Colfax County, NE

Those looking to celebrate their Czech heritage or just wanting to enjoy festival activities have the chance to do so next weekend. Clarkson Czech Days in nearby Colfax County is returning June 25-27 after last year's event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day event will feature Czech...

Roberto H & Martha Chavez, H&W, to Roberto Chavez & Vanesa Chavez Munoz, H&W – Lots 13, 14 & 15,Blk 90, Original Town, now City of Schuyler $100,000. Lynton & Diane Cattau, H&W, to Freddie L & Kathleen A Siefken, H&W – NE1/4 NW1/4; NW1/4 NE1/4; SE1/4 NW1/4 & NE1/4 SW1/4 Sec 5-18-2E $1,200,000.

Colfax County deputies will be sporting pink patches in October and members of the public can get their own emblem to support breast cancer awareness. As part of the worldwide Pink Patch Project, the Colfax County Sheriff’s Office is now selling a pink version of deputies’ uniform patches to raise both awareness and money for breast cancer, Sheriff Shawn Messerlie said.

At the corner of Colfax and 11th streets, right before going on the viaduct, is a small lot of land that officials are hoping becomes an appealing entrance into downtown Schuyler. Currently an empty property, the area will hopefully boost lighting, benches, landscaping such as plants and flowers, and an...

The Colfax Theater has been closed for the past year but Schuyler Enrichment Foundation officials are shooting for reopening the theater in June. The theater temporarily closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “At this point, we are still closed because of COVID, but we're working on getting reopened,”...

Shawna Villa, sgl, to Patty J Felipe & Edy Eduardo Cifuentes a/k/a Edy Eduardo Cifuentes Calderon, W&H – Part of Blk 20, Clarkson’s 5th Addn, Schuyler $173,000. Jason R & Ashley R Mullenhoff, H&W, to Brent Wietfeld – Part of Lot 9, All of Lots 10 & 11, Blk 2, Railroad Addn, Village of Leigh $4,000.

Callie K Wright f/k/a Callie K Dieter & Contrell Wright Sr, W&H, to Callie K Wright & Contrell Wright Sr, W&H – Part of Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, Blk 40, Original Town, now City of Schuyler (Tax Exempt). Richard R Ladehoff, sgl, to Edgar Maurico Romero...

In the months since law enforcement sent a letter to the Schuyler school board listing complaints about their relationship, officials on both sides said things have improved. The letter described the handling of an incident on Feb. 24 in which a student brought weapons to Schuyler Central High School. According to the letter, there was a 90-minute gap between when weapons were found and law enforcement was called.

Schuyler Mayor Jon Knutson is urgin residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “I just wish we would have more people getting vaccinated right now,” Knutson said, adding he had heard from the East-Central District Health Department that vaccinations were in a lull. “The research shows if we don’t get up to 70%, we’re still vulnerable as far as building immunity.”

Gregg M & Cindy J Melliger, H&W, to Melliger Farms LLC – NW1/4 Sec 20-17-2E (Tax Exempt). Property transfers compiled by ARL Credit Services.

Residents ducked under the entrance to the Colfax County Recycling Center on Thursday, April 29, to check in and start cleaning up streets. Inside the dimly lit building were organized sections of materials like milk jugs, newspapers and old TVs. Out back, smoke rose from the grill, where a group of men cooked for the volunteers who came to clean up.

July 17, 1938 - April 19, 2021. Paul Kroeger, 82, of Schuyler, died Monday, April 19, 2021, at his home in Schuyler. The funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 23, 2021, at Kracl Funeral Chapel in Schuyler with Jerry L. Kracl officiating. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday. Committal in the Schuyler Cemetery with fire department and military honors. Lunch followed at the Schuyler Golf Club.

Colfax County is looking to bid out bridge projects for work on a couple of bridges damaged in the 2019 floods as it waits for Federal Emergency Management Agency approval. The County's plan is for total bridge replacements on Road 14 and Road K. But the work done depends on FEMA's decision, Colfax County Emergency Manager and Highway Superintendent Mark Arps said.

Alyssa Ledon is one of just a few women to have worked in the Colfax County Sheriff’s Office. She’s the first female deputy hire of Sheriff Shawn Messerlie’s tenure. There are also currently no female Schuyler Police Department officers. The last female officer left about six or seven years ago, according to Police Chief Robert Farber.

La Familiar Investments LLC to Miguel Angel Adame – Lot 1, Blk 28, Clarkson’s 1st Addn, City of Schuyler $60,000. Jeanie M Muhle, sgl, to Scott D Muhle – Part of NW1/4 Sec 28-17-2E $106,000. Property transfers compiled by ARL Credit Services.

Nonprofits and service providers in Platte and Colfax counties are working together to achieve a common goal: Bettering their respective communities. The Community Collaborative is comprised of partners, such as church communities, basic need agencies, health care and child care schools, that assist in identifying current and/or potential issues and possible solutions to help alleviate those problems.

Plans to upgrade the Schuyler Police Department range area hit a setback after no bids were received, City Administrator Will De Roos said. The plan is to upgrade the training range for the Schuyler Police Department. No bids were received for the facility storage shed and a concrete practice area and pathways.

Benjamin W & Crystal G Klug, H&W, to Benjamin W & Crystal G Klug, H&W – N1/2 N1/2 E1/2 NE1/4 SW1/4 Sec 15-17-2E; S1/2 SW1/4 Sec 30-18-2E; E1/2 N1/2 SW1/4 Sec 30-18-2E & Part of E1/2 SW1/4 Sec 32-18-2E (Tax Exempt). Ibsa Ali & Kedija Abdulaho, H&W, to Adam Earl...

David Graybill, sgl, to Carey Grubaugh, married – Part of Lot 6, Suchy’s Blk, City of Clarkson $3,000. Joseph A Gall, sgl, to Jeffrey A Gall – Lot 5, Blk 12, Original Town of Schuyler & Lots 1, 2 & 3, Blk 44, Original Town of Schuyler (Tax Exempt). Joseph...

Residents, business owners and volunteers are all showing up to help out with area COVID-19 vaccine clinics. After there were more no-shows than normal at several clinics last week, area residents came to the Oak Ballroom in Schuyler for vaccines to make sure there was zero waste. The week of...