Pollinator Highway will be coming through Nevis
Plans for the Pollinator Highway that will provide habitat for bees and butterflies along the Heartland Trail going through Nevis are moving forward. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 11:00 am, Apr. 16, 2021 ×
A pollinator highway along the Heartland Trail in the Nevis area with native flowers and grasses will provide important habitat for butterflies and birds. (Enterprise 2020 file photo)
Nevis City Council member Sue Gray said most of the area will be seeded with grasses and perennials.
“This is the first project of this type on any trail in the state,” she said. “We’re breaking ground here. But they’re going to tear it up a lot before it comes together.”
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Making the Nevis community stronger and rebuilding the planning and zoning committee are her top priorities. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 11:21 am, Jan. 15, 2021 ×
Jeanne Thompson was sworn in as the new mayor of Nevis Monday night.
She has served as a Nevis City Council member for four years and her family has a long history in the Nevis community.
“My great-grandparents, John and Grace Schroeder, moved to Nevis in the 1950s, and since that time members of my family, especially my grandmother, Evelyn O’Borsky, and my father, John O’Borsky, have lived in Nevis in that same home,” she said in an interview.
The newest Nevis council member wants to give back to the community she grew up in. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 3:00 pm, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
Katie Rittgers
Katie Rittgers will fill the empty seat on the Nevis City Council that will open in January.
The council appointed her to the position at Monday night’s meeting. The council seat was previously held by Jeanne Thompson, who will assume her role as the new mayor in January.
Formerly Katie Becker, she grew up in Nevis and married Austin Rittgers.
“It has just been such a huge blessing to grow up in this community,” she said. “After going to college in Moorhead, I was lucky enough to get a job teaching in Nevis. I want to serve this community. I’d love to learn more about what is going on and help wherever I can. I’m excited to have this opportunity to give back.”
Donations of food and toys will also be collected to spread Christmas cheer to families in need. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 5:02 pm, Dec. 16, 2020 ×
Instead of being served at a fancy table, the turkey dinner in Nevis will be a drive through event with the first 100 people receiving boxed meals to go. Donations of toys and food contributed by those attending the event will help spread cheer to families having a hard time this holiday season. (Adobe Stock).
The Grinch of COVID-19 isn’t stealing the spirit of Christmas in Nevis.
Businesses in town, including restaurants that have been closed recently due to the governor’s orders, are joining together to give back to their hometown with a free drive-through dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 for the first 100 people who show up.