The former Antelope County Jail will be sold during a public auction.
The Antelope County supervisors decided on Tuesday to move forward with a public auction to sell the former Antelope County Jail. A realtor has made an offer to sell the property with a six percent commission. They will be meeting with the board next month to decide when the auction will be held. Representatives from TransCanda also addressed the board about their filing of an application with the Public Service Commission. They presented to board members the maps of their proposed pipeline routes and answered questions about the project. The board also met with the County Attorney Joe Abler to discuss how to conduct interviews for the hiring of a road boss. The board was advised that they can only go into closed session to discuss personnel matters or things of a sensitive nature that could be damaging to a persons reputation. If the board goes into closed session to discuss applicants, they cannot take any action or discuss anything besides the reason they stated for going into closed session. Interviews for the road boss position will be scheduled for their next meeting on Nov. 3. ![]() The Neligh-Oakdale Board of Education is again asking the community to assist in raising funds for the track and is continuing its annual gathering of estimates on replacement costs. Under the leadership of former president Jeff Carpenter, the district began raising money toward replacing the six-lane track that has large holes throughout and is no longer considered safe. The board has sought estimates for the track annually as it has continuously planned to replace the track. In an unprecedented move, Carpenter organized a fundraiser himself for several years to kick off the fundraising campaign and gained much media attention for the track in an effort to improve the facility. After his resignation, the district continued seeking estimates and plans to replace the track. On Monday, Interim Superintendent Bill Kuester said this year's estimates show it will cost between $363,000 and $673,000 for a new six-lane track. Kuester said he was recently informed that a foundation exists in Neligh with a 503c status to allow tax-deductible donations. Traditionally, Neligh-Oakdale utilizes the Neligh-Oakdale Education Foundation's non-profit status for charitable donations, but Kuester suggested using the non-profit status available "at the city office." Much conversation took place during Monday's board meeting about asking the community to donate to the track, so the school district wouldn't have to foot the entire bill. As is done annually, board members discussed having the community assist in the the removal process as well. To "show the district is serious," the board took action to seek more estimates and to seek financial assistance from the community foundation. The motion was made by Brad Higgins and seconded by Krista Schindler before receiving a unanimous vote. In other matters Monday . . . Fire Marshal: Discussion took place on summer projects necessary to meet state fire marshal orders. Kuester said the district has formally met the requirements necessary by the deadline of Sept. 30 Transportation: Kuester recommended waiting until after Jan. 1 to move forward with purchasing a new bus. Board member Chris Ford said concerns have been raised about a bus with a faulty back door. Ford said he followed the bus while driving recently and could see the opening himself. Kuester said he was unaware of the issue. Ag Curriculum: Discussion took place on a co-op with Elgin for ag classes that may lead toward offering FFA in the future. Gudiance counselor April Knust said Neligh-Oakdale students are currently given the opportunity to take ag classes. Schindler said without solid numbers on interest in ag, the curriculum committee is recommending looking further into a co-op before hiring another full-time instructor. Principal George Loofe told the board that expanding one area of curriculum also means another area may suffer as students change classes. Superintendent Search: David Wright said dates have been set but did not say what the dates were for or how the district plans to move forward with searching for a new superintendent. Comparability Study: Wright told the board that the district has not had a comparability study in faculty salaries in four years and suggested spending $5,000 to have one done. Lisa Hansen, who is a longtime member of the teacher's negotiation team, clarified to the board that a comparability study is actually completed annually during the negotiations process. Wright suggested the study be done to decide the array of schools used in salary comparisons. Higgins explained that choosing the schools for comparison (the array) comes before the comparability study and is also considered annually based upon enrollment and distance from Neligh-Oakdale. Higgins and Hansen said the array has already been determined since negotiations have already begun between the board and faculty. ![]() Local law enforcement were recognized Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church. Pastor David Kuhfal said lunch was held because "the climate of our government, media, and nation has lost a healthy respect for those in positions of authority." The congregation invited all local law enforcement and their families to attend a pork roast dinner in their honor Sunday. Among those in attendance were Ralph Black, Arvin Brandt, Doris Ternus, Darin Ternus, Mike Sanne, Bob Moore, Phil Hart, John Shaver, Tim Schultz, Mike Wright and Dan Parker. The Warrior volleyball team picked up its sixth win on Saturday at Wisner-Pilger's October Classic.
