Area News
Fatality Accident Closes Highway
Emergency responders were called out to a two vehicle accident west of Stratton on Tuesday afternoon. At 2:32 p.m. the Hitchcock County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a head-on collision involving a tractor-trailer and a car on U.S. Highway 34 near mile marker 44, about three miles from Stratton. The investigation shows the tractor-trailer,…
Read MoreBlackshirt Feeders 150K Feedlot Clears County Hurdle as New Neighbors say They are Excited for Project.
The partners in the Blackshirt Feeders proposed 150,000 head livestock feedlot for western Dundy County had to feel pretty good after the Dundy County Commissioners Special Meeting and Public Hearing on Thursday afternoon. The County Commissioners voted 3 to 0 and approved the new Conditional Use Permit application from Blackshirt Feeders for the new site…
Read MoreTrying to Address Citizen’s Concerns, Blackshirt Feeders Working on New Site and Design for Feedlot
The partners of Blackshirt Feeders LP are focused on building Nebraska’s largest and most advanced feedlot in Dundy County. They are also focused on protecting the environment and listening to the public concerns. With that in mind, the new feedlot just might not be north of Benkelman on the Chase and Dundy County line.…
Read MoreConstruction of 100K Feedlot Back On Track after Dundy County Board Approves CUP Permit
Blackshirt Feeders cleared a major hurdle in the construction of their proposed 100,000 head beef feedlot on Monday (June 6). After a four hour, public hearing in the Dundy County Courthouse, the Dundy County Commissioners unanimously approved the Blackshirt Feeders Conditional Use Permit Application (CUP), 3 to 0. The Commissioner’s approval came after a continuous…
Read MoreCounty Votes Down Permit for Proposed Feed Lot
The development of the proposed 100,000 head cattle feedlot and its 85 new jobs for the area took a big hit and could be dead following a decision by the Dundy County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon. County Commissioners voted down approval of Blackshirt Feeder’s Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for the feedlot at a special…
Read MoreNew 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,…
Read MoreDate 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…
Read MoreProposed 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…
Read MoreSemi Load of Piglets Rescued after Accident
The only casualties in a semi-truck trailer and car accident near Benkelman late Tuesday afternoon, were some baby pigs. But, a large rescue effort with the help of Dundy County Stratton High School students, emergency responders, some local ag producers with livestock trailers, and staff from the Twin Forks Vet clinic,…
Read MoreBig Changes for the Food Pantry
The Dundy County Commissioners met last week for a walk through of the new County building on the corner of Chief Street. County employees along with Dale Shilke from Engineering International as well as representatives from the Ministerial Alliance and food pantry enjoyed a nice tour. The building will serve several purposes for the county.…
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