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The Longhorn gym was full of energy Saturday for the Chase County Wrestling Club’s annual tournament. Thirty-three youngsters from the local club participated, who wouldn’t be there without the help of a coaching staff that includes Jeff Rusher, at le...
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Makenna Wallin is
battling leukemia
In December, doctors diagnosed Makenna Wallin, daughter of Marilee and Jeff Wallin of Imperial, with acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of her blood and bone marrow. Fifteen-year-old Makenna’s positive outlook and re...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican March is “Music in Our Schools” month, and Chase County Schools is enthusiastically celebrating. There are two concerts, one concert contest and one “sing thru” scheduled during March at CCS. The first is the ...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican One hundred people attended Saturday’s “An Enchanted Winter Evening” hosted by the Chase County Hospital Foundation. The event held at the St. Patrick Parish Hall was a way to say “thank-you” to people of th...
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SourceGas customers should be aware of a variety of nationwide billing scams targeting utility customers. The scams range from an individual trying to obtain personal information from a customer to attempts to illegally obtain payments from customers. So...
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The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new report detailing changes of groundwater levels in the High Plains Aquifer. The report presents water-level change data in the aquifer in two separate periods: from 1950–the time prior to significant grou...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Now in its fourth year in grades K-6 at Chase County Schools, the Reading Mastery program got some low marks from school administrators last week. In his monthly meeting report to school board members, Elementary Prin...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Eligibility guidelines for extra-curriculars and the tardy policy at Chase County Schools both got the once-over by school board members at their Feb. 12 meeting. The items appeared on the agenda’s “discussion” ...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican What started out as a concept more than two years ago turned into reality this week. On Monday, the first water released from the Upper Republican Natural Resources District Dundy County augmentation project flowe...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Jason Tuller is settling into his new job as Imperial’s Community Development Director. Tuller, 35, is in his third week here and has kept himself busy reading, meeting other staff and attending meetings. His firs...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The annual Southwestern Nebraska Pheasants Forever banquet this Saturday will raise money for youth mentor hunt and habitat programs. The banquet doors will open at 5:30 p.m. at the Wauneta Legion Hall, giving people ...
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■ Editor’s note: This is one of several upcoming stories that will focus on bills introduced in the 2013 Nebraska Legislature and how they affect Imperial area residents.By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Trying to remove those extremely sticky Neb...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Chase County Schools (CCS) students in grades 3-12 are getting ready to welcome The Young Americans next week. The group travels throughout the United States and abroad to bring music to schools. Forty-five members ar...
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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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A few tickets are still available for Saturday night’s “An Enchanted Winter Evening” sponsored by the Chase County Hospital Foundation.Starting with a social hour at 6:30 p.m. that includes appetizers, desserts and beverages, the evening continues a...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Newspaper in Education Week will be observed March 4-8, and The Imperial Republican is inviting Chase County Schools’ grade 4-8 students “to be a reporter.” It’s the second for the contest sponsored by the new...
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Area cooks are being invited to take part in next month’s second annual Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the Imperial Chamber of Commerce.This year’s event will be held Thursday, March 14, at the Imperial city gym. Cooks will vie for prizes in Chamber Buck...
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On Feb. 26 in McCook, Kugler Company will present four industry experts to discuss water management issues and their ever-emerging impact on growers. Mike Peterson of Orthman Manufacturing in Lexington will discuss Root Structure and Development. Dave La...
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An informational community meeting will be offered in March by the Center for Rural Affairs’ Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) Hispanic Business Center. The meeting will be in Imperial and conducted in Spanish. The Center for Rural Affairs’ R...
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The concept of a state beef check off in Nebraska will be the headline for a series of nine meetings to be held across the state by the Nebraska Cattlemen. “The meetings will explain how the current national check off works and why Nebraska Cattlemen i...
