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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Weather was a bit of a hindrance, but didn’t deter bikers of all ages, professions and backgrounds from gathering in Grant over the weekend for a state rally. ABATE of Nebraska held their fifth annual gathering at ...
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Emergency notification available to all fixed and cell phone numbers in county—residents must simply register numbers.
By Jan RahnManaging Editor Perkins County residents are urged to take advantage of a weather alert system that takes the place of for...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Citizens calling the administrative lines at the Perkins County Sheriff’s Office will now be greeted by an “automated call attendant”—however, all 911 emergency calls made will still be answered immediately by the on-du...
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Lincoln (AP) – A bill designed to help fight wildfires in rural Nebraska advanced mid-May to a final legislative vote after lawmakers agreed to reduce the number of firefighting planes. The new legislation (LB634) would reduce the number of single-engin...
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Tornado destroys granary
By Brooke Lutz
One Year AgoJune 7, 2012 Approximately 25 personnel from four area departments responded to a fire on a homestead just over one mile north of Grainton. Firefighters were on the scene approximately three hours. An ...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor With 4th of July just one month away, it’s time to begin fundraising efforts for the annual fireworks display put on by the Perkins County Chamber. The light show will follow a full day of activities at Grant City Park on Thur...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Residents can look forward to a “Movie in the Park” on Friday nights this summer, thanks to the donation of a sound system by the Perkins County Area Arts Council. Dana Harris, city administrator, made the announcement to Gr...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Three persons were transported to Perkins County Hospital on Tuesday, May 28, as a result of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Perkins County Road 351 and Highway 23 in Grainton. Responding to the wreck were the Per...
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Carol (Walters) Gutherless was the only member present from the Wheatland graduating class of 1973.
(l-r): Clara (Colson) Smith from Elsie’s class of 1953, along with Ken Allen and Edna (Cox) Lungrin who graduated in 1952 got together at...
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The Elsie seniors held their monthly luncheon May 20 at the Elsie Legion Hall. Little Country Kitchen catered a meal of salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn and pea salad. Commercial State Bank provided a strawberry butterfly birthda...
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The Madrid Fire Board sent over half of their Madrid Volunteer Fire Department to fire school that was held May 17-19 at Grand Island. In attendance were (Front row, l-r): Jennifer Harger, Pam Ogg, Don Lee, Stacy Lee. Back row: Trent Harger, Ros...
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Grant was hopping with garage sale enthusiasts on Saturday, June 1, as more than 30 households opened their doors to shoppers looking for a bargain. Garage salers Cody Lee and one-year-old daughter Rowan check out a selection of books at one of ...
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Members of Zion Lutheran Church invite children to attend Bible school June 10-13 Three staff members from Camp Luther in Seward will be leading the VBS with help from volunteers at Zion. The theme this year is “Yahweh: Jesus said ‘I am.’...
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Join the Grant and Ogallala Women’s Connection on Wednesday, June 19, beginning at 2:30 pm. MT at Westview in Grant. The Skunk Runners bluegrass gospel singers will entertain. “If the Shoe Fits” will be presented by Jan Smith from Olathe, Kan. Jan...
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Westview Retirement Community held its annual Memorial Day weekend picnic Saturday, May 25. Residents, family members and friends from the community enjoyed lots of great food, entertainment by Carolyn Harms on the piano and door prizes. (Courte...
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Cheryl and Bob Cygrymus from Pittsburgh and Loree and Owen Swindell from London visited Ann and Marcia Rau last week. Carrol and Allen Blomenkamp of Broadwater and Darrel and Catherine Pierce and Richard and Harreette Kurkowski had lunch together on Satur...
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To know Him
By Pastor Lance HeitmanAbundant Life Church, Grant
The other night my wife came home from church. She told me our neighbor had stopped by the church. He said that he had known me for a long, long time. Then she asked him, “So you’ve seen...
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Giants in the sky
By Vernon WhetstoneAmateur Astronomer
When ancient mapmakers didn’t know for sure what was beyond the edge of what was drawn on their maps, they wrote in, “Here there be giants.” In addition to the giants of Orion and Hercules, ...
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Ready for some jammin’
By Ashleigh NoyesTribune columnist
My strawberries are starting to ripen and produce pretty little red berries. It is a nice sight to walk out to the garden and see little bits of bright red scattered all over between all the le...
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Mother knows best!
By Samantha GoffTribune Columnist
We have been blessed with close to six inches of rain in the past 10 days! Quite the change in what we have been getting used to, I know! What a wonderful and refreshing feeling of cleanliness! Take a...
