Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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SUBMITTED ARTICLE On Aug. 21 and 22, a dynamic educational initiative called "Ignite the Patient Experience" was held at Antelope Memorial Hospital for its executive/senior management team. The initiative provided a comprehensive organizational and cultural assessment, leadership training and a three-year blueprint to achieve a breakthrough to a five-star patient experience rating. A grant from the Department of Health and Human Services was used to cover the cost of the training. The initiative...
In a long-running Antelope County court case that included many continuances while he was serving in the military, Julius Tauber, 22, was sentenced last week at the courthouse in Neligh for a crime committed Sept. 17, 2022. After entering a plea agreement with Antelope County attorney Joe Smith, Tauber pleaded guilty on Aug. 21, to one of two counts of intimidation by telephone call. Smith dismissed the second count and agreed not to oppose a fine-only sentence. Tauber was represented by Doug Stratton of Norfolk. Taylor fined Tauber $500 and...
Orchard Public Library representatives made its budget presentation to Orchard Village trustees during the Aug. 12 board meeting. Library director Donna Hamilton and library board member Amanda Shabram requested $21,000 - $1,750 monthly - for the 2024-2025 budget. Village clerk Brenda Harrison reported this is an increase of $3,806.27 annually, which is a $317.19 monthly boost. Prior to the budget presentation, Hamilton reviewed the library’s annual report, noting the number of visitors has incr...
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...
The North Central District Health Department reported another West Nile Virus pool has been detected in mosquitoes in Holt County near O'Neill. This makes the third positive pool this trapping season. Residents should take precautions to protect themselves from mosquitoes. • Limit time spent outdoors at dusk and down when mosquitoes are most active. • Wear long-sleeve shirts and pants if outdoors at dusk or dawn. • Apply EPA-approved mosquito repellant (DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon, eucal...
Holt County Supervisors will meet with a representive from RTI, an IT firm based in Sioux City, when they meet in regular session, Friday, Aug. 30. The presentation is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. At the Aug. 16 supervisors’ meeting, supervisor Josh Treptow reported three quotes have been received. The county has previously worked with two of the companies. Treptow said a subcommittee met to discuss options. “Let’s have a one-stop shop that takes care of the network, do managed services and handl...
There are more than a million acres of publicly accessible lands throughout Nebraska. The recently published 2024-2025 Public Access Atlas identifies these public access resources for the benefit of Nebraska’s hunters, trappers and anglers. Printed copies of this year’s atlas are available at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission headquarters and soon will be available in its district offices and service centers and wherever hunt and fish permits are sold. The Public Access Atlas also is available online at OutdoorNebraska.gov in several for...
The boat ramps at Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area in Antelope County are closed until Aug. 30 for repair and replacement. Pending no delays, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission hopes to have the ramps reopened by Labor Day weekend. The north boat ramp will be replaced as it had begun to heave and separate at the joints. The new concrete ramp will include an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant parking stall and access. A small part of the south ramp is being removed and replaced. Rip...
Happiness. It's a word Amy Larsen associates with the look on an individual's face when they receive flowers. "There's something about the happiness ... some would smile and some would cry when they open the door and see you with a bouquet," she said. Now, Larsen hopes to spark happiness in the Ewing area as she introduces Beautiful Chaos Designs, a floral and gift shop. The store is located in the science room in the former Ewing High School, at 416 North Spruce Street. Larsen's interest in...
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...
Bob Decker thought he'd get an early start on golf one morning this summer when he headed to Omaha's Steve Hogan Golf Course. Instead, he ended up providing swarms of mosquitoes their breakfast, lunch and dinner during his round at the nine-hole course. "I was slapping mosquitoes off my legs the whole time," he said. "Thus the reason for my poor score ..." Decker wasn't imagining things. Compared to last year, mosquito numbers have jumped significantly across Nebraska, nearly doubling in...
Two Holt County men waived preliminary hearings and were bound over to the Holt County District Court when they faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill recently. Both are represented by Holt County public defender Rod Smith and have arraignment hearings scheduled Aug. 26 in the district courtroom. Ray A. Bahm, 56, of Chambers was bound over Aug. 6, on two Class 3A felony charges, assault by strangulations and terroristic threats, along with a pair of Class 1 misdemeanors, third-degree domestic assault and r...
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, an open house was at Hilltop Community Pharmacy. Heath Faust, PharmD, and pharmacy techs Kylie Tillotson, Grace Henn and Lesley Flenniken, welcomed guests. The motto is "Your Health ...Our Priority." The pharmacy's hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon. Home delivery is available to patrons in the AMH service area. For questions about insurance or pharmaceutical needs, call 402-887-5501....
