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The North Central RC&D will be meeting on Wednesday, Oct 14 at 1:40 p.m. in Bassett City Meeting Room.

A Mass of Christian burial for Patricia Lee (Seger) Callahan, age 87, of Omaha, Neb. will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church located at 3122 S. 74th St. in Omaha. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. A complete obituary will be included in this week’s issue of The Atkinson Graphic.

Get your copy of this week's Atkinson Graphic, available later today, and read the articles that accompany these headlines, “Kelly purchases Hoffman Law,” “Kerkman qualifies for state golf”, “Stuart Homecoming royalty crowned,” “West Holt ag students help with ‘Free Trees’ planting,” “Fire Prevention Poster contest winners announced,” “Get your copy of this week's Atkinson Graphic, available later today, and read the articles that accompany these headlines, “Kelly purchases Hoffman Law,” “Kerkman qualifies for state golf”, “Stuart Homecoming royalty crowned,” “West Holt ag students help with ‘Free Trees’ planting,” “Fire Prevention Poster contest winners announced,” “Stuart Raceway holds year end banquet” . . . these and so many more – plus Sports reports from the West Holt Huskies and the Stuart Broncos! Don't miss out. Subscribe today - In-State is $34.00; Out-of-State is $40.00; or get an E-Edition for $20.00 and read The Graphic on-line anywhere! You can also add the E-Edition for $5.00 if you have a paper subscription!

A private family funeral service for Donald Gokie, age 85, of Atkinson, Neb. will be held. He died on October 4, 2020.

A funeral service for Betty Siebert, age 91, of Atkinson, Neb. will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Atkinson. Visitation will be held on Tuesday October 6, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Seger Funeral Home in Atkinson. There will be no prayer service. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Atkinson. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorials be made to the Atkinson Public Library. Seger Funeral Home of Atkinson is in charge of arrangements.

North Central District Health Department will be hosting a drive through a Flu Shot Clinic on Tuesday, October 6th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in O’Neill. Follow the signs and enter the alley on the West side for the clinic. Announcements on additional clinics will be made as soon as details are available.

North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) will be hosting a drive through public influenza vaccine clinics in Niobrara on Wednesday, September 30th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Niobrara Public School parking lot and on Thursday, October 1st from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in O’Neill behind the NCDHD building. Due to new road construction please access the clinic through the alley behind NCDHD using the WEST entrance and remain in your vehicle. To fast track the clinic process before attending these clinics, complete a vaccine form available on the NCDHD website homepage and have a copy of your insurance card prior to your arrival at the clinic. If needed, NCDHD will have hard copy influenza vaccine forms available as well as making copies of insurance cards as needed.

Get your copy of this week's Atkinson Graphic, available later today, and read the articles that accompany these headlines, “Gigabit Fiber Internet coming to Atkinson”, “Trees to be planted Friday”, “Austin Hamm joins WH Medical Services”, “Student Believers & Achievers announced”, “Royalty crowned”, “Friday Night Lights on Friday”, “Life Chain to be in O’Neill October 4”, “Additional farmers aid available now”, “West Holt hosts Range Contest”, “Observatory to have viewings” . . . these and so many more – plus Sports reports from the West Holt Huskies and the Stuart Broncos! Don't miss out. Subscribe today - In-State is $34.00; Out-of-State is $40.00; or get an E-Edition for $20.00 and read The Graphic on-line anywhere! You can also add the E-Edition for $5.00 if you have a paper subscription!

North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) will be hosting a drive through style public influenza vaccine clinic on Tuesday, September 29th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. You can access the clinic through the alley behind NCDHD using the East entrance. To fast track the clinic process, complete a vaccine form available on the NCDHD website homepage and have a copy of your insurance card prior to your arrival at the clinic. If needed, NCDHD will have hard copy influenza vaccine forms available as well as taking copies of insurance cards as needed.

A graveside funeral services for Lorraine Freouf, age 87 of Ericson, Neb. will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at the Pibel Cemetery in Wheeler County. Reverend Janet Burgel will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 28, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Ericson United Methodist Church. The family will not be present. A complete obituary will be included in this week’s issue of The Atkinson Graphic.

The North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) TestNe clinics will resume this week with the following schedule: • Monday, September 28th in Bassett from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the fairgrounds • Tuesday, September 29th in O’Neill from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.. Use the East ally access for the drive-thru clinic in the back of the NCDHD building. • Wednesday, September 30th in Niobrara at the Trading Post from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Get your copy of this week's Atkinson Graphic, available later today, and read the articles that accompany these headlines, “COVID Relief means Free Lunches at West Holt”, “County Clerk gives Election update”, “Stuart School to celebrate Homecoming 2020”, “Hunter Safety to be held”, “Stuart FFA members earn Nebraska State Fair honors” . . . these and so many more – plus Sports reports from the West Holt Huskies and the Stuart Broncos! Don't miss out. Subscribe today - In-State is $34.00; Out-of-State is $40.00; or get an E-Edition for $20.00 and read The Graphic on-line anywhere! You can also add the E-Edition for $5.00 if you have a paper subscription!

North Central District Health Department will be hosting public TestNe clinics this week at the following locations: • Tuesday, September 22nd in O’Neill from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., access the drive-thru clinic through the East ally entrance behind the NCDHD office. • Wednesday, September 23rd in Niobrara at the Trading Post from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cherry County Clinic is also hosting a public TestNe Clinic this week: • Tuesday, September 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pre-registration on testnebraska.com for a testing time is preferred, but not required. Testing at these events is free.

