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Wine Glass Ranch is in southwest Nebraska. It is located where the Sandhills of Nebraska meet the Sand-Sage hills of Colorado. The Sand County Foundation, national sponsor American Farmland Trust and several prominent state conservation partners presented the Leopold Conservation Award to the ranch in 2022. The ranch was an early pioneer in no-till and rotational grazing. Wildlife populations have increased as habitat was improved using the Conservation Reserve Program to plant acres back to gra...
Grayce Beck: ceramic pot, purple; pumpkin sculpture, purple. Baylor Behrends: orange day lily, purple; leaf pointillism, blue. Caitlyn Biltoft: tied blanket, purple; farm animals digital, red; outdoor plants-flowers digital, blue. Chase Biltoft: John Deere Lego model, purple; spray paint solar system, blue; ? - digital photography, red; spray paint solar system, blue. Elijah Bogus: yellow nuke bunker Lego model, red; dragon pen Lego model, blue. Isaac Bogus: pizza Lego model, blue; pizza cutter...
Jenna Gilbert, Nuckolls County Extension Educator, served as the mistress of ceremonies in the open air pavilion at the Nuckolls County Fair ground. It was a warm, summer afternoon, but the temperature had moderated from earlier in the week and 4-H members and their families appeared comfortable. The event opened with Cody Brockman, 4-H ambassador, leading the group in repeating the Pledge of Allegiance and 4-H Pledge. 4-H alumni were asked to stand for recognition. Then members of each 4-H...
The Nelson Public Library is hosting an end of summer block party at the Nelson Municipal Swimming Pool from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday. There will be a picnic meal served at 6 p.m. along with swimming from 6 to 8 p.m. Outdoor games will be played from 6 to 9 p.m. The movie, Dungeons & Dragons, will be shown at 9 p.m. The proceeds of a free will donation will be split between the library and the pool. Those attending are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs....
The owners of the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette want to publish a newspaper that suits the newspaper’s subscribers. We need to know what you want from your local newspaper, what you like about your local newspaper and what you don’t like. It is possible to change somethings and somethings like the post office delivery timing is out of our control. And we need your help in securing content for the newspaper. We don’t want to fill the pages with stories our readers are not interested in. Regardless of how large a staff we might have, it is...
Josie Hajny was crowned the 2024-25 Nuckolls County Rodeo queen Thrusday night just before the 149th rodeo began. Above, Hadley Ostdiek, the 2023 Nuckolls County Rodeo Queen, pins the queen's banner Hajny....
Addison Kohmetscher was crowned the Nuckolls County rodeo princess Thursday evening in front of the grand stand. Nuckolls County has not generally crowned a princess. However, the McCord Family and Schroyer family purchased white princess chaps for the event in memory of Halley (Schroyer) Bohlen. Bohlen's three daughters: Breckyn (9), Beckett (6) and Baylieigh (13) are pictured with Kohmetscher during the cornation ceremony. Hadley Ostdieck (back left), the 2023-24 Nuckolls County Rodeo queen...
Sutton resident Dayle Allen DuBois, 80, died a month and a half after celebrating his 80th birthday on June 16. He died peacefully on Aug. 6, 2024, at Heritage Crossings in Geneva, Nebraska. His funeralwill be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at the Federated Church in Sutton with Pastor Edison Toe officiating. Interment will follow at the Sutton Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 5 p.m. today (Thursday) until 7 p.m., at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton. In lieu...
Agra resident, Larry L. Hall died Monday, July 22, 2024, at the Smith Center Health and Rehab at the age of 84. He was born Jan. 24, 1940, in Phillips County, Kansas, the son of Roy and Zella (Munyon) Hall. He was a teacher and a farmer. He was united in marriage to Patricia Mohrman on Jan. 23, 1999, in McCook, Nebraska. She survives. Other survivors include his stepchildren, Natalie Rickel and husband, Jim, of Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, Dave Phinney and wife, Deb, of Grand Island, Nebraska, Jeanette Meissinger and husband, Doug, of...
Mary Margaret Allen Ritterling, 81, died Monday, July 29, 2024. Mary is survived by her husband of 55 years, Verland Victor Ritterling of Plymouth, Wisconsin, four sons: David Patrick Allen Ritterling (Soojin) of Gangneung, South Korea; Jeffrey Paul Allen Ritterling of Alpharetta, Georgia; Mark Ritterling (Silvia) of Lake Forest, California, and Michael Ritterling (Rachel) of Oostburg, Wisconsin, and 12 grandchildren: Jiheh Ritterling PopiÊ (Ivan) of Union City, New Jersey; Carver Allen...
