The Minor Fire is now 100% contained, while the Ashby Fire holds at 97%. Officials warn fire danger isn’t over as dry conditions return to western Nebraska.
By News Channel Nebraska
A UTV rollover that sent one person to the hospital and two reported fires were among the incidents in the Brown County Sheriff’s Office weekly report from June 14 through June 20.
The villages of Dalton and Potter trustees have decided against fireworks during the Fourth of July this year. Each village and the county may impose fines to those caught discharging fireworks.
Longtime broadcaster and community leader Hunter Arterburn has been named Executive Director of the Cheyenne County Community Center while continuing his role as host of the morning radio show on 987 The Big Boy.
The mother of an Alliance woman accused of murder appeared in Sheridan County Court this week on a separate drug charge.
The murder case against an Alliance woman accused of killing her ex-boyfriend and disposing of his body will now be prosecuted in Box Butte County.
Federal prosecutors say four major drug trafficking organizations responsible for flooding South Dakota communities with methamphetamine and fentanyl have been dismantled following a series of long-term investigations.