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Loon Balloon Makes Unexpected Descent South Of Atkinson

Updated Feb 17, 2022 (0)

The hunt for the big one south of Atkinson led two men to a surprise. Adam Flannery and a friend were out scouting deer before this year's deer season on Friday, Nov. 13. "We ...

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Winter Sports Limited On Fan's Attendance

Updated Feb 17, 2022

The Corona virus will inconvenience us into the winter sports season as restrictions will remain in place for the foreseeable future. The O'Neill Public School varsity winter ...
Tri-County Bank Donates To Area Community Foundations For It's 75th Anniversary

Updated Feb 17, 2022

Stuart – In celebration of its 75th anniversary, The Tri-County Bank (TCB) recently presented $7,500 to four area community foundations. Recipients included the Stuart, Atki...
Avera St. Anthony's Updates Rules For Visiting Patients

Updated Feb 17, 2022

Starting May 28, Avera St. Anthony's Hospital and Avera Medical Group O'Neill will relax some visitor restrictions. One visitor per patient will be allowed, each day, for pati...
O'Neill Eagles 2019 Homecoming Candidates

Updated Feb 17, 2022

O'Neill Public Schools kicked off its Homecoming Week on Monday, Sept. 23. Monday was VSCO Girl Day, Tuesday was Costume Day, Wednesday was Class Color Day, Thursday is Throwb...
West Holt 2019 Homecoming Royalty

Updated Feb 17, 2022

ATKINSON — West Holt Public Schools in Atkinson announced its Homecoming royalty on Friday, Sept. 20. Named as this year's royalty were King Jaegher Odgen and Queen Ellie Bu...
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Area Juniors Attend County Government Day In O'Neill

Updated Feb 17, 2022

County Government Day was recently hosted by area American Legion Posts on Monday, Sept. 16 in O'Neill. Attending the event were juniors from West Holt, Chambers, Ewing, O'Nei...
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Stuart FFA Chapter Members Bring Home Honors From 2019 Nebraska State Fair

Updated Mar 3, 2022

GRAND ISLAND — Several members of the Stuart FFA Chapter recently competed at the 2019 Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Abigail Tubbs was awarded the FFA Grand Champion ...
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O'Neill St. Mary's Students Express Themselves With Chalk Drawings

Updated Feb 17, 2022

Sept. 18 was a perfect “Mary Poppins Day” as the St. Mary's Catholic Schools' students utilized their creativity to brighten the front of their school with chalk drawings. Sponsored by the St. Mary's Studen...

2019 Nebraska State Fair Livestock Area Results

Updated Feb 17, 2022

Miya Carey 4-H Meat Goat — Intermediate Meat Goat Showman, purple, reserve champion; Market Meat Goat, purple, second in light weight class and purple, third in middle weigh...
2019 Nebraska State Fair Results

Updated Feb 17, 2022

Aerospace — Taylor Schaaf and Ian Shane, blue; Lucas Olson and Case Shane, red; and Carson Deseive, white Citizenship — LaShanna Werth, purple Clothing — Felycia Kerkman...
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Logan Sanford
Logan Sanford
Sanford Participates In State 4-H Shotgun Competition

Updated Feb 17, 2022

GRAND ISLAND — Logan Sanford of Inman participated in the 2019 Nebraska State Fair 4-H Shotgun competition on Sunday, Sept. 15 in Grand Island. He competed in the Advanced Shotgun Division and received secon...

Stuart Broncos 2019 Homecoming Candidates

Updated Feb 17, 2022

STUART — Stuart Public High School is preparing for its upcoming homecoming celebration to be held Sept. 22-26. Students and staff will kickoff homecoming week with a commun...
West Holt Huskies 2019 Homecoming Candidates

Updated Feb 17, 2022

ATKINSON — West Holt Public Schools in Atkinson kicked off its Homecoming Week last Sunday, Sept. 15 at Mill Race Park with a bonfire and festivities sponsored by the booste...
O'Neill FCCLA Members Attend Fall Leadership Workshop

Updated Feb 17, 2022

KEARNEY — Seven chapter officers from O'Neill Public High School recently attended the Nebraska Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) fall leadership works...
O'Neill St. Mary's 2019 Homecoming Royalty

Updated Feb 17, 2022

St. Mary's Catholic High School in O'Neill announced its Homecoming royalty on Saturday, Sept. 7. Named as this year's royalty were King Manucher Tursunov and Queen Abby Everi...
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Huskies Team Up With Team Jack Foundation For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Updated Feb 17, 2022

