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Imperial squad knocks off Paxton, who’s top-seeded in upcoming tourney
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican In their final regular season game Monday night, Imperial’s Pee Wee 1 baseball team collected a 6-1 win on the road to Paxton. It was big b...
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Calling all amateur photographers: Join in the celebration and artistry of Nebraska by submitting a photograph to the “Images of Nebraska” photo contest sponsored by the Chase County Hospital Foundation and Chase County Community Hospital. Deadline f...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Despite giving up six runs in the first two innings, Imperial Crush stayed right with Haxtun, Colo., in an afternoon baseball game at Campbell Park Sunday. Although Imperial lost the game, 7-12, the home town team d...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican A full slate of 16 teams returned to their homes Saturday afternoon with a severe need for washing machines after the Imperial FFA’s mud volleyball tournament. The tournament, held at the fairgrounds, was organize...
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By Jan RahnThe Grant Tribune-Sentinel The high school coaching profession was exalted for the 14th time at a recent induction of 37 coaches into a hall of fame. Coach Larry Pritchett of Grant joined one other Nebraska coach to be inducted into the 2009 N...
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Make an appointment to donate and help the American Red Cross maintain a stable blood supply this summer
Blood donations can drop during the summer when many blood donors are vacationing. However, the need for blood is constant. Every day, 38,000 pints o...
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On a hot, summer 4th of July, nothing is better than kids and water. That was the scene Saturday at the sixth annual IVFD Fun Day held at the Wellington St. football field. Above, second grader Bennett Bauerle c...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Two new events have been added to the Chase County Fair’s lineup this year. Both are guaranteed to draw crowds. “Got Talent?” will be held Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. in the open air pavillion. The talent show is open to ...
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The weather for this year’s fireworks show, held on Friday, July 3, was just perfect, with not even a whisper of wind to drift the booming shells. In the photo above, the smoke from the shells remains suspended against the black sky. In the finale, the ...
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Three hours of family fun
planned for Saturday
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Announcement was made this week that the annual Imperial Volunteer Fire Department’s Fun Day will be at a new location. This Saturday’s July 4 event will be held at...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Lynn Luhrs is joining the Imperial city council as its newest member. At a special meeting Friday morning, Mayor Annie Longan’s appointment of Luhrs was approved by the other three council members, Sue Moore, Chad Y...
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1910 news story tells of great, great grandfather’s role in standing watch over Lincoln’s body
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican America’s most patriotic holiday arrives this weekend—the Fourth of July. For Stan Cross of Lamar, it will likely...
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By Jan RahnThe Grant Tribune-Sentinel The community of Wallace was highlighted last week when one of its residents became a millionaire. Scott Leatherman was the winner of $1 million on June 20 with his Powerball ticket with a Power Play prize. Leatherma...
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Plans for restaurant
up in the air for now
By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Imperial’s On Broadway restaurant at 415 Broadway closed their doors as of Monday, June 29. The local group of investors behind the restaurant, On Broadway, LLC, decid...
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Have recent heavy rains drowned crops, made
day-to-day farming operations difficult?
With the persistent and heavy rains this spring, many wetlands in southwestern Nebraska are once again full of water. Wetlands have many functional values such as bein...
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A former Lt. Governor of Nebraska and the current Acting Director of the Nebraska Farm Service Agency (FSA) have been appointed to major positions with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Maxine Moul, who served as Lt. Governor from 1990 to 1993, was name...
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By Russ Pankonin, The Imperial Republican Co-Publisher They say adversity, disasters and tragedies really bring a community together. Last week’s storms can’t truly be called disasters and, thank God, there were no real tragedies. But the aftermath ...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican After its attendance by more than 60 elementary and high school basketball players, it appears Chase County Schools will be bringing back The “Chute” shooting camp. Head Longhorn Girls Coach Marc Mroczek, who coor...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican The end-of-season tournament will conclude Imperial’s Little League boys’ baseball season next week at Schroeder Park. First round games will be played Monday at 7:30 p.m., with the 7:30 p.m. championship and 5:30...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Except for their first game of the season in late May, Imperial’s Pee Wee 2 baseball team has won all of its games this season. The season has been highlighted with six consecutive wins since June 3, most recently a...