The office of Governor Pete Ricketts has issued an updated Directed Health Measures (DHM) to include details about quarantine and isolation instructions for school aged individuals, teachers, staff, and administration effective Monday, September 21st, 2020 through October 31st, 2020. To view the updated DHM visit the Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Directed Health Measures page at dhhs.ne.gov.

Get your copy of this week's Atkinson Graphic, available later today, and read the articles that accompany these headlines, “Patriot Day observed at West Holt”, “Hilja Haase is exchange student at West Holt School”, “West Holt Homecoming Week begins Sunday”, “Little Girls’ Dance Team performed”, and on our Ag Page “’The Tree Lady’ knows her business” . . . these and so many more – plus Sports reports from the West Holt Huskies and the Stuart Broncos! Don't miss out. Subscribe today - In-State is $34.00; Out-of-State is $40.00; or get an E-Edition for $20.00 and read The Graphic on-line anywhere! You can also add the E-Edition for $5.00 if you have a paper subscription!

On Tuesday, September 15, North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) was made aware of 18 additional cases in the district. Eight cases in the district, through case investigations, have been determined to be due from community spread: 4 in Knox, 1 in Brown, 1 in Pierce, 1 in Antelope, and 1 in Cherry. Nine cases in the district, through case investigations, have been determined to be due from close contacts with confirmed positive COVID-19 cases: 2 in Knox, 2 in Brown, 1 in Pierce, 2 in Holt, 1 in Antelope, and 1 in Cherry. One case in Knox County is still under investigation. NCDHD has reported 60 recoveries throughout the district since the last recovery reporting on Tuesday, September 8th. These include: 11 in Rock, 10 in Knox, 1 in Antelope, 4 in Holt, 13 in Cherry, 19 in Pierce, and 2 in Brown. Case count update as of September 15, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.: 429 Total Cases (TC), 238 Recoveries (R), and 14 Deaths (D). A reminder that Total Case (TC) numbers are represented first, and of those total cases the number of Recovered (R) persons is represented second, and total case related Deaths (D) is represented third. Antelope: TC: 41, R: 24, D: 1 Boyd: TC: 11, R: 10 Brown: TC: 15, R: 7 D: 1 Cherry: TC: 59, R: 30, D:4 Holt: TC: 47, R: 24 Keya Paha: TC: 1, R: 1 Knox: TC: 131, R: 69 Pierce: TC: 88, R: 55, D:8 Rock: TC: 36, R:18

A funeral service for David Jon Denker, age 58, of Nacora, Neb. will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Emerson. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 14, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Emerson. Locally he is survived by his sister Jeanine (Todd) Hale of Atkinson. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Emerson. A complete obituary will be included in this week’s issue of The Atkinson Graphic.

NCDHD COVID-19 and Risk Dial Updates On Wednesday, September 9, North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) was made aware of 14 additional cases in the district. Seven cases in the district, through case investigations, have been determined to be due from community spread: 2 in Holt, 1 in Pierce, 1 in Antelope, 2 in Rock, and 1 in Knox counties. Six cases in the district, through case investigations, have been determined to be due from close contacts with confirmed positive COVID-19 cases: 3 in Pierce and 3 in Rock. One new case is currently under investigation in Holt County. NCDHD has reported four additional deaths in the district. Two deaths in Cherry County, a male in his 80s and a female in her 80s. Additionally, two deaths in Pierce County, both females in their 80s. NCDHD would like to remind the district that each Wednesday by the end of business day the NCDHD district risk dial is updated. Visit ncdhd.ne.gov to access a link to the risk dial. Case count update as of September 9/2020 at 3:00 p.m.: 362 Total Cases (TC), 178 Recoveries (R), and 13 Deaths (D). A reminder that Total Case (TC) numbers are represented first, and of those total cases the number of Recovered (R) persons is represented second, and total case related Deaths (D) is represented third. Antelope: TC: 31, R: 23, D: 1 Boyd: TC: 10, R: 10 Brown: TC: 9, R: 5 Cherry: TC: 54, R: 17, D:4 Holt: TC: 35, R: 20 Keya Paha: TC: 1, R: 1 Knox: TC: 116, R: 59 Pierce: TC: 81, R: 36, D:8 Rock: TC: 25, R:7

West Holt Football Friday, September 11th By Coach Neptune Due to an unfortunate circumstance the West Holt football game for this Friday has been canceled. The football team will have a scrimmage starting at 5:30 pm. The little girl drill team will also perform at the half way point of the scrimmage. Concessions will be open and the scrimmage will last about an hour. If you have any questions please contact Coach Neptune. Schedule for Events HS Football Scrimmage - 5:30 (20 minute running clock) Little Girls Drill Team Performance Scrimmage - (12 minute running clock)

Get your copy of this week's Atkinson Graphic, available later today, and read the articles that accompany these headlines, “Physician joins West Holt Medical Services”, “West Holt FFA members earned State Awards”, “Little Paws Preschool adds new room for three year old students”, “Lower Niobrara NRD Grant work begins”, “First Communion service held at St. Boniface” . . . these and so many more – plus Sports reports from the West Holt Huskies! Don't miss out. Subscribe today - In-State is $34.00; Out-of-State is $40.00; or get an E-Edition for $20.00 and read The Graphic on-line anywhere! You can also add the E-Edition for $5.00 if you have a paper subscription!