Posts Tagged ‘politics’

Nance County case could be critical in shaping Nebraska county government

The Associated Press moved a story yesterday outlining a two-year-old case between Nance County* Attorney Rod Wetovick and the county board of supervisors that goes before the Nebraska Supreme Court next month. *Nance County is a small county northeast of Grand Island and west of Columbus. Its county seat is Fullerton. The top of the [...]

More »

Will we have a race in the Nebraska Legislature’s District 34?

When state Sen. Annette Dubas of Fullerton announced last month that she is filing to run for re-election to the Legislature from Dist. 34* in 2010, she said she didn’t plan on doing anything different than what she’s already doing — attending public events, meeting with constituents and generally remaining visible within the district. (She repeated that assertion [...]

More »

Has the 1934 riot made Loup City a different town?

I got to report last week on one of my favorite stories of this summer: the local production of an original play to re-enact Loup City’s 1934 riot. This is a chapter of rural Nebraska history that I doubt many in the area are terribly familiar with, particularly younger or newer residents. (I had never [...]

More »