Antelope County

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Antelope County Court House
501 Main Street
Neligh, Nebraska 68756

Business Hours: 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday-Friday excluding HOLIDAYS

 

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2026 Primary Election: May 12, 2026
2026 General Election: November 3, 2026
 
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Public Notices:
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NOTICE FOR BIDS
Armor Coating
The Antelope County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids until 9:45 AM, on April 14th, 2026 for armor coating of oil roads within Antelope County. Said bids are for the application of armor coating using county furnished materials. Successful bidder will supply the specified product from April 1, 2026 to December 1, 2026. Price should be per mile. All work to be done according to county specifications. Contractor must supply traffic control, signing and proof of bonding and insurance. Bids can be brought or mailed to the Antelope County Clerk’s Office, 501 M Street, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026 and will be opened at 9:45 AM, on April 14th, 2026 in the Antelope County Commissioners Room, Antelope County Courthouse Annex. Envelopes should be marked in the lower left-hand corner with the wording, “Armor Coating Bid.” The County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

NOTICE FOR BIDS
Asphalt Oil
The Antelope County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids until 9:45 AM, on April 14th, 2026 for asphalt oil. Price should be per gallon. Purchase of asphalt oil to be delivered to each county shop from April 1, 2026 to December 1, 2026 for the following types of asphalt: MC-800, RC-250, MC3000, CRS2, and CRS-2P. Bids can be brought or mailed to the Antelope County Clerk’s Office, 501 M Street, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026 and will be opened at 9:45 AM on April 14th, 2026 in the Antelope County Commissioners Meeting Room, Antelope County Courthouse Annex. Envelope should be marked in the lower left-hand corner with the wording, “Asphalt Oil Bid.” The County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

NOTICE FOR BIDS
Gravel
The Antelope County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids until 9:45 AM on April 14th, 2026, for gravel. Bids may be brought in or mailed to the Antelope County Clerk’s Office, 501 M Street, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026. Successful bidder will supply the specified product from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. Bids will be opened and publicly read on April 14th, 2026 at 9:45 AM in the County Commissioners room of the Antelope County Courthouse Annex. The Antelope County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. ROAD GRAVEL - Purchase of Road gravel to be bid as follows: Priced per Ton, transported by county, loaded by pit operator. ARMOR COAT GRAVEL - Priced per Ton, transported by county, loaded by pit operator. All bids must be plainly marked “Gravel Bid” on lower left-hand corner of envelope. Pricing all types of fill and aggregate.

NOTICE FOR BIDS
Hot Mix Asphalt
The Antelope County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids until 9:45 AM, on April 14th, 2026, for hot mix asphalt. Price should be per ton and per location. Purchase of hot mix asphalt picked up at location between April 14th, 2026, to December 1, 2026, for all types of hot mix asphalt. Bids can be brought or mailed to the Antelope County Clerk’s Office, 501 M Street, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026 and will be opened at 9:45 AM on April 14th, 2026, in the Antelope County Commissioners Meeting Room, Antelope County Courthouse Annex. Envelope should be marked in the lower left-hand corner with the wording, “Hot Mix Asphalt Bid.” The County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

 

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Agenda, April 7th, 2026; 9:00 AM

Open meeting/roll call by Chairman or Vice Chairman
State that the open meetings information is posted on the east wall with additional copies available at the Clerk’s office
Agenda
Minutes of March 10th, 2026, Board of Commissioner Meeting
9:05 AM Public Comments
9:06 AM Follow-up 841st Road/Fehringer
Correspondence
Quarterly Jail Inspection
Zoning Administrator Report
Catastrophic Inmate Medical Insurance – Renewal
Hire Summer Intern – Extension Office
Public Defender Contract
Weed Department Fees, Follow-up and Report
9:30 AM Kings Crushing LLC – product introduction/action
Road Superintendent Report
ROW Utility Permit: Hoskins-Neligh/NPPD
Oversize Permits: (376-379) HWY 14 & 70 west to 515th Avenue south 3.5 miles to tower 15
Oversize Permits: (380-383) Turbine 17-Turbine 11-- 846th Road-516th Ave/Southern Transport LLC
Oversize Permit: (384) HWY 14 S-846th Rd W 11.5 miles to site/Barnhart Crane
Oversize Permit: (385-387) Highway 70 to 515th avenue south to pad 17/Hawk Transportation
Oversize Permits: (388-397) Turbine 17 to Turbine 11-846th to 516th/Southern Transport
Oversize Permits: (398-415) Turbine 11 to Turbine 13-516th Ave S to 847th Rd E to 517th N/Southern Transport
Oversize Permits: (416-433) Turbine 13 to Turbine 8-517th Ave S to 846th Rd E to 519th S to 845th Rd W/Southern Transport
Oversize Permits: (434-435) Turbine 8 to Turbine 36 – 845th Road-519th North-846th West-Wheeler Co/Southern Transport
Oversize Permits: (452-453) Tower 15-23 - 836th Rd & 515th Ave 515th Ave-836th Rd-516th Ave-South to Tower 23 & Return/True
Access Permit: 524th Avenue in the SW¼ Section 28, Township 23, Range 6, (House)/Beckman
Underground Permit: 511th Avenue in NW¼ Section 29, Township 24, Range 8/Fehringer&2Rivers
Skid Loader Purchase Agreement
Access Permit: SE¼ Section 25, Township 25, Range 8, 516th Avenue//Thunderhead & Krohn
Underground Permit: 854th Road-Section 20, Township 26, Range 6/Bitney
Access Permit: 531st Ave., NW¼NW¼ Section 27, Township 25, Range 5-residence access/Frey
Access Permit: 849th Road, NE¼ Section 22, Township 25, Range 6-grain bin site access/Frey
Oversize Permits: (455-464) 515th Ave N to 836th Rd E to 516th Ave S to 115th Ave E to 170th Ave N to Tower 49/True Steel
Underground Permit: 511th Ave: Section 20, Township 23, Range 8 Antelope County-Pivot/Clark & Baum Bros, Inc
Access Permit: SW¼ Section 25, Township 23, Range 6; along 527th Avenue/Andy Frey

