Clearwater-Orchard picked up a 2-1 victory over Neligh-Oakdale on Tuesday night, sweeping the Neligh-Oakdale Triangular. Both teams defeated Osmond in two sets. In the cross-county battle between the Cyclones and Warriors, 25-10, 21-25, 25-23. "I thought the girls played a really good team game," said Clearwater-Orchard coach Shelly Mlnarik. "We kind of changed some things on offense and defense this last week, and they did a nice job adjusting to that and coming together as a unit." Mallory Cooper led the Cyclones with 11 kills and three blocks. Kylie Thiele had a team-high 15 digs. Neligh-Oakdale co-captain Kinsley Klabenes said, "It's a lot about our middles and blockers. They really get us pumped up when Chase (Vleck) and Natilee (Payne) get a good block. It gets the entire team going" The Warriors were led by Danae Smith's seven kills and 14 digs. Payne added two ace serves. ![]() At 6:43 a.m. Monday morning, a one vehicle accident was reported 4 1/2 miles East of the Highway 14 on the Pierce-Neligh road. Daniel L. Schott of Battle Creek was driving a 2000 Ford F250 and had driven off the road and crashed into trees. Neligh Fire and Neligh Rescue responded to the scene along with Neligh Police and the Antelope County Sheriff's Department. Schott was responsive but had several facial injuries and he was transported to Antelope Memorial Hospital. Schott had not been using his seatbelt at the time of the accident. A tailgate dinner will be held at the Neligh-Oakdale home football game on Thursday, Sept. 24.
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. It's been a trip of firsts for a group of motorcyclists from Switzerland. And today was their first trip to Neligh, Nebraska.
The group flew into Seattle and have been traveling across the United States on their Harley Davidson motorcycles. They are part of a motor bike club in Switzerland called the Griffen and are traveling with seven bikes and a car. Two women drive the car with the group's luggage while everyone else rides. While most bikers that tour the U.S. choose to take Route 66, these bikers chose their route because "no one else does." They wanted to see the Midwest instead. 'It's beautiful," one biker told the Antelope County News today. "All the trees and the whole landscape." Their trip will wrap up this weekend in Chicago, where some will fly home while others are choosing to linger in the Windy City a few more days. The group is documenting their journey with photos and goPro footage as well. The news that matters most to you - Antelope County News - will soon be broadcast on your television on cable.
The Antelope County News is expanding its partnership with US92 to include News Channel Nebraska (NCN), a Norfolk-based television station that will focus on Northeast Nebraska. NCN will include daily television news from the county brought to you from Antelope County News reporters. The Antelope County News will continue to be your news, your way, every day, as is its motto. NCN - and the Antelope County News - will be available soon on Great Plains Cable and CableOne. Carrie Pitzer, who owns the Antelope County News, called the partnership "an obvious next step for the ACN and Northeast Nebraska." "We have a great relationship with everyone at US92 and Flood Communications and are looking forward to expanding what we offer our readers and viewers with News Channel Nebraska," Pitzer said. "Our philosophies are very similar as we all focus on community and what local news matters most." Pitzer said the Antelope County News will be a regular contributor to daily video content on NCN, showcasing news and feature stories from all of the local communities. Most importantly, it will be local reporters covering local news. NCN will be on the air soon, and Pitzer said the Antelope County News will begin contributing video from it's Neligh-based studio next month. "We've seen tremendous growth in our company and tremendous support from Antelope County," Pitzer said. "Every expansion has been at the request of the public, and this is another step to promoting the area. Antelope County wants to have a television station with daily local content, and we're thrilled to have a studio in Neligh with News Channel Nebraska that will keep local news coverage at the forefront of what we do. This is an exciting time for rural media and Antelope County." Antelope County residents will get their first taste of local news this weekend as NCN will broadcast the Clearwater-Orchard vs. Elgin Public Pope John football game Thursday night. Get a link to the game on www.MyAntelopeCountyNews.com. NCN will also feature 24-hour weather coverage with WeatherNation. Antelope County - and all of Northeast Nebraska have generally been simply a dot on a map that only gets attention if a storm is coming into the area. Usually, residents have to watch what is happening in Iowa, not here at home. "WeatherNation is a 24/7 weather news service. It's 100 percent dedicated to Live Severe weather coverage, national, regional and local weather by certified meteorologists," said Mike Flood of Flood Communications. Flood said the News Channel Nebraska First Alert Weather Team will provide customized, local updates on the 5’s each hour. Together with the latest in news, NCN will make sure viewers are up to date with weather for Northeast Nebraska. Calling it the "largest and most competitive field of talent" of the season next to state, several medals were captured by Neligh-Oakdale at the O'Neill Invite on Friday.