This year, 10 area business and organizations, including Clearwater Legion, Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, The Waterhole, Clearwater Sons of the Legion, Ohiya Casino and Resort, Feather Hill Express, American Legion Post #86, Knights of Columbus, The Prairie Club and Antelope Country Club provided staff and/or members to be trained in responsible beverage-service training. Fifty-three individuals were trained to appropriately identify intoxicated and underage guests, Nebraska alcohol laws and regulations, legal ramifications for serving...
The Honorable Kale Burdick signed warrants for the arrests of four individuals during the first two weeks of August. Dylan E. Mullenburg, 29, of O’Neill is wanted on nine counts, three of them Class 3A felonies, third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol, high test, child abuse and false imprisonment. He is also charged with transporting a child while intoxicated, willful reckless driving, criminal mischief, two counts of leaving the scene of accidents and false reporting. An affidavit was filed Aug. 2, by Holt County investigator S...
Judi Sigler graduated with a doctorate degree in education, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, on Aug. 17. Sigler is a graduate of Ewing High School and serves as guidance counselor at Elmwood-Murdock Schools. She is the daughter of Lawrence and Sharon Hinrichsen....
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen says he has no plans to call the Legislature back into special session this year to consider additional property tax relief after final passage Tuesday of a pared-down proposal. Rather than rush lawmakers back to Lincoln for more changes yet this year, as the governor discussed during bill negotiations, he said he would wait until the next regular session begins in January. He also repeated his stance that he does not expect to call a special session for shifting the...
Karsen L. Peterson, 22, of Chambers appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick last Tuesday, Aug. 13, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill for sentencing on crimes committed nearly one year ago - Count I, second-degree criminal trespass, a Class 3 misdemeanor, and Count II, criminal mischief, $1,500-$4,999, a Class1 misdemeanor. Burdick placed Peterson on probation for 18 months and ordered him to pay $2,672.75 restitution, $1,725.75 to Shane Kaczor and $947 to Loren Butterfield for damages to fences. He was assessed $50 costs of p...
On Aug. 7, Ben Clifton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Bank of Orchard in Orchard; Kelly Holthus, chairman of Cornerstone Bank, and Zac Holoch, president and CEO of Cornerstone Bank in York, announced an agreement has been reached for Cornerstone Bank to purchase the Bank of Orchard. The Bank of Orchard has total assets of approximately $35 million with total deposits of $30 million and total loans of $9 million. The purchase is subject to regulatory approval with a...
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...
Guidelines for a vacancy in the Nebraska Extension - Antelope County office were hashed out, Tuesday, during an Antelope County Commissioners' meeting. Extension board president Kim Young and Amy Topp, extension engagement zone coordinator for Zone 5, outlined requirements for a 4H extension assistant. A bachelor's degree is recommended for the position, which includes overseeing the 4H program, recruiting volunteers, recording results and participating in staff meetings and development. Topp...
Kade G. Coble, 39, of Magnolia, Minnesota, failed to appear in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Aug.7, for arraignment on a Class 4 felony, possession of a controlled substance. Public defender Pat Carney requested continuance. Antelope County attorney Joe Smith objected. The Honorable Donna Taylor ruled a bench warrant be issued with new bond set at $20,000, 10%. Bond filed July 3, in the amount of $10,000, 10%, is subject to forfeiture. A warrant was issued Aug. 5, for the arrest of Christopher L. Graae, on a charge of...
The year was 1974. It was early fall. Or was it late spring? Never mind all that, Gary Hergenrader says. It isn't the season he remembers today, but the site: the old campground across the water, a dozen red cabins clinging like ticks to the canyon walls, the lodge overlooking Keystone Lake, the geology exposed in the rocky shelves above. Before retiring in 2005, Hergenrader served nearly 25 years as the Nebraska state forester. But back in 1974, he was a 34-year-old professor at the University...
The Orchard Public Library started summer reading on May 22. "It was a whirlwind of fun and adventure for everyone," said library director Donna Hamilton. The library had received a grant through the Nebraska Library Commission for interns this year. Preslie Robertson and Lydia Robertson filled the intern role. The interns helped plan all the programing during the summer and helped during some of the programs. Attendees were split into three age groups: newborn to 5, 6-8 and 9 and older. The Ant...
Tricia A. Zobrist, 44, of Oakdale faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Aug. 7, charged with four Class 2 misdemeanor counts of issuing bad checks. Zobrist waived her right to counsel and pleaded guilty to all four counts. Taylor fined her $200 on Count I and $10 each on counts II, III and IV. She was ordered to pay $101.54 restitution to Thriftway Market and $163.64 to Mr. S’s (three checks) and was taxed $50 costs. Daley J. Bearinger, 18, of Clearwater was sentenced to a six-month term of probation f...
