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BEAVER CITY, Neb. — Information from the Holdrege Police Department led to the arrest Thursday, Oct. 12 of an Oxford man now charged in Furnas County with possession of child pornography. Furnas County Sheriff Kurt Kapperman reports that bond for Brian J. Dusatko Sr., 59 years old, of Oxford. has been set at $25,000/10 percent. He will be arraigned in Furnas County Court Monday, Oct. 23...

McCOOK, Neb. — An Indianola man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl received state prison time recently in Red Willow County District Court. The man, 40-year-old Kelly A. Barrett, accepted a plea agreement in July admitting guilt to attempted first-degree sexual assault, a Class 3 felony offense. He was sentenced in mid-September to two years state prison time and two years post-release supervision, in addition to being ordered to register as a sex offender for 25 years...

McCOOK, Neb. — Two women received probation for a variety of charges in Red Willow County District Court recently. A North Platte woman received probation time on a pair of felony convictions for child abuse and possession of methamphetamine. The woman, 31-year-old Melissa A. Romero, was originally facing five felony allegations, three misdemeanors and an infraction stemming from her arrest in March following a report of a drunk driver near Barnett’s Do-It Center in McCook...

McCOOK, Neb. — A McCook native has turned her joy of shopping, and knack for “extreme couponing,” into a successful small business that allows her to give back to the community she calls home. Hollie Anderson of Omaha packed Memorial Auditorium last month with brand new items she stockpiled in her garage for weeks, prior to renting a delivery truck and making the trek to McCook. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The second of four burglars sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution, following a 2012 crime spree which left a half-dozen local businesses facing losses, was released “unsatisfactorily” from probation earlier this month for failing to pay up...

McCOOK, Neb. — American Legion past national commander Mike Helm of Norcatur, Kan., told high school juniors Wednesday that nothing will touch their lives as much as county government. Driver’s licenses, marriage licenses, traffic tickets, court appearances, paying taxes, keeping an eye on local government … Helm said, “Nothing will touch you and your family’s lives as much as county government. County government is built upon trust … your trust in each other. Be trustworthy, and obey the law.”...

In response to the column by Mr. Pat Pope, CEO of Nebraska Public Power District, I would suggest that he and NPPD are not necessarily the good guys in white hats as in the rose-colored picture he paints. While historically public power has been good for Nebraska and its early electrification, NPPD is now a bloated government subsidiary with minimal oversight by the state...

McCook Police Department Sr. Sgt. Kevin Darling helps Elizabeth Schwartz keep her shoelaces on the straight and narrow, while friend Emma Fries looks on. Emma’s grandmother, Deb Trivitt, caught the scene today at McCook Elementary.

Nebraska’s frustrations with property taxes go back over 150 years, when Nebraska was still only a territory. Throughout the decades, many proposals have been made to reduce the burden of the property tax system, but none have really worked. In 2016, the State of Nebraska collected almost $4 billion in total property tax, or $2,048 per person...

In response to the column by Mr. Pat Pope, CEO of Nebraska Public Power District, I would suggest that he and NPPD are not necessarily the good guys in white hats as in the rose-colored picture he paints. While historically public power has been good for Nebraska and its early electrification, NPPD is now a bloated government subsidiary with minimal oversight by the state...