The team topped O'Neill in a thriller, winning 29-27, 25-19. Neligh-Oakdale put down 21 kills in the game, seven of which came from Kinsley Klabenes. Danae Smith recorded five kills. In the next two games, the Warriors fell to Wisner-Pilger 25-12, 25-16 and then to Allen 25-20, 25-20. Neligh-Oakdale is now 6-14 on the season. Up next for the Warriors is a triangular in Elgin with EPPJ and Riverside on Tuesday.
Neligh-Oakdale has a decision to make about its football team. It can either move up to 11-man next year despite having just 22 players on the team or stay 8-man and be ineligible for the playoffs.
The Warrior football team has already clinched its third straight playoff berth this season with a 5-1 record in 8-man. But according to enrollment as of the last Friday in September, Neligh-Oakdale has 87 students in grades 9-11. The maximum for 8-man football is 83 students. Principal George Loofe said Neligh-Oakdale has until Nov. 30 to declare its classification, but he’s already addressed his concerns to the Board of Education. “My recommendation would be to do whatever the coach wants to do,” Loofe said. “We’ve had practices with 14 kids. We took 16 to Niobrara-Verdigre. There’s no way we could play 11 man, so the recommendation is to play 8-man.” Loofe, who is also an assistant football coach, said a formal decision has not been made on next season’s classification. Neligh-Oakdale has been playing 8-man for the last four years, although Loofe said the only year the school was under the 83 count was the initial year. The Warriors were granted a waiver the last two years to remain 8-man and still be eligible for playoffs. “It’s not like 11-man is a sin. We played 11-man forever and only played 8-man the last four years,” Loofe said. “Actually, we’ve only been under the 83 count the initial year we qualified. We’ve been over every year. We’ve been fortunate to play 8 man these years.” Football coach Ron Beacom said there are many practices where the Warriors have just “15, 16 able bodies.” They are currently suiting up just 16 players. Moving to 11-man would be difficult for his team, Beacom said. "Now you're talking about five kids standing on your sideline. There's ways to be creative to find ways to practice around that, but ultimately what ends up happening is you're playing teams with 50-some players and you're playing every kid you have out,” he said. Beacom said concerns have been raised about safety, considering a smaller freshman could be on the field against older and bigger players. Beacom said his philosophy is to not put a player in a situation where he could be hurt or outmatched too much. "Right now we're still playing all of our freshmen, but fortunately our freshmen have shown they can compete and there's not a huge danger in putting them out there," he said. Loofe said looking at grades 8-10, enrollment will put the Warriors under 83 in September 2016, which would make them playoff eligible in 8-man in 2017. That means Neligh-Oakdale would be ineligible for playoffs next year but not the following year. Loofe said he expects a similar number of players on the football team next year. Beacom said not having an opportunity to qualify for playoffs next year would change how he motivates his athletes, although he admitted part of him struggles with not having his current juniors able to qualify for playoffs as seniors. “We have to be creative in how we motivate and try to get the kids to understand it’s more than just winning. It’s all those extra lessons they learn through participation,” Beacom said. Neligh-Oakdale is currently 5-1 on the season and 3-0 in the district. The Warriors are tied with Elgin Public Pope John atop district standings with the championship expected to be decided on Friday when the Warriors host the Wolfpack. A tailgate dinner will be held at the Neligh-Oakdale home football game against Elgin Public Pope John on Friday, Oct. 16.