****The items on the agenda do not necessarily have to be acted on in the above order.  The County Board has the right to modify the agenda upon convening, provided the matter is of an emergency nature.  ****

**At the discretion of the board we will recess for periodic breaks and lunch as needed **

**The Board reserves the right to go into closed session when deemed necessary by law or statute**

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Open Meetings Act

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To: All Antelope County Landowners

Referencing Nebraska State Statutes 39-301, 39-302, 39-1811, 39-1812, and 39-1813.

You are informed that the Antelope County Board of Commissioners adopted the following resolution at their April 13th, 2021 board meeting:

WHEREAS, in 2008 the Antelope County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution regarding obstructions in Antelope County Road rights of way, it is the Antelope County Board of Commissioners intention to update said resolution; and

WHEREAS the Antelope County Board of Commissioners has received evidence that unauthorized fences, crops, trees, shrubs, weeds, tall grass, berms, trash, equipment and other obstructions placed within the public rights-of-way maintained by Antelope County cause hazards that endanger motorists, County employees, and County equipment, and interfere with the proper maintenance of the roadway, especially during road maintenance, construction, and snow removal operations.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Antelope County shall, after first giving reasonable notice to the affected landowner, exercise its right to remove hazards from the public rights-of-way except that no notice shall need to be given during snow removal operations or emergency operations; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Antelope County Road Department employees shall identify and document such hazards, shall provide ten days written notice to any affected landowner to remove the hazards from the right-of-way, and, if such hazards remain within the right-of-way ten days after Antelope County gives such notice to any affected landowner, shall remove the hazards, returning all salvaged materials to the affected landowner.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Antelope County Road Department employees shall invoice the costs of the removal of the hazards to the affected landowner, including the cost of labor and machine use.

Dated this 13th day of April, 2021.

You are further notified that the County Board of Commissioners intends that the above resolution shall be enforced, and that any person may make a proper complaint regarding a violation of the above resolution to the Commissioner(s) or Road Superintendent.

Antelope County Board of Commissioners

39-302 Roads; sprinkler irrigation system; restrictions; violations; penalty.

A sprinkler irrigation system which due to location or design diverts, or is capable of diverting, water onto or across a public road so as to saturate, wash, or impair the maintenance, construction, or pass ability of such public road or allows water to accumulate on the roadway or traveled surface of the public road shall be equipped with a device which will automatically shut off the end gun of the irrigation system causing such diversion or accumulation of water. Any person who fails to comply with this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor, except that section 39-301 shall be controlling with respect to mechanical malfunctions and normal weather conditions.

39-1811 Weeds; mowing; duty of landowner; neglect of duty; obligation of county board; cost; assessment and collection.

(1) It shall be the duty of the landowners in this state to mow all weeds that can be mowed with the ordinary farm mower to the middle of all public roads and drainage ditches running along their lands at least twice each year, namely, sometime in July for the first time and sometime in September for the second time.

 

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Full-Time, Part-Time, & Seasonal Road Employee Job Opportunity
The Antelope County Road & Bridge Department is looking to hire full-time, part-time, and seasonal Road Employees in multiple locations around the County. (Minimum age 18) Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: Perform manual labor, trimming of trees, using a chainsaw, mowing, applying road patch material by shoveling, flagging, assisting other employees with various projects, etc. Drug tests are mandatory.

Apply in person or by mail. Applications can be acquired through the Antelope County Clerk’s Office, 501 M Street, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756, phone 402.887.4410. Applications on file at the Clerk's Office 90 days prior to this notice will be considered. Antelope County is an equal opportunity Employer. This position is subject to a veterans preference and may remain open until filled.

                                                  

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Attorney General Mike Hilgers is warning consumers that many THC-containing products sold in Nebraska may be dangerous for human consumption.

For more info please go to this link…

Attorney General Consumer Warning | Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers

 

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Safety Tips to Protecting Kids on the Internet. You can view the resource at:

https://broadbandnow.com/blog/online-safety-tips-for-kids

 

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We invite you to browse our web site to learn about our County offices and the services Antelope County, Nebraska offers its citizens. 

This web site contains information about Antelope County programs, services, departments and offices, as well as helpful information on commonly asked questions. We encourage you to use this site frequently for local government information. Please contact the Webmaster if you have questions, comments or suggestions on how we can improve this web site.

 


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When Reporting an issue with a Wind Turbine:

  1. Call the Zoning Administrator at 402-887-4248
  2. Call the Sheriff’s Office at 402-887-4148
  3. Or Call Invenergy’s Neligh Office at 531-484-2660

 

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