WAHOO — Filling the Saunders County Board of Adjustment has long been an elusive feat, according to county Planning and Zoning Director Mitch Polacek. And for months, the board has had just three members — less than the four needed to constitute a quorum.
WAHOO — After more than a year of discussions and evaluations, the Saunders County Board of Supervisors last Tuesday selected a bid to move forward with replacing 122 of the Saunders County Courthouse’s exterior windows.
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WAHOO — The Saunders County Board of Supervisors approved the Highway Department’s one-year and six-year road plans at their April 25 meeting.
ALVO — There’s not much in Alvo. No school, no parks, and right now, no fire department.
WAHOO — The Saunders County Board of Adjustments has been short two members for close to a year, and applications have been hard to come by, says Saunders County Planning and Zoning Administrator Mitch Polacek.
WAHOO — After a three-month search, Saunders County has a new public defender.
GREENWOOD — A Greenwood home caught fire late last Thursday night, resulting in one death, according to Greenwood Fire Chief Mark Sobota.
WAHOO — Most first responders in Saunders County agree that the county-wide emergency radio system needs an upgrade, and the Saunders County Board of Supervisors last August approved a contract with Motorola to convert the county’s current single-channel system to a multichannel one.
WAHOO — Residents on Saunders County’s east side may start to see construction vehicles moving through the area this week, as work is set to begin on the long-discussed Platteview Solar Farm.
LINCOLN - The message echoed by the Ashland-Greenwood boys basketball team after their semifinal win was they were going to have to "out-Auburn" the Bulldogs in the state championship. For the second straight year, the Bluejays did exactly that as they knocked off Auburn 54-24 in the Class C…
ASHLAND – Tim Johnson’s effort to clean up his property did not go unnoticed by the Ashland City Council.
ASHLAND – An Environmental Protection Agency attorney who oversees enforcement in Nebraska said it’s unlikely AltEn, the former biorefinery near Mead that used pesticide-coated seed to make ethanol, will be designated a Superfund site.
WAHOO — Last August, the Saunders County Board of Supervisors signed a contract with Motorola to move ahead on a new 911 emergency radio system. And now, over six months later, the task at hand is to determine where the system’s radio towers will be located.
An EPA attorney told area residents the agency believes the seed companies that sent AltEn their unused products are ultimately responsible for the cleanup, not the government.
WAHOO — The Platteview Solar Farm is in its final planning phase, and construction is set to begin by the end of the month, a project representative told the Saunders County Board of Supervisors at its Feb. 21 meeting.
WAHOO — Business hours at county offices have been scaled back a half hour after the Saunders County Board of Supervisors signed a resolution last week to have the courthouse’s working hours end at 4:30 p.m.
WAHOO — After being selected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s County Bridge Match Program, a bridge in western Saunders County is set to get an upgrade.
ASHLAND – For her first 18 years as an art teacher at Ashland-Greenwood Elementary School, Cori Lightfoot had a room with no windows. And last semester, her art classroom was a cart.
ASHLAND – It’s been nearly a year since Clay Anderson moved back to his home state to run the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum.
MEAD — Residents near the closed AltEn ethanol plant were told Monday night that contaminants found in area homes were “significantly higher” than those found in houses in Omaha and another rural community, Kennard.
ASHLAND — Students and staff have already completed their transition from Ashland-Greenwood Elementary School into the district’s new primary school. But aside from students’ parents, the general public has not been privy to what’s inside.
ASHLAND – Confidence is high that Ashland will receive a substantial grant to help fund a project long in the making.
LINCOLN – The big-thinking proposal to create a new 4,000-acre lake between Omaha and Lincoln is still on track, but also on pause pending a feasibility study that focuses on its potential impact on the future water supply for Lincoln and Omaha.
ASHLAND – Five years after a group of tenants and the owner of a local mobile home park fought to keep the residential neighborhood open when the local school district sought to purchase the property for school expansion plans the owner has sold the trailer court and residents must be out by…
ASHLAND – The opportunity to buy good quality, stylish clothing in Ashland increased dramatically with the opening of a small store.
WAHOO – A deputy with the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office is home from the hospital after a fiery crash ended a police pursuit last week.
GREENWOOD — For three decades, race fans from Lincoln, Omaha and far beyond flocked on summer weekends to a racetrack south of the Greenwood Interstate 80 interchange. They came to watch thousands of cars kick up dirt on otherwise quiet, cool summer nights, to see their friends racing their …
WAHOO — Some new faces and some familiar ones took the oath of office to be sworn in as Saunders County elected officials last Thursday morning at the Saunders County Courthouse.
FREMONT – Three Rivers Public Health Department informs the public that ticks are currently circling our communities. May and June are regarded as high tick season in Nebraska. An increase in outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, morel mushroom hunting, and trail running during these e…
LINCOLN – Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation (NSHSF) will kick off the 2023 WanderNebraska Travel Adventure Program on Memorial Weekend.
GREENWOOD –An 88-year-old woman died Sunday and another woman was taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle collision just south of Greenwood.
May is Nebraska Bird Month and Saturday is National Migratory Bird Day. With its many wetlands, the state is a great place to watch birds.
CORRECTION: In the May 4 issue, we incorrectly published the name of Patrick Vandeman in the District Court Criminal Orders. The correct item should have read: State of Nebraska vs. Lance Vandeman, Greenwood, attempt of a class 4 felony, two years probation extended 12 months.
