Wolfpack Dance team takes fourth at state
Wolfpack Dance Team competed in the Nebraska State Dance Competition at Grand Island last week. This year, the team competed in Hip Hop only...
Rita Heithoff, longtime art teacher, to retire
After spending 41 years in a career that she has loved, Rita Heithoff has announced her plans to retire. Admitting it was not an...
Funk adds new tanning salon business to Elgin’s main street
Jessie Reestman
Staff writer
It is January in Nebraska, and typically that means cold temperatures, blowing winds, and an occasional snow shower. It is easy to...
New Postmaster now serving ELgin
Last week local residents visiting the Elgin Post Office were welcomed from across the counter by a fresh, smiling face as a new Postmaster...
Sr. Patricia Hoffman retiring after 50 years at PJCC
By Dennis Morgan
Co-Publisher
Come May, Sister Patricia Hoffman will complete her 50th year as a teacher at Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School. And,...
Tyler Farr, Muscadine Bloodline headline Boone County Fair; Phil Vassar at Antelope County fair
Fair goers this summer are going to see some of the best Country music entertainers around.
Boone and Antelope County fair boards have announced the...
Me and My Tree, 2021
In the week leading up to Christmas 2021, The Elgin Review visited the homes of local/area residents and did some "talking about trees". Here...
Loy finds faith messages in holiday movie classics
By Jessie Reestman
Staff writer
“It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes, or bags!” This famous line taken from Dr....
Students learn the dangers of Bullying from “Reid’s” story
On the bleachers inside St. Boniface Gymnasium have set many a fan. Some young, some young at heart. It’s there that they have cheered...
Lights & Libations set for Sunday night
“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” and members of the Elgin VFW Auxiliary are willing to prove it by welcoming all to...
Schmitt wears many hats including a “red’ one come December
Youth-oriented,” she whispered. That was Jan, Mike Schmitt’s wife of 48 years, who sat next to Elgin’s two-term mayor in case he needed a...
Public invited to come hear ‘Reid’s Story’ on Monday
Joni Adler and husband Mark spoke with students and adults about the dangers of bullying. Their son Reid committed suicide in 2016. E-R...
It’s about the cookies and so much more
By Jessie Reestman
Staff writer
It was 1981, and the annual Niewohner Christmas party was just around the corner. For Marilee Niewohner, mother of five and...
SMS Cheyenne Bode honored during USAF retirement program
A serviceman with ties to the Elgin area was recently honored during a retirement ceremony after serving twenty years in the United States Air...
It is not a job for Jeanine
Jeanine Jochum honored with 2021 Nebraska Paraeducator of the Year award
By Jessie Reestman
Staff writer
“When you love what you do, it is never a job.”
These...
Elgin Evening at the Museum Video
Welcome to the Antelope County Museum's 2021 Evening at the Museum, featuring the community of Elgin.
We hope you take a moment to enjoy the...
Veterans like Marvin Meis remind us that “freedom isn’t free”
Editor’s Note: This continues a series of monthly articles celebrating pride in our town and its surroundings shown through the experience of residents.
By...
‘Shop the North Pole’ just one week away
As the Halloween decorations come down and we are forced to finish off the leftover Halloween treats, we are reminded that Christmas will be...
Elgin Postmaster Sandy Zabka to retire this Friday
She began her career as a Postmaster Relief in Petersburg at the age of 34, after working several years alongside her husband at the...
