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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Friday’s match-up at Grant proved to be everything one would expect when the Longhorns and the Plainsmen square off on the football field. After four quarters of hard-fought, hard-nosed football, the Longhorns cl...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican This year’s cross country season didn’t end the way the kids wanted it to. After finishing as runners-up in Class D last year, the Longhorns looked poised at the middle of the season to make another run Instead...
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Subdistricts
begin Monday
at McCook
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican It was awesome. Those were the words from Chase County Coach Jodie Schuller as she talked about last week’s win over SPVA conference rival Hershey. The Lady Longhorn match vi...
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By Nancy FrecksExtension Educator, Southwest 4Chase-Dundy-Hayes-Hitchcock The stresses of the current economic conditions affect Nebraskans across the state. People living in towns or on farms and ranches all share the concerns of rising costs of living a...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican A free holiday concert next month in Hayes Center is the first of what is hoped to be an annual holiday event in the area sponsored by Southwest Public Power District (SWPPD). The event, “Give Thanks—Holiday Conce...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Students at Rainbow Promise Preschool in Imperial gathered kits of identification materials this past week as part of the CHIP (Child Identification Program). Sponsored by the Nebraska Freemasons, CHIP provides parent...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Some exterior landscaping is yet to be finished, but the new St. Patrick Catholic Church hall will be on display Sunday at an afternoon open house. The open house will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Refreshments wil...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Keith Wood of rural Dundy County said he got his “arm twisted” into taking weather statistics for the National Weather Service. That was 10 years ago, and he was just honored for those 10 years of service. Wood re...
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Fire didn’t keep them from
opening doors Monday
By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Sid Harchelroad planned for contingencies while his new shop was being built for Harchelroad Motors. But Harchelroad said he never had any contingencies for wha...
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Fire investigators
expected here at least
through this week
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Emotions were still running strong Tuesday as owner Sid Harchelroad talked about the early Saturday morning fire that destroyed the Harchelroad Motors b...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican There wasn’t much of a change in the scores recorded by last year’s fourth, eighth and 11th grade students at Chase County Schools when the State of the Schools Report was released by the Nebraska Department of Ed...
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Carl Bartels, 44, of Enders died in a two-vehicle accident, two miles southwest of Paoli, Colo., on Sunday, Oct. 18. The accident occurred about 5 p.m. Bartels was traveling west on County Road 22 when his 1993 Chevrolet S-10 struck Richelle Chappell, 26,...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican A suggestion that Chase County Schools begin charging for junior high sporting events didn’t garner much interest from board of education members. That was one topic at the board’s Oct. 13 meeting, most of which i...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Attempts to get the message out that eating goat meat, or chevon, is a healthy option are hoping to make some strides following a major event in Imperial Saturday. The first annual Nebraska Range Buck Test will be h...
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Viaero Wireless is going to make one Midwestern family very famous. The company has begun a multi-state search to find one special family, the Viaero Family 2010, who will be featured in its TV and newspaper ads throughout 2010. Viaero conducting an exte...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has reported an enthusiastic response to the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). During the first sign up, Nebraska had more than 2,650 applications f...
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By Russ Pankonin, The Imperial Republican Co-PublisherAs a business owner or a homeowner, we all too often take solace in the belief that “it can never happen to me.” As a result, we become complacent about protecting the records so vital to our busin...
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It wasn’t a good week for the Huskers, but it won’t keep fans from returning to Memorial Stadium next week in a sea of red. I was fascinated by a conversation with Mook Wilhelms during pre-game socializing with newspaper friends. This long-time family...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The snow and frost didn’t ruin the pumpkins! That was Arlys Cupp’s happy reaction during the annual Cox’s Pond pumpkin patch last weekend. The annual event continues to draw crowds from southwest Nebraska. Cupp ...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican No bids were received by the city of Imperial for the purchase of the 1916 Steinway piano housed in the Imperial Theatre. Sealed bids were to have been opened on Oct. 12, but City Clerk/Administrator Jo Leyland said n...
