Archive - News Article
August 26th, 2011
By
Ellen Mortensen, Chief Editor
Julie Lindstrom says she has known since she was in grade school that she wanted to be a doctor. Now more than 20 years since she graduated from high school, she has come full circle and will soon be practicing medicine in the same clinic where she grew up watching her dad practice.
By
Ellen Mortensen, Chief Editor
Voters in the Broken Bow school district will head to the polls Tuesday, Sept. 13, for a special election to decide the future of the city's elementary schools.
This is a new project and a new requested bond amount. After conducting a telephone survey in late April among the district patrons, the school board has reviewed the results of that survey and have come up with what they believe is the most practical solution for meeting the educational needs of Broken Bow’s elementary students.
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
Anderson Inc. has their eyes on Custer County. They would like to build an elevator and 124 car shuttle train loading facility off State Highway 2 east of Anselmo on the BNSF line.
The company, represented by Jim Cripe, formally asked the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning for a zoning variance so that they can move forward with the project. The land is currently zoned Ag. The project received its approval from the Custer County Zoning Commission last week.
By
Ellen Mortensen, Chief Editor
CALLAWAY - - Mickey Gavin has known for a long time that her son, Todd, is an excellent cook. Very soon the rest of the area will know that, too.
Mother and son are venturing in to a business together, and bringing a much-needed business back to Callaway. Triple T Steakhouse, formerly Doxees Steakhouse, will open on main street in Callaway Sept. 1 - just in time for the community’s annual Kite Flight celebration.
August 18th
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
Midwest Energy officially withdrew their request to build five wind turbines within the Airport’s land jurisdiction Thursday. Tom Swierczewski, Midwest Energy Senior Project Developer told the Chief that they have withdrawn the application with the Airport Authority, and that it is their desire to work with a community in their development of Wind Energy.
He said they felt there was enough uncertainty with these locations that it was better to relocate the turbines.
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
The Airport Authority said no. They cannot in good conscious prepare a letter of no objection to five wind-tower sites selected by Mid-West Energy within the airport’s three mile traffic area. The vote at last Thursday’s meeting was three to two. The Airport Authority doesn’t have the last say. It is their job to pass on a recommendation, or in this case their objection, to Broken Bow’s Board of Adjustment.
Midwest Energy representative Tom Swierczewski says he believes their concern is unwarranted.
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
Adams Land and Cattle and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality have settled out of court.
According to records filed with the court, NDEQ charged ALCC with water pollution following heavy September rains in 2010.
The complaint was filed in Lancaster Court by the State Attorney General’s office Aug. 9 of this year.
In a consent decree filed Aug. 10, ALCC agreed to a $11,682 fine, $5,800 of which will go to the state, $5,800 will go to the Broken Bow Chapter of Pheasants Forever to be used as habitat restoration and enhancement, and $82 will go to the cost of the court.
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
If there is a key message Vickie Orr and Blake Hatfield want to get across, it is don’t shoot the Red Tail.
Orr and Hatfield were in Broken Bow at the Farmers’ Market last Thursday with a few of their friends: a Barn Owl, Red-Tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Swainson’s Hawk, Great Horned owl and a Burrowing Owl.
The birds displayed during the program were rescued following a life-threatening injury and because of these injuries could not be released into the wild.
August 12th
By
Ellen Mortensen, Chief Editor
For many communities across the area, this week will mark the event dreaded by many kids and anticipated by many parents - the first day of school.
While those parents and students are busy wrapping up their school shopping this week, school staff and administrators are busy preparing for a new year. And for many schools, this year brings some challenges.
Deep budget cuts across the state have forced many schools to look at new options for making ends meet. For many, the state aid they had relied on to fund some of their programs is gone, and that has forced districts to get creative.
By
Brett Moore and Deb McCaslin
Water rates have risen in Mason City but according to City Clerk Gail Zoerb, almost no one is complaining. The higher water bills are paying for a solution to what could have been a catastrophe in the making. Mason City residents were using far more water than the old well could keep up with. The rusty, hole-filled well was on the brink of collapse leaving the community completely high and dry.
Mason City's water system, its well and its tower were older than dirt, claimed Mason City Utility/Maintance Manager Gary Zoerb, when asked when the original well and tower were built.