The N-O Booster Club will begin the tailgate at 6 p.m. at Warrior field. The meal will include: burger or brat, chips, and beans. The cost is $5 a plate, or $3 for just a burger or brat. Nine Warrior runners brought home medals from the Niobrara Valley Conference cross country meet in Atkinson on Friday. The Neligh-Oakdale girls team earned third place and the boys team was fourth. Kasi Grosserode finished third in the conference with a time of 22:01, and Jayda Chance ran a 23:13 for ninth place in the high school girls race. Others running for the Neligh-Oakdale girls team were Alexis Jensen 17th; Rachel Higgins 20th, Courtni Heckert 21st and Brittany McConnell 24th. Austin Miller crossed the finish line in 19:13 for fourth place, followed by Devan Breuer and Cole Belitz in 12th and 13th, respectively. Rounding out the boys team were Ethan Kallhoff in 26th and Jayden Arehart in 29th. In the final junior high race of the season, all four Warrior runners picked up medals: Emma Bixler 2nd; Hailey Bixler 5th; Griffin Claussen 2nd; and Garret Belitz, 8th. Neligh-Oakdale's high school runners will compete in the D-3 District Meet on Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. The girls race is set to begin at 4 p.m. and the boys will start at approximately 4:45 p.m. Complete NVC meet results are listed below:
Neligh-Oakdale picked up another district win Thursday night, setting up a big district showdown next week against the neighboring Wolfpack.
The Warriors defeated Boyd County 42-26 in Butte to improve to 5-1 on the season. The team had 244 passing yards and 194 rushing yards on the night. "We got off to another great start., said Head Coach Ron Beacom, "Now, we just need to figure out how to start the second half with the same kind of intensity we start the game with." "It was another terrific team effort. We suited up 17 guys and 15 of them played significant roles throughout the night." The coach said his team have two really good challenges left in their schedule. "We have the opportunity this week to play for a district title. Both games will prepare us well for the challenges of the post season." Neligh-Oakdale entered Thursday game tied with Elgin Public Pope John in the district race. Pending the Wolfpack's game against Niobrara/Verdigre on Friday, next week's matchup between the Wolfpack and Warriors in Neligh will determine the district champion. The coach said that he told his players they should be proud of their accomplishments. "There is a lot left to play for," Beacom said, "but with last night's win they have probably secured themselves a spot in the playoffs for the third year in a row and have assured themselves of having back to back winning seasons." Scoring Summary: N-O: 3 yard run by Garett Allemang (Robin Hahn Kick) N-O: 20 yard pass from Grant White to Chris Bentley (Hahn Kick) BC: 15 yard pass from Riley Ellwanger to Caleb Rihanek (Run Failed) N-O: 60 yard run by Andrew Herley (Hahn Kick) N-O: 14 yard pass from White to Tyson Belitz (Hahn Kick) N-O: 65 yard pass from White to Allemang (Hahn Kick) BC: 15 yard run by Ellwanger (Run Failed) BC: 38 yard run by Ellwanger (Pass from Ellwanger to Wyatt Boettcher) N-O: 30 yard run by White (Hahn Kick) BC: Blocked punt returned for a touchdown by Boettcher (Pass Failed) Neligh-Oakdale dropped a five-set thriller against Ewing on Thursday as the Warriors celebrated parents night.
The Tigers defeated the Warriors 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 15-10. Senior Danae Smith put down 12 kills in the loss and classmate Kelsey Green picked up 45 digs. Senior Shelby Keetle added two ace serves and junior Chase Vleck had four solo blocks. The Warriors move to 5-12 on the season. They will be in action against Saturday at the Wisner-Pilger October Classic. It’s Fire Safety Week and these Antelope County students get a new set of teachers for the day. They were allowed to hang out with firefighters and learn the basics of fire safety.
