta...
Sign up now to donate blood, Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Clearwater. The community drive, sponsored by the Methodist Church, will take place at the Clearwater American Legion, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments may be scheduled by contacting Kyle jensen at 402-910-0681or made online at www.redcrossblood.org....
An interlocal agreement may be required if Antelope County assists the Village of Clearwater with updates to a portion of River Road, from Highway 275 to the first bridge, heading north. The key word: If. During Tuesday's commissioners' meeting, Brian McDonald, highway superintendent, learned that Clearwater officials asked for a quote to fix the road. "I think you run into some obligation authority on spending county funds on city roads," McDonald said. "I have mixed emotions about dealing...
The Honorable James Kube, ruling from the Antelope County District Court bench in Neligh last week, decided to keep post-release supervision in effect as ordered for a former Lincoln man. Darrion J. Cescolini, 30, appeared on information to revoke PRS that began when he was released from prison in May. Cescolini waived his right to counsel and admitted an allegation that led to his arrest in Lancaster County for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. He told the judge the firearm was a decommissioned handgun that had belonged to his...
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...
The group of teachers had a straightforward but daunting assignment before them: How could Cody-Kilgore, a small district nestled in the Nebraska Sandhills, buck the trend of rural decline and revitalize the school? Teachers Stacey Adamson and Tracee Ford latched onto an unusual idea that started as a joke – one that grew more unusual as it progressed. What about a grocery store run by students? Now nearly two decades after the idea first surfaced, the Circle C Market – a student-run gro...
The following Summerland students participated in the Holt County Fair, Aug. 5 - 10 in Chambers. Award winners include: Clair Krysl Beef, Breeding Heifers, Shorthorn Breeding Heifers, Heifer Calves - Calved Mar 1 or after of current year, purple, Champion Shorthorn Breeding Heifer Beef, Breeding Heifers, Simmental Breeding Heifers, Yearling Heifers - Calved Mar/Apr of prior year, purple, champion Simmental Breeding Heifer and overall champion breeding heifer Beef, Breeding Heifers, Shorthorn Bre...
Joaquin S. Echeverria, 28, of Brenham, Texas, (in custody) appeared for pretrial hearing on a Class 1C felony, possession of more than 28 grams of methamphetamine, with intent to deliver. Pursuant to a plea agreement with Antelope County attorney Joe Smith, Escheverria pleaded guilty to an amended charge, attempted possession with intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony. Kube ordered a presentence investigation and set sentencing Oct. 30. Escheverria is represented by Carney. He was remanded to the custody of Antelope County sheriff Bob Moore,...
Holt County Supervisors will listen to public comment and hear from VRDG, LLC officials about a proposed 325-megawatt commercial solar conversion system when they meet on Sept. 16. The public hearing is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m., in the supervisors’ room at the Holt County Courthouse. The proposed facility will be in both Knox and Holt counties. Approximately 300 Holt County acres would be used in the project, with the balance of construction set to take place in Knox County....
Administration personnel and IT professionals are invited to take part in a cyber-ready community game. The event, hosted by North Central District Health Department, on Oct. 31 from 1 to 4 p.m., at Northeast Community College, in O'Neill, will focus on health care, public health, financial agencies, city and county governments, utility providers, emergency management and private business and industry. Danielle Roessler, emergency response coordinator for NCDHD, said, "Through game play,...
Chief Justice Mike Heavican is retiring October 31, after 18 years of service on the bench. In his retirement letter, addressed to Governor Jim Pillen, Heavican thanked former Gov. Dave Heineman for his intial appointment. "I am grate that the citizens of Nebraska reaffirmed that appointment three times at the ballot box," Heavican wrote. He noted accomplishments of the state's judges, court staff, probation officers and other judicial branch employees. "Although there have been many changes...
Kelsey L. Alder, 35, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Mark Kozisec Monday, Aug. 26, for a bond modification hearing in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill. A plea bargain was announced and Alder pleaded guilty to an amended charge filed May 13, by Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, reduced from a Class 3 felony, terroristic threats. Kozisec sentenced Alder to 115 days in the county jail and ordered her to pay $147.50 costs of prosecution. Taking good time into account, Ald...
Chelsea Silbernagel opened not one, but two, new chapters in her life recently. Not only did the Clearwater native get married on Aug. 17, she recently was hired as the director of the Clearwater Public Library. Her first day in the position was Aug. 27. Silbernagel fills the spot left open after former director Kathy Feusse moved to Michigan with her family in late July. Silbernagel graduated from Clearwater-Orchard Public Schools in 2013. She's worked in customer service-based positions, inclu...
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol, working with the SNARE Drug Task Force, have arrested a Norfolk man as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. On Sept. 5, at approximately 7 a.m., the NSP SWAT Team made contact with residents of a home in the 1300 block of West Park Avenue in Norfolk. All residents of the home exited voluntarily. Investigators then performed a search warrant at the residence and located suspected cocaine and a handgun. One of the residents, James Woodall, 33, was arrested for possession of a controlled...
The potential for up to a dozen new homes in Clearwater is being proposed as part of a subdivision project which village trustees have kicked around for nearly a year. Village engineer John Zwingman presented two potential layouts when the board met in regular session, Aug. 12. Drawings feature revitalization of the small baseball field and extending south. "All options include taking about 20 feet north of the property line, to give these lots more depth," Zwingman said. One piece of property...
Clearwater officials recently received a surprise they weren't expecting. Property owned by the village, from the little baseball field, south to the tree dump, is not in village limits. "How are they not in city limits when the dump is owned by the city?" Trustee Marsha Hart asked during the Aug. 12 board meeting. Chairman Kelly Kerkman said it was never annexed in. Village clerk Angie Hupp explained how she made the discovery. In past years, lane mile reports submitted by the village's street...
Labor Day is nearly upon us. While banks will be closed and mail service will be halted for the day, some businesses will be open. Clearwater Market manager Jamie Hart said the store will be open 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 2. "Beginning Sunday, the store will be open every Sunday during those hours," she said. The Advocate-Messenger office will be closed. Staff members will work on the paper since its print deadline is on Tuesday. Copy and advertisements are due...
Members of the Antelope County Youth Enrichment Center board, break ground at the new building site. The Aug. 17 ceremony also included fair board and 4-H members, who took their turns turning over a shovel of ground. Fundraising for the building began more than two years ago. To date, more than $400,000 in donations have been made. The facility will be used for archery events and house poultry and rabbit exhibits during fair week....
Driving north on Highway 14, one may be inclined to stop and smell the roses. Rylee Wagner, proprietor of Wild Arrow Farms, hopes you stop to smell the zinnias, sunflowers, snapdragons and other floral varieties at her you-pick flower farm, located at 87544 Highway 14 near Winnetoon. For $20, visitors to the not-so-secret garden can cut stems and fill a 20-ounce cup, creating their own bouquet. Wagner also offers made-for-you bouquets. She recently organized a you-pick fundraiser for a family...
Holt County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit, Aug. 22, for VRDG, LLC, to construct a commercial solar conversion system. Matt Robinette, of Bluestem Energy Solutions, represented VRDG, LLC, and explained the 325-megawatt nameplate capacity site. Three hundred Holt County acres would be used in the project, with the balance of construction set to take place in Knox County. Approximately 68 megawatts would be produced in Holt County and 257 megawatts would come from the Knox...
