Agreement with Sterling saves County thousands
The Phillips County Board of Commissioners reported activity for the month of June at its June 29 meeting.
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Candlelight vigil held for 18-year-old
A candlelight vigil was held in memory of Collin Penrod, 18, of Grant, Nebraska, Monday evening, July 3, at the South Platte High School football field in Big Springs, Nebraska, where he would
This photo of two WWI soldiers in uniform is part of the Phillips County Museum collection, where actual uniforms are also on display. The man pictured at left is identified as Lauritz Peterson. (Source: Phillips County Museum)
This is only a portion of a giant panoramic photo housed at the Phillips County Museum. In its entirety, the photo is a sight worth seeing in person. It is one of the many items donated to the museum by Leslie Taylor, who served in World War I and later lived in Haxtun. According to the museum, the photo is probably of the 35th Infantry Regiment at Nogales, Arizona, in 1918. (Source: Phillips County Museum)
Local WWI artifacts tell century-old story
It was 100 years ago, July 9, 1917, that Phillips County’s first war contingent left for Akron having received mobilization orders.
Jane Imlay, at left, and future sister-in-law Louise Kuhl, mother and aunt of former Holyoke resident Jane Krueger, make camp in Omaha, Nebraska. The photo noted it was the first and only mud they found as they traveled the Detroit-Lincoln-Denver auto route in 1924.
Happy Campers
It was the early 1920s, and — with automobiles accessible to the middle class — millions of tourists were traversing the country over increasingly defined, graveled “motor trails.” Two of those
Regan Van Overbeke, at right, poses at the Lincoln Memorial with new friends from across Colorado during the June 8-15 National Rural Electric Youth Tour in Washington, D.C.
Youth tour means new friends, memories for Van Overbeke
Early mornings, full days and new friends marked Regan Van Overbeke’s experience June 8-15 in Washington, D.C., at the National Rural Electric Youth Tour, sponsored by Highline Electric Associa