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USDA Rural Development is seeking applications for the Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program.
RBEG’s are available to public bodies, non-profit entities and Indian tribes who desire to facilitate and finance the development of small and e...
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March 15, 2010 is the deadline to apply for NAP program coverage on non-insurable spring seeded crops such as millet hay, oats hay, and forage sorghum for hay.
For crop year 2010, this deadline also applies to various other forage crops, such as alfalf...
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Serving counties of: Keith, Chase, Gosper, Furnas, Red Willow, Frontier, Dawson, Custer, Lincoln, Hayes, Hitchcock, Dundy and Perkins.
The Home Instead Senior Care® office, serving 13 counties in southwestern Nebraska, is under new ownership and m...
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There’s a first time for everything....and the latest snow marked the first sledding experience for Eric Sandberg, a student at Perkins County Elementary, along with a few students from Mexico. He and fellow student Colton Heinemann (back) careen down t...
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Several community “town hall” meetings will be held across Perkins County during late March to receive input from local citizens regarding the future of the county.
The events are being hosted by the Perkins County Planning Commission to provide ...
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Monday was the deadline for entering the 2010 General Election—several new candidates have filed for seats in Perkins County.
By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
By 5 p.m. Monday, the cutoff for non-incumbents to file for election, new filings consiste...
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By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
Effective April 1, residents of the City of Grant will see a 4 percent increase in their electric rates.
A resolution to increase rates was unanimously approved during the regular meeting of the Grant City Council on Tuesd...
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The Perkins County Health Services Foundation invites the public to enjoy its 22nd annual meeting and supper. The event–featuring free homemade soups, ice cream and cake–will be held March 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Senior Center in Grant.
After the me...
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By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
“Hilarious” is perhaps the best word to describe the upcoming dinner theatre sponsored by the Perkins County Area Arts Council.
Tickets are available until Monday, March 8 for “One Toe in the Grave” performances on...
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Ronda Lawyer (right) is presented a plaque as “Outstanding Chamber Member of the Year” by 2010 Chamber President Cindy Salsman. Lawyer was absent when awards were presented during the annual banquet on Jan. 28, thus received her plaque during the re...
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By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
Readers of The Grant Tribune -Sentinel now have another option when it comes to keeping up on community news.
A new E-edition has been added to the choices of how the paper can be enjoyed weekly.
The entire issue each ...
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LINCOLN (AP) — Some residents of the Nebraska Panhandle say lawmakers need to move quickly on wind-energy legislation to help keep their communities afloat.
They made the comments during a legislative hearing Wednesday, Feb. 24...
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By Russ Pankonin
The Imperial Republican
Several months ago, the Upper Republican Natural Resources District hired a Lincoln law firm to look for other funding methods to pay for compact compliance activities.
That investment may be paying dividend...
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Telephone conference report to Imperial, Grant and Palisade on Tuesday, March 2
By Russ Pankonin
The Imperial Republican
During his weekly tele-conference Tuesday, Senator Mark Christensen said his bill to fix the occupation tax language, LB 86...
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Dear Editor:
Tuesday, Feb. 23, was the annual Spay Day USA event. Veterinarians, veterinary hospitals and animal rescue programs across the nation participated.
The event was started to bring attention to the need for pets to be altered in order ...
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Competing at Hershey on Feb. 24, PCHS speakers tallied 209 points in two rounds of preliminary and one round of final competition at the SPVA Speech Contest.
Maxwell scored 220 points to take the title from the defending champions. Third place went t...
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“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” -Pablo Picasso
In celebration of Youth Art Month, Grant’s Meadowlark Gallery is displaying art by Perkins County students during the month of March.
The first t...
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Max Jones, a senior at Perkins County High School, exhibited a photograph at Nebraska Wesleyan University during the month of February.
His photograph, “Marbles in Hand” was selected to be shown. Dr. Paoletta (chair of the art department) sai...
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On Saturday, Feb. 27, Perkins County hosted a high school quiz bowl tournament. The five teams competing played round-robin format.
Records and results of the matches were:
Perkins Co. (1-3): defeated Chase Co.
Sutherland #1 (3-1): defeate...
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Most people in this community know who I am because I grew up here. A plus to marrying someone who is from a neighboring community is that you get to meet all kinds of new people who live close by as well.
Marrying my husband, Jason, is how I stumbl...
