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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican His senior year of high school is very different for Francisco Valero. Instead of living in a city of 15,000 people, he’s living in Champion and going to school in Imperial. Valero, known to his friends as Fran, is ...
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A bleacher full of Longhorn fans and students enjoyed the fall sports pep rally on the football field and track last Thursday night. In addition to cheers led by the Longhorn cheerleaders, there were several class...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican When their son Bodie was born Dec. 27, 2008 with Down syndrome, Chad and Amber Yaw of Imperial knew of very few places to turn to concerning the condition. Now, they want to support the Mile High Down Syndrome Asso...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Changes in the city’s nuisance ordinances were made by the Imperial city council in late August that will allow two old vehicles being used as a business sign to continue being so. However, owners of Smokin’ Leroy...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Chase County elementary students were again at the top of the list in an American Heart Association fundraiser held in February. Physical education students in grades 1-6 took part in the Jump Rope for Heart and the H...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Ten new units for storing boats and recreational vehicles were opened at Fifth Street Storage on Aug. 1. They are already full, according to co-owner Bill Brophy. That brings to 48 the number of units at the storage f...
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In spite of one of the worst recessions in history and a torrential rainstorm in the early morning hours before to the event, the 2009 Cattlemen’s Ball raised nearly a half million dollars for cancer research, as well as health care and wellness activit...
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At the 2009 Husker Harvest Days (HHD) event in Grand Island Sept. 15-17, farmers and ranchers will have an opportunity to learn how soil and water conservation programs improve their operations financially and also preserve the land and water for future g...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Eleven months ago, site clearing and dirt work started on a new parish hall for St. Patrick Catholic Church on Imperial’s main street. And this past Sunday, parishioners enjoyed their first major event there with a ...
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By Jan Schultz, The Imperial Republican News Editor
Taxpayers rejoice! The school buildings on East 9th Street are paid off. With a vote at the board meeting Tuesday, a check for $362,455 for the final bond payment was approved. No tax askings for that ...
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Chase County Schools received $22,856 in January for use on the CCS track and football field complex from the Imperial Community Foundation, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation. A campaign was established in 2001 that encouraged donors...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican The Chase County Longhorns broke in their new field in style Friday, winning the inaugural game over Holyoke, Colo., 35-22. The Longhorns built a 21-0 halftime lead and answered Holyoke’s scores in the second h...
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Coach hopes to see
more improvement, reduction in errors
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Chase County opened its volleyball season Saturday with fourth place at the eight-team Lexington tournament. The Lady Longhorns had a big win in its opener, d...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Chase County’s boys’ cross country team captured their first title of the season by winning the Cambridge Invitational held there Friday. The Longhorns tallied just 26 points to win the meet by 13 points over D...
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Part of last Thursday’s Longhorn pep rally kicking off the fall sports season included comments from the “coaches.” Most years, the actual head coaches offer their comments at the pep rally, but this year, students provided comedic portr...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican A Colorado man and woman escaped with only minor cuts and scrapes in a Friday afternoon accident, about eight miles south of Imperial. Chase County Deputy Bill Whitlow said William Knight, 48, of Sterling, Colo., was ...
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LINCOLN (AP)—Nebraska’s 24th ranked Cornhuskers came out strong Saturday, handing Florida Atlantic, and their coach, Howard Schnellenberger, a 49-3 thumping. Roy Helu Jr. was getting better for No. 24 Nebraska as the game went on, and by the third qua...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Reports from Fanning Auction Service indicate Monday’s annual Labor Day miscellaneous sale was one of the biggest ever. The Chase County Fairgrounds was lined with items inside and out during a warm day. Karen Fa...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Myers Construction of Broken Bow, the crew working on the Broadway water main project, will be in town a little longer. At last week’s city council meeting, a change order was approved that gives Myers Constructio...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Chase County commissioners will seek an additional $70,190 in property taxes for the 2009-10 budget year. This represents a 3.57 percent increase over their tax request for last year’s 2008-09 budget. During their...
