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By Carolyn Lee
The Imperial Republican
The third annual Biggest Loser Contest, sponsored by Adams Bank & Trust of Imper-ial, benefitted many people.
It benefitted those who lost weight and became healthier. It benefitted The Gift, which received ...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican About 300 people, which is one-seventh the population of Imperial, welcomed 15-year old Makenna Wallin home Monday, as they lined the road leading to her family’s house. Sporting orange “Team Makenna” t-shirts...
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By Russ PankoninThe Wauneta Breeze A request from four natural resources districts (NRDs) for a $40 million loan from the state to build pipelines from a Lincoln County augmentation project went unheeded in this year’s state budget proposal. The request...
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There will not be as many kindergartners brightening the halls of Chase County Schools (CCS) next year. However, the newest class seems eager to get started with the education process. Last Friday was Kindergarten Roundup at CCS, with 34 youngsters atte...
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Bridgeport also makes
inquiries in joining
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Another school with the Longhorn mascot will soon be joining the South Platte Valley Association (SPVA) Conference. In a 6-0 vote last Friday prior to the conference track ...
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Farmers have been anxious to get wheat fields fertilized and seedbeds tilled to make ready for this year’s corn crop. Above, Mike Heitt with Crop Productions Services in Imperial spent the day Monday south of Wauneta spraying wheat fields with fertilize...
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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 Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Nick and Tyler Talbott, the Talbott Brothers from Imperial, have chosen Kickstarter, an old-new way to fund creative projects, as a way to fund their next album due out this summer before the brothers appear at the Ch...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Starting Monday, the Chase County Schools activity calendar has five dates reserved for music concerts in May. A grade 5-6 and 9-12 band concert, under the direction of Agnes Strand, is the first concert of the group ...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican It was a busy Saturday night for members of the Imperial FFA chapter. New officers were installed, old officers said “good-bye” and many awards were announced. New officers for the next school year are: Sam Haar...
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Activities on Thursday, May 30, at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture campus in Curtis will focus on the many different aspects of livestock production, said Robert Tigner, SW4 Extension Educator. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s West Cen...
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By Jan Schultz, The Imperial Republican News Editor
Since writing here two weeks ago just days after the Boston Marathon bombings, much has happened. One of the suspects is dead and another is battling injuries in a closely-guarded hospital. As you proba...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Construction work is winding down on the installation of several new navigation elements at the Imperial Airport. Integrated Electric Systems of Holdrege won the bid for the project which includes a new segmented w...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Two of the three entries from the Imperial/Grant local Lions talent contest who competed Sunday in Hyannis at districts won their divisions. Morayah Cupp, who sang the solo “Make It In America,” took first in the ...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican A rural Champion man was arrested Sunday, April 28, for being in possession of a trailer that had been reported stolen. Daniel Schilke, 41, was taken into custody by the Imperial Police Department (IPD) and remains...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican SCORE camps will be here in just over five weeks. SCORE stands for Science Camps Offer Rewarding Experiences, and are offered every other year in and around Imperial. This year, the camp will be spread out over th...
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Last SPVA golf title came 13 years ago
By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Chase County’s golfers accomplished a feat the Longhorns haven’t been able to do for 13 years—win an SPVA title. The Longhorns shot three strokes better than North Plat...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican It was close, closer than it said it would be on paper. But, the Lady Longhorns were just 11.5 points shy of a repeat SPVA Conference title. North Platte St. Pat’s pulled out the conference championship Friday in a ...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Both of Chase County’s seventh and eighth grade girls’ track teams took the championship in last Thursday’s home meet at the CCS track. The two teams combined for eight first place finishes to win both divisions...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican An enlarged Chase County junior high invitational track meet last Thursday drew 12 schools and more than 100 competitors in some events. At the meet, Chase County’s seventh grade boys took first while the eighth gra...
