Donations Keep Coming for Fire Building Fund
Having surpassed their goal last week, donations are still being made to the Elgin Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) Fire Building Fund.
Altogether, $550 was donated...
Bishop Jones Visits Elgin United Methodist Church
The Elgin United Methodist Church welcomed a special visitor last Wednesday morning. Rev. Dr. Scott Jameson Jones, the newly assigned Bishop of the newly...
Elgin Firefighters Busy Battling Blazes
Two weekend grass fires sent members of the Elgin Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) on the go this weekend. Fortunately neither occurred during high winds...
Voter Registration Deadlines Near
Deadlines are fast approaching for Nebraska citizens who want to register to vote in the Nov. 6 general election, Secretary of State John Gale...
Supervisors Hear Update on New Jail
With the general election less than three weeks away, the Antelope County Board of Supervisors again found themselves immersed in matters involving a new...
Citizens Advised to Get Flu Shots Soon
Flu is here and it’s ahead of schedule according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Lab tests confirmed influenza B...
Transmission Line Public Hearing to be Next Week in Neligh
Two open houses will be hosted by Nebraska Public Power District next week concerning the development of a route for a new 345,000-volt transmission...
City of Elgin Encourages Residents to Recycle
Elgin residents, as well as those in surrounding towns served by Bud’s Sanitary Service, are being asked to participate in a new co-mingled recycling...
HSC OFFERS FREE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN COUNSELING
The Homestead Service Coordinator’s (HSC) office will again offer free Medicare Prescription Drug Plan counseling. Open enrollment runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7,...
District #18 School Board Meets Tonight
The District #18 Board of Education will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 10 (tonight).
A policy hearing on Internet and computer usage...
33rd Annual Craft Fair to be Saturday
If you have an appetite for quality items at value prices – and some pretty darn good tasting food – plan to attend this...
Council Amends Ordinance to Ban Certain Types of Snakes
It was a light agenda for the Elgin City Council Monday night, taking approximately 30 minutes to conduct business before adjourning.
That’s not to say...
EKG to Hold Tailgate Party for NU-OSU Game October 6
Working together. That’s what the EKG group and the Elgin Community Club will be doing on Saturday, Oct. 6.
The second annual EKG Red Out...
Pope John Paper Drive is Saturday
The Pope John students will hold a paper drive on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Juniors and seventh graders are in charge of the project. The following...
Two Local Items to be on General Election Ballot
Voters will go to the polls in less than two months to elect a president, a new U.S. senator for Nebraska and, in the...
FOOTBALL FIELD TO GET NEW SCOREBOARD
The District #18 Board of Education approved a plan to give the football field where the Wolfpack play a new ‘look.’
The school board is...
Take Precautions Now to Prevent Fires During Harvest
With almost all of Nebraska under high fire danger, it’s important farmers take extra precautions with harvest underway across the state.
Cleaning and maintaining equipment...
District #18 School Board to Meet Tonight
Public hearings will precede the regular meeting of the District #18 Board of Education to be held Wednesday night, Sept. 12.
A public hearing on...
Rate Increases, New Water Well to be Topics for Public Hearing
The Elgin City Council Thursday night scheduled a public meeting to be held in November to discuss proposed rate changes to the city’s water...
Fire Building Donations Close to $38,000
The Elgin Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) continues to receive donations from local and area residents for the new fire building. An account remains open...
