Teen Killed In One Vehicle Rollover Friday Evening

Fatal wreck - A State Patrol Officer and a Holt County Sheriff's Deputy look over the scene of the wreck that occurred last Friday evening northwest of O'Neill near Three Eagles.

An 18 year old teenage girl lost her life Friday evening in an accident that sent four other passengers to the hospital.

According to the Boyd/Holt E911 dispatch center at about 11:44 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 a report came in that a one vehicle rollover had occurred 2.5 miles west of Hwy. 281 on 883rd Road near Three Eagles.

The vehicle was traveling west bound on 883rd Road and was unable to negotiate a turn. The vehicle flipped and struck a tree coming to rest on the driver's side of the vehicle. The driver, 18 year old Tressa Wright, was partially ejected and died as a result of her injuries at the scene. Four passengers were taken by ambulance to Avera St. Anthony's Hospital, where 20 year old Joseph McIntosh was admitted to St. Anthony's Hospital for observation. and a 15 year old female was later taken by ambulance to Sioux Falls. The other passengers were treated and released. It is alleged  that alcohol and speed were a factor in the accident and seatbelts were not in use. The investigation into the accident is on going at this time. The Holt County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the O'Neill Police Department, the Nebraska State Patrol and O'Neill Fire and Rescue.

O’Neill Area Chamber Of Commerce Annual Banquet Is Friday Night

THE O'NEILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be holding their annual banquet this Friday at the O'Neill Community Center. This year's theme is "Back To The 40's."

Step back in time at the 2012 Annual Banquet as the O’Neill Area Chamber of Commerce takes you back to the 40’s. A time dominated by World War II, when Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Gary Cooper were our leading men on the silver screen, where Rosemary Clooney, Count Basie and Artie Shaw defined the musical era of jazz and big band music and when a gallon of gas was 11 cents.

The annual banquet is a wonderful opportunity for you to celebrate your employees with a fun night out to dress for the era, decorate a table to reflect the 1940’s, celebrate the successes of the past year, recognize outstanding achievements by members of the community and don’t forget the networking.

The menu will include a mouthwatering steak cooked to perfection by a special group of chefs. Enjoy the musical stylings of The Other Guys featuring Stewart Havranek, DJ Smith, Alec Nielsen and Lincoln Havranek. Perhaps you will take home a prize for best table décor?

To get tickets for the event and find out how you can enter your team in the table decorating contest, contact Pat at (402)336-2355 or oneill@telebeep.com. 

You can also get tickets from the Board of Directors including: Mark Mahony at Anson Insurance, Jim Podany at Alco, Scott Poese at KBRX, Terry Miles at the Holt County Independent, Merri Schneider at NECC, Bob Ogden at Ogden Hardware, Dave Laursen at O’Neill Car Wash, Patti Swanson at Tia Zia, Carrie Hahlbeck at Fox’s Food Plaza, Mauri Koenig

at Agricultural Services and Joe Pongratz at Pongratz Farm. Get your toes ready to tap, swing and jive and join us for the 2012 O’Neill Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet on Friday, Jan. 27 at the O’Neill Community Center. Social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m.

OHS Named Apple Distinguished School

Again For 2011-2012

O’Neill Public Junior/Senior High School is pleased to announce that it has been named an Apple Distinguished School for  2011-2012 because of its innovative uses of technology to meet the learning needs of its students.

The Apple Distinguished School selection is reserved for schools that are recognized centers of educational excellence and leadership. The selection of O’Neill High School as an Apple Distinguished School highlights its successes in enhancing and extending teaching and learning with thoughtful and innovative implementations of technology. “O’Neill’s 24/7 Learning Initiative has made learning more accessible and more engaging to our students, faculty  and extended learning community. We are extremely proud to be recognized for this honor for the second year in a row, and we look forward to many more great things from OHS to come,” commented Katie Morrow, Technology Integration Specialist. O’Neill High School has been viewed as an innovator and leader. The faculty effectively utilizes technology in alignment with a 21st century educational philosophy and is flexible and willing to share with other educational institutions.

Pamida Donates To CNCS

Pamida donation - The Pamida Foundation made a donation to CNCS last week in the amount of $1,125.73. Making the donation was Pamida manager, Curt Carstens and accepting the donation was Audra Jarman of CNCS.

Customer Service Is Topic For The Next EShip Series

Good customer service is the lifeblood of any business. You can bring in as many new customers as you want, but unless you can get some of those customers to come back, your business won't be profitable for long. HCED's first monthly entrepreneurship series for 2012 is Customer Service.

Pam Winer, manager of the Sand- hills Guest House and president of the Atkinson Chamber of Commerce, will have some tips on how to deliver great customer service. If you have a small business and depend on customers, you won't want to miss it on Friday, Jan. 27 from 8:15-9:15a.m. at the Northeast Community College Education Center in O'Neill.

There is no cost to attend these monthly workshops that are designed to help small businesses in the Holt County area.

Search Warrant Served On Residence

On Jan. 12 the Holt County Sheriff's office and the O'Neill Police Department, assisted by the Atkinson Police Department with K9 Marko and the Nebraska Game and Parks served a search warrant in the 500 block of east Donegal Street in O'Neill. Substances alleged to be marijuana and several items believed to be drug paraphernalia were found during the execution of the search warrant. Alleged violations involving prescription medications were also discovered during the search. Charges are pending on Walker Stewart, age 20; Kyle Shaffer, age 21; and a 17 year old juvenile female, all of O'Neill.