Falcon Basketball Teams Fall in Second Round of RPAC Tourney
Peggy Ilene Miller Bernard – May 19, 1953 to January 20, 2020
Peggy Ilene Miller Bernard – May 19, 1953 to January 20, 2020 Memorial service was held Wednesday morning, January 29, 2020, 10:30 A.M. (MT) at the Benkelman Community Building, Benkelman, with Mr. Spencer Parker officiating. No visitation, Peggy chose cremation. A full obituary can be viewed in the January 29, 2020 issue of the Benkelman…
Read MoreGeorge Melvin Stitt – December 10, 1948 to January 22, 2020
George Melvin Stitt – December 10, 1948 to January 22, 2020 Graveside services with military honors for George Melvin Stitt of Overbrook, OK were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK, under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Marietta, OK. A full obituary…
Read MoreCoop Closure Impacts Palisade Area Residents and Businesses
The Wauneta Palisade Coop has closed its doors and, for now, the Palisade Community is without a gas station and just waiting in limbo to see what happens. The nearest gas Stations located in Hayes Center, Wauneta, Trenton are all about 15 miles away. The News asked manager Milner on Monday if the station was…
Read MoreFun at The Zorn; ‘Frozen 2’ a Huge Hit
Who says you need to be a grown up to get dressed up and go out to the movies on the weekend?! The Zorn Theatre hosted a house full Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, when the Disney Movie Frozen 2 was played. The theatre hosted 185 movie goers over the weekend. In true Disney fashion,…
Read MoreDundy County School Board Accepts Superintendent’s Resignation
Dundy County School Board Accepts Superintendent’s Resignation The Dundy County Stratton School Board met in special session this evening (Wednesday). The board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Jim Kent effective June 30, 2020 and authorized Board President Brad Baney to execute the separation agreement and thanked Kent for his 31 years of service to the…
Read MoreHitchcock County Man Arrest for Child Enticement
JANUARY 17, 2020 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol Technical Crimes Division have arrested a Palisade man for child enticement by electronic device. This morning, investigators served a search warrant at a residence at 110 N. Kerr St. in Palisade, in Hitchcock County. The investigation began after NSP received information from…
Read MoreFalcon Basketball Teams Match Records at 7 Wins and 4 Losses
The Hitchcock County boys and girls basketball teams are halfway through their seasons and have mirror image records with seven wins and four losses. Both teams also won one game and lost one game this week. The Falcon boys and girls teams got easy wins at home over Wauneta Palisade last Friday. The girls won…
Read MoreFrozen Fishing
For the most the part the area has experienced a mild winter, which hasn’t created the best ice fishing conditions at Swanson Lake. However, temperatures have been cold enough over the last few weeks to put a layer thick enough that some ice fisherman have made their way onto the ice to try their luck.…
Read MoreArea Agencies to Host Information Meeting on Conservation Reserve Program
Local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices along with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Nebraska Game and Parks and Pheasants Forever is hosting a joint information meeting to review the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and discuss the application process. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21st at the Mid Plains Community College…
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