The Neligh-Oakdale girls cross country team finished in fifth place. "A total of 15 schools with multiple rated runners and teams in both the boys and girls field made this a very challenging meet," said coach Rick Eickholt. "We had a complete reversal from our results earlier in the week. I was very pleased with everyone’s performance. The only disappointment was that Brittany and Ethan were still not ready to compete." Eickholt said this year’s field of varsity runners for both the boys and girls was as competitive as he could remember. Kasi Grosserode finished sixth in 21:53. Jayda Chance was 20th (23:32), Rachel Higgins 30th (25:26), Courtni Heckert 33rd (26:10) and Alexis Jensen 34th (26:26). Another positive, Eickholt said, was that the girl’s team was able to beat West Boyd for the first time this season. West Boyd will be one of several very competitive district teams. In the boys race, Austin Miller led the Warriors with a 21st-place finish in 19:37, which was the seventh fastest time on this course for Neligh-Oakdale. Devan Breuer was 37th in 20:39. "We decided to allow the three freshman runners compete in the junior varsity competition. Just another case to show how competitive today’s meet showed up in the boy’s junior varsity race," Eickholt said. Cole Belitz was 10th in 20:56, Cameron Wilkinson 20th in 22:46 and Jayden Arehart 24th in 26:26. In junior high, Griffin Claussen set a boys course record in 6:09, which placed him third. Garrett Belitz was 20th (7:10). Emma Bixler was ninth (7:01) and Hailey Bixler was 16th (7:48). Neligh-Oakdale increased its budget for 2015-16, resulting in on increase of both the overall budget and in property taxes for district stakeholders.
Interim Superintendent Bill Kuester said the levy will decrease from .98 to .94, but thanks to an increase in property valuations, tax payers will still pay more to the school. That’s an increase of $5,026,865 in property taxes last year to $5,380,623 in taxes this year, or 7 percent increase in property taxes. The district’s published budget disbursements and transfers for 2015-16 is $9,177,110. In 2014-15 it was $8,250,531. The district has three funds that require property taxes - general, building and bond. The bond fund is the Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund (QCPUF) that not only repays the loan for the new HVAC system in the 1930s building but can also be used for life safety and energy efficiency projects. The approved budget, which was passed unanimously during Monday’s regular board meeting, increased the general fund request by $378,442 and the building fund by $35,354. The QCPUF fund was decreased by $60,039. Kuester originally proposed a higher increase during the August budget workshop. A “straw poll” from the five board members attending agreed to publish the budget as they had discussed, but Kuester said Monday that budget and finance committee members Chris Ford and Kenny Reinke worked to make cuts in the budget to drop the increase to just 7 percent. ![]() It’s a subject no one really wants to think about. But if someone depends on you financially, it’s one you cannot avoid. In the event of a tragedy, life insurance proceeds can: Pay for funeral costs. Help pay the bills and meet ongoing living expense. Pay off outstanding debt, including credit cards and the mortgage. Continue a family business. Finance future needs like your children’s education. Protect a spouse’s retirement plans. To make sure Americans are reminded of the need to include life insurance in their financial plans, the nonprofit organization Life Happens coordinates Life Insurance Awareness Month. Each September, Life Happens is joined in this educational initiative by more than 100 of the nation’s leading insurance companies and industry groups. Life Happens is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping consumers take personal financial responsibility through the ownership