Stories from Tuesday, April 12, 2005

GRANT -- The Chase County-Imperial boys and girls track teams swept the E. Lee Todd Memorial Meet Saturday at the Grant High School track. The Longhorn boys scored 161 points, easily outdistancing North Platte-St. Patrick's, which placed second with 116...

Red Willow County commissioners will ask the Nebraska Supreme Court to rehear a case in which a Red Willow County man objected to the construction of two large-scale hog confinement operations near his home southeast of McCook. On Friday, the state's highest court reversed decisions by the Red Willow County Board of Adjustment in February 2002 and the Red Willow County district court in October 2003...

Admitting he's reading into the city manager's letter, Red Willow County Commission Chairman Earl McNutt said Monday morning the City of McCook probably won't have jail facilities at some point. "We've known forever that the county is responsible for handling all prisoners," McNutt said, during a weekly meeting of the commissioners. ...

The creation of McCook Public Schools' new preK-3 elementary school will cost $6,032,667, but the $5.8 million bond approved by voters last year will not increase. During a regular board of education meeting Monday evening, board members approved an agreement with Sampson Construction that sets the "guaranteed maximum price" for the construction of the elementary facility at $5,527,768, which is $272,232 less than the $5.8 million bond...

The creation of McCook Public Schools' new preK-3 elementary school will cost $6,032,667, but the $5.8 million bond approved by voters last year will not increase. During a regular board of education meeting Monday evening, board members approved an agreement with Sampson Construction that sets the "guaranteed maximum price" for the construction of the elementary facility at $5,527,768, which is $272,232 less than the $5.8 million bond...

McCook Public Schools board of education members approved the specs for two new school buses during their regular meeting Monday evening. "We need to update our fleet, for safety's sake," said maintenance supervisor Chris Wallace. "We don't want buses breaking down."...

People with voices of calm and reason need to step forward in Furnas County to resolve the differences which have arisen in the area during the past several years. The need for reconciliation became even more apparent Saturday when Oxford Village Administrator Dennis Wolzen sent a letter to Furnas County Attorney Tom Patterson. ...

Bryn Carriker, an East Ward third grader, pops out of the tunnel that leads to the first learning station in the "Bodywalk," a children's program that teaches and reinforces healthful behaviors during an interactive "journey" through the body's circulatory, digestive and respiratory systems. ...