Residents of O'Neill are immersed into an improved quality of life that we feel is the key to our thriving community.

Our school systems are outstanding, combining traditional learning of the basics with new age technology. Our streets are protected by an outstanding, professional police force and in fact O'Neill's conviction rate is among the highest in second class cities within the state. A large, well-supported volunteer fire department provides additional public safety as does the competent ambulance/EMT services and quality medical facilities in the community.

HOUSING

• An outstanding partnership effort between the Central Nebraska Economic Development, Inc.(CNED, Inc.), the City of O’Neill, Avera St. Anthony Hospital, Midwest Ethanol, and Excel Development Group brought 8 new homes to O’Neill in 2008, as well as the plan for 11 more homes.Country Clover Estates is located on north Hwy 281 and Kros Drive. Grant funds received will pay for infrastructure and downpayment assistance costs associated with the project. Phase II plans are to build 11 rent-to-own homes in the same subdivision, with the application for that phase currently in process.
• Nine new homes were built in 2002. The average cost of homes is $200,000, and monthly rental of a home ranges from $350-550.
• It is estimated that 90 percent of the single-unit homes in the community are owner-occupied.
• Income Guide-Line Housing
• North Park Homes, a 24-unit low-cost housing facility, was completed in 1978 and 12 additional units were completed in 1990. It contains two units for the handicapped, 34 subsidized units, a community room, and two laundry rooms.
• Shannon Apartments, with 16 units, were built in 1992 for the low-income, elderly, or any handicapped individuals.
• Eastwood Heights Apartments, with 16 low-income units, was built in 1982.
• Kinkaid Village, 4th & Church St. Built in 2000

Assisted Living

Evergreen Assisted Living Residence, North Highway 281, 33 unit apartments, qualified staff on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Built in 2001

REALTOR LISTING

Advantage Land and Realty
1010 E. Douglas
402-336-4005

Waldo Realty
W Hwy 20
402-336-4110

Farmers National Company
423 E. Douglas
402-336-3500

Educational Institutions

O'Neill is fortunate enough to have two outsanding schools systems; O'Neill Public Schools and St. Mary's Schools, and a satellite campus of Northeast Community College.

The O'Neill Public School District serves approximately 800 students K-12. It covers 665.1 square miles and has five attendance centers: a K-6 elementary, 7-12 Jr./Sr. High, Alternative Ed, Emmet, and Inman. The district offers a variety of services including Title 1, SPED, HAL, and ELL. High school students may enroll in some classes for both high school and college credit. The implementation of the 1:1 Learning Initiative gives 7-12 students’ access to a Mac Book 24/7 during the school year. About 55% of O'Neill's graduates continue their education at a four year college. Other post secondary schools receive another 30% of the graduates, while the remaining 15% enter the work force or join the military.

St. Mary’s School is a Catholic parochial school in the Omaha Archdiocesan school system which serves as a center for Christian education within St. Patrick’s Parish, the O’Neill community and surrounding area. St. Mary’s has demonstrated over a century of Catholic Tradition, Academic and Athletic Excellence, and has produced hundreds of graduates. St. Patrick Church supports St. Mary’s Schools through endowments, scholarships, and various activities.

Northeast Comminity College has a satellite campus in O'Neill located at 409 East Adams Street at the former O'Neill Elementary Building. Many credit and non-credit classes are offered each semester at the site.

Health Care

The 25-bed Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill was built in 1952 with additions in 1976 and 1995. Facilities include an intensive care unit, surgery,cardiac care, physical therapy, respiratory therapy and swing beds. Specialists who commute to O'Neill on a regular basis serve a clinic, located in the hospital.

Avera St. Anthony's Hospital is sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters of Yankton, South Dakota and the Presentation Sisters of Aberdeen, South Dakota. The two religious communities sponsor Avera Health which is the umbrella organization for all their sponsored hospitals, clinics and nursing homes in a five state region.  For more information www.avera-sta.org

For additional information contact, Ron Cork, President/CEO at (402) 336-2611.

View the "Capstone of Care" video. The Capstone of Care Capital Campaign will provide for an expansion of quality health care services at Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital in O’Neill, Nebraska.

Rescue Squad

The rescue squad is comprised of 35 Emergency Medical Technicians who operate the three ambulances owned by the city.

Rehabilitation

Valley Hope, a 65-bed drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, was opened in August 1977. This private, nonprofit organization is governed by a board of directors. All services (24-hour nursing care, psychological, spiritual, and vocational) are individually tailored.