of life insurance and related products. The organization does not endorse any product, company or insurance advisor. Since its inception in 1994, Life Happens has provided the highest quality, independent and objective information for people seeking help with their insurance buying decisions. The organization supports the insurance industry by providing marketing tools and resources and convening the industry each September for Life Insurance Awareness Month. Life Happens is supported by more than 140 of the nation’s leading insurance company and financial services organizations. To learn more, visit: www.lifehappens.org. Melissa Smith, State Farm Agent in Neligh, recommends that those individuals with employer-sponsored Life Insurance to also carry a policy that they own, outside of the job. “If you were to become ill or injured and not able to work, your life insurance will likely be gone as well," she said. "In addition, your health may not allow you to obtain life insurance as you get older.” Smith suggests working with a local agent that you trust, to ensure your life insurance meets your needs and the needs of your loved ones. A local agent will be there for you, throughout your life events. ![]() Neligh-Oakdale dominated Wakefield on Friday night for the homecoming victory and improved to 2-1 on the season. The Warriors won 41-14 thanks to what coach Ron Beacom described as a team effort. "I thought we were real efficient offensively, except for a couple of turnovers in the second half. When we had the ball, our drives weren't very long - three plays at the most and we were putting it in the end zone," Beacom said. "I thought our kids were executing well and running good routes. Grant (White) was putting the ball on them, and he was getting time to put the ball on them." Junior Grant White ran for 84 yards on seven carries and threw for another 162 yards (9-of-13). White had a hand in six touchdowns - two on the ground, three through the air and another on a punt return. Chris Bentley was on the receiving end of two touchdowns while Pepper Marchant had the other. Bentley only had three receptions on the night, but two of them were for touchdowns. He had 40 yards through the air. Merchant led the team with 57 yards receiving on just two receptions with one being on a touchdown. Garett Allemang ran for 53 yards on 11 carries and had two receptions for 41 yards. Defensively, Bentley had 15 tackles, including 12 solo. The junior also had four sacks. Marchant had 20 tackles with 10 being solo. "It was another team. I think our kids right now are starting to understand that every time we go to practice that we're going to have to adopt a next man up attitude," Beacom said. "We had a number of younger kids who had to step up and play a good game. I think we're able to do that." Neligh-Oakdale will host 0-3 North Central on Thursday, Sept. 24. Scoring Summary N-O: 49 yard pass by Grant White to Pepper Marchant (Kick Failed) N-O: 9 yard run by White (Kick by Robin Hahn) N-O: 61 yard Punt Return by White (Hahn Kick) WAK: 6 yard pass from Isaac Camarena to Julio Sanchez (Run Failed) N-O: 20 yard pass from White to Chris Bentley (Hahn Kick) N-O: 13 yard pass from White to Bentley (Hahn Kick) WAK: 18 yard pass from Camarena to Efren Godinez (Pass from Camarena to Sanchez) N-O: 26 yard run by White (Hahn Kick)
Mirissa Hurtig and Garett Allemang were crowned homecoming king and queen at Neligh-Oakdale on Friday night following the Warriors 41-14 win over Wakefield.
Garett is the son of Tom and Rochelle Allemang and Mirissa is the daughter of Troy and Becky Hurtig. Other candidates were Kelsey Green and Shelby Keetle for queen and Hunter Bergman and Blake Heithoff for king. Serving on the court were second-graders Camry Kittelson and Corbin Hoefer, freshmen Cole Belitz and Jordan Knievel, sophomores Jaclynn Hixson and Andrew Sanderson and juniors Lindsay Sands and Chris Bentley.