ATKINSON — Last Friday night at the Atkinson West Holt vs. Burwell football game, the Huskies football team and the Team Jack Foundation joined forces to raise awareness for...
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Chambers 4-H Member Scores Top Marks At Nebraska State Fair

Updated Feb 17, 2022

GRAND ISLAND — Rose Woeppel, a member of the Cloverdale 4-H Club in Chambers, was selected as the champion in intermediate poultry showmanship at the 2019 Nebraska State Fai...
Record Number Of Students Enroll In Fridays @ Northeast Program

Updated Feb 16, 2022

NORFOLK — In the four years Northeast Community College has worked with area high schools through its Fridays @ Northeast program, the number of students who have enrolled i...
O'Neill St. Mary's 2019 Homecoming Candidates

Updated Feb 16, 2022

St. Mary's Catholic High School in O'Neill kicked off homecoming activities this week with a Biker and Surfers Day on Tuesday. Students also watched the movie "Grease" in the ...
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Stuart 5th & 7th Grade Students Attend Kindness & Courage Youth Frontiers Retreats

Updated Feb 16, 2022

NIOBRARA — The fifth and seventh grade students from Stuart Public School attended the Youth Frontiers Kindness & Courage Retreats respectively on Aug. 28 at Niobrara Pu...
Stuart FFA Chapter Hosts EDGE Conference

Updated Feb 16, 2022

STUART — The Stuart auditorium became highly energized on Aug. 28 with 215 junior high students, high school FFA members and advisors from area schools. The Stuart FFA Chapt...
Chvala Among 2019 Aksarben Princesses

Updated Feb 16, 2022

OMAHA — Building the heartland through their volunteerism, dedication and perseverance, the families honored at this year's 123rd Aksarben Ball have been announced. The off...
CNCAP Mary Dusek Head Start Graduate Scholarship

Updated Feb 16, 2022

Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership (CNCAP) early childhood programs is currently seeking 2020 seniors who have attended Head Start in its service area to apply for ...
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Huskers Give Back To Nebraska Through Flood Work

Updated Feb 20, 2022

LINCOLN — It's been months since record-setting floods swept into Nebraska communities and recovery efforts continue to show progress. This summer, through a University of N...
O'Neill Native Earns 2019 Waters Memorial Scholarship

Updated Feb 15, 2022

Avera St. Anthony's Hospital recently announced O'Neill native Sarah Hawk, a student at the University of Nebraska-Kearney (UNK), is the 2019 recipient of the Dr. Robert W. Wa...
Jennings Named To MIAA Academic Honor Roll

Updated Feb 15, 2022

ALBION — Albion College men's cross country/track and field member Nathaniel Jennings was one of 170 Albion athletes named to the 2018-19 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic A...
St. Mary's Alumnus, UNK Student Brings ‘Nebraska Spirit' To Washington, D.C.

Updated Feb 15, 2022

WASHINGTON – Ellery Butterfield is the type of person who takes action. When the University of Nebraska at Kearney student sees a potentially life-changing opportunity, she'...
O'Neill Band Leaders Attend Workshop

Updated Feb 15, 2022

OMAHA — Six O'Neill Public High School band leaders traveled to Millard South High School in Omaha on Monday, Aug. 12 to attend the Attitude Concepts Workshop led by Dr. Tim...
St. Joseph's Catholic School Student's Artwork To Be Featured In Calendar

Updated Feb 15, 2022

LINCOLN — The artwork of 13 Nebraska students will be featured in the 2020 “Nebraska: Don't Waste It!” environmental calendar. The statewide contest is sponsored by the ...
Atkinson Native Among Nurses Recognized During College of St. Mary Pinning Ceremony

Updated Feb 15, 2022

OMAHA — College of Saint Mary (CSM) celebrated its annual Nurse Pinning Ceremony on July 20. At the ceremony, each bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) graduate in the Class...
2019 Linhart Scholarship Recipients Announced

Updated Feb 14, 2022

When Mary Linhart of O'Neill passed away, it was a little-known secret that she was sitting on top of a fortune that would change the lives of college-bound students in north-...
Holt County Farmer Directs America's Farmers Grow Communities Donation To West Holt FFA

Updated Feb 14, 2022

ATKINSON — Holt County farmer Jim Hoppe directed $2,500 to the West Holt Public School's FFA Chapter in Atkinson through America's Farmers Grow Communities sponsored by the ...
2019 National Junior Angus Show Awards

Updated Feb 14, 2022

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Juniors from across the country attended the 2019 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) from July 14-20 in Louisville, KY. Placing first in the intermediate di...
OHS Grad Receive Holt County TeamMates Scholarship

