EKG Supports Ballfield Project

Weeks ago, Elgin and area Husker fans gathered in the Fire Hall to cheer the team on to victory over Northwestern. Proceeds from the event,...

Free Assistance Offered On Prescription Drug Plans

The Homestead Service Coordinator’s office is again offering free assistance to area seniors comparing Medicare Prescription Drug Plans.  Assistance is available thanks to grants...

“Donuts For Dads” At EPS Next Week

Well-attended last year, Elgin Public Schools will again hold a “Donuts For Dads” event in October. Elementary students at the school are encouraged to have...

Bloodmobile Coming To Elgin

The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood to support cancer patients and other patients during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. The...

PJCC Students Observe 50th Anniversary With Time Capsule

On May 6, 1966, Omaha Archdiocesan School Superintendent Msgr. Roman C. Ulrich called together 14 representatives from the parishes of St. John the Baptist,...

AMH To Host “Ladies Night Out” Events In October

“Antelope Memorial Radiology is planning its third annual ‘Ladies’ Night Out’ events on two consecutive Wednesday evenings, Oct. 12 and 19 from 5–9 p.m.,”...

New Psychiatrist At BCHC

Boone County Health Center (BCHC) has added another psychiatrist, Dr. Rachel Faust of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), to their psychiatric telehealth...

Golden Tones Community Chorus Practice Has Begun

The Golden Tones Community Chorus has announced plans to perform a Christmas cantata in December. The first practice will be held on Monday, Sept....

Catholic Book Fair To Be Tuesday

The community is invited to our Catholic Book Fair on Tuesday, September 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Pope John/St. Boniface...

Paper Drive To Be Saturday

The Pope John students will hold a paper drive on Saturday, Sept. 17. Those in the Isidore and Gonzaga Houses are in charge of the...

PJCC Students Mandated

Seven Pope John XXIII high school students were mandated as lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) Wednesday night, September 7 at a special...

Mobile Food Pantry In Neligh Next Week

The mobile food pantry, sponsored by various churches, businesses and individuals in Antelope County, will be dispersing food on Tuesday, September 20, from 4:30-6...

Petersburg Claims Top KNB Award

Submitted by Bernie Cunningham The Keep Nebraska Beautiful Conference was held at the Hilton Garden Inn in the Historic Haymarket in Lincoln, on August 24-25, 2016....

School District Valuation Rise Not As High As Last Year

Valuation figures were announced for school districts across Antelope County last week. Valuation figures released last week by county assessors in Antelope, Wheeler and Boone...

Bids Opened For New Pool

Bids were opened Wednesday, August 17 for the Elgin Swimming Pool construction project. Three bids were received for the project slated to begin later this...

Bloodmobile Held Last Week

The Elgin Red Cross Bloodmobile was held Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the KC Hall. The goal for the bloodmobile visit was to collect 58 units...

District #18 Taxpayers May See Tax Asking Drop Once Again

The tax asking needed to support School District #18 for 2016/2017 could decline again this year. That’s the message Superintendent Dan Polk shared with board...

Mignerys Present Patrick With First Annual Wheeler County “Good Hand Award”

By Dennis Morgan Publisher Wheeler County’s “Favorite Son” Herb Mignery, joined by his wife Sherry, awarded the first-ever “Good Hand” award at the Wheeler County Fair....

250 Bicyclists To Ride Through Elgin Sunday Morning

Elgin area residents will wake up Sunday morning to as many as 250 bicyclists rolling through town. The Seven Cities Bike Tour will be making...

PJCC/St. Boniface “Back To School” Night To Be August 12

Pope John/St. Boniface “Back to School Night” will be held Friday, Aug. 12. Starting at 5:30 p.m. and continuing til 7:30 p.m., parents and students...