![]() Neligh-Oakdale picked up a 3-1 win Thursday night to celebrate homecoming to break a four-game skid. The Warriors dropped the first set before sweeping the next three to win 19-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-20. "We played well together," said Warrior coach Hannah Hoefer. "We talked before the game about team chemistry, and we kind of lacked that in our last game. We found it tonight." Junior Kinsley Klabenes led the Warriors with six kills and eight digs. Senior Kelsey Green picked up a team-high 15 digs. Natilee Payne and Danae Smith had six and five set assists, respectively. Hoefer said the Warriors will build off of this win through more tough practices. "We have a program set up where they compete for points at every practice, and it helps keep the practice intense," she said. "We move on from this win by continuing to practice hard." Next up for the 3-4 Warriors is a home match against Osmond (0-7) on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Sign up to host a block party in Neligh this Sunday and you may win Neligh Big Bucks!
Neligh's Economic Development Office is hosting Community-Wide Block Parties, in which several parties will take place all around Neligh on Sunday, Sept. 20. The parties are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. If you are interested in hosting a party, call Greg Ptacek at 402-887-4447. Hosts automatically receive a $5 Thriftway Gift Card and will be given a chance to win a $60 prize for first place or a $40 prize for second place. Prizes will be in the form of Neligh Big Bucks, along with other prizes. The Neligh Fire Department was called to a hay bale fire west of Neligh on Thursday morning.
The hay bales were located on the Koinzan Ranch. The fire department was also receiving air support assistance. According to Fire Chief Mike Mortensen, the fire was caused by self combustion of the hay bales. "They had moved them (bales) last week and I think what happened is they got wet then of course they build heat and ignite," Mortensen said. The Neligh Fire Department and Neligh Rescue were called back to the site around 10:20 shortly after leaving the scene. "We headed out and they were in the process of burying the debris," Mortensen said. The excavator had broken down and the fire flared up and sparks ignited the stack once more. "I was concerned about that anyways, where the bales were stacked they were in close proximity to each other," Mortensen added, "The wind being out of the north-northwest didn't help." Dozens of volunteer fire fighters turned out to help, giving them an opportunity to use new equipment. However, two trucks reportedly failed on them. One of the trucks is already back in service and the other is said to be up and running as early as this weekend. Mortensen said the fire resulted in a loss of about 200 bales, but no structures were damaged. The Neligh-Oakdale volleyball tourney is hosting a glow sand volleyball tournament fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 25 at Fred Penn Park.
"All money raised from the tournament will be put towards expenses for next years season, such as a summer camp for grades 7-12, and new equipment to better the program," said Kinsley Klabenes, Lady Warriors co-captain. "We are offering a concession stand on-site with drinks and simple snacks. No alcohol will be served. We are also offering a babysitting service at the FitStop where a few of the girls will be offering movies, popcorn, and games to any child whose parent who had trouble finding a babysitter." Teams must be registered by Sunday, Sept. 20. The cost is $20 per person. All players must be at least 18 years of age or graduated high school to participate. Each team must consist of male and female competitors. There must be at least three females on the court at all times. Rosters must have at least six players. Contact Hannah Hoefer for more information at 402-750-3210. Homecoming isn't just for Neligh-Oakdale students - it's for the whole community. At least, that's the hope of Blackburn Manufacturing.
Krista Schindler, BMC marketing director, said her company is planning to have a float in Friday's parade and is hoping other businesses will follow suit. "We really want to encourage other businesses to celebrate homecoming and pull the community together to support the school, students and each other," Schindler said. "The homecoming parade is a great opportunity for businesses to show their support and show community spirit as well as school spirit." The parade lineup will begin at 12:30 p.m. outside of the school with the parade starting at 1 p.m. The theme for the parade this year is "Movies." Schindler said several businesses have already agreed to have a float in the parade, and she's excited to see how many will participate. The Antelope County News will also participate in the parade as well as have staff photographing and recording it for highlight video. Neligh was paid a visit by five interesting women on Wednesday. The group is part of an organization called the International Leadership Training Program.
