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Twenty-nine seniors marked a milestone in their lives when they received their diplomas Saturday afternoon from Chase County Schools. The commencement ceremony featured speeches by valedictorians Bethany Sorensen and Spencer Hartman and the opening pray...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Susan (Susie) Stewart of Friend, Neb., received a unanimous vote as Chase County Schools’ next K-6 principal. The 9-0 approval came Tuesday night at the CCS board of education meeting. She will assume the elementary...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reached a tentative agreement with the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District Monday to halt water releases from Harlan County Reservoir. On May 1, DNR began the re...
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Mary Deyle awarded Hall of Fame honor
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican At the annual Business Retention and Expansion Awards Program May 7, six businesses, two service groups and an individual were recognized for their service to the Chamber of Comm...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Pumping at the Rock Creek augmentation project has reached the capacity of the pipeline with a total of 10 wells operating. During the Upper Republican Natural Resources District meeting last week, board member rec...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican “The journey of 1,000 miles” takes but a single step to begin. That was the motto for eight Chase County Schools high school students who recently completed a trip to Washington, D.C. and Valley Forge, Pa. The tr...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican A senior at Chase County Schools was removed from school on May 1 after several incidents of alleged sexual assault were reported. High School Principal Mike Sorensen said an alleged incident involving inappropriate t...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Emergency personnel sped to the scene of what could have been a tragic accident Friday about 11:30 a.m. near the Old Highway 6 turn-off east of Imperial. However, one driver escaped with just some bruising and the o...
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A Local Working Group that provides advice on the priorities for many U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs will meet June 6 at 10 a.m. at the Upper Republican Natural Resources District in Imperial. The meeting will be in the board room. T...
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About 240 people enjoyed hamburgers during the Nebraska Beef Council/Imperial Super Foods hamburger lunch May 10 in the grocery store parking lot. The purpose of the event was to promote the consumption of beef during May, known nationally as Beef Month. ...
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An Imperial FFA team from Chase County Schools (CCS) took first in one of the divisions in the 2013 Nebraska Envirothon State Contest held May 4 in Omaha. The high school team of Mason Holmes, Justin German, Jordan Gibb, Spencer Hartman and Hunter Spady w...
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By Russ Pankonin, The Imperial Republican F or the fifth year in a row, The City of Imperial and The Imperial Chamber of Commerce have joined together to recognize the achievements and contributions of local businesses. Known as the Business Retention...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Success and hard work in the classroom came to fruition May 8 when students in grades 7-12 at CCS were recognized at the Honors Program. After a welcome from 7-12 Principal Mike Sorensen, several teachers presented aw...
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It’s May, and that means college commencement and graduation exercises. Several young men and women with ties to Imperial are among the Class of 2013 at their respective college and universities.Ed Kaiser Ed Kaiser graduated April 27 with a Master of Sc...
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First district championship for
boys since 2001
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican By a 48-point margin, Chase County’s Longhorns took the boys’ C-11 district championship last Thursday, and with it came eight state qualifiers in eight events. Th...
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Six-stroke playoff win earns them state berth
By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Chase County’s absence since 2006 from the Class C state golf tournament came to an end Monday in a playoff win for the final spot. At the end of regulation play, th...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Children between the ages of eight and 13 will have the opportunity to catch some good fish Saturday when Southwest Nebraska Izaak Walton League (IKE’s) holds its annual Ron Berry Memorial Kids Fishing Day. The acti...
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Youths and adults wanting to participate on the Imperial swim team this summer are encouraged to sign up this Friday at the Imperial pool. Co-coach Kristi McNair said youths starting at age six and up through adults have divisions at swim meets they atten...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Chase County Schools and the Chase County Clinic are working to get an early jump on acquiring the sports physicals needed by student-athletes for the 2013-14 school year. Activities Director Troy Hauxwell said studen...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Chase County Schools was represented again this year at the Junior High State Track Meet last Saturday in Gothenburg with nine athletes. In order to qualify, the athletes had to be in the top 24 statewide in their run...
