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As this newspaper issue is published, the Primary Election is already over. However, that didn’t stop Republican gubernatorial candidate Theresa Thibodeau from spending a couple of hours in Imperial last Friday, just days before the voting. She said there’s a big difference between her and the three other Republicans...

Services are pending for Shane Huff, 30, of Imperial, who died in a two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Hayes County, between Wauneta and Hamlet. Friends and family were remembering Huff this week, a Chase County resident for 12 years. His wife, Jenn, said family was everything to him, and their...

“We now know what we can accomplish as a community.”. The combination of drought, high winds and 90 plus-degree heat during the day of Friday, April 22 had first responders and the community as a whole holding its breath, praying for the day to end with no fire calls. Perkins County, however, would not be so lucky.

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday track meets were not something Perkins County track athletes needed the week before the district meet. To keep athletes healthy and from becoming too fatigued, PCS coaches faced some tough decisions. Plainsmen Head Coach Shayne Hite said the week didn’t go as well as he had...

HAYES COUNTY, Neb. — One person is dead following a head-on crash between a semi and a car in Hayes County Sunday afternoon. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, at approximately 3:40 p.m. CDT Sunday, the Hayes County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from troopers following a crash on Highway 6 west of Hamlet.

Twenty U.S. companies taking part in new internet access program. On Monday, the Biden Administration announced a deal with 20 U.S. internet service providers to give high-speed internet to qualifying households throughout the country. Imperial’s ALLO Communications is among the 20 providers taking part in the Affordable Connectivity Program.

Vivian was born October 6, 1930 in rural Hayes County 18 miles north of Wauneta, Ne to William Eugene and Marie Bernadine (Kerchal) Priest. She was the third of six children. Vivian passed away peacefully May 7, 2022 at the Chase County Hospital with her children, great and grandchildren by her side. She was 91 years of age.

TJ and Jordan Ostermiller of Imperial, Nebraska, a boy, Cannon Edward, born April 26, 2022. He weighed 9 lbs. and 13 oz., and measured 21 inches long. Siblings Rylee, 7, Casen, 5, and Reagan, 3, welcome him home. Grandparents are Todd and Pam Ostermiller and Bart and Sheila Stromberger of...

May—it’s a time for graduation ceremonies. Chase County Schools and Wauneta-Palisade are making final preparations for theirs on Saturday. The CCS Longhorn gym will be the center of activity as 46 CCS seniors graduate during the program starting at 4:30 p.m. Morgan Peterson has met the requirements as...

Shane Huff, resident of Imperial passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, in an auto accident near Hamlet, Nebraska. Shane was 30 years of age. Survivors include parents Carol Macklin of Wauneta and James Huff of Oakley, Kansas; wife Jenn Huff of Imperial; daughter Lillian Huff of Imperial; 3 brothers Cody Huff of Lincoln, Boone Huff of Colby, Kansas, Shawn Macklin of Denver, Colorado.

A changing of the guard capped off another end-of-year Imperial FFA banquet and program April 30 at the Chase County Schools auditorium. New 2022-23 officers were installed after a banquet that served 160 in the cafeteria. Advisor Jason Speck, along with the chapter’s senior and junior officers, conducted the awards...

Between the Best of the Midwest in Sutherland and the Dundy County Stratton Twilight, the Wauneta-Palisade track teams battled some of Kansas and Nebraska’s best athletes last week. Kyle Jutten placed third in high jump May 3 at Sutherland with Hayden Kramer, who is currently second in Class D...

The Imperial Chamber of Commerce has selected Lied Imperial Public Library as May’s Business of the Month. The library had its beginnings in 1925 when it was called the Women’s Club Library and was located in the courthouse temporarily before moving to an existing building near Adams Bank.

For more than 100 years, The Imperial Republican has documented the news, events and photos for generations of Chase County residents. Although things change over the years, we continue to report and be at the pulse of the community. We consistently listen and make improvements based on what is relevant for our readers.

Bernice “Viola” Jutten, age 86, of Palisade, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Viola was born June 13, 1935, in Montrose, Colorado to Swain and Bernice (Tilstrom) Brooks. Growing up a sharecropper’s daughter, Viola learned the value of hard work. Viola graduated from Montrose High School. After graduating from high school, Viola worked for the ASC office in Montrose.

Imperial water customers will see some rate increases on their next utility bills. Approval of the new rates came at the May 2 city council meeting when the new charges gained 4-0 approval. For most homeowners, the basic monthly charge will increase between $1.50 and $1.75, or about 11%. Commercial...

An informational workshop, “Starting an in-home childcare business: Could this be the career for you?” will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, at Perkins County High School in Grant. There is no cost to attend, and breakfast will be provided. With adequate and...

Two people died in separate head-on crashes on western Nebraska roads over the Mother's Day weekend, authorities said Monday. Sheldon Gibbons, 46, of Bayard, was pronounced dead at the scene of a Saturday collision in Morrill County. Another person died in a two-vehicle crash Sunday about five miles east of Wauneta on U.S. 6.