Benda presented ‘Quilt of Valor’

A Quilt of Valor was recently presented to Jerald C. Benda for his  service of 28 years in the US Air Force with time...

Community Center initiates $16,500 fund drive

A fund drive has begun for necessary repairs/improvements at the Elgin Community Center. According to center manager Janna Schrunk, the building is in need of...

Elgin man faces felony counts after January incident

A continuance was granted in a case involving a 47-year-old Tilden man charged with assault. On Feb. 4, Antelope County Attorney Joe Smith requested a...

Dittrich seeks to retain seat as commissioner

District #5 Antelope County Commissioner Casey Dittrich will seek to retain his seat on the board. He was among the latest filings, according to Antelope...

Pope John opens speech season at WH

The Pope John speech team began their season last week at the West Holt Invitational.  According to Speech Coach Amy Klein, it was a small...

City looking for maintenance, summer help

Meeting last week, the Elgin City Council was looking to take steps to be implemented in the coming months. February is the month when council...

Elgin community turns out to show support for veterans

At last Thursday night's basketball games, Elgin's auxiliary members set aside time to recognize and honor our veterans. Throughout the evening, they were accepting...

Weather 2025: Dry, wet and dry

You can’t predict the weather. No matter how meteorologists try, they can make educated guesses, but to determine the amount of precipitation to fall during...

Delinquent Tax List

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools Week kicked off Sunday night with the annual Evening With Friends gala at the Elgin KC Hall. Close to 200 persons attended the...

Elgin FFA qualifies three for state at District LDE

Three Elgin FFA members qualified for State by virtue of their efforts at the District LDE competition held last week. Competing Wednesday at West Holt...

PJCC inducts five students into National Honor Society

At a ceremony held Thursday morning, January 15 at St. Boniface Church, five new members were inducted into the Pope John Chapter of the...

Two day celebration to be held June 1-2

Albeit months away, the 2026 Vetch Days celebration got a big infusion of financial capital Monday night. The Elgin City Council, acting on a request...

Minnesota man, child die in Friday accident

On January 2, 2026 at about 9:18 P.M., Boyd-Holt E911 Dispatch received a call about an injury accident that occurred on 508 Ave on...

2025: The Year in Review (January-June)

The first six months of 2025 in the Elgin community featured much to celebrate. Elgin Review school intern Reese Stuhr has compiled some of...

Linda C. Schindler, 78

Linda C. Schindler, 78, of Omaha, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2025. Visitation will be Thursday, January 8, from 5-7 p.m. at Heafey-Hoffman-Dworak-Cutler, 7805 West...

EPPJ drops first game; rebounds with win over BC

SPENCER — Having suffered their first loss of the season days earlier, Elgin Public-Pope John returned to their winning ways Thursday night. Holding Boyd County...

EPPJ boys rally to defeat Falcons 49 to 41

TILDEN — Games between good teams are usually won in the fourth quarter. On Tuesday night the Wolfpack trailed by three points heading into...

Shooters, dribblers earn awards

The annual Wolfpack Dribble and Shot clubs award winners were handed out Friday night. The goal of the program is to encourage youth to get...

Elgin’s future growth rests in our hands

A group of Elgin residents, serious about improving our community for the future, met last week to share ideas and look at what could...