News from Neighbors
New board reflects on 2nd levy fail
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Nov. 22 — The new RE-1 Valley Board of Education reflected on the district’s second failed attempt at securing additional funding through a mill levy override during a business meeting Monday. Final results show this year’s election ballot question lost by 641 votes, with 2,683 opposing it and 2,042 supporting it.
“It was concerning to me that there were not as many yeses, although I know not as many people voted. That was disappointing to me,” Myra Westfall said, referring to the fact that 3,181 voters supported it last year.
Superintendent Dr. Jan DeLay told the board even though the mill levy didn’t pass there won’t be an impact on the 2017-18 budget.
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Wellington football field buyer makes offer to City
IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN, Nov. 23 — Saying he knows the City of Imperial, Nebraska, has an interest in developing a soccer field, Sam Kunnemann offered City council members the chance to buy the Wellington football field from him.
Kunnemann of Imperial purchased the field at an Oct. 3 auction for $65,000.
His offer to the City came with an $85,000 price tag.
At their meeting Monday, council members voted 3-0 against the purchase after a 45-minute closed session.
After learning of the council’s vote Tuesday, Kunnemann said he’ll probably continue with his original plans to potentially develop the field for residential properties, possibly some spec homes and/or rentals.
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Board decides on 8-man football
GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL, Nov. 22 — Perkins County (Nebraska) Schools will remain an eight-man football team for at least the 2018 season, a decision made unanimously by the PCS board on Monday, Nov. 20.
Under new football classification numbers set by the Nebraska School Activities Association, Perkins County was over Class D1 eligibility by just five boys.
The board felt that because of low football participation numbers, moving to Class C2 to compete in 11-man wasn’t a viable option.
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