Area News
County 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.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Cases and Vaccinations Increasing in Southwest Nebraska
Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) and their partners are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases and in the number of people wanting to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination rates across the health district have reached 40%. This number includes fully vaccinated as well as partially vaccinated individuals. A partially vaccinated person is someone who…
Read MoreSchool Meals at No Charge for All Students
Effective for School Year 2021-22, Hitchcock County Schools will serve meals at no charge to enrolled students. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved use of the Seamless Summer Option (SSO), which allows local school districts to provide no-cost meals to all enrolled students for the duration of the 2021-22 school year. The new…
Read MoreBenkelman Bricks Begins Next Phase of Project
Maybe you remember the big brick building on the corner of Main Street as Irelands, or Atens or the Napa building, the building has come under lots of scrutiny in recent years and sitting on the city’s nuisance list right now, is greatly in need of repairs. Last year, a group of community citizens came…
Read MoreWeather Doesn’t Dampen Spirit at Big Timber Gathering
With a chuckwagon, campfire, and beautiful scenery right out of the Old West, you could almost see and hear the history of “The Big Timber” property located about halfway between Benkelman and Bird City last weekend. Tana and Darren Dale purchased the historical Cheyenne County land about a year ago. You drive about 10-miles south…
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