![Cliff Poessnecker and Matt Poessnecker, sons of Gene Poessnecker with the visiting booth that Matt built with the help of his children. Photo by Lorraine Lieswald](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_63fb2077-b0f3-4caa-a6d4-519e170fb9fe.jpg)
December 10, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
This past summer when Matt Poessnecker came to the Atkinson Good Samaritan Center to visit his dad, Gene he should have brought...
![Photo courtesy Shirley Cobb](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_1556d53b-59ee-47d3-8e36-af1dc400d23a.jpg)
December 6, 2020
The Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Monday for Plains Cover Crop and Jakubowski Seed.
![TCB presented a $7,500 check to Atkinson Community Foundation.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_9db7c9ee-f41b-47d7-a0e8-5ff138c41b38.jpg)
December 5, 2020
In celebration of its 75th anniversary, The Tri-County Bank (TCB) recently presented $7,500 to four area community foundations. GET A COPY OF THIS WEEK'S DECEMBER 3rd ATKINSON ...
![One of the entries in the Parade of Lights](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_4334f61c-362c-493f-97cc-584b2bf6778b.jpg)
December 4, 2020
GET A COPY OF THE DECEMBER 3rd ATKINSON GRAPHIC TO SEE MORE PHOTOS FROM THE PARADE OF LIGHTS!
![Dean Seger with the weather balloon he found while checking his pasture. Photo by Lorraine Lieswald](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_f3fdc75c-9ab1-4a4c-8ddb-616c3ac2f92b.jpg)
December 3, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
This November two Seger families received balloons. Not the balloons for birthday parties but working balloons. Dean Seger was ...
November 29, 2020
Get a copy of this week's November 26th Atkinson Graphic to read how you can help out children in our area and also the residents at the Good Samaritan Society and Prairie Winds ...
November 28, 2020
Get your copy of the November 26th Atkinson Graphic to read about the Stuart One Act.
![Members of the West Holt One Act cast and crew](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_6d4b7eb8-f365-4071-a10e-d154e7259c47.jpg)
November 27, 2020
Get a copy of this week's Atkinson Graphic to read about the West Holt One Act production.
![Guide Nick Schrunk and hunter Brett Lieswald who are both from Atkinson. Courtesy Photo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_8460c7fc-c037-4dd2-a347-d764b09fa73d.jpg)
November 26, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
Little could Nick Schrunk imagine when he signed up for the class “How to Pack a Mule” while he was attending tech school at Ca...
![Austin Wenner](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_adaada4d-a420-4e4f-8205-60adc2032828.jpg)
November 21, 2020
For the second year in a row, Build Dakota Scholarship has teamed up with the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to award $50,000 in Finish Strong Scholarships to 10 second-year technical s...
November 20, 2020
Cathy Pavel, Holt County Election Commissioner has stated that every county in the State of Nebraska uses ES&S hardware and software to count ballots. ES&S is based out of Omaha...
![Helping pack and deliver the meals for the veterans were seated Diane Alden and Sandy Schrunk; standing, Kylie Troidl, Helen Olson, Judy Schaaf, Joe Skrdla, Michelle Dvorak, Jake Dvorak, Patti Skrdla, Vickie Seger, and Cecelia Schrunk.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_2bf7ece4-e6ce-4b7f-aeee-00db652d8460.jpg)
November 19, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
The Sunshine Girls brought a world of sunshine to local veterans and their families on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11 by ...
![The new operating room which was recently opened at West Holt Memorial Hospital. Courtesy Photo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_e3995628-6a2c-4131-9508-308ea3907d40.jpg)
November 15, 2020
West Holt Medical Services (WHMS) has announced the completion of their new surgery suite at West Holt Memorial Hospital. The new suite was officially used for the first time on...
![West Holt Huskies](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_5a018892-c746-40fc-9c06-f48eeb536b16.png)
November 14, 2020
West Holt Public Schools superintendent Paul Pistulka released new information in the form of a letter to the school patrons about COVID-19 and schedule updates to the school’s sc...
![Gerard Keating, with daughter Reese and son Alec in front of 107 South Main Street. Courtesy Photo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_d232400a-8bf8-4a50-bcd1-6a05e9ac6227.jpg)
November 13, 2020
Atkinson native and part time resident Gerard Keating’s 56 year life came full circle last year when he and his family invested in a vacant building in downtown Atkinson. Keatin...
![The Tri-County Bank building in Stuart. It originally housed another bank and was built in 1911.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_dd4f85ba-d3cd-4c6c-898f-2479ea7584e8.jpg)
November 12, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
The Tri-County Bank (TCB) in Stuart will observe 75 years of community banking on Tuesday, November 17. TO READ MORE OF THE...
![Temperature at 6:00 p.m. on Halloween.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_d7878799-6c95-46c8-8f1f-4027d22a0359.jpg)
November 8, 2020
After a cold snap and snow on October 25 temperatures slowly climbed up and by Monday, November 2 temperatures were in the 70’s and predicted to be there through Saturday. On Ha...
![Eileen Osborne](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_7e3ce9d3-b691-40de-9245-d3b14a50121f.jpg)
November 7, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
Monday, September 14, Eileen Osborne was looking forward to her new part-time morning job as secretary at the Presbyterian Chur...
![Veterans Day program to be virtual on school’s website](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_0bee4101-9f98-478c-b7f9-1fc6c85d9f9a.jpg)
November 6, 2020
Veterans Day is next Wednesday, November 11.
The annual Veterans Day program at West Holt Public Schools has been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. According to Tara Frickel...
![West Holt Medical Services CEO Brian Martin and his son Drew. Courtesy Photo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_d1e0b565-43ab-4911-b110-c73fc4b5d2ad.jpg)
November 6, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
Brian Martin and his 12 year old son Drew are new members of the Atkinson community. Martin who moved to Atkinson recently has...