For more information contact Teri ByBerk, Acting Program Director,  at (402) 336-3747

Nursing Home

The O'Neill Nursing Center was built in 1963 with an addition in 1993. Twenty-four hour professional nursing coverage is provided in this skilled care facility approved for Medicare and licensed for 80 beds by the Nebraska Health Department and the Nebraska Department of Social Services. Therapeutic diet management; physical therapy and rehabilitation; social services consultation; speech and occupational therapy; outpatient therapy; and recreational activities are provided in-house. Telephone reassurance calls, Alzheimers group meetings, congregate meals, Over 60's monthly birthday parties, and many other events are provided for the senior citizens in the community by the O'Neill Nursing Center.

For more information contact Candace Hoke, Administrator at (402) 336-2384.

Evergreen Assisted Living Residence, North Highway 281, 33 unit apartments, qualified staff on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Built in 2001.  Contact Dee Fritz, Manager at (402) 336-4100.

Dental

Family Dentistry & Dental Hygiene P.C.
Dr. Jerry Brockman
Dr. Marche Scholte
Therese Sullivan, RDH
P.O. Box 812
5th & Clay (Location)
(402) 336-4812

Dr. M. J. Kersenbrock
421 East Douglas
(402) 336-4211

Family First Dentistry
415 East John
(402) 336-3666

Medical

O’Neill Family Practice P.C.
Dr. Barbara Gutshall
Dr. Jay Allison
Dr. Preston Renshaw
Dr. Matthew Winkelbauer
Sharon Spencer, FNP
Shelly Herrington, FNP
403 East Hynes
(402) 336-2622

Holt County Medical Clinic
Dr. Mark Ptacek
Gary Cuddy, PA
Robyn Heiser, FNP
P.O. Box 551
5th & John (Location)
(402) 336-4113

Elkhorn Valley Family Medicine
Dr. Peter Lueninghoener
April Hoerle, FNP
N.I. Meinecke, FNP
Dr. Mike Hedlund, Chiropractor
304 E. Douglas St.
(402) 336-4222

General Surgeon: Dr. Anthony Akainda
Orthopedic Services: Dr. Bart Eastwook & Dean Benson, PA-C
Radiology: Dr. Edwin Cook
Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital
2nd & Adams
(402 336-2611)

Optometrist

Gutshall Eye Care
Dr. S. D. Gutshall
Dr. Scott Gutshall
Dr. Brad Blumenstock
P. O. Box 378
214 North 10th (Location)
(402) 336-2505

O’Neill Optometric Center
Dr. Phil Gildersleeve
612 North 4th
(402) 336-2220

Chiropractor

Sitz Holz Chiropractic
Dr. Wendell Sitz
Dr. Orvil W. Holz
130 East Adams
(402) 336-4202

Counseling

Counseling & Enrichment Center
Jackie Meyers
226 West Douglas
(402) 336-4841

A Better Way Of Life
Jolene Lichty
219 South 4th
(402) 336-4413

Good Life Counseling & Support
122 S. 4th St.
(402) 336-2136

Oasis International
221 W. Douglas
(402) 336-3009

Heartland Solutions
407 W. Douglas
(402) 336-2800

Telecommunications

Qwest Communications provides state-of-the-art Telecommunications services in the O'Neill area with a digital central office.  Services for both residential and business include:  local telephone lines, long distance, DirecTV (with local stations!) and - coming soon - DSL, high-speed Internet Service.  Qwest's trained installation and maintenance personnel serve the O'Neill area, an Equal-Access Community!  For all your communications needs, call Roxanne at 866 842-0611 or, on the web, reach us at http://www.qwest.com.

Post Office

The post office in O'Neill provides house-to-house delivery. O'Neill has one mail receipt and two dispatches daily.

Package Delivery Services

United Parcel Service, Pony Express,Federal Express  and DHL provide pickup and delivery services in O'Neill as well as the U.S. Postal Service.

Newspapers

The Holt County Independent, the local weekly newspaper, has 3,500 subscribers. Other newspapers delivered locally include the Norfolk Daily News, and the Omaha World-Herald.

Radio

Three radio stations operate in O'Neill:

Call Letters Frequency

• KBRX-AM 1350 KHz
• KBRX-FM 102.9 MHZ
• KGRD-FM 105.2 MHZ

Other stations carrying local news:

KBRB 1400 KHz Ainsworth
KNEN 94.7 MHz Norfolk
KEXL 106.7 MHz Norfolk

Television

Television stations carrying local news:

• KOLN-TV Channel 10 Lincoln, NE
• KTIV-TV Channel 4 Sioux City, IA
• KLKN-TV Channel 8 Lincoln, NE
• Cable television provides viewing on 35 basic and 5 premium channels.