After being loaded onto the firetrucks, Neligh-Oakdale elementary students were given a tour of the Neligh Fire Hall on Thursday. "We really enjoy doing this because anytime we can get in front of the children to express the importance of fire safety and what they can do at home with their family to reinforce having a safety plan at home is priceless," said Jason Krebs, First Captain with the Neligh Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters explained their equipment and how they respond to fire calls. Krebs said students were also encouraged to "nag their parents about changing the batteries in the smoke alarms." "We like to spend this day having the firemen put on their bunker gear, put on air packs, so it eliminates the fear factor for the kids," he said. "At this age, there's always a tendency to be afraid of firemen and that's the last thing we want." Once they wrapped up their tour, the kids get a little ride around town on the firetrucks before heading back to school. A public hearing to review possible changes to the wind tower regulations was held at Tuesday's meeting of the Antelope County Supervisors.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on Aug. 24 on the topic and approved leaving the setback from a residence to a wind turbines at 1,000 feet for a participating land owner and 2,000 feet for a non-participating landowner. The motion was approved by seven members of the board - one abstained and one was absent for the vote. Discussion was heard Tuesday morning on establishing a one-half mile setback for all residences and eliminating the language involving participant and non-participant landowners. This suggestion included the use of waivers if a resident wished to alter or reduce the setback distance from a wind turbine. According to what was said at the hearing, the goal of this was to give the decision making to the residents in the wind farm area. However, another individual brought to the attention of the board that participating land owners can already negotiate with Invenergy on how far they wish to be from the turbines. The one-half mile zoning recommendations were based on Wheeler and Holt county regulations. Supervisor Greg Koinzan pointed out that these counties are sparsely populated areas. The board decided not to take action and leave the wind regulations as they currently stand. Nate Metschke has discovered another perk of living in a small town.
The Neligh-Oakdale band director posted a plea for help on his personal Facebook account last night. He stated, "We have several talented Neligh-Oakdale Students that would like to attend the Young Americans vocal/dance/theater workshop in Tilden next week, but lack the $60 to attend. If you are willing to sponsor one of these students so they can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity that only happens every 3 years, please contact me." His call for sponsorship was met with an overwhelming response. Within hours, Metschke had nearly a dozen people volunteering to sponsor a student and pay the fee for the student to attend. "When I came to work today I had 13 and I'm already up to 17," he said. "The generosity just keeps flowing." More people have expressed an interest in sponsoring a student if there are more than 17 who plan to attend the workshop. Metschke said he was very moved by the response of the community and the power of social media. "I was overwhelmed," he said. "The kids are really lucky to live in a community with such supportive people." Students who can't go because their parents said they couldn't afford it, or ones that didn't even ask because they knew they couldn't afford it, will be given a chance to have this unique learning opportunity. "When I was younger, I didn't realize how important it actually was," Metschke said, "But I've been attending the workshops the last few years, and I see what it does to the kids and how the Young Americans treat the kids...how they make them feel and how they change their lives." Elementary music teacher Patricia Miller created a form for the students who were unable to go. They will be able to write a short paragraph about why they want to attend Young Americans. The responses will be read tomorrow and the two teachers will select the students. Metschke said that many of the sponsors wished to remain anonymous, but he still plans to have the students write thank-you cards. "I thank everyone who's been a part of it," he said.
TransCanada has officially filed an application with the Public Service Commission to review the 275-mile Keystone XL route through Nebraska and offered alternative routes.
Last week the company announced it was pulling out of a lawsuit against more than 100 Nebraska landowners over eminent domain. However, a decision has not yet been made legally on the suit and is expected to be announced in Holt County on Oct. 19. "We expected them to go through the public service commission, which is what they should have done back in the beginning," said Art Tanderup of Neligh, who owns land along the current route and is involved in the lawsuit against TransCanada. According to a TransCanada spokesman Mark Cooper, the Public Service Commission will be the faster and clearer option for route approval. However, that decision can be appealed. While TransCanada’s 30-inch Keystone Pipeline is presently under construction, the company is now proposing to construct a second pipeline, the 36-inch Keystone XL that will cover 1,661 miles from Alberta through Nebraska and other Great Plain states. There has been opposition to the project because the route will cut across sensitive parts of Nebraska – the Sandhills and Niobrara River Valley. TransCanada still needs a permit from President Barrack Obama before it can build the pipeline across the United States-Canadian border. TransCanada has stopped forcing easements on 60 properties belonging to Nebraskans who refuse to let the company build across their land. They now say they have reached a voluntary easement agreement with 91 percent of landowners for the Keystone XL. "We hope they realize this is something they need to look at trying to do with some clean energy. I really think the president is going to reject this and hopefully very soon, and that will stop all of these processes from moving forward," Tanderup said. According to the application from TransCanada, the preferred route will be in proximity to four wind farm facilities that are either existing or under development:
