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Ford concert tickets on sale at Dean’s Market

Country music stars have found their way to Antelope County in recent summers. That’s going to continue as recording star Colt Ford will headline...
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Be careful what you pray for…

A fast-moving severe weather cell caused some flooding in the Elgin area late Monday afternoon. The rain came down hard and was accompanied with...
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Bartlett News

By Sherry Tetschner The Fourth of July in Ericson was, as usual, a grand celebration. Fireworks were fired off on Sunday at dusk over the...
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Class reunion held

Eischeid recently hosted the 1961 class of St. Boniface High School. Alumni attending were (back row, l-r): Red (Ron) Eischeid, Jim Mackel, Bill Eischeid...
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Lions on parade

Independence Day was celebrated last week at communities across the nation. Members of the Bartlett Lions Club enjoyed participating in the Fourth of July...
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Date set for ECC Steak Fry

A handful of Elgin Chamber of Commerce/Community Club members met last Wednesday for their regular June meeting. A wrap-up discussion of Vetch Days events was...
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Lordemann children part of Nebraska Ambassadors of Music who toured Europe

The family of Eric, Jenna, Emma and Riley Lordemann partook in the Nebraska Ambassadors of Music trip to the European continent June 9th –...
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Using loophole, Seward County seizes millions from motorists without convicting them of crimes

One of every three state civil asset forfeiture seizures happen in this county, pop. 17,692. Proponents say it combats the drug trade and saves...
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AMH shows off remodeled rooms at open house Thursday evening

“On Thursday, June 29th, we rolled out the red carpet at Antelope Memorial Hospital to celebrate the open house for our newly remodeled patient...

July date set for protest hearing

Antelope County Commissioners, acting as a board of equalization, will soon hear tax protests from county property owners. Last week, the date of Wednesday, July...

Policy hearings on school board agenda Tuesday

Four public hearings will be held when the District #18 Board of Education convenes in regular session next week. The school board is scheduled to...
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Fields go ‘green’ in July

Reese Stuhr, standing 5'6" tall, could have gotten lost in this field of corn Friday evening. The irrigated corn field, north of Raeville, belongs...

Local students selected for UNL’s Dean’s List

More than 6,400 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students have been named to the Deans’ List for the spring semester of the 2022-23 academic year. Qualification for...
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Park Center Community Church to celebrate Independence Day tonight

It’s a celebration that’s been going on for as long as anyone can remember. And, it happening again tonight! The Park Center Annual 4th of...
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Fireworks: When can they be shot off; viewed

Fireworks are sure to fill the nighttime skies in the coming days as Independence Day, July 4 will be celebrated. This year’s national holiday for...
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Bartlett News

By Sherry Tetschner ‘Southwest Safari,’  Vacation Bible School was held at the United Methodist Church in Bartlett, May 31- June 2.  The United Methodist Jr....
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EHS students travel to D.C., New York

Twelve students, and their sponsors, from Elgin Public Schools participated in the annual Washington, D.C./New York City trip this year. They were gone for...
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Review to celebrate ‘Community Newspaper Week’ with open house

1920“We’re having a party!” One hundred and forty years in the making, The Elgin Review is having an open house on Thursday, June 29. The public...
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Meal prices to stay the same; ‘seconds’ to cost more at EPS

The cost of breakfast and lunch meals for 2023/24 will stay the same at Elgin Public School. Meeting Tuesday evening, June 13, board members voted...
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Author shares poems from new book

Bonnie Johnson-Bartee, English instructor at Northeast Community College, reads from her new book of poems, Cord Blood, during the Spring Book Fair at the...