via www.ordnebraska.com Our June photo contest submissions are in. You can view the photos below. Vote for your favorite photo here. As a reminder, July’s Photo Contest theme is Wildlife Watching. Each month’s first place photo receives $200 in Ord Chamber Bucks and the second place photo will receive $100 in Ord Chamber Bucks. You can submit your photos starting July 1. The deadline for July submissions is Friday, July 23 at 5:00 p.m. Submit your photos to kvolf@frontier.com....
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Vote for June photo winner
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June - 21 - 2010
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Sheriff warns of insurance scam
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June - 21 - 2010
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The Valley County Sheriff’s department released the following statement today warning area residents of an insurance scam. “Valley County Sheriff, Casey Hurlburt, would like to make the residents of Valley County aware of a medical insurance scam that is in our area. Women and the elderly are being asked to switch their insurance and not to purchase any medications until September when their new policy goes into effect. If you have any questions requarding your medical insurance please contact...
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Fluoridation issue leads to recall attempt in Burwell
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June - 21 - 2010
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by The Grand Island Independent BURWELL — Three Burwell elected officials are the subjects of recalls. Donald M. Jones is circulating petitions to recall Mayor Charles Cone, Ward I Council Member Terry Cone and Ward II Council Member Carolyn DeBaets, said Garfield County Election Commissioner Linda Heermann. Each petition states that the official “has failed to allow the public to vote and decide democratically whether to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the drinking water of the city of...
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Lake Ericson moves forward after 2010 flood – 97 photos
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June - 21 - 2010
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Ericson, Neb. – The Lake Ericson Board has approved repairs to the lake’s infrastructure, that’s according to Board President...
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4-H’ers Compete in Plant Identification Contests
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June - 21 - 2010
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4-H members from Valley and Howard Counties participated in the Horticulture, Trees, and Weed and Grass Identification contests held...
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Flood Response Continues – NEMA Offices Open This Weekend
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June - 19 - 2010
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Lincoln, Neb. – Flood response efforts continue across the state. The State Emergency Operation Center and the Joint Information...
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Funeral set for Tuesday for Neb. railroad worker
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June - 18 - 2010
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NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) – A funeral has been set for Tuesday for a railroad worker who died when floodwaters brought down a bridge over the Elkhorn River. The service for 38-year-old Jeffery Scholl of Norfolk will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Petersburg. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Scholl was among three Nebraska Central Railroad workers checking on the railroad bridge in Norfolk last Tuesday when it collapsed, dumping them into...
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Attorneys seek to exclude evidence in Vogeler Case
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June - 18 - 2010
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Bartlett, Neb. – Valley County Supervisor Craig Vogeler of North Loup, Nebraska appeared in Wheeler County District Court again...
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