Summerland Advocate-Messenger

Summerland Advocate-Messenger Summerland Advocate-Messenger is a weekly newspaper owned by ColdType Publishing. Real, trusthworthy reporting from the heart of the Summerland community.

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Here’s to a smooth new chapter! The blank page is poised to be written, starting today. Happy New Year from the SAM fam....
01/01/2026

Here’s to a smooth new chapter! The blank page is poised to be written, starting today.
Happy New Year from the SAM fam. 📰📸

01/01/2026

Congrats to the Summerland Bobcats wrestlers who placed in yesterday's Newman Grove/St Ed Holiday Invite:
Austin Mendoza, 2nd
Ethan Kester, 2nd
Trenton Mendoza, 3rd
Isaac Mendoza, 4th
Jason Shaver, 4th

We'll have complete results for all Bobcat wrestlers in the 1/7 edition.

What’s black and white and read all over? This week’s edition of SAM!We have color pages, too! I’m really into the retro...
12/31/2025

What’s black and white and read all over?
This week’s edition of SAM!
We have color pages, too! I’m really into the retro look and colors on the front page, which features the Top 10 articles of the year, based on page views from our website.

Congratulations, Summerland Bobcats! Both teams claimed the championship at the Summerland Holiday Tournament.
12/31/2025

Congratulations, Summerland Bobcats! Both teams claimed the championship at the Summerland Holiday Tournament.

Headed to the 'ship(s). The Summerland Bobcats girls and boys will play for first place in the Summerland Holiday Tourna...
12/30/2025

Headed to the 'ship(s). The Summerland Bobcats girls and boys will play for first place in the Summerland Holiday Tournament this afternoon, with girls tipping off at 4 and the boys at 5:30.

You still have time to get tickets for New Year's Eve dinner and entertainment at the Clearwater American Legion. It's ...
12/29/2025

You still have time to get tickets for New Year's Eve dinner and entertainment at the Clearwater American Legion. It's going to be a FUN evening!

Ring in the new year with laughs and a steak dinner at the 2025 New Year's Eve Comedian Night, sponsored by the Clearwater Sons of the American Legion. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with a steak or chicken dinner served at 7:30 p.m. The comedy starts at 8:30 p.m. and features comedians James Johann and H...

POLL QUESTION: What is the best family board game?According to an article in The Guardian, Bomb Busters was recommended ...
12/29/2025

POLL QUESTION: What is the best family board game?
According to an article in The Guardian, Bomb Busters was recommended most often by a panel of experts. In the game, players work together to defuse a bomb by cutting the correct wires. The game includes 66 missions and each is different.

BIRTHDAY WISHES x 85!The family of Melvin Ahlers is requesting a card shower for his Jan. 3 birthday.Send a card ... or ...
12/29/2025

BIRTHDAY WISHES x 85!
The family of Melvin Ahlers is requesting a card shower for his Jan. 3 birthday.
Send a card ... or share well wishes here!

Be sure to cast your vote for SAM's top story of the year!
12/29/2025

Be sure to cast your vote for SAM's top story of the year!

Please click the link to complete this form.

CAST YOUR VOTE!We're asking SAM readers to select the top story from 2025. We've compiled a list of articles based on we...
12/28/2025

CAST YOUR VOTE!
We're asking SAM readers to select the top story from 2025. We've compiled a list of articles based on website views, or suggest a story that does not appear on the list. Voting ends Monday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m.

Please click the link to complete this form.

Well, we knew the cold would set in eventually…and it looks like it’s arriving overnight. Both North Platte and Valley w...
12/28/2025

Well, we knew the cold would set in eventually…and it looks like it’s arriving overnight. Both North Platte and Valley weather services are predicting strong winds and freezing wind chills. Take care if you will be traveling.

12/27/2025

The water is back on.

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522 Main Street
Clearwater, NE
68726

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Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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Hello and welcome

The Summerland Advocate-Messenger is a weekly news organization located in Clearwater, Nebraska and serves the communities of Clearwater, Ewing, Orchard, Page and Royal.

The Advocate-Messenger is owned and published by ColdType Publishing, LLC, located at 522 Main Street, in a historic brick bank building, situated near the center of Main Street. Stop by for a cup of coffee or iced tea and get to know us.

Meet publisher LuAnn Schindler, who possesses more than 30 years of experience teaching and working in journalism. An award-winning journalist and editor, I have received honors from the Nebraska Press Association, Nebraska Press Women and National Federation of Press Women. I am joined in the venture with husband, Scott, who works on his family’s farm, raising cattle and crops, feeding the world.

Together, we believe in the importance of community, our community - the Summerland community - and know the importance of sharing the joys and concerns of all who reside here. The heartbeat of this publication is community, and together, we will thrive and share responsible, trustworthy stories from rural America.