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  • Bowling News

    Bowling Bags Week of March 14 High Game: Melinda Nielsen, 214; Karla Eddie, 210; Josie Ford, 194. High Series: Melinda Nielsen, 544; Karla Eddie, 525; Ashly Schwartzkopf, 513.USBC Awards Paula Haynes, 150 game.Week of March 21 High Game: Deb Jasnoch, 206;...
  • April outdoor calendar offered by G&P

    The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in April: April 1 – Light Goose Conservation Order ends in Zone 2 April 1-14 – Application period for archery paddlefish permits April 2 – Growing Up WILD: E...
  • Third quarter honor roll announced

        Perkins County High School students included on the All A Honor Roll for third quarter are (Front row, l-r): Allison Kiolbasa, Sarah Medich-Meyer, Jessie Woodmancy, Sammy Snogren, Christian White, Colton White, Alex Malmkar. Back row: Shane Oura...
  • Pinkies dipped for good cause

        On Wednesday, March 20, fourth grader Savannah Schmitt and other Perkins County elementary students dipped their pinkies into purple dye for a good cause. For each dollar they contributed, students could dip one finger, signifying one child immu...
  • Superior ratings go to Wallace speakers

      Wallace students participated in the State Speech Contest held on Friday, March 22 in Kearney. Receiving Superior ratings were Rachel Marquardt in Humorous Prose, Alex Lundvall and Rachel Marquardt in Duet Acting and Emma Franklin in Extemporaneous ...
  • Wallace FFA member participates in Ag Issues Academy

    Taylor Nielsen, a member of the Wallace FFA Chapter, has been selected to participate in the third annual Agricultural Issues Academy (AIA) on April 3 as part of the 2013 Nebraska State FFA Convention held in Lincoln. AIA is a leadership-based academy tha...
  • Students participate in scholastics contest

    North Platte Community College hosted its annual Inter-High Scholastic Competition and TECH-Knowledge & Skills Discovery Day on Wednesday at the North and South Campuses of the college. Students from 29 area schools took nearly 900 tests in the Inter-...
  • Speakers receive superiors at state meet

    The State Speech Contest held at UNK on March 21-22 provided an opportunity for 15 Perkins County High School speakers to perform for the last time during this competitive season. In two preliminary rounds of competition, speakers accumulate rankings and ...
  • Students awarded for art projects

        Sixteen Perkins County High School students had art work receive awards at the Phillips County Student Art Show, March 21-24 in Holyoke, Colo. Best of Show top honors Jessyca Briggs (senior)–Best of Show first place. Her watercolor study of t...
  • Middle school honor roll announced

    Perkins County Middle School announces the names of students on the third quarter honor roll.Third Quarter All A’s–Ashley Briggs, Ethan Chandler Smith, Jaden Dietlein, Kaitlyn Gamble, Kadie Hanson, Miranda Holscher, Nathan Kemling, Jaclyn Kurkowski, C...
  • Action on new five-year allocation on Tuesday’s NRD agenda

    More testimony heard at last week’s hearing.By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican It looks like the irrigation allocation for the next five years will be set at 65 inches, the same as the last allocation period. Board members of the Upper Republican ...
  • Beginning farmer and rancher workshop scheduled for April

    With funding from the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Grant Program, the Center for Rural Affairs, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society are sponsoring six beginning farmer and rancher workshops in...
  • Agland values up again, but trend may reverse in next year

    Despite an extreme drought and indicators of weaker agricultural earnings on the horizon, Nebraska’s agricultural land markets remain strong, with an overall increase of 25 percent in the last year, according to preliminary findings from the University ...
  • Drought affects birds too

    An article in the March/April 2013 edition of Bird’s Watcher’s Digest begins: “This year will go down in history!” The article explains that this winter, several species of birds from the extreme northern parts of Canada that typically only migrat...
  • Start a healthy habit—join lunch-hour walk

    Dear Editor: Those of us who have fallen off of our New Year’s resolutions to improve health and fitness have an opportunity to redeem ourselves and start incorporating the healthy habit of walking into our daily routine. The community is invited to jo...
  • Ducks Unlimited Banquet is Saturday

    The Frenchman Valley Ducks Unlimited Chapter's Annual Banquet will be held, Saturday March 23, at the Imperial City Gym, 740 Court St., Imperial. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. and a prime rib sandwich dinner at 7 p.m. will be followed by an auction at 8 p....
  • Cast eats up dinner theatre laughs

        Nana’s Naughty Knickers ‘brought down the house’ during back-to-back performances Friday and Saturday. The play staged as a dinner theatre at Perkins County High School had a hilarious theme and an eight-member cast of local residents. (...
  • Electric rates go up April 1

    By Jan RahnManaging Editor With one member absent, Grant City Council voted 3-0 to pass a resolution increasing electric rates effective April 1.   The 12 percent increase at the recommendation of the Board of Public Works will offset an increase of 9.75...
  • Cash prize winners add to success and entertainment of annual Midwest banquet

        By Jan RahnManaging Editor Gorgeous weather, a large turnout and delicious meal contributed to another successful Midwest Electric banquet. Three incumbents were reelected to serve District 1, District 5 and District 9 during the 66th annual ...
  • Christensen: Legislature moving at snail’s pace

    Full-day floor debate begins next week.By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican During his weekly teleconference call Tuesday, 44th District Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial said things are moving at a snail’s pace in the Legislature. He places much of...