The April 9 meeting of the Hay Springs City Council began with a swearing in of the new mayor, former council president Keith Kearns. Kearns will hold the office until the end of the term in 2026.All members of the Council were present, including Chuck Toof, Luke Marcy, and Dave Agnes, but one of…
The Gordon-Rushville Mustang Track & Field team made the trip back to Mitchell High School this past Saturday, April 13 to compete in the Western Trails Conference (WTC) Track Meet.When the events were all completed on the day, a multitude of Mustangs were headed home with WTC All-Conference…
By Scott Bidroski A pair of meets kicked off the 2024 Track & Field season for the Gordon-Rushville Middle School team.First up, they traveled to Bayard to begin their season on Thursday, April 11.The first record to fall would be in the boys Triple Jump as eighth grader Braylon Holston…
The Hay Springs Junior High Track and Field team got their first action on the oval this past week when they traveled to Bayard for a Invite.Eighth grader Megan Anderson had herself quite the afternoon, setting two new school records in the Long Jump and the Triple Jump.Anderson launched herself to…
Following a brief break in the action, the Hawks Track & Field team returned to the oval at the Alliance Invite on Saturday, April 13.A host of Hawks found the top of the podium at the meet, with a few also setting personal bests and season records.Senior Gage Mintken led the charge, picking up…
The Sheridan County, Nebraska Board of Commissioners (BOC) met on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the County Courthouse in Rushville. Notice of the meeting was published on the county website sheridancountyne.gov. The meeting was open to the public and a ZOOM connection was also available. Present were…
By Scott Bidroski Some recent updates to Ordinances during the November 2023 Rushville City Council meeting are now officially live within the city limits. A Board of Health was established by the Council with the purpose of interpreting the property maintenance code and all of the…
The 2024 Nebraska Range Short Course is teaming up with the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC) Grazing School on June 25 – 27, 2024 at the Spring Lake Ranch south of Gordon, Nebraska to host an event that will give individuals an opportunity to increase their skills with grazing, rangeland…
A small group of young Mustang girls and boys made a trip to Spearfish, S.D. to jump into one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in the region.Black Hills State University placed host for the event, which featured 1,300 pre-registered participants plus late additions.Seven Mustangs would enter…

Proceedings of the Commissioners

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The Sheridan County, Nebraska Board of Commissioners (BOC) met on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the County Courthouse in Rushville. Notice of the meeting was published on the county website sheridancountyne.gov. The meeting was open to the public and a ZOOM connection was also available. Present were Chairman James Krotz, and Commissioners Dan Kling and Bruce Messersmith.

Mustangs collect a bevy of All-Conference honors during WTC meet

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The Gordon-Rushville Mustang Track & Field team made the trip back to Mitchell High School this past Saturday, April 13 to compete in the Western Trails Conference (WTC) Track Meet. When the events were all completed on the day, a multitude of Mustangs were headed home with WTC All-Conference honors.

Megan Anderson resets two records at Bayard for Hawks JH Track

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The Hay Springs Junior High Track and Field team got their first action on the oval this past week when they traveled to Bayard for a Invite. Eighth grader Megan Anderson had herself quite the afternoon, setting two new school records in the Long Jump and the Triple Jump.