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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican School colors for the junior high have been an issue since the former Imperial Grade School and Chase County High School consolidated into one Chase County Schools K-12 system four years ago. Green and wh...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Three new ordinances passed at the June 8 city council meeting provide for direct fines to city residents for over-growing grass and other nuisances on their property. The council passed the three ordinanc...
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May 29 applications for light poles still outside zoning regulationsBy Jan Schultz and Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Based on Chase County Schools’ latest applications for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of four football ligh...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Teachers at Chase County Schools will see base pay increases for the next two years of $800 each year. For the 2009-10 school year, teachers will earn a $29,600 base pay, up from the past year’s $28,782 ...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican A Certified Public Accounting firm has moved into the Service Insurance Agency building at 409 Broadway. Ty Cox of Gifford & Cox LLC of North Platte will be in the office intermittently. The building also ...
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Teri Moss, Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Chase County, announced farmer and rancher candidate nominations are now being accepted for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. The nomination period continues ...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican For the first time ever, a Nebraska Range Buck Performance Test for Boer goats is being held here in Imperial. The test was founded by Bruce Peterson, co-owner of Peterson Boer Goats, and Mel Uphoff, ...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican It’s been 50 years since Ansel Hill began working in the grocery business in Imperial. It’s been 30 years since he became owner of Hill’s Family Foods. And, there have been a lot of changes along the way....
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By Russ Pankonin, The Imperial Republican Co-Publisher It’s the issue that can’t get resolved and just won’t go away. That’s right—the height of poles on the football field lights. While it may seem like a trivial subject for a squabble, it’s...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Kristi Ruth said she wasn’t being careful when her arm was pulled into a power take-off (PTO) two years ago in Iowa. The recently-graduated high school senior told youths and volunteers at the opening se...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Members of the Chase County Schools’ board of education spent some money at their recent meeting on June 9. An upgrade to the computer network, new carpeting, a new phone system, providing matching grant...
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Former Lamar resident, Barry Johnson, now of North Platte, returned to Imperial Saturday night as the barrel man at Saturday’s bullriding challenge. On several occasions, “Boom Boom” showed why he carries the nickname, exploding a number of “booms...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Mid-Plains Community College and Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise are collaborating to offer a new degree for working students. For many people, a college degree is necessary to advance their career, yet i...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican If the final scores are any proof, Imperial and Benkelman swimmers competed hard Saturday, finishing the day with a difference of only four points between them. Benkelman edged the home town team in the en...
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Palisade cowboy takes second in the event By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Chase County fair board members deemed their first ever Chase County Bullriding Challenge held Saturday night at the fairgrounds a big success. Board members ar...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Imperial Crush outhit their opponents from North Platte Sunday, and were helped by two ninth inning errors to win their first game of the season in three starts. Crush took a 7-6 win in a two hour and 45-m...
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The second annual “Slice Fore Life” golf benefit, sponsored by the Chase County Hospital Foundation, raised $11,000 to help boost healthcare in the area. The event was held at the Enders Lake Golf Course Saturday. Funds raised at ...
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Campbell Park is a much more active place over the last few weeks with the addition of a new playground. The city of Imperial received a partial grant for the playground equipment from the Peter Kiewit Foundation and groups have been working...
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Director Jeremy Vlasin has announced that auditions for “Big River,” the story of Huck Finn as originally written by Mark Twain, will be held today (Thursday) and Friday. Auditions will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Chase County Schools au...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Filling next week’s SCORE science camps in and around Imperial with volunteers is a major undertaking. That’s especially true this year, with attendance records easily broken with about 350 youths regi...
