Giltner

Kids, including Rylee Critel at the center, help Littler Stingers staff member Addy Petzoldt with cleanup after playtime. The Little Stingers Childcare Program now occupies two buildings to house different age groups of preschoolers.

Kids, including Rylee Critel at the center, help Littler Stingers staff member Addy Petzoldt with cleanup after playtime. The Little Stingers Childcare Program now occupies two buildings to house different age groups of preschoolers.

Little Stingers Daycare gains additional space

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The children of Little Stingers Childcare Program owned and operated by the Giltner Area Development Corporation have a bit more room to buzz their wings thanks to the addition of an expanded building.
Jay Phelps speaks in 2019 at ReactiveConf in Prague. Phelps has help found two businesses still in operation, and worked throughout the tech world without a college degree.

Jay Phelps speaks in 2019 at ReactiveConf in Prague. Phelps has help found two businesses still in operation, and worked throughout the tech world without a college degree.

This week's top stories

News Staff
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Following a different tune: A career from music to technology Jay (Justin) Phelps attended Aurora High School until his last semester and has since gone on his own learning journey outside of college, working his way through the technology world from Silicon Valley and beyond.
Kurt Finkey and his wife, Jill.

Kurt Finkey and his wife, Jill.

Finkey hired as new Giltner principal

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Louisville Public School District school counselor Kurt Finkey is set to become Giltner Public School’s K-12 principal and activities director after the resignation of principal Christopher Pietrzak. Finkey stated that he was ready to accept the job and bring his years of experience to Giltner.
Mindy Jemison (left) and Chris Florez, co-owners of Homegrown Tax Pros & Bookkeeping in Giltner, sit at their home office. The two handle individual and business taxes along with other financial services.

Mindy Jemison (left) and Chris Florez, co-owners of Homegrown Tax Pros & Bookkeeping in Giltner, sit at their home office. The two handle individual and business taxes along with other financial services.

Giltner sisters-in-law give family feel to taxes

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Two sister-in-law businesswomen are bringing a hometown feel to getting taxes done in Giltner.  Chris Florez and Mindy Jemison had 35 clients last year including three to four businesses for their new enterprise, Hometown Tax Pros & Bookkeeping, LLC.
The Giltner bench celebrates after defeating Hampton 47-45 Friday night.

The Giltner bench celebrates after defeating Hampton 47-45 Friday night.

Hornets hold off Hawks in another nail-biter

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
For the third time in a row dating back to a season ago, a rivalry game between Giltner and Hampton came down to the final second.  For a third time in a row it was the same result -- a Giltner victory. How we got there Friday night, though, wasn’t the same.
A suspect fleeing Nebraska State Patrol on Friday near the Giltner Spur led to two school lockouts and a day-long search for the suspect. 

A suspect fleeing Nebraska State Patrol on Friday near the Giltner Spur led to two school lockouts and a day-long search for the suspect. 

Fleeing suspect leads to school lockouts, arrest

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
A suspect fleeing Nebraska State Patrol on Friday near the Giltner Spur led to two school lockouts and a day-long search for the suspect.  Around 10:30 a.m.
Giltner graduate Lance McKay now offers mowing, yard service, power washing and auto detailing through his new buisness, McKay HP, which stands for high performance.

Giltner graduate Lance McKay now offers mowing, yard service, power washing and auto detailing through his new buisness, McKay HP, which stands for high performance.

McKay launches new lawn care business

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Lance McKay began mowing lawns as a way to make some extra money while attending high school in 2018 and turned that and other skills into a business as of April 2022.
Giltner students Cooper Reeson, Kylon Jurgens and Caleb Schrock took home a statewide first place finish in the SIFMA stock market contest, competing against more than 300 other high school teams in Nebraska.

Giltner students Cooper Reeson, Kylon Jurgens and Caleb Schrock took home a statewide first place finish in the SIFMA stock market contest, competing against more than 300 other high school teams in Nebraska.

Giltner students top stock market competition

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
A handful of Giltner High School students have claimed statewide glory thanks to the Stock Market Game -- a program that, in Nebraska, puts students in grades 4-12 through a mock stock exchange period to see who comes out on top.
Giltner Hornets

Giltner Hornets

Giltner School Board moves forward with upgrades

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The Giltner School Board approved a quote from Winfrey Plumbing regarding the high school gym locker rooms and tabled another quote from the company on the high school boys’ rest room on Jan. 11 while waiting for further information on the pricing of tiles and partitions. Supt.