Tickets on sale for End of Summer steak fry at park

The Elgin Community Club’s annual ‘End of Summer’ Steak Fry will be held Friday evening, August 8. The event will be held at Elgin City...

VFW Auxiliary to host blood drive on August 12

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive in Elgin on Tuesday, August 12. To be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in...

WC ‘2011’ class holds benefit ranch rodeo

BARTLETT — A ranch rodeo benefit for the Jordan Pella family of Exeter, Nebraska was held Saturday, July 19, in honor of the late Sara...

EPPJ golf team gets great grades

The EPPJ boys golf team was a recipient of the Nebraska Coaches Association 2024-2025 Currency Academic Excellence Award. They were able to finish the...

Wheeler County to celebrate centennial of county fair

Everyone is welcome to Bartlett, Nebraska for their 100th annual Wheeler County Fair! The fair is from July 28 to August 3, and it...

Martinez, Finazzo fail to show for court hearings

Two hearings for individuals charged in separate theft cases took place during the July 16 session of Antelope County Court in Neligh.  In both cases,...

Antelope County Fair set to begin

We’re less than one week away from the one event that brings together all of county - The Antelope County Fair! Officially, the fair begins...

Airplane crash claims the life of Tilden man

Airplanes crashing into farm fields don’t end well. A Tilden man died Saturday after a plane crashed into a field on Saturday, July 19. Daniel...

Local native, former Husker joins BCHC physical therapy team

Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is proud to welcome Wyatt Mazour, a licensed Physical Therapist, to its growing rehabilitation team. A native of Albion...

Eliminators sweep five games to win Class D State Tournament

HASTINGS — “It was a great weekend!” Those were the words Coach Jill McNally used to sum up the Elgin Eliminators 10U softball team winning...

Date announced for August bloodmobile

It’s the right thing to do, The American Red Cross has announced the date for the next bloodmobile coming to Elgin. The bloodmobile will be in...

ECCC youth to hold car wash fundraiser

The Elgin Community Christian Church Youth Group will be holding a fundraiser on Saturday, July 26 (weather permitting). On that day, from 10 a.m. to...

Pillen, Ricketts honor memory of Sgt. Fred Benning

NELIGH — Antelope County residents had the opportunity just before Independence Day to celebrate the legacy of one of their own — the late U.S....
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No one can replace Bernie at ER

By: Jane Schuchardt Editor’s Note: This continues a series of articles celebrating pride in our town and its surroundings shown through the experience of residents,...
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Starman opens Balanced Fitness

Elgin has long prided itself on having access to the best in medical care just minutes, not miles away. That tradition continues with the newest...

District #18 School Board to meet Monday

The District #18 Board of Education will meet in regular session on Monday morning, July 14. The meeting, to be held in the board meeting...

Pelster inducted into Golden Gloves HOF

When one thinks of the sports history of Petersburg, the Pelster family immediately comes to mind. The Pelster family has a rich history in Golden...

Fireworks & more at Neligh Old Mill Days

The Neligh Old Mill Days celebration will begin, in earnest, this Thursday, July 3. The closest Independence Day celebration to Elgin, activities will get underway...

UNL Extension to host summer pasture walk

Nebraska Extension, in collaboration with Nebraska Game & Parks, Lewis and Clark NRD, and USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, invites livestock producers and land...

Potluck, Fireworks are part of July 1 event

The Park Center Annual 4th of July celebration date has been announced. It will be held Tuesday night, July 1, at Park Congregational U.C.C. Church...