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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican With a 48-5 win over Morrill Friday, the Chase County Longhorns picked up their third win in four starts Friday night. While the Longhorns dominated the ball game for their first district win, Coach Dan Lenn...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Just past the halfway point of the season, Chase County’s varsity volleyball team remains above the .500 mark as it entered this week’s action with a 9-8 record. The Lady Longhorns finished 2-2 in action the past ...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Imperial’s cross country boys added another title to the list, winning the Dundy County/Stratton invite last Thursday, Sept. 24. Then, on Monday, the boys finished fifth in a 21-team field in the Class D division...
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A free youth trap shoot designed to teach rules and etiquette of the sport will be held Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Plainsman Trap Club, south of Imperial, on the Bob Grams farm. Youths through the 12th grade are invited to take part. The event will start at 1:...
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By Jan RahnThe Grant Tribune-Sentinel With the ease of a well-seasoned runner, Grant High School graduate and business owner Lauren (Poppe) Klima captured top place in the women’s division of the Omaha Marathon on Sunday. With a finish time of 3:04:19, ...
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On Saturday, the first annual “Happy Jack” Memorial Run was held in honor of Jack Carman of Imperial, who passed away on Sept. 27, 2008, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Approximately 40 motorcycles, five to 10 automobiles and 75 people, which in...
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Nebraska Life Magazine and The Durham Museum are reaching out to the public for stories, photographs and information about artifacts relating to two of the most destructive natural disasters to occur in Nebraska during the past 60 years—the Missouri Riv...
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“There’s no place like a small town when it comes to caring and giving” was the sentiment Sept. 13 during a benefit for the Troy Palser family in Elsie. The benefit was organized and hosted by the Elsie Fire Department. The firemen served barbecue...
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Rotary District Governor Jim Shreck of North Platte commended the Imperial club for being one of few clubs to show a growth in membership the last year. He took pride in sharing the ongoing accomplishments of Rotary Clubs around the world and emphasized t...
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Many will agree that this past summer flew by, with Tuesday marking the first official day of fall. Another sign that summer has past comes when the Monarch butterflies make their annual migration to the warmer climate in Mexico. With the sun beating do...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Rand Levy’s entire farming operation rests in the Champion Valley, not far from the Frenchman River. If strict water-short year regulations proposed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) go into effect, a...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican The inaugural season for Imperial’s new pool has ended, and city officials and the general contractor for the structure are now dealing with a few repair issues. At last week’s city council meeting, Public Works S...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Imperial’s 4th of July celebration will be a bit bigger in 2010. That’s due to the inclusion of the city of Imperial’s 125th anniversary, or quasquicentennial, celebration that summer holiday weekend. Imperial w...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Enough signatures were gathered on a recent petition to put the issue of forming a hospital district on the spring election ballot in Chase County. County Clerk Debbie Clark said last week that she verified 373 valid ...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Three natural resources district (NRD) managers lobbying state senators in Lincoln on compact compliance issues just isn’t enough. That’s what Upper Republican NRD Manager Jasper Fanning told a crowd of more th...
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Members of the Harlem Ambassadors basketball team performed in front of a full Longhorn gym Saturday night. They played the Longhorn Has-Beens and put on quite a show, dunking the ball on the Has-Beens every chance they got. But their biggest admirers...
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Local police officers among witnesses called by Kansas prosecutors
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Rodolfo Enriquez, who had previously listed his address as Imperial, was convicted of conspiring to commit first degree murder and cocaine traffickin...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The Chase County Area Arts Council (CCAAC) will not present a season of programs this year for a number of reasons. Board member Janet Sheaffer, who has put together the schedule of programs for the past several years...
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By Jan RahnThe Grant Tribune-Sentinel One year has passed since Corrie J. Wood was found dead in her home in Grant, the apparent victim of a homicide. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been formally identified. However, the Nebraska State ...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican The Imperial business community lost a long-time business owner with the Sept. 13 death of Lila Prior, 87. Prior owned and operated Prior’s and Sew Forth, a fabric and gift store, on Imperial’s main street. De...
