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Edward Johnson of Palisade was killed in a single vehicle accident Saturday night. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, Johnson was westbound about a quarter mile east of Palisade on Highway 6 when his car struck a deer shortly after 9 p.m. CT. Johnso...
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Scott Ohlson finds Graeme McDowell’s lost mother on Hilton Head Island beach
By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican When Imperial native Scott Ohlson found a lost woman on a Hilton Head Island, S.C., beach last week, he never expected it to lead to...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican He tried his best. Chase County Activities Director Troy Hauxwell tried to find a date and time a third time for the Chase County track meet, but it just wasn’t possible. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, ...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican This spring’s cold, snowy and rainy weather has played with this year’s high school golf season. Coach Larry Munger said four tournaments have been rescheduled due to weather. The Longhorns held their invitati...
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Finally, it’s back to
competition during
uncooperative spring
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Chase County coaches and athletes were glad to be back on the track in competition Saturday. While Monday’s rescheduled Chase County meet was called...
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Longhorns hoping to
recapture SPVA title
at Friday’s meet
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Two weeks without a track meet came to and end last weekend, when the Longhorns and 10 other schools were able to compete in Hershey. April 6 was the last...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Right now, registrations for summer Little League boys’ baseball are lower than normal. Summer Recreation Director Bruce Peterson said just 25 Little League boys’ registrations have come in so far, enough for just...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican It was another successful catfish tournament Saturday for the Izaak Walton League (IKEs). Twenty teams, from as far east as Bellevue and west as Summit County, Colo. fished for catfish at Enders Reservoir. Two-person ...
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A man and a woman wanted in connection with a string of robberies in Minnesota and South Dakota were taken into custody in Nebraska after leading troopers on a short pursuit near Cozad. Around 3:40 p.m., Monday, a state trooper observed a light colored Fo...
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By Sheri Hink-WagnerThe Wauneta Breeze Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) recently announced its 10th annual “Walk to Health,” a 12-week self-directed walking program. Walk to Health begins May 1 and will end July 29. The goal of the...
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The Chase County Schools Power Drive team suffered another disappointment when its car experienced mechanical difficulties and broke down after two laps at a rally in Grand Island Saturday. Callin Ledall and Cody Cochran were unable to fix their electric ...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Seventeen youths from Imperial and Grant took to the stage Sunday afternoon in a youth talent contest sponsored by Lions Clubs in the two communities. Held at the school auditorium in Imperial, the contest drew youths...
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Housing project approved for Imperial
Project to include 10 rental homes
The State of Nebraska awarded funding Friday for two of four housing projects to Dana Point Development, a California-based developer with a number of projects located in Nebraska....
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Styx, Justin Moore, Laura Story, Talbott Brothers to perform
By Russ PankoninThe imperial Republican This year’s Chase County Fair will feature another exceptional lineup of entertainment for the 2013 event. Fair board President Dave Schilke and Ent...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican The Imperial Republican brought home six awards in this year’s Nebraska Press Association’s (NPA) Better Newspaper Contest. The contest results were announced Saturday during NPA’s annual convention held in L...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican While Imperial’s Jonathan Beverly was long-gone from the area where two bombs went off at the Boston Marathon finish Monday, he still feels shaken. As editor-in-chief of Running Times magazine, Beverly was in Boston...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Seven applications have already been submitted for the K-6 elementary principal position opening at Chase County Schools. Advertisements for the position started last week on state educational websites. Two of the cur...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Former Imperial resident Mike Smith, now of Lincoln, has seen an outreach program he began two years ago spread across the country and beyond. “Skate For Change” was featured on Nebraska Public Television Sunday n...
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■ Editor’s note: This is one in a series of feature stories concerning organizations that benefit the Imperial area. Volunteering in a community, through organizations, is a way to pay back for the benefits that the community offers an individual.By C...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Music students from 12 southwest Nebraska high schools from Classes A, B, C and D will be in Imperial Friday for the District 5 music contest. Randy Hayes, 7-12 vocal music director at Chase County Schools, is coordin...
