Orchard is a village in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States.

[7][8] Approximately one block north of Orchard Public School, there is a collection of recreational facilities, including two baseball fields, a municipal pool, a playground area, tennis court, and batting cage.

[10] Around 2007, the villages of Clearwater, Orchard, Royal and Verdigre became the Unified School District #1 and began sharing administration between them.

Subsequent to this, in 2009, presumably due to a lack of funds and a lack of student participation on both ends, school rivals, the Orchard Orioles football team, and the Clearwater Cardinals football team, combined to form the O-C Cyclones.

After the initial trial year, it was decided that all sports teams between the two schools would combine under the O-C Cyclones banner.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2), all land.

33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The publication is now located in Neligh, Nebraska, but remains the legal newspaper for the community.