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Pope John Paper Drive is Saturday

The Pope John students will hold a paper drive on Saturday, July 23. Seniors and eighth graders are in charge of the project.  The following...

Community Club Makes Final Plans for ‘Wing Ding’

With the heat index over 100 degrees, the July meeting of the Elgin Community Club moved indoors to the community center. The purpose of the...

District #18 School Board Adopts Policies, Approves Salary Increases

Meeting Thursday night, the District #18 Board of Education dealt with a number of policy and handbook items on the agenda. During the course of...

Wheeler County Fair to Feature Steak Cookoff

Eight teams will be vying for the top spot in the Second Annual B-B Que Cook-off competition at the Wheeler County Fair.The event is...

City, Rural Fire Board One Step Closer on New Fire Storage Building

The Elgin City Council took another step forward towards constructing a new fire storage building to be shared with the Elgin Rural Fire Board. Meeting...

New Physician Assistant Joins AMH

In August 2011, Ashley Krohn, PA (physician assistant), will join Antelope Memorial Hospital and its current medical staff, consisting of Dr. Roger Rudloff, Dr....

Koinzan Fly-In Breakfast Set For Sunday

The 20th annual Fly-In Breakfast will be held on Sunday, July 10. The event, to be held at Koinzan Airport in Elgin, will run from...

Veterans Invited to Attend Vietnam Wall Ceremony in Albion

Legion Commander Gary Hoefer announced Tuesday morning that the Elgin Color Guard will participate in the opening ceremonies for the Vietnam Moving Wall which...

Payne Named EHS Honored Alumnus

The 2011 Elgin High School Alumni Banquet was held on Saturday, June 25, in the EHS gym. A total of 82 alumni, spouses, and...

Sullivan Still Has Concerns About Pipeline

District #41 State Senator Kate Sullivan serves approximately 37,500 constituents. On Friday morning, she came to Elgin to listen to the concerns of local...

Spinning Tales — That Cloris, She’s a ‘Show’ Girl

By Dennis L. Morgan Publisher I’ve seen many things, some were once in a lifetime moments, others were probably things I wish I had never seen,...

Supervisors Seeking More Information About Possible New County Jail

Another step has been taken by the Antelope County Board of Supervisors towards determining whether or not to move forward with a new county...

Work to Slow Traffic on Highway 14

Residents and travelers using Highway 14 through Elgin and Petersburg next week may encounter delays as work begins on resurfacing the highway within city...

Supervisors Rescind Decision on Mill Bridge — For Now

The Mill Bridge in Neligh has received a ‘stay of execution’ from the Antelope County Board of Supervisors. At their meeting held Tuesday, June 7,...

Ak-Sar-Ben, OWH Tabs Alderson as ‘Good Neighbor’

The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation and the Omaha World-Herald have announced the 67th annual Good Neighbor Award recipients. Later this year, award winners will...

‘Music Around The World’ Coming to Elgin

Speaker David Marsh will present a program, Music Around the World, on Thursday June 16 at 3:30 pm at the Elgin Senior Center.  The...

Nominations Sought for ER ‘Good Neighbor Award’

Nominations are now being accepted for the Elgin Review ‘Good Neighbor Award’ to be presented during Vetch Days. This will mark the first year the...

Surveys, Property Lines and Plantation Street

Property lines and surveys can cause problems. That’s the message Elgin business owner Leonard Orlowski shared with the Elgin City Council Monday night. More than a...

Elgin Community Garage Sales to be Held June 25

Monday, June 20 will be the last day for persons to be included in the Elgin community-wide garage sale listing in the Elgin Review....

Cargill Makes Grant to Elgin Public Library

ALBION – As part of its longstanding commitment to support the communities in which it does business, Cargill has donated a total of $4,000...