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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican With the SPVA conference volleyball tournament looming in the near future, Chase County’s performance this week is important. Right now, the Lady Longhorns are sitting third in the point standings among the six SP...
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Longhorns’ district title hopes fade in 56-23 loss
By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Speed kills—on the streets and on the football field. And it was speed that carried the Sutherland Sailors to a 56-23 win over the Chase County Longho...
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Three youths from Imperial competed at Saturday’s state punt, pass and kick (PP&K) football contest in Valentine, and all three brought home medals. From left, Stevie Baker, competing in the girls’ age 8-9 division, placed second in her division; ...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican A 55-year-old man was jailed Monday for false reporting of a shooting in Enders. Sheriff Tim Sutherland said Timothy S. Lines of Enders allegedly made a 911 call Monday at 7:24 a.m., reporting that he had shot a man. ...
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Sixteen friends and relatives of Bodie Yaw of Imperial participated in the Step up for Down Syndrome walk in Denver recently, as a fundraiser for the Mile High Down Syndrome Association. “Bodie’s Bunch” had raised $3,015 as of Tuesday, according to ...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The city of Imperial is conducting a survey concerning the availability of daycare and the needs of the community regarding daycare. The city is conducting an e-mail blitz. It also has an electronic survey at www.impe...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Afghanistan may not be the place most people would want to spend 11 months. But, for SFC Eldon Kuntzelman and other Nebraska Army National Guardsmen, there is a feeling of accomplishmen...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Pay increases for city superintendents and employees took up much of the discussion at Monday’s city council meeting. At the heart of the discussion was a wage ordinance listing proposed 2009-10 wage increases the c...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Co-publishers Russ and Lori Pankonin knew The Imperial Republican would be receiving a general excellence award before leaving for the National Newspaper Association convention la...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Flu season is a hot topic these days, and with that in mind, a three-hour flu clinic is planned in Imperial this Saturday, Oct. 3. Saturday’s clinic, from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Chase County Fairgrounds, will vaccinate...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican County commissioners want to find out how much it would cost to build their own building to house the ambulances, handibuses and emergency management. Jeff Tidyman of Engineering International in McCook was charged...
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The public is invited to celebrate surviving cancer during the “Moving Forward With Hope—ALL Cancer Walk” this Saturday. The walk will begin with registration at 9 a.m. at Chase County Schools. The 3K walkers may walk either in town along a designat...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Little boys “oohed and aahed” while adults tried out the seats in the Health One’s AirLife Denver jet Friday, when it made a stop in Imperial. The Lear 31 jet was parked at the airpor...
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One out of eight women will develop breast cancer some time during her life—this means one new diagnosis every two minutes. Digital mammography is one of the best ways to detect the disease. To make mammograms as accurate and comfortable as possible,...
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Beginning Oct. 1, SourceGas will charge higher rates for natural gas service in Nebraska. The company has applied to the Nebraska Public Service Commission for a rate increase. State law permits “interim rates” to be charged to customers while the Co...
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Awareness. Accountability. Cooperation. Commitment. Coalitions. Opportunity. Those are the fundamentals for an effective approach to the management of invasive species, According to Mike Sarchet of Minatare, Neb., a member of the Nebraska Riparian Vegetat...
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By Russ Pankonin, The Imperial Republican Co-PublisherIt’s been less than two weeks since irrigators in the Republican Basin learned that wells near the river could be shut down without any compensation in water-short years to keep the state in complian...
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Thirty-four youths gathered at the new football field on East 9th St., Sunday for the annual punt, pass and kick football contest, sponsored locally by the Imperial Jaycees. In the contest, youths punt, pass and kick a football for distance and accuracy. ...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The Chase County Longhorns and their supporters are getting ready for 2009 Homecoming. Things will kick off this Sunday, Oct. 4, when students and patrons are being asked to decorate the school beginning at 1:30 p.m....
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By Nate JenkinsAssociated Press Writer KEARNEY (AP) —A new plan to keep Nebraska in compliance with the Republican River compact is on the fast track. On Monday, Gov. Dave Heineman told natural resources district officials, including those from the Repu...
