SERVING LOGAN & McPHERSON COUNTIES THE STAPLETON FOR OVER 100 YEARS SinceLOGAN 1912 COUNTY, • creativeprintersonline.com STAPLETON NEBRASKA 69163 (USPS THURSDAY, 518780) SEPTEMBER 17, THURSDAY, 2020JANUARY 5, 2017 NO. NO. 1 38 Enrollment Lightning strike ignites fire down slightly at SPS 197 enrolled Pre-K through 12th grade The numbers are in and and 8 girls. Total 22. enrollment for Pre-K Freshmen: 5 boys and 12 through 12th grade girls. Total 17. stands at 197 at Stapleton Sophomores: 18 boys Public Schools. This com- and 3 girls. Total 21. pares to 212 last year and Juniors: 4 boys and 8 205 the previous year. girls. Total 12. Little Broncos Preschool Seniors: 8 boys and 9 met for their first day girls. Total 17. Tuesday, September 8. Total Pre-K through 12 There are 15 boys and one enrollment: 197 girl enrolled. Parent-teacher confer- There are 10 Kindergart- ences will be held at the ners and 17 seniors will school Thursday, Septem- graduate in 2021. ber 24 from 7:40 a.m. - A breakdown of stu- 7:00 p.m. Note the dents by grades: change. Pre-Kindergarten: 15 All conferences will be boys and 1 girl. Total 16. held in the instructor’s Kindergarten: 7 boys room and all conferences and 3 girls. Total 10. will be scheduled. This First Grade: 6 boys and 4 will eliminate the frustra- LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF girls. Total 10. tion of waiting in the Second Grade: 9 boys Bronco Room for the op- The Gay Brown residence, located east of Stapleton at 213 County Road 90, was completely destroyed by fire early and 6 girls. Total 15. portunity to converse Tuesday morning, September 8. A lightning strike was determined to be the cause of the blaze. Third Grade: 3 boys and with instructors. had to go back in to get 5 girls. Total 8. Please call the school of- Stapleton Fire & Rescue mutual aid. house and contents were her cell phone to make Fourth Grade: 3 girls fice at 308-636-2252 as was called to the Gay “Road conditions ham- estimated as a total loss. the call to the fire depart- and 1 boy. Total 4. soon as possible to Brown residence located pered us in getting to the Brown is currently liv- ment. She was also able to Fifth Grade: 10 boys and arrange your student(s) at 215 County Road 90 at residence and firemen ing with Tina Lehmkuh- get her dog out. 7 girls. Total 17. schedule and please approximately 5:30 a.m. worked to save what ler. A fund has been set The Brown residence is Sixth Grade: 6 boys and schedule appointments in Tuesday morning, Sep- could be saved,” Stapleton up at Community First located in the Arnold Fire 6 girls. Total 12. the morning if at all pos- tember 8. Brown stated Fire Chief Frank Kramer Bank, Stapleton, for those District. Arnold Fire & Seventh Grade: 10 boys sible. she heard thunder and said. wishing to make dona- Rescue was called to the and 6 girls. Total 16. A letter will be sent with smelled smoke shortly The fire marshal has de- tions to help with current scene and Tryon Fire & Eighth Grade: 14 boys your scheduled time(s). thereafter. She was able to termined lightning to be needs. get out of the house, but Rescue responded with the cause of the fire. The Stolen vehicles recovered Community First MARCIA HORA advises of new A California man, living in the Kearney area, has ‘spoofing call’ scam been charged with two Community First Bank calling from a number Class II felonies in con- has become aware of a you recognize and this is nection with two stolen new scam called “Spoof- called “spoofing.” vehicles last week. ing Calls.” You may re- The scammer is likely Logan County Sheriff ceive a call that appears to looking to gain the CCV Sean Carson received a be from Community First number from the back of call at approximately 9:00 Bank and the caller wants your card. They may al- a.m. Sunday morning, to confirm your address, ready have other informa- September 6, from Craig date of birth, card trans- tion about your debit Halstead. Halstead re- actions, and debit card de- card. ported his 2015 GMC tails. The caller may also Again, NEVER provide Sierra pickup had been claim to be from the this sensitive information taken from his farm lo- bank’s Fraud Depart- to the caller. cated on Highway 92, east LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF ment. CFB does not have Community First Bank of the Country Partners Logan County Sheriff Sean Carson found this 9-county plated Mustang stuck in sandy a Fraud Department. will never call and re- junction south of Staple- road conditions on County Road 40 in Logan County. It was stolen from Buffalo Do not confirm any per- quest that information, al- ton. Video surveillance at County. sonal or banking informa- though we may call to the