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CITY OF BENKELMAN ANNUAL WAGES

CITY OF BENKELMAN ANNUAL WAGES   State Statute 19-1102 requires that job titles and salaries of employees be published.  City Clerk/Treasurer; $26.00/hr., Deputy Clerk; $23.00/hr., Disposal Department; $25.50/hr., Light Department; $28.50/hr., Roads; $21.00/hr. and $20.50, Superintendent; $35.00/hr., Water and Sewer Department; $28.50/hr., C&D Site; $17.00/hr., Part-time Office help; $16.00, Part-time Outside help; $15.00/hr. and $15.50/hr.,…

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Notice of City Council Board Vacancy East Ward

Notice of City Council Board Vacancy East Ward   The City of Benkelman has a vacant spot for City Council. The term expires in December of 2029. The board is accepting applications from East Ward District residents until Monday August 4th, 2025. PUBLISHED: JULY 24 and JULY 31, 2025; SMN:ZNEZ

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION   Notice is hereby given of the organization of Star Boutique-McCook Farm & Ranch Expo LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability company, which has been organized under the Laws of the State of Nebraska with the initial designated office at 616 Chief Street, Benkelman, NE 69021. The name and mailing address of the…

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VILLAGE OF TRENTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING

VILLAGE OF TRENTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING 4:30 PM Tuesday, July 17, 2025 | Trenton Village Office   Notice of the meeting was posted at the Village Office, Community First Bank, and the Post Office on July 9th, 2025.  The Board of Trustees Special Meeting of the Village of Trenton was called to order on Monday,…

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Hitchcock County Flood 1935 – Bonus Stories

Hitchcock County History The Republican Leader June 7, 1935 Volume 46 Issue 17 Flood Waters The daughters of Mrs. Anna Powers, with others, watched the Powers home drift away. The house drifted the distance of about six or seven blocks then lodged, standing exactly in the same position as it was built, straight with the…

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Betty Ann Yonkers November 5, 1937 ~ July 11, 2025

 Betty Ann Yonkers, 87, of McCook passed away peacefully on July 11, 2025. Betty was born on November 5, 1937, in McDonald, Kansas, to Clarence and Florence (Thompson) Jussel. She graduated with the class of 1955 from Parks High School.  Betty and her three boys lived in McCook until 1969 when she married George Yonkers…

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M. Colene (Dahnke) Ingraham April 21, 1924 ~ July 10, 2025

 Colene was born on April 21, 1924 to Walter and Hetty (Hardy) Dahnke on her father’s family homestead a few miles south of Stratton. Her father died in 1932 at the age of 38, and Colene, her younger brother Lloyd, and their mother moved into Stratton.  During high school, she taught private piano lessons, as…

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