WAHOO — Filling the Saunders County Board of Adjustment has long been an elusive feat, according to county Planning and Zoning Director Mitch Polacek. And for months, the board has had just three members — less than the four needed to constitute a quorum.
OMAHA — Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive, returns to the rails on June 7 for its Home Run Express Tour to Omaha, Nebraska, where it will be on display for 11 days during the college baseball championship.
OMAHA – Midwest Dairy Nebraska Division awarded $5,000 in scholarships to six high school and college students in 2023. Recipients were chosen based on past and present leadership involvement in their school, local community, and dairy community. On the application, recipients addressed what…
The April statewide rate of 2% was down from 2.1% in March and was the same as the rate in April 2022.
MEAD – Nebraska Extension is presenting the 10th annual Crop Scouting Competition for Nebraska youth. Youth interested in crops can learn about crop growth and development and basic crop scouting principles.
Sometime in the summer of 1825, Fort Atkinson lost its sawmill to one of the most destructive forces of nature: a tornado.
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LINCOLN – The Ashland-Greenwood boys golf team wrapped up the regular season at the Dave McEwen Memorial Golf Tournament at the Hidden Valley Golf Course on May 8. They came in eighth place overall with 373 points scored.
OMAHA – In their first state baseball game since 2015, the eight-seeded Platte Valley baseball team lost to the top seed Elkhorn North 4-0 on May 13 at Werner Park in Omaha. It was a rematch from earlier in the season where the Patriots upset the Wolves 6-1 in Grand Island.
WAVERLY – In a tough B-3 District, the Ashland-Greenwood track team was able to qualify six athletes for the Class B State Track and Field Championships. They were Jadah Laughlin, Malia Howard, Tobin Engelhard, Luke Lambert and Ty Beetison.
HOOPER – The Ashland-Greenwood golf team was back on the links with some much needed good weather at the Capitol Conference Meet at the Elkhorn Valley Golf Course on May 4. Behind three personal best scores, the Bluejays earned fourth place with a team score of 350.
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ASHLAND – Grab the popcorn and enjoy some light-hearted family fun at a Eugene T. Mahoney State Park melodrama this summer. The melodramas are designed to provide wholesome, family-orientated entertainment.
GREENWOOD –An 88-year-old woman died Sunday and another woman was taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle collision just south of Greenwood.
FREMONT – Three Rivers Public Health Department informs the public that ticks are currently circling our communities. May and June are regarded as high tick season in Nebraska. An increase in outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, morel mushroom hunting, and trail running during these e…
LINCOLN – Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation (NSHSF) will kick off the 2023 WanderNebraska Travel Adventure Program on Memorial Weekend.
GREENWOOD –An 88-year-old woman died Sunday and another woman was taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle collision just south of Greenwood.
May is Nebraska Bird Month and Saturday is National Migratory Bird Day. With its many wetlands, the state is a great place to watch birds.
CORRECTION: In the May 4 issue, we incorrectly published the name of Patrick Vandeman in the District Court Criminal Orders. The correct item should have read: State of Nebraska vs. Lance Vandeman, Greenwood, attempt of a class 4 felony, two years probation extended 12 months.
WAHOO – Severe weather typically sweeps through Nebraska during the spring and summer months. To prepare the public for the severe weather season, the local emergency management team has scheduled drills and classes.
YUTAN – During an emergency school board meeting last week, the Yutan Board of Education accepted the resignation of its superintendent and high school principal.
LINCOLN - The message echoed by the Ashland-Greenwood boys basketball team after their semifinal win was they were going to have to "out-Auburn" the Bulldogs in the state championship. For the second straight year, the Bluejays did exactly that as they knocked off Auburn 54-24 in the Class C…
ASHLAND – Tim Johnson’s effort to clean up his property did not go unnoticed by the Ashland City Council.
ASHLAND – An Environmental Protection Agency attorney who oversees enforcement in Nebraska said it’s unlikely AltEn, the former biorefinery near Mead that used pesticide-coated seed to make ethanol, will be designated a Superfund site.
LINCOLN – Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested the suspect of a gas station robbery Saturday morning following a pursuit north of Lincoln.
ASHLAND – The Class B No. 7 Platte Valley baseball team struggled to get the offense going in a pair of losses to rated teams last week. They were first knocked off by Class C No. 8 Lincoln Christian 5-0 on May 2 and then lost to Beatrice 2-0 on May 5 in the B-5 District Tournament.
WAHOO — After more than a year of discussions and evaluations, the Saunders County Board of Supervisors last Tuesday selected a bid to move forward with replacing 122 of the Saunders County Courthouse’s exterior windows.
LINCOLN – While you enjoy the great outdoors floating, take precautions to avoid trespassing. The land beneath Nebraska’s rivers and streams is considered private property. Trespassing onto private land is disrespectful to landowners and can result in a citation.
LINCOLN – Gov. Jim Pillen has declared May as See to Learn Month and Healthy Vision Month in Nebraska.
WAHOO – Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership (NENCAP) will hold the Wahoo WIC Clinic at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 504 West Eighth Street, on Monday, May 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WAHOO – The Christian Women’s Connection will meet at noon on Tuesday, May 9 at Wahoo State Bank.