Halstead farm showed tion. Call your local verify suspicious account proximately 4:30 p.m., the suspect. stolen and Buffalo County theft by unlawful taking branch to find out if any- activity. Please call your Monday, September 7, Sheriff Carson investi- submitted the pictures to and possession of stolen one from the bank called bank if you receive such a stating he had spotted the gated the theft and went Logan County. It was de- property. He made an ap- for that information. call or if you have any Halstead pickup at Con- north on Avenue 180 and termined that Stephen pearance in Logan Scammers are able to questions. struction Rental in North turned east on County Serr, 25, had stolen both County Court, Tuesday, make it look like they are Road 40. About one half vehicles. Platte. North Platte police September 8, and bond mile in on County Road The Lincoln County were dispatched and was set at 10% of Marijuana initiative won’t be 40, he came upon an Sheriff’s office made con- identified the vehicle as $25,000.00. Serr has a abandoned 9-county tact with the suspect at Halsteads. The pickup court appointed attorney on General Election ballot plated green Mustang. approximately 9:30 p.m. was returned to the Logan and was taken back to the In decisions issued Sep- According to statute, the The car had become stuck Sunday night, September County Sheriff’s office Lincoln County jail. He tember 10, the Nebraska statewide ballot for the in sandy road conditions. 6, at the Hershey truck and no apparent damage will appear Tuesday, Octo- Supreme Court ordered November 3 general elec- Dispatch was called and it stop. The suspect was on was reported to the vehi- ber 13, in Logan County that three gambling ini- tion must be certified no was determined the car foot. He was arrested and cle or the Mustang. Craig Court. tiatives be placed on the later than Friday, Septem- had been stolen in Buffalo taken to the Lincoln and Linda Halstead Logan County and Buf- November general elec- ber 11. Secretary of State County. County jail. picked up their pickup in falo County attorneys will tion ballot, and that a Bob Evnen announced A surveillance camera Robbi Smith of Arnold Stapleton, Tuesday, Sep- be working together on medical cannabis initia- had also been in use contacted Logan County tember 8. the case. tive be withheld from the See Marijuana where the car had been Deputy Dalen Wood at ap- Serr is facing charges of ballot. Page 12 McPherson Co. Oldsters Party Weather McPherson Notices Index Cancelled This Year • McPherson County The McPherson County fee and the women brought DATE HI LOW MT Co. News 477520 School District #90 Legal Notices.................2 Oldsters Party will not be held the extras. 586520 Board Workshop this year due to the COVID- It quickly became an Exten- Social Side ....................3 697520 Proceedings Opinion Page.................4 19 pandemic. “It saddens us sion Club project each year, 7 92 50 0 to announce this, but we be- providing a cooked meal for 8 74 37 .35 • Logan County Planning Classifieds .....................5 lieve it is better to be safe.” 65 and older friends in the 9 41 35 .05 Commissioner Business Directory ........5 The McPherson County community and old friends 10 46 35 .05 Proceedings Nebraska Statewide Oldsters Party has been hap- who were asked to come 11 60 37 .09 • McPherson County Classified Ads..............5 pening for 60 years. It was back for a visit. There were Commissioners McPherson County started in 1960 as an old- upward of 160 people in at- The heat index reached 97 de- grees at 4:00 p.m. on September Proceedings News............................6 timers picnic. The men tendance some years. It is an 5. Fog was observed on Septem- • Estate Of Donald MCS News ....................7 brought sandwiches and cof- event we all will miss. ber 7 and thunder was recorded Lee Kramer SPS News .....................8 Lone Valley Club Meeting on September 8. • Notice Of General Maverick Sports.............9 Logan & McPherson Election - Logan County Logan County Lone Valley Club will meet at the Senior Friendship Room • Over The Hills • Notice Of General Election Notice ..........10 of the Stapleton Community Center on September 20 for a County Notices of • Graphic Files Election - McPherson County noon, no-host meal and meeting. Jacque Trumbull will furnish Election Inside plates, cups, plasticware, etc., so don’t worry about bringing • Frosted Sorghums: To graze McPherson County Election Notice ..........11 your own table service. This Issue or not to graze? • Mail Carrier Bid Local News..................12 Page 2 Thursday, September 17, 2020 Public Notices The Stapleton Enterprise minutes previously stated Co.