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Turn in your coloring sheets by June 26!
By Rachael Huether
Local cowboy Garrett Shadbolt has been busy making a name for himself. On May 19, Shadbolt competed in the WCRA Semi-Finals in Guthrie, Oklahoma, taking home a total of $9,000 after two strong rides, scoring 88 points on his final ride to put him in first place.
Garrett got his start riding bucking horses his junior year of high school, where he competed in a ranch bronc event in Gordon. After graduating in 2014, he hit the rodeo trail hard, and eventually landed in the
By Berklie Haag
To celebrate Memorial Day, various services will be held on Monday, May 27 throughout Sheridan County.
In Rushville, the American Legion Henry Davis Post 161 is sponsoring a service at the Fairview Cemetery at 10 am. The speaker is Stacy Sweeney. The Milburn family will provide the music and Bishop Krotz will be presiding over the service. Dinner will follow at the Legion Hall.
Hay Springs will host their ceremony at the Hay Springs Cemetery at 10:30 a.m
The concert lineup has been announced for the 2019 Sheridan County Fair & Rodeo, set for July 26 and 27.
Scott Lindsey, President for the Sheridan County Fair Board, says this year’s entertainment features Brandon Jones as the headliner Saturday night on July 27. At the Legion Friday, July 26 will be Brock Finn, and Randy Burghardt on Saturday, July 27.
The Brandon Jones Concert will take place at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $30. “Jones had a huge following last year, and did
By Jordan Huether
The Gordon City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. with all members present.
The minutes of the April 2019 meeting were approved as presented, as well as the March 2019 Treasurer’s Report and unpaid bills. City Manager Glenn Spaugh noted there was a Ukena grant that is going toward repairs to the gazebo and stone restrooms at the city park.
Janet Hess of Lone Willow Tree Chapter, DAR addressed
By Marti Haag
The April 9, 2019, regular Hay Springs City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Varvel, Kearns, Marcy and Blundell were present. Jamian Simmons, City Attorney was also present.
The minutes of the March 12, 2019, regular meeting were approved as presented. The agenda of the April 9, 2019, regular meeting was approved as presented.
Terry Rajewich with NPPD, Doug Johnson, local NPPD manager and Jennifer Branson, Chadron NPPD office manager, were
By Rachael Huether
Doctor Doak Doolittle joined Gordon Memorial Health Services on February 1, 2019.
Doolittle grew up on a dairy farm in Story City, Iowa, which is where one of his earliest memories pointed him on the path to medical school. At age two, he jumped out of a hog house and broke his arm. Being such a small child, he thought all broken things needed to be thrown away, so when he arrived at the doctor’s office he nervously asked if the could fix his arm, to which the
At 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2019, while City Manager Glen Spaugh was touring some of the areas impacted by water from the recent rain and snowstorm, he noticed a picnic bench that had been pushed into Antelope Creek in Winship Park, across from the City Offices. It was determined that the bench had probably been pushed into the creek by someone driving a pickup, since it was at least four (4) feet from the bank. Dan Bishop, Public Utilities Director was able to retrieve the bench later
Evan Jones-Hazledine of Rushville, a junior at Gordon-Rushville, has won a Nebraska Young Artist Award from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska for their talents in visual art, dance, music, theatre and emerging media. Jones-Hazledine’s specialty area is theatre arts.
Seventy-three students from more than 40 high schools across the state have been selected to participate in a
By Marti Haag
The regular meeting of the Rushville City Council was called to order at 6:00 p.m. on February 25, 2019, by Mayor Chris Heiser. It was noted that there is a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act posted in the meeting room. Members present were Matt Jansen, Steph Lovell, and Brian Snyder. Also present were Mayor Heiser and City Attorney, Aaron Conn. Council member Steve Willnerd was absent. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited aloud by all parties present.
The minutes of
By Rachael Huether
For many, the mere thought of running causes cringing. Not for Anna Shadbolt, who has been running competitively for a large portion of her life, including track and cross country through high school. “I’ve liked running since I was a kid. I really liked being active and outside and that’s definitely carried into my adulthood,” Shadbolt stated. She also ran through college sporadically, and competed in her first half marathon in 2014. After no
By Marti Haag
The February 14, 2019, regular meeting of the Gordon City Council was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Russell acknowledged the posting of the Open Meetings Act in the meeting room. Council members Paul, Grant, Bounous and Evans were present, as well as City Manager Glen Spaugh and City Clerk Kim Buchan.
Mayor Russell welcomed Shelby Reynolds on board as the new Deputy City Clerk.
The minutes of the January 10, 2019, regular meeting was approved as presented. The January
By India Rittgarn
The Mustang Wrestling team traveled to Broken Bow on Friday to compete in the Class C District 4 wrestling meet.
At this meet, there were two Gordon-Rushville placers: junior Conner Halverson placed second in the 160 weight bracket and senior Hayden Hoos placed third in the 152 weight bracket.
Both of the boys will be advancing to the state competition that will take place on February 14 and continue on to the 16.