JACOBSEN, ORR, LINDSTROM & HOLBROOK,
P.C., L.L.O.
Attorneys at Law
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO
CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION
MOD & CO., LLC
Pursuant to the provisions of the Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act, Mod & Co., LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, gives its Notice of Amendment, as follows:
1. The address of the principal place of business and designated office is 79530 476th Avenue, Loup City, Nebraska 68853.
2. The name and address of the registered agent are Kelli Mroczek 79530 476th Avenue, Loup City, Nebraska 68853.
3. The effective date of this Amendment is February 28, 2025.
Published on March 5, 12, and 19, 2025.
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF GA INVESTMENTS, INC.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have formed a Corporation under the laws of the State of Nebraska as follows:
1. The name of the Corporation is GA Investments, Inc.
2. The address of the initial registered office is 744 O Street, P.O. Box 4, Loup City, NE 68853 and the initial registered agent at that address is Amy J. Kotas.
3. The general nature of the business to be transacted is:
(a) To engage in the business of selling all types of insurance and all other pursuits related to the above-described purposes.
(b) To do everything necessary, proper, advisable or convenient for the accomplishment of the purposes hereinabove set forth, and to do all other things which are not forbidden by the laws of the State of Nebraska, or by these Articles of Incorporation.
4. The authorized capital stock of the corporation is 1,000 shares of common stock with a par value of One dollar ($1.00), each of which may be issued for any medium permissible under the laws of the State of Nebraska, or by the Articles of Incorporation.
5. The corporation commenced existence on February 21, 2025.
6. The affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Directors.
Incorporator
Amy J. Kotas
Preston J. Peterson, #25816
The Law Office of Eurek & Peterson LLC
611 0 Street P O Box 310
Loup City, NE 68853
(308) 745 0720
[email protected]
Published on March 5, 12, and 19, 2025.
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ORDINANCE NO. 895
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, ADDING SECTIONS 91.20 THROUGH 91.27 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LOUP CITY; PROVIDING A TIME WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA:
Section 1. That the Mayor and City Council of Loup City, Nebraska, do hereby add Sections 91.20 through 91.21 to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Loup City, as follows:
VACANT BUILDINGS
§91.20 PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(A) Vacant properties have the potential to create a host of problems for the community, including a propensity to foster criminal activity, create public health problems, and otherwise diminish quality of life;
(B) Vacant properties have the potential to reduce the value of area properties, increase the risk of property damage through arson and vandalism, and discourage neighborhood activity;
(C) Vacant properties represent unrealized economic growth in the City of Loup City;
(D) Vacant property registrations would allow the city to discourage property vacancy, maintain unoccupied buildings, provide a database of vacant properties and their owners, and assess fees for the increased public costs associated with vacant properties;
(E) Fees imposed under a vacant property registration ordinance have the potential to benefit the owners of vacant properties by helping to finance additional government services to protect he value and security of such properties; and
(F) Enactment of a vacant property registration ordinance is a proper exercise of governmental authority to protect the public health, safety and welfare of Loup City residents and is authorized pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §19-5401 et seq.
§91.21 DEFINITIONS.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(A) Building means a building, accessory structure, mobile or modular structure, or other structure used for commercial, residential or mixed purposes.
(B) Calendar year means a period of one year starting January 1 of the given year and ends on December 31st of the same given year.
(C) City means the City of Loup City, Nebraska.
(D) Commercial activity means having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services), industrial uses, industrial manufacturing and ancillary business functions.
(E) Commercial building means a building with more than fifty (50) percent of its floor space use for commercial activity. For the purposes of this section, floor space shall be designated as the area on the main or street level of the building.
(F) Evidence of vacancy means any condition or circumstance that on its own or in combination with other conditions or circumstances would lead a reasonable person to believe that a commercial building or residential building is vacant. Such conditions or circumstances may include, but are not limited to:
1. Lack of active utility service accounts for at least 180 consecutive days;
2. Overgrown or dead vegetation, including grass, shrubbery, and other plantings;
3. An accumulation of abandoned personal property, trash, or other waste;
4. Visible deterioration, unsecured building, or lack of maintenance of any building on the property;
5. Graffiti or other defacement of any building on the property; or
6. Any other condition or circumstances reasonably indicating that the property is not occupied for commercial or residential purposes or being used for the operation of a lawful business.
(G) Owner means the person, persons or entity shown to be the owner or owners of record on the records of the Sherman County Register of Deeds.
(H) Residential building means a house, condominium, townhouse, apartment complex or trailer house.
(I) Vacant means that a commercial or residential building exhibits evidence of vacancy. Storage does not constitute occupancy unless authorized by the zoning ordinance of the city.
(J) Zoning Administrator means the person or persons authorized and empowered by the City to administer and enforce the requirements of the City of Loup City Zoning Ordinance.
