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Area graduates receive degrees
Holly Copple of Elsie was among more than 2,750 students who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at commencement exercises May 3-4. Copple received a bachelor of science in education and human sciences ...
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Pro basketball is not fun
By Larry PritchettPast PCHS activities director
This is a tough time for me as far as sports seasons go. I am not a great baseball fan. I love track but you don’t see a lot of that on TV and the weather especially this year h...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Wrapping up regular season last week, Perkins County faced very stiff competition at the Best of the Midwest in Sutherland early in the week and finished with a twilight at Dundy County-Stratton on Friday. The final me...
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By Elizabeth StrandSports Writer Spring must be getting close! The Wildcats competed in two track meets last week, the Best of the Midwest and the Dundy County Stratton Twilight. On Tuesday, April 30, Tanner Clough represented the Wildcats at the Best of...
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The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Spring 2013 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA Award Progra...
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Four junior high athletes from Perkins County qualified for the Nebraska Championship track meet in Gothenburg on Saturday, May 11. Qualifying for Perkins County are Derek Sis–100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, triple jump and the 4x100 relay; Charles John...
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The University of Nebraska at Kearney celebrated excellence in athletics on Wednesday, April 24, at the 6th Annual Orthman Senior Recognition and Awards Banquet. The 2013 class of 62 student athletes were recognized for their career accomplishments as Lo...
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Water is being released to Kansas from Harlan County Reservoir as part of Nebraska’s ongoing efforts to comply with the three-state Republican River Compact. The release of approximately 20,000 acre-feet of water from Harlan County Lake Wednesday, May ...
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CRP meeting on May 16
By Teri Moss, County Executive Director927 Central Ave., Grant NE
There will be a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) informational meeting on Thursday, May 16. This meeting will be held at the Hastings Memorial Library, 246 Central...
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Playas are valuable wet or dry
By Janet LaglerNatural Resources Conservation Service
What is a playa? “Playa,” and its synonym “playa lake,” are vague terms like “swamp” or “marsh” used to describe some type of wetland. Wetlands are ofte...
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Nebraska’s pastures are starting to grow again, but the effects of last year’s drought linger and might cause complications for producers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln forage specialist said. Some might want to get their animals outside and into gre...
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The Nebraska CattleWomen is sponsoring a Nebraska Beef Ambassador contest which provides an opportunity for youth to become spokespersons and future leaders for the beef industry. The Nebraska Beef Ambassadors will provide information about beef’s nu...
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Pheasants Forever, local FSA and NRCS offices and Nebraska Game and Parks will be hosting a series of informational meetings about the upcoming General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up. This general CRP sign-up will begin May 20 and continues...
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Students at Wallace School enjoyed displaying their talent during the annual spring concert on Tuesday, April 23. Parents and community members were treated to several musical selections, including these four elementary pupils performing in th...
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The public is encouraged to attend the school board meeting on May 13 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. The board will meet again on June 10 at 7 p.m. with decision making on the agenda.
By Jan Rahn Managing Editor The Perkins County Schools Board of Edu...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor After 33 years as an employee of Midwest Electric, Dave Engel will be able to do what he most favors in life following retirement—hang out at the golf course. However, Engel (who most people know by his nickname of...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican A request from four natural resources districts (NRDs) for a $40 million loan from the state to build pipelines from a Lincoln County augmentation project went unheeded in this year’s state budget proposal. The re...
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By Sen. Mark Christensen44th District, Neb. Legislature The Legislature finished Day 67 of the 90-day session of the 103rd Legislature last week. Only 23 legislative days remain in the session scheduled to end June 5. This week the Legislature will be dis...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican For the third consecutive year, Imperial will play host to a mobile packing event for Feed My Starving Children. This year’s five-day event will be held July 23-27 at the Crossroads Wesleyan Church. The event i...
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GHS welcoming a new principal
By S. Goff
One Year AgoMay 3, 2012 Wallace seniors would sit together as a class one last time on Saturday before leaving the halls of high school to seek their futures. Fifteen 2012 Wallace graduates were ready to take p...
