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Grading Work to Begin Soon on Highway 14 Between Petersburg and Elgin

In the next 10 to 15 days, work will begin on grading and resurfacing Highway 14 between Petersburg and Elgin. Rob Davis, engineer with the...

Busteed Joins District #18 School Board

Meeting Thursday night, the District #18 Board of Education filled a vacancy, then proceeded to look forward to the work necessary to improve the...

Sheriff Moore to serve as County’s Animal Control Authority

The Antelope County Board of Supervisors took steps last week which could have an impact on Elgin as well as all other county residents...

Bull-o-Rama to be Saturday

Wrapping up a busy week in Elgin, will be the second annual Bull-o-Rama extravaganza. The event will be held Saturday evening, June 15 in...

State Senator Sullivan to Meet Constituents Tuesday

State Senator Kate Sullivan will be joining residents at the Elgin Senior Center on June 18.  The event will take place from 9 a.m....

Elgin’s Strengths/Weaknesses Topic of Survey

Do you have a vision for the future? Do you have a plan for success? Is change easy for our community? Lets hope most...

Car Show, Wing Ding on Tap for Sunday

Sunday, June 9, promises to be an entertaining day in downtown Elgin. The Elgin Community Club will be sponsoring two events which are sure to...

Council to Consider Amending Dangerous Dog Ordinance

In response to an attack by pit bulls on pet dogs near Elgin City Park, the Elgin City Council has set the ‘wheels’ in...

Library Summer Reading Program Set to Begin

Summer reading will begin soon. Our first story time is June 3 at 10 a.m. It will last 45 minutes. Story time will be...

‘Glow Night’ Fun Run/Walk Date Set

A ‘Glow Night’ will be held Sunday night, June 9. The Elgin High School parking lot will be the site of the event which will...

Council Approves Change in Insurance Providers

Holding a special meeting just days before the city’s insurance policy was set to expire, the Elgin City Council approved a new insurance carrier...

Date Set for St. Boniface Alumni Banquet

The 70th annual St. Boniface High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, June 22. The event will be held at the Elgin Community Center. The...

Elgin Library News

Summer reading will begin in June.  Our theme this year is “Dig Into Reading”. Each Monday and Wednesday morning in June we will have...

Memorial Day Luncheon at KC Hall

The American Legion and VFW Auxiliaries are having a lunch following Memorial Day services at the KC Hall on Monday, May 27. Everyone is...

Committee Seeking to Gauge Interest in Elgin History Book Two

Community members would like to know if there is enough interest from the public in purchasing a Elgin history book covering the last 25...

District #18 School Board Searches for New Science Teacher

A long-time teacher at Elgin Public Schools has been released from her 2013-14 signed contract to accept a teaching position at Wayne State College...

Pope John Graduates Receive Diplomas Sunday

Members of the 46th graduating class of Pope John Central Catholic High School were awarded diplomas during a program Sunday afternoon. On a picture-perfect day,...

EHS Graduation Held Saturday

As a rite of passage, thirteen seniors at Elgin High School ended one phase of their live and began a new one Saturday. Commencement exercises...

NECC Diplomas to be Awarded Saturday

The 40th Commencement of Northeast Community College (NECC) will take place on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. in the Cox Activities Center on...

NPPD Open Houses Scheduled for Neligh, Norfolk

A third round of public open houses focused on potential line routes and substation locations is set for May 14 and 15 on Nebraska...