Stories from Monday, August 3, 2020

McCOOK, Neb. -- Red Willow County office holders are being asked to sharpen their pencils on both the income and expense side to trim more than $800,000 from a county budget shortfall. Meeting with commissioners Monday, Dan Miller, CPA, said preliminary figures showed increased income or decreased expenses would have to be found to keep the county budget increase under the state 2.5% lid as well as the additional 1% allowed as already approved by commissioners...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The City of McCook is asking residents not to soften their water any more than necessary. In a letter sent to water customers this month, Utility Director Jesse Dutcher said the city has been told by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy that it needs to reduce the amount of chlorides being released from the wastewater treatment facility into the Republican River...