News from Neighbors
Man flown out after plane goes down south of Imperial
IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN, July 30 — Plane crashes in both Chase and Perkins counties, Nebraska, happening about the same time Saturday morning, called emergency personnel to the two scenes.
In Chase County, a private plane went down in a cornfield near the intersection of 333 Avenue and 730 Road, a few miles southwest of Enders Lake.
In Perkins County, the pilot of a crop plane died after his aircraft went down in a cornfield 7 miles south and a half mile east of Grant, or about 3 miles north of the Chase/Perkins county line.
A release issued by Chase County Sheriff Kevin Mueller’s office said an emergency 911 call regarding a possible airplane crash in rural Chase County was received about 11:49 a.m. Saturday.
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Flash flooding occurs as torrential rains recorded
WRAY GAZETTE, July 29 — A summer season featuring blazing heat and worsening drought conditions was interrupted at least temporarily last Thursday evening by torrential rainfall, microburst winds and some small hail in a small slice of eastern Colorado and portions of Nebraska and Kansas.
An area from roughly 6 miles west of Wray to just east of Benkelman, Nebraska, and south to nearly St. Francis, Kansas, received a deluge of rainfall totaling between 6-10 inches, causing localized flash flooding that continued all day Friday throughout much of the area.
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Expanded facility is ready
YUMA PIONEER, July 30 — The first phase of the Ag Innovation Event Center is completed in time for the 2020 Yuma County Fair & Rodeos, which will be at the Yuma Count Fairgrounds beginning this weekend.
Unfortunately, not much of the general public is going to be able to see it utilized this year. It will be used; however, the new pens for hogs, sheep and goats will be limited as only sale animals and/or those in the round robin are being allowed to stay at the fairgrounds this year. The same goes for the beef entries.
“I think the flow is going to be a lot better,” said Dave Blach, one of several Yuma County residents who has spearheaded the vision and fundraising for the Ag Innovation Event Center at the fairgrounds.
The first phase involved expanding the beef barn/show ring building 100 feet to the east.
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