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  • Entertainment lineup for 2013 Chase County Fair Concert Series announced

    Styx, Justin Moore, Laura Story, Talbott Brothers to perform.By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican This year’s Chase County  Fair will feature another exceptional lineup of entertainment for the 2013 event. Fair Board President Dave Schilke and ente...
  • Pickler is picked for Nebraska State Fair

    Described as a “Force of Nature,” Kellie Pickler has been signed to open the Nebraska State Fair entertainment series on Friday, Aug. 23, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free with wristband. According to State Fair Events and Entertainment Director, Chels...
  • ‘Chicago’ to perform at state fair

    The Nebraska State Fair has signed one of the country’s most prolific groups to its line-up. Chicago will perform on Saturday, Aug. 31. Tickets are  $30 dollars plus fees. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 18. According to State Fair Events and Entertai...
  • Graduating seniors receive memorial scholarships

        Rick and Dawnya Dreiling (left) and Pam and Tim Rowley (far right) are shown with this year’s seniors who were chosen to receive the 2013 Michael Dreiling and Katie Rowley Memorial Scholarship in honor of the two students who would have gradua...
  • Elementary students honored each month

    Perkins County Elementary School has been honoring students each month as Student of the Month. Each classroom teacher selects a student they feel has met the following criteria. • meets homework and classroom requirements • is prepared for class • ...
  • PCS activity schedule

    May 16-22All Times MountainThursday, May 16 End of 4th quarter 1:30 p.m. 9-12 dismissFriday, May 17 Staff development State track at Omaha BurkeSaturday, May 18 State track at Omaha BurkeTuesday, May 21 State golf in LincolnWednesday, May 22 State golf in...
  • Pitching with Pritch

    Remember to thank a doc By Larry PritchettPast PCHS activities director Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls has not played in a game this year. He had a torn ACL injury last year and that is a long rehab to start with. Rose got the okay to play a month or...
  • Eleven Plainsmen earn trip to State Track Meet

    By Jan RahnManaging Editor Eleven Plainsmen athletes will be making their way to the Nebraska State Track and Field Meet in Omaha this coming weekend. As hosts of the 2013 C-11 District meet held last Thursday at Lee Todd Track, Perkins County Schools ra...
  • Plainsmen end season with one golfer qualifying for state tournament

        By Shari FriedelTribune Staff Austin Thelander, 2013 graduating senior, is headed to State Golf as a result of the skill he displayed during the C-5 District meet held at Kearney Catholic’s Meadowlark Hills course on Monday. Results of the day...
  • PC athletes attend season’s last regular meet

    By Jan RahnManaging Editor Perkins County took part in their final regular season meet at a twilight competition in Benkelman hosted by Dundy County-Stratton on May 3. Plainsmen athletes brought home gold medals in seven events. For the boys, first place ...
  • Three Wildcat track athletes qualify for state meet

    The Wallace Wildcats set 17 new personal best marks at the D-10 District Track Meet in Sutherland on Wednesday, May 8. The D-10 District included 10 schools: Sutherland, Maywood, Maxwell, Medicine Valley, Paxton, Wauneta-Palisade, Hitchcock County, Hayes...
  • 2013 ACRE program signup deadline June 3

    “The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program could prove to be a very viable option to Nebraska crop producers in 2013,” said Farm Service Agency Director Dan Steinkruger. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 provided a one-year extension of ...
  • Fewer grasshoppers likely to be seen in 2013

    By Jeffrey BradshawExtension Entomologist The risk of grasshopper infestation in western Nebraska rangelands was low in 2012 and is expected to be low again in 2013, with some spotty exceptions. In fact, most of the western United States is projected to h...
  • Conservation Corner

    Wetlands reserve overview By Janet LaglerNatural Resources Conservation Service The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) provides technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to address wetland, wildlife habitat, soil, water, and related natural ...
  • Politics interfere with world food supply

    The 2001 World Food Prize Laureate said the world can produce enough food to feed its growing population, but global food policies and politics are major impediments. Pinstrup-Andersen of Cornell University made his comments during his Heuermann lecture a...
  • Consider changing a child’s life

    Dear Editor: Children and teens in our community urgently and immediately need your help. Not only do they lack basic necessities, such as food, clothing and a bed, but what they need most are families willing to open their hearts to provide a safe and nu...
  • Hard to let go

        Surrounded by loving students at the spring concert last week is high school music instructor Sheila Johnson—look for the hand with the wedding ring. It’s obvious she will be missed when she retires from Perkins County Schools at the end o...
  • Teachers retiring from district

        By Jan RahnManaging Editor After school lets out for the summer next week, there won’t be any going back this fall for four longtime instructors in the Perkins County District. Elementary teachers Cindy Regier and Sandy Prante, along with hi...
  • PCHS to host graduation

    By Jan RahnManaging Editor Saturday marks the end of school days in Perkins County for 26 seniors. The Class of 2013 will march at 1 p.m. on May 11 in the gymnasium located at 740 Sherman in Grant. “I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my sou...
  • Thirteen Wallace seniors to march this Saturday

    By Jan RahnManaging Editor Saturday afternoon marks the final gathering for seniors in the Class of 2013 as they prepare for the future outside the halls of WHS. The ceremony will take place May 11 at 4:30 p.m. CT at the Wallace High School gym. Thirteen...