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  • Pitching with Pritch

    Spotlight on Huskers covers Rutgers’ black eye By Larry PritchettPast PCHS activities director The college basketball season is over.  The three tournaments that close out the season are the NCAA Men’s and Women’s tournament, the NIT, and the CBI...
  • Plainsmen golfers are first at Chase County

        By Shari FriedelTribune Staff With six golfers finishing in the top 15, Perkins County took first place in the Chase County Invite on Saturday, April 13, scoring 363. The win comes in the midst of subpar weather, which caused school cancellation...
  • Anthem singer audition deadline is approaching

    The Nebraska Sports Council will conduct its third state-wide competition to determine the singer of the Star Spangled Banner at this year’s Cornhusker State Games Opening Ceremonies. To enter, contestants must upload their audition video to www.YouTub...
  • Nebraska Ag Achievement Hall to honor Keith Olsen, Ted Doane

    Keith Olsen, former president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau, and Ted Doane, a former longtime University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty member, have been named Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement honorees. Olsen and Doane will be honored at a banquet Apr...
  • Sexson awarded state FFA degree

        Perkins County FFA member, Jacob Sexson, was among the 488 Nebraska FFA members who was awarded the State FFA Degree. This award is given to the top members of the State FFA Association. The ceremony took place during the 85th annual FFA Convent...
  • URNRD purchases another 1,900 acres to offset increased pumping on Rock Creek project

    New rules and regulations pass without fanfare.By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican The Upper Republican  Natural Resources District (URNRD) knew it would need to retire more irrigated acres after increasing the number of wells on the Rock Creek augme...
  • Opinion expressed on school building issue

    Residents of Perkins County, I need your help! The Perkins County School Board is considering a building project in the near future. The first building proposal: Demolish the three story building at Madrid and replace it with a single story structure, th...
  • Wine tasting event to benefit shelter

        By Jan RahnManaging Editor The annual Perkins County Animal Shelter will be hosting their annual wine tasting event on Saturday, with the star of the evening being a canine by the name of Mario. The public is invited to the fairgrounds on th...
  • Reserve a plot in the community garden

        Collaborative efforts of the Grant United Methodist Church and the USDA Service Center are creating an opportunity for those wishing to grow their own produce this summer. By Jan RahnManaging Editor Thanks to grant funding, space donation, an...
  • Plan now for wellness check at Health Fair 2013

    By Jan RahnManaging Editor In an effort to check on, monitor, or improve the health of area residents, Perkins County Health Services will host their annual health fair. Friday and Saturday, April 19-20 are the dates for Perkins County Health Services He...
  • Christensen has problems with STD bill LB 528

    By Mark ChristensenState Sen. 44th District There are eight weeks remaining in the 2013 Legislative Session and several bills have had extended debate on the floor, one being, Legislative Bill 528, introduced by Senator Sara Howard of Omaha. Roughly two ...
  • Cattlemen’s Ball gets Corvette donation to aid cause

        Ticket sales expected to generate $500,000 for cancer research.By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican This year’s Cattlemen’s Ball goal of clearing $2 million for cancer research in Nebraska got a big boost with the donation of 2013 Chevy...
  • Downtown restaurant selected as Chamber’s spotlight for March

        By Jan RahnManaging Editor The success of a restaurant that opened only five months earlier was described  by owner Tim Bishop during the March meeting of chamber—310 Central American Grill was the featured Chamber Spotlight Business of the M...
  • Hazardous waste to be collected

    This is a free service; follow guidelines below. The annual 2013 household hazardous waste collection is set for Saturday, April 27. Collection will take place at the Perkins County Fairgrounds in the southwest quadrant of Grant from 8-9 a.m. Items acc...
  • Our Community's History

    Olsen brings in top price at FFA auction By S. Goff One Year AgoApril 12, 2012 To better serve the area and provide more options for customers, Ross Family Auto Parts was expanding to Grant. The auto/truck repair shop would remain open in Madrid also, w...
  • Hastings Memorial Library to join national celebration

    Enjoy refreshments and register for prizes at the library in Grant  during National Library Week April 14-20.The Hastings Memorial Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to hig...
  • Grant’s trees evaluated by forest service

    By Shari FriedelTribune Staff Beginning in 2011, the Nebraska Forest Service began conducting forest inventories through the Community Threat Assessment Protocol (CTAP) project. This project is intended to provide communities with information regarding th...
  • Dolezal attends continuing education classes in Hastings

    Michael Dolezal, Perkins County Weed Superintendent recently attended the Nebraska Weed Control Association’s Spring Training Seminar at Central Community College in Hastings.   This was the second opportunity during 2013 to obtain 10 of the required 2...
  • Perkins County Pipeline

    Lois Jones enjoyed dinner with Don and Jonie Johnson and family on Easter Sunday. Weekend guests of Ann and Marcia Rau arriving on Friday were Jolene and LeRoy Russell of Beatrice, Angela and Andy Holt, Eyler and Anna of Abilene, Kan. and Matt Owens and K...
  • 4-H group shares baked items

        The Perkins County Lucky Clovers 4-H Club did a “Bake and Take” as a community service project on March 25. The Nebraska Wheat Board sponsors the event every year. You have to bake something with wheat and share it with neighbors, friends ...