Charitable “gaming” over $1 million in Fillmore County in year span
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor One of America’s favorite gambling opportunities took place a couple months ago with the 145th
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Fillmore Central FBLA Members Bring Home National Awards
More than 12,000 of America’s best and brightest high school students traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to attend the Future
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Board meets
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors worked through a light agenda at the board’s first
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Grand Champion 4-H Market Steer…
For the second year in a row, Peyton Pribyl exhibited the Grand Champion 4-H Market Steer at the 2019 Fillmore
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Underwoods Inducted To Hall of Fame
By Leesa K. Bartu, Exeter Correspondent Jack and Linda Underwood of rural Exeter were recently inducted into the Nebraska Auctioneers
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Finding something special a snap at Rustic Twig
By Dianne Girmus The Nebraska Signal Flower shops offer a distinct uniqueness due to the beauty and all of the
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Board selects firm to look into FC Elem. HVAC
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor The Fillmore Central School Board met in regular session on June 10. Among the action
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Street paving; dog park
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor The Geneva City Council approved the annexation of a property along F Street (which will
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EDF withdraws CUP application
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors met in special session on Tuesday, July 2, for
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FCH Receives Top 20 Award
The 20 highest-ranked critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country, as determined by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, were
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Breaking News – EDF Withdraws Application
The July 9 Fillmore County Board of Supervisors Public Hearing for the Milligan 1 CUP has been cancelled. EDF has
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Annexation approved 2nd reading; fire station bids come in high
Despite an additional 30 minutes of negative testimony and 56 citizen names being turned in by Brent and Jennifer Kramer
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Salaries up 3 percent; wind concerns aired
The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors worked on salaries for the upcoming budget year, fielded more budget requests and talked
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Diamond Rio to perform Friday, July 12; Fillmore County Fair runs July 10-15
By Signal Staff A big-time concert headliner and a more of a weekend line-up are among the exciting changes with
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Center For Rural Affairs
Center for Rural Affairs representatives and District 32 Senator Tom Brandt of Plymouth made a stop at the Geneva Public
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Geneva Days set to happen July 4-6
The three-day Geneva Days celebration begins its run on Thursday, July 4, and continues on through Saturday, July 6. The
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Fleharty cuts it for 40 years
By Dianne GirmusThe Nebraska Signal When Larry Fleharty was 14, he told his barber, Rusty Robbins, that he was thinking
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Fairmont celebrates this Friday-Sunday
Fairmont celebrates its Old Setts Picnic this weekend.Friday’s events include a Fairview Manor fund-raiser at the Fairmont American Legion Club;
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Shickley Longhorn Days this weekend
By Lisa HendricksonShickley Correspondent Excitement is building as the “Big Little Town” of Shickley prepares to host a stampede of
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Fillmore Co. Dist. Court 6/19/19
By Signal Staff An Exeter man was sentenced to two lengthy terms of confinement in the Fillmore County Jail for
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Location of new DG store cause for concern
About a dozen people attended last week’s Geneva City Council meeting to voice their concerns over the proposed new location
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Public invited to state policy conversation in Geneva June 18
Community members are invited to a conversation about Nebraska state policy next week on Tuesday, June 18, in Geneva. The
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Ohiowa Days this weekend
The annual Ohiowa Fun Days kicks off with a free family movie this Friday night, June 14. “Chilly Dogs” will
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Supervisors talk with wind atty.
By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor At the request of Fillmore County Supervisor Merle Noel, the Fillmore County Board of Supervisors conducted
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Rytych enjoys 49 years at Shickley
By Dianne GirmusThe Nebraska Signal Shirley Rytych once had a desire to become a teacher in Phoenix, Ariz., but circumstances
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Cemetery Civil War Monument; Bandstand to get attention
By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor The Geneva City Council heard about a developer’s plans to build a Dollar General store just
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3rd section of Kindergarten to be needed
By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor Fillmore Central Elementary Principal Aaron Veleba shared some exciting news at the May regularly-scheduled meeting of
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Lonestar headlines 2019 June Jubilee
By Signal Staff Despite the current cool and wet weather pattern, the beginning of the summer celebration season is just
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Autonomous planting happens in Fillmore County
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor Something you definitely don’t see every day took place last Tuesday just northeast of Fairmont.
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County Board awards tuck-pointing bid
The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on May 14. The afternoon portion of the meeting took
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Wind hearing gets intense
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor About 40 people attended the afternoon Public Hearing concerning the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) filed
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25 years of Fourth Grade Museum Day
By Dianne Girmus The Nebraska Signal Museums are fun and educational for all ages in different ways. Fourth graders in
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Fire station to go to bid
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor The Geneva City Council unanimously voted to go out for bids for a new fire
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Hearing on proposed wind farm to take place May 14
By GREG SCELLIN Signal Editor There will be a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 14, at 1 p.m., in the
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Animal neglect case continued
By Signal Staff The Exeter man accused of letting dozens of cattle and a horse in his care perish did
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U.S. Census now recruiting workers
By Dianne Girmus The Nebraska Signal Some historians believe the Census is an incredible creation, with words put down in
Read moreHuddleston New CASA Volunteer
A new Fillmore County CASA volunteer was sworn in by Honorable Fillmore County Court Judge Michael Burns on April 3.Candie
Read moreLast of county roads getting open, usable
By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor Fillmore County Highway Superintendent Pat Halbur reported at last week’s regularly-scheduled Fillmore County Board of Supervisors
Read moreHaecker selected as new B-D superintendent
By Nancy McGillSpecial to The Nebraska Signal Kolin Haecker, the current 6-12 principal at Raymond Central Public Schools, has agreed
Read moreFirefighter 1 Training, House Burn in Geneva
Signal photos by Greg Scellin A total of 17 Firefighter 1 candidates from Friend, Cordova, Hickman and Geneva participated in
Read moreHendrickson Talks Washington, D.C.
The United States Senate Youth Program has been an important learning experience for Caleb Hendrickson, a senior at Shickley Public
Read moreProbation violater gets prison time
By Signal Staff A Geneva man was sentenced to a prison and a jail term for violating probation in the
Read moreFC School Board April meeting
By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor The Fillmore Central School Board worked through a light agenda at the board’s regularly-scheduled April meeting.Among
Read moreWhat will new fire station cost???
By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor A large portion of the regularly-scheduled April 15 Geneva City Council meeting focused on the new
Read moreFillmore County Head Start celebrates plants last week
By Dianne GirmusThe Nebraska Signal Learning about plants is exciting for they possess a lot of magic.Plant seeds, grow plants
Read moreOgren arrested; appears in court to face 29 counts
By Signal Staff Aaron Ogren, 30, of rural Exeter, currently incarcerated, appeared for an arraignment hearing in the Fillmore County
Read moreThe Nebraska Signal Wins 7 NPA Better Newspaper Awards
By Signal Staff The Nebraska Signal was a big winner at the 145th annual Nebraska Press Association’s (NPA) Convention on
Read moreDead cattle, horse found at feed lot
By Signal Staff Investigators with the Nebraska Brand Committee, the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO), and the Nebraska State Patrol
Read moreNearly $1.5 million in street projects ok’d
By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor The Geneva City Council accepted two bids for major street paving projects inside the Geneva City
Read moreBrower finds putting puzzles together relaxing
By Dianne GirmusThe Nebraska Signal Jigsaw puzzles are seeing a resurgence in popularity today, as many people are seeking a
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