By Carolyn Lee The Imperial Republican Imperial firefighters suited up in some hot weather for fire calls to the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department Friday through Monday. Grass fires and a fire in hay bales called the department out numerous times those four days, during which temperatures exce...
By Carolyn Lee The Imperial Republican Runners from law enforcement agencies across the country paced through Imperial last Wednesday to celebrate the coming of the National Special Olympics to Lincoln this week. The national games on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus and around the city co...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican Unlike the previous three school board meetings, there was little discussion last Tuesday on an addition to a Chase County Schools’ policy dealing with movies shown in classrooms and any school-sponsored activity. Several parents have been in attendance at ...
By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican Typically by mid-July, the combine’s already parked and the wheat harvest is in the bin. But then when is anything that has to do with farming typical? This year’s wheat harvest has been delayed much later than normal due to rain. After some rain t...
By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican The Upper Republican Natural Resources District (URNRD) will not ask for property taxes for their 2010-11 budget. That means more than $1 million collected as a special levy under LB 701 will go back into the pockets of taxpayers in the district. After L...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican It’s been a year of unusually heavy rainfall, with nearly 10 inches of moisture recorded in Imperial since the first of June. But Tim May, who owns Frenchman Valley Produce at the southeast edge of town, believes Mother Nature isn’t the only one respons...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican Chase County’s Progressive Ag Farm Safety Day hosted 113 youths Monday for a day of learning that may save some lives some day. That was the goal of the event, said coordinator Chris Tomky. She said children learned how to identify and deal with hazards t...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican A possession of child pornography case was bound over to Chase County District Court at an April 28 hearing in county court. Myron Redden, 59, of Wauneta has also...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican A preliminary hearing for Stuart Gordon, 22, who is in jail for allegedly stabbing a local woman, will be held in August. At a July 14 arraignment in Chase County...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican Carroll D. Alsbury was in Chase County Court July 14, where he faced two felonies and two misdemeanor charges relating to an incident in Imperial a week earlier....
By Carolyn Lee The Imperial Republican Imperial firefighters suited up in some hot weather for fire calls to the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department Friday through Monday. Grass fires and a fire in...
By Carolyn Lee The Imperial Republican Runners from law enforcement agencies across the country paced through Imperial last Wednesday to celebrate the coming of the National Special Olympics to Lincoln...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican Unlike the previous three school board meetings, there was little discussion last Tuesday on an addition to a Chase County Schools’ policy dealing with movies...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican School board members voted to utilize federal stimulus money to install new playground equipment that will be handicapped accessible. The vote came at the July...
By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican Typically by mid-July, the combine’s already parked and the wheat harvest is in the bin. But then when is anything that has to do with farming typical? This...
By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican The Upper Republican Natural Resources District (URNRD) will not ask for property taxes for their 2010-11 budget. That means more than $1 million collected as...
By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican When fire destroyed their building last fall, Harchelroad Motors also lost their in-house paint and body shop. Without a paint shop, they couldn’t do their...
By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican Chase County’s Progressive Ag Farm Safety Day hosted 113 youths Monday for a day of learning that may save some lives some day. That was the goal of the event,...
