New Lights make a Bright and Beautiful Statement in Downtown Elgin
The lights are on and it’s quite a sight!!
On Friday evening, Elgin’s 20 new street lights which adorn Second Street and adjacent areas were...
Cake signals “last” meeting for city clerk
A career that has spanned more than 30 years, it all came down to cake last week for Elgin City Clerk Vicki Miller.
September 3rd...
City Water main, new sidewalks almost done
Sidewalks along Second Street have been torn up for much of the summer, but that appears to be coming to an end.
Mayor Mike Schmitt...
New homecoming, parent’s night dates announced.
There’s a change on the school calendars for both Elgin Public and Pope John XXIII high schools.
It was announced last week that Homecoming Week...
Sidewalks are now open in downtown Elgin
An update to the downtown sidewalk work being done. While same barriers remain along intersections, all of them are open.
All sidewalks except for the...
USDA diaster funds available
Rural Nebraska communities in FEMA declared disaster counties have utilized $638,300 of the $2.2 million provided by USDA for disaster recovery. These funds may...
Antelope-County COVID-19 holds at 25 cases
North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of 13 additional cases in the district.
Case count update as of Monday, Aug. 31...
EPPJ football COVID – 19 rules to follow this year
Guidelines have been announced for fans planning to attend Friday night’s home opener for the Elgin Public-Pope John Wolfpack football team.
EPS Athletic Director Michael...
EPPJ Volleyball team working to restore winning ways
ELGIN — For Wolfpack volleyball fans, the 2019 season must have felt like an anomaly.
Coach Tina Thiele-Blecher’s team, long one of the best teams...
Governor Pete Ricketts signs LB 1107 into Law
Last week, Governor Pete Ricketts hosted a ceremonial bill signing for LB 1107 on the north steps of the State Capitol.
LB 1107 delivers property...
Petsche says antique tractor/plowing bee event once again “a successful show”
For three days, it was yesteryear once more. A time when smaller iron machines worked the land, when families worked together on the farm.
The...
Budget public hearings to begin next week
By Dennis Morgan
Co-Publisher
It’s the season of numbers.
Schools, counties and municipalities are all scheduling budget hearings for the 2020/21 fiscal year.
Antelope County is no exception...
Compromise leads to passage of LB 1107
The current legislative session officially concluded on day 60, which was last Thursday, August 13. We concluded the session by hearing remarks from the...
School board makes budget moves for end of fiscal year
With the current fiscal year about to close and a new one set to begin, the District #18 Board of Education took care of...
Antelope County COVID -19 cases stands at 22
North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of 17 additional positive COVID-19 cases in the district.
Four cases are in Cherry County,...
Antique Tractor /Plowing Bee Nears
The 38th annual Nebraska State Antique Tractor & Horse Plowing Bee is scheduled to be held August 21-23.
Organizers are busy getting ready for the...
School beckons again
These past few weeks of summer seem to have flown by and now school is days away. As excited as I am to be...
Public library patron numbers show increase
Activity.
It’s the one thing every public library wants and needs.
Co-Librarians Barb Bode and Dianne Gunderson showed the Elgin City Council last week just how...
“Grandparents Week” special for the Wiehns
As she stands doing dishes at her kitchen sink, very proud grandparent Rose Wiehn can now gaze out her window admiring the beautiful artwork...
UENRD plans groundwater acre expansion in October
The Upper Elkhorn NRD will be taking applications for the expansion of new groundwater irrigated acres during the month of October for the 2021...