In regard to NPPD transmission lines (Antelope and Knox Counties) and the Cowboy Trail (Rock, Holt, Antelope Counties), the application states the following: Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) transmission line (Knox and Antelope counties): Co-location options between the Niobrara and Elkhorn Rivers up to 22.5 miles in length were evaluated along this NPPD 345 KV transmission line in Knox and Antelope Counties. A significant portion of the segment considered for co-location in Knox County was found to be less preferable from a constructability standpoint due to large hills, side slopes and unstable soils which would require routing away from the existing transmission line infrastructure. The segment considered for co-location in Antelope County was found to present a reasonable option for pipeline construction. However, the cross country pipeline route options approaching this transmission line from the northwest via Holt County were found to be less preferable from a constructability standpoint due to their proximity to the Niobrara River to the north resulting in:
Cowboy Trail (Rock, Holt and Antelope counties): Keystone examined the use of the Cowboy Trail in Rock, Holt, and Antelope counties as a potential pipeline corridor and found it to be incompatible with the Keystone’s goals and objectives for reasons inclusive of the following:
News Channel Nebraska contributed to this story. ESU 8 recently received the 2015 Governor’s Excellence in Wellness Award, signifying that the organization "grows the seeds of wellness."
Honorees “are committed to employee health and well-being,” Governor Pete Rickets said. “Worksite wellness programs positively affect the health and productivity of employees as well as the bottom line. Most importantly, worksite wellness is an opportunity for Nebraskans to live healthy lives, improve quality of life, and help grow a healthier Nebraska for the next generation.” This award was created eight years ago to recognize Nebraska employers who dedicate leadership, resources, and time to wellness efforts in the workplace. Each applicant must provide information in the areas of leadership support, data collection, intervention strategies, communication planning, policy support, and evaluation and health outcomes. The Governor’s Wellness Award has two categories. Three years ago, ESU 8 received the Sower Award, which recognizes workplaces that have established quality wellness programs. This year, they reached the highest level, the Grower Award. This award “takes it to the next level” and honors organizations that demonstrate significant improvement in employee health behaviors. Those pictured in the above photo are: ESU 8 Administrator Bill Mowinkel, Governor Pete Ricketts, ESU 8 Assistant Administrator Jill Bates, and ESU 8 employees Susan Lechtenberg, Steph Wanek and Jolene Brummels. The fate of the former Antelope County Jail was an item discussed at the County Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday morning.
The former jail facility and the jail that was previously part of the Antelope County Museum are planned to be sold. The board discussed putting the two buildings and the ground up for a bid or holding a public auction. It was decided that the county would contact several relators for bids on selling the property. The county received several applications for the road boss position. Applications were not reviewed as one supervisor was absent. It was decided that interviews for the applicants would be held on November 3. The board also met with a representative from KARR Tuckpointing to hear a bid on the masonry repairs to the courthouse. They also met with two salesmen from Cat to discuss the repairs to one of their road graders and the purchase of a new one. The board decided to put $50,000 into repairing and refurbishing their old machine, as well as purchasing a new one. The new machine will cost roughly $200,000, half of which will be paid for now and the rest will be on payments for 3 years. Neligh-Oakdale will begin searching for a new superintendent this fall following action taken during Monday's special meeting.
The board of education hired the Nebraska Association of School Boards last spring for superintendent search services following the resignation of Kimberly Lingenfelter in December. Lingenfelter is now the superintendent at Cherokee Community Schools in Cherokee, Iowa. In March after interviewing two candidates, Neligh-Oakdale entered into a contract with Bill Kuester to serve as the interim superintendent for a one-year salary of $122,000. His contract expires June 30, 2016. On Monday after hearing a presentation from Shari Becker, Director of Education Leadership Search Service, the board took action to start the search process for the district's next superintendent. Krista Schindler made the motion, which was seconded by Brad Higgins. The motion was unanimously approved, 6-0. ![]() Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher will perform at the Neligh Public Library this weekend. The performance is set for Sunday, October 11 at 2 p.m. Peter Fletcher began to study guitar at the age of seven under classical guitar instructor, John Sutherland. In December of 1983, he made his formal debut at age 15, under the auspices of The Brasstown Concert Association in North Carolina. This program is free and open to the public and hosted by the Neligh Public Library and the Library Board. Refreshments will be provided. A special meeting is planned for Monday, Oct. 5, as the Neligh-Oakdale Board of Education discusses searching for a new superintendent.
