School Board Approves Technology Purchases
Meeting Tuesday night, the District #18 Board of Education acted on several things of an ‘electronic’ nature.
The board approved a plan to purchase laptop...
Turkey Winners Announced
We know who’s going to be cooking turkey soon, really soon!
The Elgin Community Club held their annual Turkey Giveaway Drawing Friday afternoon.
During the days...
Library ‘Silent Auction’ Ends Monday
New books are The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom, Tuesday’s Child by Fern Michaels, The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts, and Honeysuckle Summer by...
Turkey Drawings to be Friday
It’s ‘Turkey Time!’
Once again the Elgin Community Club wants to make sure everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. Because of the...
Paper Drive to be Saturday
Pope John freshmen and sophomores will conduct a paper drive on Saturday, Nov. 17.
New regulations allow them to accept papers, magazines, mailings, shredded paper,...
Pipeline Hearing to be in Albion
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) has completed its Draft Evaluation Report for Keystone’s proposed Nebraska Reroute of the Keystone XL Pipeline. This...
Effort Being Made to Update Names of Veterans at Cemeteries
The community of Elgin and the surrounding rural area want to ensure that all military men and women who have passed are properly memorialized.
If...
Veterans Day Program to be Held Monday
The actions of military veterans will be celebrated and honored during the annual Veterans Day program this year.
The event will be held on Monday,...
Highway 14 Association Elects New Officers
Highway 14 Association Inc. met in Aurora on Oct. 11 and elected new officers for the coming year. Christian Evans of Aurora was elected...
Public Hearing Part of City Council Meeting Monday
The Elgin City Council will meet in regular session on Monday night Nov. 5.
Scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., the Council will consider action...
Donations Keep Coming for Fire Building Fund
Having surpassed their goal last week, donations are still being made to the Elgin Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) Fire Building Fund.
Altogether, $550 was donated...
Bishop Jones Visits Elgin United Methodist Church
The Elgin United Methodist Church welcomed a special visitor last Wednesday morning. Rev. Dr. Scott Jameson Jones, the newly assigned Bishop of the newly...
Elgin Firefighters Busy Battling Blazes
Two weekend grass fires sent members of the Elgin Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) on the go this weekend. Fortunately neither occurred during high winds...
Voter Registration Deadlines Near
Deadlines are fast approaching for Nebraska citizens who want to register to vote in the Nov. 6 general election, Secretary of State John Gale...
Supervisors Hear Update on New Jail
With the general election less than three weeks away, the Antelope County Board of Supervisors again found themselves immersed in matters involving a new...
Citizens Advised to Get Flu Shots Soon
Flu is here and it’s ahead of schedule according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Lab tests confirmed influenza B...
Transmission Line Public Hearing to be Next Week in Neligh
Two open houses will be hosted by Nebraska Public Power District next week concerning the development of a route for a new 345,000-volt transmission...
City of Elgin Encourages Residents to Recycle
Elgin residents, as well as those in surrounding towns served by Bud’s Sanitary Service, are being asked to participate in a new co-mingled recycling...
HSC OFFERS FREE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN COUNSELING
The Homestead Service Coordinator’s (HSC) office will again offer free Medicare Prescription Drug Plan counseling. Open enrollment runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7,...
District #18 School Board Meets Tonight
The District #18 Board of Education will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 10 (tonight).
A policy hearing on Internet and computer usage...
