![Holt County Ag Society board members who were present for the groundbreaking last week were Jacob Soukup, Kalvin Fahrenholz, Heather Tomjack, Della Grass, and Junior Young. Other members who are not pictured are Kirk Shane, Justin Ramm, Dave Nichols, and Jim Hubel. Courtesy Photo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_ecd6ccfa-05d2-4ffe-98e9-a14d4186b9e5.jpg)
October 23, 2020
At their regular board meeting on October 5th the Holt County Ag Society met to discuss bids submitted for a proposed concession stand and restroom project at the fairgrounds. Th...
![Brian Martin](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_17a7f252-45c4-41ad-9040-2f7977c8e6dc.jpg)
October 22, 2020
West Holt Medical Services (WHMS) has announced the hiring of Brian D. Martin, FACHE, as the new CEO of WHMS. Martin, who is board certified by the American College of Healthcar...
![West Holt boys' cross country team at District Meet.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_48292e15-41b1-4de4-a09d-a512129bc5fd.jpg)
October 22, 2020
The West Holt Cross Country team competed in the D-4 District meet last week in Ainsworth. For the girls Maddie Davis finished seventh, qualifying individually for the State Meet...
![The Junior High Lady Huskies brought home the conference championship plaque from the Niobrara Valley Conference meet held at Neligh last week. Members of the team are front, Anel Monasterio, Pavan Larson, Madison Kratz, Madalyn Pistulka, and Cale Deseive; back, Lily Vogel, Taylor Walnofer, Abby Davis, Makenna Schaaf, and Ava Hoffman. Photo courtesy Miechelle Davis](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_1d0ca781-2fa3-4e49-a7f6-2fa7c7158dc9.jpg)
October 18, 2020
GET YOUR COPY OF THE OCTOBER 15TH ATKINSON GRAPHIC TO READ COMPLETE RESULTS FOR THE WEST HOLT HUSKIES CROSS COUNTRY TEAM AT THE NIOBRARA VALLEY CONFERENCE MEET.
![The Lady Huskies high school cross country team brought home the conference runner up plaque from the Niobrara Valley Conference meet held at Neligh last week. Members of the team who competed were Abby Thiele, Brianna Rentschler, and Maddie Davis. Photo courtesy Miechelle Davis](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_92b35299-0da7-4065-a5dc-3d69f412c987.jpg)
October 17, 2020
THE OCTOBER 15TH ISSUE OF THE ATKINSON GRAPHIC CONTAINS COMPLETE RESULTS FOR THE WEST HOLT CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS AT THE CONFERENCE MEET! GET YOUR COPY TODAY!
![Whole Seed Farm seed potato facility located northeast of Atkinson.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_191d01fb-ed9b-4e15-8a88-8237c90f0fe6.jpg)
October 16, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
Four years ago Whole Seed Farm began a seed potato operation in Holt County. Whole Seed Farm manager, John Gilley said soil and...
![The West Holt boys’ cross country team brought home the Niobrara Valley Conference meet champion plaque when they competed at Neligh last week. Members of the team are front, Colby Deseive, Tyler Jelinek, Joseph Albrecht, and Aaron Kraus; back, Braydon Olson, Jackson Butterfield, Carter Gotschall, Christian Hoffman, and Rylan Olson. Photo courtesy Miechelle Davis](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_814372a4-1795-464e-82a5-3d23f677a63f.jpg)
October 16, 2020
By Coach Jeff Kraus
On an unusually warm day for the 2020 season, the West Holt Cross Country teams competed in the Niobrara Valley Conference meet hosted by CWC and ran at the...
October 11, 2020
GET THE OCTOBER 8 ISSUE OF THE ATKINSON GRAPHIC TO READ ALL ABOUT THE STUART HOMECOMING ROYALTY.
![Will Paxton](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_fa9c265a-596e-402f-90c3-a91c02ed2dce.jpg)
October 10, 2020
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
Will Paxton was assigned to write a report on bees when he was in the second grade at Stuart Public School. He wrote the re...
![Reghan Kerkman](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_7de9264a-d5de-4194-922b-5ea61c093b5b.jpg)
October 9, 2020
Reghan Kerkman placed sixth at the Class C-3 District Golf Meet held on Monday, October 5 at Fairplay Golf Course in Norfolk. Kerkman will compete at Elks Country Club in Columbus...
![Andrew Hoffman and Brent Kelly in front of the Andrew Hoffman Law office in Atkinson. Courtesy Photo](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_5faaa638-1a2b-4cec-969b-223b5b0b22c0.jpeg)
October 9, 2020
Andy Hoffman and Brent Kelly have announced the sale of Andrew Hoffman Law, PC, LLO, to Brent Kelly. Hoffman is retiring from the practice of law to spend more time with his fa...
![West Holt girls’ golfers Jordyn Laible, Reghan Kerkman, Landyn Mlady, and Brynn Hilkemeier.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_873d7dd2-7040-4bde-a6c1-6cc363f8f85e.jpg)
October 4, 2020
By Coach Dani Kuchar
The West Holt lady golfers traveled to the Laurel Invitational over the weekend to play against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Wayne, Crofton, Elkhorn Valle...
October 3, 2020
By Coach Teresa Ruppert
The West Holt Volleyball teams were at home Tuesday, September 22nd where all three squads (“C”, JV and V) took on the Lady Cougars of Niobrara-Verdig...
![West Holt Range Judging Champion Team members were Carter Gotschall, EmiLee Walnofer, Isaac Pistulka, and Tyler Jelinek. Photo courtesy David Gibbens](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_fa95c0eb-7287-4c0c-92f2-634cf40b008a.jpg)
October 3, 2020
By Advisor David Gibbens
On September 17th, West Holt FFA hosted a range judging contest for FFA Chapters around the state. Area and state events have been cancelled but th...
![Jaxson Cadwallader and Kevona Brown](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_fc6c95d3-aa2e-4dce-b3fb-3e2037f992c1.jpg)
October 2, 2020
West Holt Public School crowned their Homecoming royalty last Friday afternoon. The Homecoming King was Jaxson Cadwallader, and the Queen was Kevonna Brown. Courtesy Photo
![COVID Relief means Free Lunches at West Holt](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_ed83ea80-9c89-4b6d-905b-5d5d02180b03.png)
September 27, 2020
By Superintendent Paul Pistulka
In mid-September West Holt Public Schools was informed that the federal lunch program would be extending the “free meals to all students” opti...
![West Holt’s #11 Caid McCart, #42 Grant Mlinar, #12 Jakeem Brown, #23 Rumen Rentschler, and #52 Cash Gardner](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_21ff9e11-4830-43d6-8867-ef6a188b286b.jpg)
September 26, 2020
By Coach Steve Neptune
“On a beautiful evening in Orchard the West Holt Huskies come home with their first win of the season. The final score was 34-22 as the Huskies start...
September 25, 2020
By Patty Hanzlik
Stuart High School is preparing for their upcoming Homecoming celebration to be held September 28th through October 2nd. Homecoming coronation and a kick-off...
![West Holt Football team and Coach Neptune](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_680729d4-f62d-4272-90fc-598e3f72a75f.jpg)
September 24, 2020
GET YOUR COPY OF THE SEPTEMBER 24 ATKINSON GRAPHIC TO READ ABOUT THE FLAGS THAT WERE DONATED.
![West Holt high school boys begin their run at the Boyd County Invite.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_589c447f-ff53-4e20-b195-162d3d15cc98.jpg)
September 20, 2020
By Coach Jeff Kraus
“The West Holt Cross Country teams had a perfect day to run last Friday at the Boyd County Invite held at the Butte country club. It is not often that the a...