Updated Feb 14, 2022

Every young person deserves to have someone to turn to. The mission of the TeamMates Mentoring Program is to impact the world by inspiring youth to reach their full potential....
Stagemeyer Is Appointed To Governor's Youth Advisor Council

Updated Feb 14, 2022

LINCOLN — Tucker Stagemeyer of Page was recently appointed to Nebraska Youth Advisory Council (NYAC) by Gov. Pete Ricketts. NYAC is a 25-member council of 14-19-year-old stu...
Atkinson Native Attends Washington D.C. Annual Agricultural Leadership Mission

Updated Feb 14, 2022

LINCOLN — Nine young leaders visited Washington, D.C. from July 14-18 to learn about corn policy development, explore American agriculture outside of the Midwest and visit w...
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2019 National Junior Angus Show

Updated Feb 20, 2022

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nearly 800 Angus juniors and their families traveled to Louisville, KY, to compete in the 2019 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) July 14-20 at the Kentucky...

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Chambers Youth Participates In All-American Beef Cook-Off At National Jr. Angus Show

Updated Feb 14, 2022

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) Cook-off was held during the 2019 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) in Louisville, KY, from July 14-20 at the Kentucky ...
Birkel Receives PEO Continuing Education Grant

Updated Feb 14, 2022

O'Neill's PEO chapter GT recently presented Abby Birkel with a Program for Continuing Education (PCE) grant for $1,100 to continue her schooling toward a degree in business. B...
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Northeast Area Students Place In Top 10 At National Conference

Updated Feb 14, 2022

LOUISVILLE, KY – Richard Chrisman admits he was a nervous wreck. “I was just sitting there shaking after a while. We had equipment problems. We had rule change problems.” But now the information technolog...

It Can't Get More ‘Ag-Citing' Than Spending Time At A Northeast Career Summer Camp

Updated Feb 14, 2022

NORFOLK — Area high school students had the opportunity recently to explore careers that focus on agriculture technology at Northeast Community College. “The students expe...
Alpha Delta Chapter Of Delta Kappa Gamma Offering Scholarships To Area Young Women

Updated Feb 14, 2022

Alpha Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, teacher honorary, is offering scholarships to local young women who have chosen to pursue a career in the education field. Interested...
Pack 245 Scouts Attend Camp Augustine

Updated Feb 16, 2022

GRAND ISLAND — Pack 245 Scouts from the Holt County area were among the nearly 500 youth attending Camp Augustine near Grand Island through the summer. The youth participate...
OHS Graduate Chosen For Teachers Scholars Academy At UNL This Fall

Updated Feb 14, 2022

LINCOLN — Claire Morrow of O'Neill, a recent graduate of O'Neill Public High School, is among 40 students selected to join the inaugural cohort of the Teachers Scholars Acad...
O'Neill Native Among Students Honored At SkillsUSA Workforce Development Event

Updated Feb 14, 2022

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Career and technical students in Nebraska, including Trevor Dempter of O'Neill, won one of the nation's highest awards at the 2019 SkillsUSA Championships,...
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4-H Pre-Fair Day Activities Results

Updated Feb 14, 2022

The Holt County Pre-Fair Day was held July 9 at Faith Community Church in O'Neill. Results are as follows: Clover Kid Pre-Fair Exhibits The Clover Kid division is for ages 5-7...
Six O'Neill FCCLA Chapter Members Attend National Leadership Conference

Updated Feb 9, 2022

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Six members of the O'Neill FCCLA Chapter joined nearly 8,700 other members, advisors and guests at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference from June 30 to...
O'Neill Teen Named Media Chair Of No Limits Anti-Tobacco Group

Updated Feb 15, 2022

LINCOLN — Ten teens from across the state have been selected to lead No Limits, Nebraska's first youth-led anti-tobacco movement, for the coming year. This year's No Limits ...
Fridays @ Northeast Students Get Early Start On Welding Careers At O'Neill Extended Campus

Updated Feb 14, 2022

Nine high school students from the O'Neill area now have an early start on their careers after completing a welding course through Northeast Community College's Fridays @ Nort...
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Christa Wentworth
Sidney Braun
Leighton Mlady
Samantha Pulis
WHMS Awards Healthcare Scholarships To Local Youth

Updated Feb 17, 2022

ATKINSON — West Holt Medical Services Foundation (WHMSF) and West Holt Memorial Hospital (WHMH) recently announced their 2019 spring healthcare scholarship award recipients. West Holt Medical Services Foundat...

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