§91.22 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR.
The city zoning administrator or his/her designee is designated as the program administrator. The program administrator may utilize additional city employees as may be necessary to administer the program with the approval of the Mayor.
§91.23 VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION.
(A) The owner of a vacant commercial or residential building or shall register the building with the City Clerk or the Clerk’s designee if the property has been vacant for at least one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. A vacant property registration form shall be in either paper or electronic form, and the following information shall be required:
1. The name, street address, mailing address, telephone number, and, if applicable, the facsimile number and email address of the property owner and his or her agent;
2. The street address and parcel identification number assigned by the Sherman County Assessor of the vacant property;
3. The transfer date of the instrument conveying the property to the owner;
4. The date on which the property became vacant; and
5. A plan for occupancy of the property.
(B) The owner shall notify the city of any changes in information supplied as part of the vacant building registration within 30 days of the change. Removal of the property from the vacant property registry shall occur when the property is no longer vacant as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
§91.24 VACANT BUILDING FEES.
(A) The vacant property registration fee shall be $250.00 for a residential property and $1,000.00 for a commercial property due and payable one hundred eighty days (180) days after initial registration of the vacant property pursuant to this section or three hundred sixty (360) days after the property becomes vacant, whichever is sooner.
(B) Supplemental registration fees at intervals every six months thereafter shall be due for as long as the property remains on the vacant property registry. The supplemental registration fee of ten times the initial registration fee amount.
(C) A subsequent owner or owners of property subject to this Article shall assume the obligations, including the time of vacancy, of previous owner or owners.
(D) Registration fees shall be refundable for the year preceding the date on which the property is no longer vacant.
§91.25 INSPECTIONS.
The program administrator or his or her designee shall inspect the interior and exterior of the vacant property upon submission of a plan of renovation and prior to approval by the program administrator, and upon registration, at one-year intervals thereafter for so long as the property remains on the vacant property registry, and upon the failure to complete the plan of renovation previously approved by the program administrator. If a building is determined to be unsafe by the Zoning Administrator, it shall be subject to the requirements of Sections 91.30 through 91.39 of the City of Loup City Code of Ordinances.
§91.26 PENALTIES.
(A) Vacant property registration ordinance (§§91.20 through 91.25) shall be enforced by municipal fines for failure to comply with its requirements of $100.00 per day of violation.
(B) The city may enforce the collection of vacant property registration fees by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Unpaid property registration fees and unpaid fines for any violation of a vacant property registration ordinance shall become a lien on the applicable property upon the recording of a notice of such lien in the Sherman County Register of Deeds Office.
(C) The lien created under this subsection shall be subordinate to all liens on the applicable property recorded prior to the time the notice of such lien under this subsection is recorded.
(D) The provisions of the Vacant Property Registration Ordinance shall be supplemental and in addition to any other laws of the State of Nebraska relating to vacant property.
Section 2. That any ordinance or section passed and approved prior to the passage and approval of this ordinance and in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force after its passage, approval and publication or posting as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of August, 2022.
Published on February 19, March 5 and 19, and April 2 and 16, 2025.
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NOTICE
The Lower Loup Natural Resources District will meet in regular session on March 27, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at the District’s Headquarters office, 2620 Airport Drive, Ord, Nebraska. A continuous agenda is on file at the District office. Individuals with disabilities may request auxiliary aids and service necessary for participation in the meeting by contacting the Lower Loup NRD, 2620 Airport Drive, Ord, Nebraska 68862. Telephone: 308-728-3221.
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NOTICE OF EQUALIZATION MEETING OF THE FARWELL IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested that the books of The Farwell Irrigation District are now on file in the office of the Secretary of The Farwell Irrigation District in the Town of Farwell, Howard County, Nebraska, and the same will remain open in said office for the inspection of all persons interested.
Notice is also given that the Board of Directors of The Farwell Irrigation District will sit as a Board of Equalization for said District at its office at Farwell, Nebraska. The purpose of the session is to equalize acreage for water right purposes, and they will be in session on April 1st , April 2nd, and April 3, 2025.
All such persons interested may appear before such Board at such time to inform the Board of their requested changes for water right purposes.
Dated this 5th day of March, 2025.
THE FARWELL IRRIGATION DISTRICT
BY: JOE SACK
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Published on March 12, 19, and 26, 2025
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BY THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR THE REDEVLOPMENT PLANNING PROGRAM
CITY OF LOUP CITY
BLIGHT & SUBSTANDARD DETERMINATON STUDY & REDEVLOPMENT PLAN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., at the City Council Chambers, the City of Loup City’s City Council will meet to discuss the Blight & Substandard Determination Study & Redevelopment Plan and conduct a public hearing in the City Council Chambers of Loup City Nebraska.
