Holt County Economic Development is excited to announce the hire of Mike Peterson as our new Project Manager! Peterson joins Holt County Economic Development as the Project Manager after 36 years in education. Mike recently retired from O’Neill Public Schools and is...
O’Neill has recently seen an increase in new signage for local businesses. Several of these signs were purchased with the help of a local incentive program. Katie Oberle, owner of REPS fitness center in downtown O’Neill, Jessica Cole, owner of Kreative...
Katie Hawk, Nebraska Community Foundation Hometown Intern Last November, when I heard about an internship that encouraged young adults to learn more about their hometowns, I knew that I wanted to apply. The internship is designed to help college students give back to...
Holt County, NE – O’Neill Community Foundation Fund and Holt County Economic Development Fund welcomes Emily Morrow and Katie Hawk home for the summer to help local leadership further their missions. Morrow and Hawk are both students at the University of...
Holt County, NE – Holt County Economic Development has announced Shelby Regan as the new Executive Director of the county-wide economic development office. Regan started her position with HCED on June 1, 2021 at the HCED office located in the O’Neill Depot...
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced new grant programs to continue growing Nebraska in the midst of the disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the Coronavirus Relief Fund, the State of Nebraska received $1.084 billion in federal assistance...
At the regular board meeting on October 5th, 2020 the Holt County Ag Society met to discuss bids submitted for a proposed concession stand and restroom project at the fairgrounds. The Ag Society officially broke ground on October 14th, 2020 for a new 25 by 68-foot...
All students and prospective students are encouraged to apply for the Martens Family Scholarship. Interested applicants can obtain a scholarship application on-line at https://www.nebcommfound.org/give/martens-family-scholarship-fund/. Scholarship applications are due...
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Lincoln, NE – State Senators Tom Brandt, Wendy Deboer, Myron Dorn, John McCollister, and Dan Quick joined a panel discussion on policy efforts affecting renewable energy at the 2019 Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference in Lincoln, NE October 29-30, 2019. View...
Lincoln, NE – Holt County Economic Development Director, Darby Paxton, was invited to speak at the 2019 Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference in Lincoln, NE on October 29 – 30, 2019. Mr. Paxton, along with O’Neill Public Schools Superintendent, Amy...
ATKINSON, NE — West Holt Medical Services Foundation is pleased to announce its 2019 fall scholarship recipients. Leighton Mlady and Kassidy Jelinek will each receive $500 towards their degrees in the medical field. Jelinek is a 2016 graduate of West Holt High School...
Rural Nebraska students often have the perception that a successful career happens in a city. Some leave their small towns after high school graduation with little thought of ever returning. But these students who grow up in small Nebraska towns are key to retaining...
From Omaha World Herald By Nebraska Community Foundation Atkinson, Neb. – (July 7, 2017) – There is a familiar old saying, “If you want something done, ask a busy woman!” That about sums up the situation for the five very active working mothers who are moving...
From Omaha World Herald By Matthew Hansen / World-Herald columnist ATKINSON, Neb. — (July 7, 2017) – The disco reindeer is what got me. I had previously been on the fence about Something Special by Marilyn, the only store in Nebraska featuring two floors and...
June 22, 2017 O’Neill, Stuart, Atkinson and Chambers Communities as well as Holt County Economic Development Foundations receive check from BHE Renewables (left to right) Jon Schmaderer, Dr. Jonna Kohle, Jay Wallinger, Alicia Knapp, Jim Brennan, Jan Krotter Chvla,...
From Omaha World Herald By Nebraska Community Foundation STUART, Neb. – (May 4, 2017) – If you live in one of Nebraska’s larger cities, you probably take for granted grabbing a bite to eat and heading off to a first-run movie. People in Stuart, Nebraska...
While working on a video to celebrate ten years of the HomeTown Leadership Institute, our videographer asked the interviewees what they liked about Holt County. We’re positive you’ll agree with everything they have to say. We doubt you need it, but if you...