The non-profit organization has served in the United States since 2001. Its mission is to raise young conscientious leaders who can contribute to peace-building efforts around the world. The individuals are in the United States for one year and are currently residing in Omaha. They travel to surrounding areas and today are in Antelope County selling jewelry to support their leadership workshops. Next month, the group will travel to Arizona to continue their mission. The five women are Manassanan Tanasuk and Kuntida Salee from Thailand, Lovelyn M. Barrete from the Philippines, Alexandria from Russia and Tsende Hpp from Mongolia. Barrete said that Neligh was such a small town compared to what they're used to. They have already been through Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha. As of June 2014, 210 people from as many as 30 countries joined the ILTP program and have became active community leaders in their home countries. Neligh-Oakdale forced Randolph to 26 points in the final set, but the Warriors weren't able to get the win to keep the match going and were swept 3-0 Tuesday.
In front of their home crowd, the Warriors lost 25-14, 25-21, 26-24. Senior Danae Smith and junior Chase Vleck each put down six kills while senior Kelsey Green picked up 14 digs. Juniors Natilee Payne and Nikki Grosserode each scored two ace serves. The Warriors move to 2-4 on the season and will host Niobrara/Verdigre (4-3) on Thursday in their homecoming match. Youth and adults wanting to sign up for the Hunter Safety class in Neligh have until Friday, Sept. 18, to do so.
Youth must be age 11 by Sept. 26 to become certified. Those who are 10 during the Sept. 19 class must be accompanied by an adult. The class is open to all ages, including adults. The two-day class will be Saturday, Sept. 19 and 26, at the Neligh Library. The class will be from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. both days. Students will go to the shooting range on the final day. The class is free and sponsored by the Nebraska Game & Parks, Neligh Young Mens Club and Antelope County Shooter's Club. Participants must register online at www.register-ed.com/events/view/67557. All students under 19 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to the first session to ensure appropriate information is received on dates, sessions and additional requirements. For more information, contact Wade Pitzer at 402-929-0550. ![]() A Neligh driver wrapped up another big racing victory over the weekend. Jason Wilkinson of Neligh won the International Motor Contest Association's Super Nationals race in the Hobby Stock Division. The 33rd annual event was held on the Boone Speedway in Iowa on Saturday, featuring more than 1,200 cars and racers from across the nation. This was not the first time Wilkinson has competed on the track. In fact in 2010, Wilkinson made racing history by becoming the first Nebraskan to win at Boone in all divisions. On Saturday, he won again - still holding the record as the only Nebraskan to win in the hobby stock division. "The best of the best show up there," Wilkinson said. "To win is quite a deal." Everything went Wilkinson's way, including not being disqualified midway through the race. "Halfway through, a guy hit me and knocked the rear bumper lose and it was dragging," Wilkinson said. Wilkinson was unaware of the situation until the end of the race. He was told that officials were about to disqualify him, when the bumper came off. Wilkinson says he was born with his love of racing. Since 1993, he has only missed one night of racing, which fell on his honeymoon. "I told my wife we had to get married on a Friday because I had to race on Saturday," he said. Although his friends and family are proud of his accomplishment, to him it was just another night on the track. "I've been racing for quite a few years and won a lot," Wilkinson said. "This was just another race." He said that it has been a tough year for keeping cars going since his father and sons also race. "I couldn't have done it without my family," Wilkinson said. Wilkinson received a trophy and a prize of $600 for his win, along with a few other items including a motor and helmet. Get to know the 2015 Homecoming candidates and court at Neligh-Oakdale High School. Seniors Name: Kelsey Green Parents/Guardian: Jack and Peggy Green Church: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Hobbies/Interests: Baking, reading, Sleeping, road trippin' with my BFF's Audrey, Tia, and Lexi, binge watching Criminal Minds on Netflix every weekend, annoying my favorite sister Kylie. School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: All school play/musical, Band - 2 year All-Class All-State Honor Band qualifier, 3 year Class C Honor Band qualifier, Dance, FBLA - chapter officer 3 years, FCCLA - 3 year state qualifier, 1 year national qualifier, served as state