Monday's meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the superintendent's office. The agenda includes "discussion/action on the representative of Nebraska Association of School Boards presentation on the superintendent search process." Bill Kuester is currently serving as the interim superintendent. He was one of two candidates who interviewed for the position following the resignation of Kimberly Lingenfelter. Kuester signed a one-year contract as administrator at Neligh-Oakdale, effective until June 30, 2016. His salary is $122,000. More than 160 high school athletes ran in the 2015 West Holt Cross Country Invite on Friday afternoon. The tough field of competition featured some of the areas top runners from 19 schools: Ord, O'Neill, Ainsworth, Boone Central, Creighton, West Holt, Neligh-Oakdale, North Central, Boyd County, Bloomfield-Wausa, Niobrara-Verdigre, Burwell, CWC, Stuart, Sandhills-Thedford, Twin Loup, St. Edward, Cody Kilgore and Elkhorn Valley. "Neligh-Oakdale course records fell in 3 of the 4 races at the 46th annual West Holt Invitational," Warrior Coach Rick Eickholt said. "New course records were set by Kasi Grosserode, Emma Bixler and Griffin Claussen. The only race that didn’t see a new course was the boy’s varsity race where senior Austin Miller recorded a time of 19:04, which places him with the 4th fastest time for this course. Only 2 times by Tyler Pederson in 2002 and 2003, along with a 1995 time by David Green, have been run faster." Medalists for Neligh-Oakdale were: Kasi Grosserode, 8th, and Austin Miller, 17th. Emma Bixler picked up the 8th place medal in the junior high girls division, and Griffin Claussen was 5th for the junior high boys. "Both of Neligh-Oakdale’s varsity teams were at a disadvantage as neither team was at full strength due to missing key runners," Eickholt said. "Both of the varsity races gave a good measure of where we match for the next 2 weeks and the most important meets of the season, Conference and Districts. Being short-handed, I felt that both groups did a nice job of running hard and trying to fill in the gaps." N-O Girls: 8th Kasi Grosserode 21:50 (old record 22:39); 29th Jayda Chance 23:41; 41st Alexis Jensen 24:39; 47th Rachel Higgins 25:47; 63rd Brittany McConnell 28:07. N-O Boys: 17th Austin Miller 19:04; 43rd Cole Belitz 20:21; 81st Ethan Kallhoff 23:26; 84th Jayden Arehart 2 N-O JH Girls (48 runners-1800 meters): 8th Emma Bixler 7:28 and 26th Hailey Bixler 8:31 N-O JH Boys JH (45 runners-1800 meters): 5th Griffin Claussen 6:57 and 29th Garrett Belitz 7:51 Elkhorn Valley's Alison Stineman picked up the second place medal in the junior high girls race. Complete individual and team results are listed below:
The Neligh-Oakdale High School marching band earned second place in Class C at the 74th Annual Harvest of Harmony Parade in Grand Island on Saturday.
The band earned 93 points for the second place finish. Band director Nate Metschke said he is "very proud of the band" and their performance. Results for Class C: 1. Kearney Catholic High School 2. Neligh-Oakdale High School 2. Hershey High School 3. Grand Island Central Catholic High School 4. Freeman Public School Thanks to nearly 500 yards of offense and 11 touchdowns Friday night, Neligh-Oakdale picked up a dominating 84-30 win over Niobrara-Verdigre.
