Monday, June 16, 2025

Elgin Blog

Food panty date set

The date for the next food pantry distribution in Neligh has been announced. The mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Neligh Faith Community Church as...

Public invited to come see “The Chosen”

The Elgin Christian Community Church welcomes the public to join parishioners in viewing the television series “The Chosen.” The acclaimed program is being shown in...
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Heithoff promoted to Chief Credit Officer

Great Plains State Bank (GPSB) has announced the promotion of Todd Heithoff to Chief Credit Officer. As the CCO, Heithoff will oversee all credit...
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Longtime law enforcement officer hired as Antelope County Chief Deputy

A man with ties to Northeast Nebraska is now serving as chief deputy of the Antelope County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Robert Moore recently hired...

Boys district wrestling begins Friday at Greeley

Five Wolfpack wrestlers will do their best to earn a trip to the NSAA State Wrestling Tournament next week. This Friday and Saturday, February 14-15,...

Antelope Country may offer dispatch service to Wheeler County

 Antelope County could soon handle dispatcher responsibilities for the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Department. Last week at the county commissioners’ meeting in Neligh, Antelope County Sheriff...

Council approves ECC contribution

Minus two members, the Elgin City Council still took action on assisting the Elgin Community Club/Chamber (ECC) of Commerce to support this year’s Vetch...
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FFA Speakers Qualify for State

Elgin FFA members turned in outstanding efforts last week at the District LDE competition at West Holt High School. According to FFA Julia Schwartz,...

EPPJ wrestling tournaments set for Friday and Saturday

The Elgin Public-Pope John annual Girls Wrestling Tournament will be held this Friday, December 20, at St. Boniface Auditorium. Approximately 20 teams are scheduled to...
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Bringing yuletide cheer just part of Young N’ Lively club as it turns 50

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...

District #18 to accept one early retirement application

Early retirement. It’s something everyone thinks of, especially those who have worked for a school, a company for many years. The District #18 Board of Education,...

PJCC One Act team finishes second at district meet

Pope John’s One-Act Play team finished second last week in the district one-act play competition held at St. Boniface Auditorium on December 4. The...

AMH provider to depart in January

On January 17, 2025, Amanda Wolff, APRN, will conclude her employment at Antelope Memorial Hospital. Due to a growing family, she has decided to...

Christmas spirit on display

Santa Claus made his first official visit to Elgin on Wednesday, December 4 as part of the annual observance of Elgin’s Hometown Christmas. Ambulance...
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Valero Albion donates $20,000 to EVFD

On Saturday morning, perhaps one of the last good days before the onset of winter temperatures and the threat of snow, there was a...

Young wins write-in campaign for council seat

Jeremy Young will represent Ward 1 on the Elgin City Council for the next four years. Antelope County Election Commissioner Lisa Payne announced last...

PJCC Dinner Theatre to be Sunday

The cast and crew at Pope John will be in action Sunday night when they participate in the dinner theatre production of ‘Showdown at...
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‘100 years in the making’

By: Jane Schuchardt Editor’s Note: This continues a series of monthly articles celebrating pride in our town and its surroundings shown through the experience of...

Signup continues for annual turkey giveaway

There’s just a few more days left to register for the 2024 Turkey Giveaway. Turkeys are given away each year by participating businesses in Elgin....

Elgin residents to have choice for receiving utility bills

The U.S. Postal Service’s inability to provide timely delivery of quarterly utility notices has now resulted in the City of Elgin going to paperless...