Reid Fullner and Elizabeth Tomky — Brooke Butterfield Photography
Bill and Chris Tomky of Lamar, Nebraska, and Rick and Cori Fullner of Columbus, Nebraska, announce the engagement of their children, Elizabeth Ann Tomky and Reid Jaworski Fullner.
Water is flowing over Highway 6 on Friday morning, Aug. 20, several miles east of Holyoke after heavy rains hit the area Thursday, Aug. 19. Holyoke officially recorded 4.26 inches of precipitation while some rural residents measured over 10 inches. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Cornstalks lie in a large pool of water near the Colorado-Nebraska border after taking a beating last week. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Tornadic activity from Thursday’s storm spares Randy and Karin Kramer’s house but destroys their garage among other damage at their property southeast of Holyoke. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Rural communities like Holyoke often pray for rain — but not this much rain.
On Tuesday morning, Aug. 24, homeowner Gary Kumm surveys the rubble that remained after his house caught fire early Monday. He is recovering from a construction accident and is thankful he wasn’t at home at the time of the fire. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Holyoke firefighter Bob Heldenbrand sprays water on the blaze at 107 S. Reynolds Ave. Monday morning, Aug. 23. — Tina Looka
Holyoke’s 107 S. Reynolds Ave. has been home to Gary Kumm since the 1970s, so it wasn’t easy for him to see his house go up in flames Monday, Aug. 23.
Margie Jeffers is pictured in her rocking chair at her home Thursday, Aug. 19. She will turn 100 on Aug. 31. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Margie Jeffers is pictured in the 1950s, which she says was her favorite decade.
Not many people can say they have lived a whole century, but Margie Jeffers will be able to do just that when she celebrates her 100th birthday Aug. 31.
At its Aug. 17 meeting, Holyoke City Council voted to support the Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative in its application for the Department of Local Affairs Energy Impact Grant for $600,000.
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