Neligh-Oakdale held a 67-16 advantage at the half and scored 11 touchdowns in the victory, moving to 4-1 on the season. "I was real pleased with the start we got off to. I thought we executed at a very high level both offensively and defensively," Warrior coach Ron Beacom said. Junior Grant White was 13-of-15 passing for 272 yards and ran for another 33. He had five passing touchdowns and one punt return. White connected with Garett Allemang twice, Chris Bentley twice and Tyson Belitz once for scores. Allemang had 131 yards receiving on just five receptions while Bentley added 91 yards on four receptions. On the ground, Andrew Herley had 124 yards on 14 carries while Allemang added 75 yards on 10 carries. Herley scored three times on the ground while Allemang crossed the goal line twice. "Injuries are really starting to pile up. The kids have really bought into our 'next man up' mantra however. We started three freshmen tonight (1 on offense and 2 on defense). I thought all three most certainly held their own and played their positions at a varsity level," Beacom said. "They all have worked very hard in their preparation and it showed in their play. Success stories like them and the growth we are seeing in all of our players make coaching these young men very enjoyable." He added, "We still have a few places we can get better. Robin has given us a little edge in our kicking game, but we have to be more consistent in our coverage. Our defense is playing well enough now that we don't want to give up big plays in the kick game." Neligh-Oakdale 34 33 7 10 - 84 Niobrara-Verdigre 8 8 6 8 - 30 N-O: 21 yard pass from Grant White to Garett Allemang (Kick by Robin Hahn) N-O: 67 yard Punt Return by White (Hahn Kick) NV: 77 yard Kickoff Return by Ben Johnson (Run by Greg Rudloff) N-O: 48 yard pass from White to Chris Bentley (Hahn Kick) N-O: 15 yard run by Allemang (Kick Failed) N-O: 17 yard pass from White to Allemang (Hahn Kick) N-O: 15 yard run by Allemang (Pass Failed) N-O: 18 yard pass from White to Bentley (Hahn Kick) N-O: 3 yard run by Andrew Herley (Kick Failed) NV: 11 yard pass from Ben Johnson to Cauy Drobney (Pass from Johnson to Schyler Forman) N-O: 5 yard pass from White to Tyson Belitz (Hahn Kick) N-O: 1 yard run by Herley (Hahn Kick) NV: 28 yard run by Rudloff (Run Failed) N-O: 23 yard Field Goal by Hahn N-O: 3 yard run by Herley (Hahn Kick) NV:50 yard pass from Bryson Wessendorf to Kevin Rudloff (Pass from Wessendorf to K. Rudloff) ![]() During Liver Awareness Month this October, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood and platelets to support liver transplant patients and others needing blood products. The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Neligh on Monday, Oct. 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Liver transplants are the second most common type of transplant with more than 6,000 performed in the U.S. each year, according to the American Liver Foundation. Liver transplant patients may require in excess of 30 pints of blood during surgery. For blood donor Amy Slattery, the need for blood hits close to home. Her mother received a liver transplant and needed more than 70 blood products during the surgery. “I donate to help others that needed blood like her,” said Slattery. “I donate in thanks to those who donate their blood products to help save lives.” Volunteer donors like Slattery are the only source of blood for those in need of transfusions during transplants and other surgeries. Donors with all blood types are needed, and especially those with types O negative, A negative, B negative and AB blood. To make an appointment to donate blood, eligible donors are encouraged to download the Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores or text BLOODAPP to 90999 to receive a download link, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Neligh is one step closer to receiving funding for revitalizing the downtown area thanks to a grant awarded.
The City of Neligh was named one of eight communities awarded Phase I funding by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED). The DED will eventually award $1,965,290 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. These projects are designed to improve infrastructure and businesses within central business districts. State representatives toured Neligh on July 9 as part of the grant process. Neligh was granted $27,840 to develop a downtown revitalization plan with short- and long-term goals for resolving existing blighted and substandard conditions. A declining population, absentee ownership, cost-prohibitive repairs to maintain buildings, and blight continues to challenge Neligh’s downtown district. The city’s matching contribution is $13,860. The CDBG Downtown Revitalization Category is open to CDBG non-entitlement incorporated municipalities throughout Nebraska. Grants are administered by DED from the State’s annual allocation of CDBG funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Communities must first successfully complete the Phase I planning phase to qualify for the opportunity to submit a Phase II (implementation) application. Phase II awards up to $350,000 per project are available to implement those activities proposed within approved plans. |
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