A current copy of the City of Loup City Redevelopment Planning Program is available for public inspection at the City Office. All interested parties are invited to attend this public hearing at which time you will have an opportunity to be heard regarding the City of Loup City’s Blight & Substandard Determination Study & Redevelopment Plan. Written testimony will also be accepted at the public hearing schedule for 7:00 p.m., April 8, 2025, at the City Council Chambers. Written comments addressed to AJ Reimers, City Clerk, at the City Office, 134 S 8th Street, PO Box 250, Loup City, NE 68853, will be accepted if received on or before April 2, 2025.
Individuals requiring physical or sensory accommodation including interpreter service, Braille, large print or recorded materials, please contact AJ Reimers, City Clerk, at the City Office, (308) 745-0222, not later than 12 noon, April 2, 2025.
AJ Reimers,
City Clerk/Treasurer
Published on March 19 and 26, 2025.
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NOTICE IN THE COUNTY COURT OF SHERMAN
COUNTY, NEBRASKA
ESTATE OF JOHN M. STEVENSON, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. PR 25-5
Notice is hereby given that, on March 13, 2025, in the County Court of Sherman County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal Probate of the Will of said Decedent and that Johnathan Stevenson whose address is 2455 7th Ave, Boelus, NE 68820, informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of this estate. Creditors of this estate must file their claims with this Court on or before May 19, 2025 or be forever barred.
Janelle Mostek
Clerk Magistrate
P.O. Box 55
oup City, NE 68853
Preston J. Peterson #25816
The Law Office of Eurek & Peterson LLC
611 O Street P O Box 310
Loup City, NE 68853
(308)-745-0720
Published on March 19, 26, and April 2, 2025.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Sherman County Board of Commissioners will be accepting bids for mowing at Bowman Lake Recreation Area for the 2025 season. Mowing would consist of both sides of the road enter-ing and going through the park area and all camping and picnic sites (as shown on the map). Mow-ing from May thru July 4th, 2025, will be done as needed before Memorial Day, Polish Days and the 4th of July. Depending on the amount of rain in July through September mowing will be done as needed.
All mowing must be approved by Ervan Dzingle-Bowman Lake Advisory Committee Member prior to mowing (Phone # 308-750-1397). Bid sheets and a map may be picked up at the Sherman County Clerk’s Office or by contacting the Sherman County Clerk at 308-745-1513 Ext. 100.
Bids and proof of $1,000,000.00 in liability insurance must be hand delivered or mailed to the Sherman County Clerk at PO Box 456, Loup City, Nebraska 68853 by 10:00a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2025.
All bids received will be opened by the Sherman County Board of Commissioners at the Regular Board Meeting on April 9, 2025, at 10:00a.m. The Sherman County Board of Commissioners has the right to reject any or all bids. EOE
Sherman County
Board of Commissioners
Published on March 19, 26, and April 2, 2025.
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NOTICE
The Board of Directors of the Loup Basin Reclamation District will meet in a regular meeting at the office in Farwell, Nebraska, on Monday, March 24, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. An agenda kept continually current of this meeting is available for public inspection at the District’s office.
Matthew Lukasiewicz
Secretary-Treasurer
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
The Sherman County Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session at 9:00a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in the Boardroom located on the second floor of the Sherman County Courthouse, in Loup City, Nebraska. The agenda of this meeting is kept continuously current and is posted in the office of the Sherman County Clerk for public inspection. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting.
Marcy L. Sekutera,
Sherman County Clerk
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CITY OF LOUP CITY
POOL & PARKS ADVISORY BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
Notice is Hereby Given, that the Pool & Parks Advisory Board of the City of Loup City, Nebraska will meet in Special Session on Sunday, March 23, 2025 in the Council Chambers, of the City of Loup City at 1:00 p.m.
AJ Reimers
City Clerk/Treasurer
City of Loup City, Nebraska
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
SHERMAN COUNTY
COURTHOUSE WEST
SIDEWALK /
ADA RAMP PROJECT-2025
Sherman County, Nebraska is accepting bids for the removal and replacement of sidewalk, ramp and step concrete for the Courthouse West Sidewalk/ADA Ramp Project- 2025. Project bid sheets and a copy of the contract may be obtained at the Sherman County Clerk’s office during regular business hours, Monday -Friday 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sealed bids will be received at the Sherman County Clerk’s Office, 630 O Street, Loup City, Nebraska until April 22, 2025 at 10:00a.m. at which time bids submitted shall be publicly opened and read aloud.
Sherman County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Bids received after the specified time of closing will be returned unopened. Sherman County will accept only sealed bids by either hand delivered or received by U.S. Mail or other commercial carrier. Bids can be mailed to the Sherman County Clerk at PO Box 456, Loup City, Nebraska 68853. Items transmitted by facsimile or electronically will not be accepted.
Sherman County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Published on March 19, 26, and April 2, 2025.
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