peer education officer junior year, chapter president this year, National Honor Society, N-O Club, One-Act - 2014 district and conference outstanding actress award, Volleyball. Community activities/organizations: CCD, Health Careers Club, Softball, Teen Book Club Future plans: After I receive my bachelor's degree in pre-med, I plan to attend UNMC to get my degree in medicine to become a family practice physician. I love the rural community I grew up in so I plan to return back here someday to work. Name: Hunter Raye Bergman Parents/Guardian: Vicki Haddock & Todd Bergman Hobbies/Interests: Playing backyard soccer, Frisbee golf, snowboard, Downhill Mountain biking, boating/tubing, sports, four wheeling School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: FBLA-4, wrestling-1, football-2, track-2. Honor Roll, Letterman’s Club-1. FCCLA 1 year. Community activities/organizations: Club soccer, Works at grocery store Future plans: Find a good college, Make a lot of money, Snowboard a lot, travel to different places. Name: Shelby Keetle Parents/Guardian: Steven and Stephanie Keetle. Church: Brunswick Congregational Church Hobbies/Interests: Hanging out with friends especially Hal-Pal, sports, sleeping, laughing, going mudding with my brother, watching my sister play volleyball, and spending time with my family. School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: Four year member of FBLA, Four year member of FCCLA, Four year member of volleyball team (Three years Varsity), Four year member of basketball team (Three years Varsity), Four year member of Dance team, Four year member of Band, Three year Yearbook, Four year member of N-O Club, Student Council Representative, and Sophomore class attendant. Community activities/organizations: Member of Neligh Softball Team, Member of Club volleyball team, Confirmed member of Brunswick Congregational Church, Sunday school teacher and Bible school helper. Future plans: To attend college, study Criminal Justice and become a law enforcement officer. Name: Blake Heithoff Parents/Guardian: Terry and Rhonda Heithoff Church: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Hobbies/Interests: I love to lift, hunt, trapshoot, work, watch Netflix and hang out with friends. School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: Band 4 years FBLA 2 years, Football 4 years wrestling 3 years Community activities/organizations: 4H Future plans: Going to college for 2 years and get my precision farming degree in AMS systems then starting a family Name: Garett Reed Allemang Parents/Guardian: Tom and Rochelle Allemang Hobbies/Interests: I like to frisbee golf, hunt, fish, hang out with friends, golf, and snowboarding School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: football-4 years, wrestling-3 years, track-1 year, golf-2 years, FBLA-3 years, Letterman's club- 3 years, Honor roll, Homecoming attendant Sophomore year Community activities/organizations: Flag football coach Future plans: Undecided on a college. After that become a teacher and hopefully have family. Name: Mirissa Hurtig Parent/Guardian: Troy and Becky Hurtig Church: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Hobbies/Interests: Hanging out with friends/family and my boyfriend Max, going to the stock car races, going camping, 4 wheeling, watching movies, driving around, and listening to music. School activities/organization/honors since freshman year: Volleyball-4 years, Basketball-1 year, Band- 4 years, Wayne State Honor Band, Class C- 2 years, All Star Band, Drumline- 2 years, District Band trio- 3 years, National Honor Society- 2 years, N-O Club- 4 years, Class Treasurer, Graduation usher, Yearbook- 2 years, Community activities/organization: Softball last 4 years, enjoy helping out my neighbors, and help with church activities. Future plans: Going to college to become a Physical Therapist and just enjoy life. . Second Grade Name: Camry Kittelson Parents: Ryan and Casee Kittelson Siblings: Myles and Bentley Hobbies: Dance, Swimming, Gymnastics Favorite Class: Art Favorite Movie: Ramona & Beezus Favorite colors: Blue and Green When I grow up: I want to be a teacher. Name: Corbin William Hoefer Parents/Guardian: Trent and Hannah Hoefer Hobbies/Interests: Wrestling and Legos Favorite class: P.E Favorite movie: Avengers- Age of Ultron Favorite color: Pink Siblings: Aiden-10, Josslyn-6, Cason-4 and Breckin-2 When I grow up: I want to work at Hobby Lobby, change my name to Bobby so I can answer the phone saying “Hobby Lobby this is Bobby.” Juniors Name: Lindsay Sands Parents/Guardian: Chuck and Shelley Sands Church: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Hobbies/Interests: My interest and hobbies are playing volleyball and spending time with my friends and my boyfriend. School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: Volleyball (2nd year since sophomore year), Basketball (2nd year since sophomore year), Choir (only freshmen and sophomore year), Dance (1st year since Junior, or current year now). Community activities/organizations: Helped my mother with meals on wheels. Future plans: My future plans consist of me attending to a college following after that becoming something that involves the medical field, following in my mother’s footsteps. Name: Chris Bentley Parents/Guardian: Terra Bentley-Kimes and Allan Bentley Church: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Hobbies/Interests: riding 4 wheelers, hanging out with friends, hanging out with my girlfriend, shooting guns, playing sports, helping on the farm and playing with my little sister. School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: football 3 years, basketball 2 years, golf two years, National Honor Society member, FBLA 3 years FBLA officer 2 years, class officer 3 years, N-O Letterman’s Club 3 years, Community activities/organizations: American Legion Baseball, Future plans: Going to college, getting married and farming. Sophomores Name: Andrew Sanderson Parents/Guardian: Theresa Sanderson andTom Wilkinson Church: Grace Lutheran Hobbies/Interests: Hangout with my friends and family School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: Band, One-Act, Choir Community activities/organizations: Youth Group Future plans: I plan on going to Wayne State College and majoring in music Name: Jaclynn Hixson Parents/Guardian: Jeff and Dawn Hixson Church: United Methodist Hobbies/Interests: Hangout with my friends and family, draw and paint, playing basketball, driving around with friends, and shopping. School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: Volleyball (1) Basketball (2) FBLA (2) Future plans: I plan on going to Northeast Community College or Wayne State College and my major is undecided at this time. Freshmen Name: Cole Belitz Parents: Matt and Angie Belitz Church: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Hobbies/Interests: Hanging out with friends, watching movies, Playing sports, Traveling, Visiting Relatives School Activities/Organizations: FBLA, One act, Cross Country Community Organizations: CCD Future Plans: Not sure yet Name: Jordan Janae Knievel Parents/Guardian: Cynthia Knievel, Tim Knievel Church: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Hobbies/Interests: Include babysitting, being with friends and family, reading, photography, and cosmetology. School activities/organizations/honors since freshman year: Include FBLA and band Community activities/organizations: attending CCD and dance Future plans: I want to go to college at Northeast to study elementary education or study in cosmetology The Antelope County Supervisors held their final budget hearing Tuesday morning and adopted the 2015-16 budget.
At a previous meeting, budgets submitted by the sheriff's department and extension office had been items of contention. However, neither were brought up in discussion before the county budget was adopted this morning. Discussion about the road and bridge fund was the primary topic of concern. Supervisor Greg Koinzan presented information to the board about both the Inheritance tax fund, which is from taxes paid when a person dies, and the road and bridge fund, which is money from the State of Nebraska. He suggested different ways of allocating the money for what he said could potentially lower the tax asking. Chairman Jerry Schwager said that the county wouldn't want to deplete the inheritance tax fund because that is for emergencies. Koinzan said that the fund would replenish itself every year by a minimum of $300,000. He told the board he wanted to make a plan to spend some of the money from the two funds but not use all of them. "Antelope County doesn't have a revenue problem. They have an allocation problem," Koinzan said. Supervisor Ed Schindler also stated that the county has an equipment problem. Koinzan said there was currently $1.6 million in the Inheritance Tax Fund and there would be more added to it annually. Charlie Henery said that it wasn't a given to keep receiving that money. The state continually takes more and more of it. He also brought up that the townships will be dissolving next year when they go to a commissioner system and that money will no longer be coming into the county. "We need to have somewhat of a reserve to offset that above what our budget is," Henery said. He added that he wasn't against using some of the money from the Inheritance Tax Fund for some projects. He also pointed out that there are still more bridges that need to be done in the near future that would use up the Road and Bridge Fund from the sate. Henery made a motion to adopt the budget as it was presented. Schindler seconded the motion. All board members voted to approve the budget except Koinzan. |
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