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Ruthann Klooz – December 12, 1934 to December 23, 2021

Ruthann Klooz – December 12, 1934 to December 23, 2021 Recitation of the Rosary was held at 7PM on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home, McCook. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10AM on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, McCook, with Father Gary Brethour as Celebrant. Burial followed in…

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Marvin R. Klooz – September 16, 1932 to December 28, 2021

Marvin R. Klooz – September 16, 1932 to December 28, 2021 Recitation of the Rosary was held at 7PM on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home, McCook. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, McCook, with Father Gary Brethour as Celebrant. Burial…

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Stanley R. Vrbas – August 3, 1926 to December 22, 2021

Stanley R. Vrbas – August 3, 1926 to December 22, 2021 Cremation was chosen and graveside memorial services were at 2p.m. ,on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Stratton with Pastor Lisa Mensinger officiating. A full obituary can be read in the January 6, 2022 issue of the Hitchcock County News.

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Kenneth “Kenny” E. Priddy – January 23, 1956 to December 27, 2021

Kenneth “Kenny” E. Priddy – January 23, 1956 to December 27, 2021 Visitation was held from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook with family receiving friends from 4-6. Funeral services were scheduled for 10:30 A.M. Thursday, December 30, 2021, at United Methodist Church in Stratton with pastor Laura Cherry officiating.…

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New 100K Head Cattle Feeding Operation Gets Dundy County Planning Commission’s Stamp of Approval

     The Dundy County District Courtroom was packed for the Dundy County Planning and Zoning Commission’s meeting in Benkelman on Tuesday afternoon. The crowd of around 80 people came for the planning board’s public hearing and action on a Conditional Use Permit application from Blackshirt Feeders LP to build and operate a one of a kind,…

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Date Set for County Board’s Hearing on Feedlot Conditional Use Permit

The Dundy County Commissioners will have the final say in the county permitting process involved in  the proposed 100,000 head feedlot in northern Dundy County.  The Dundy County Planning Commission recommended the passage of the required Conditional Use Permit for the Blackshirt Feeders LP feedlot last Tuesday.  The Conditional Use Permit now is in the…

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Proposed Blackshirt Feeders Feedlot Includes 85 New Jobs

     The coffee shop talk about a new, large feedlot in Dundy County has gone on for several years. That talk was made reality with the Dundy County Planning Commission’s Public Hearing last Tuesday and subsequent recommendation that the County Commissoners approve Blackshirt Feeders’ Conditional Use Permit application.      Here is a little more information about the…

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