News from Neighbors
New superintendent glad they’ll be closer to ‘home’
THE IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN, Feb. 1 — Randy and Lori Klooz had decided they’d like to return to southwest Nebraska at some point in their careers in education.
That chance arose when the Chase County Schools’ superintendent’s position opened.
Randy Klooz applied for the job to replace Supt. Joey Lefdal and was formally hired last Thursday during a special CCS board meeting.
He was one of five finalists interviewed from more than 20 applicants.
Klooz is a native of Beaver City, Nebraska, and he and his wife have taught in several area schools.
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Sterling Energy gets nod for Morgan County line
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Jan. 30 — In a public hearing in Fort Morgan on Thursday, Sterling Energy received approval on a conditional use permit to begin construction of a buried natural gas pipeline in Morgan County. The pipeline will begin near County Road DD at the edge of the Morgan County line and end at the intersection of County Road 10 and County Road GG, near Weldona.
The pipeline construction is projected to take approximately three years and traverse approximately 12.2 miles. The pipe will be 12 inches in diameter or less and will be buried adjacent to another pipeline that is already on the property.
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EYCHS still searching for rural schools
THE WRAY GAZETTE, Jan. 31 — The East Yuma County Historical Society and the Wray Museum are conducting a search for rural schools in the area.
They have been going through records, conducting personal interviews and taking some trips with many knowledgable community members in their quest to create a complete picture of the history of the area schools.
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Kontny Elevator for sale
JULESBURG ADVOCATE, Feb. 2 — Jim Kontny, president and general manager of the Farmers Grain Co. of Julesburg, known locally as the “Kontny Elevator,” announced that the elevator facilities are for sale.
Jim’s father, Ed Kontny, purchased the business at an auction 75 years ago in 1943 from the Julesburg Cooperative Grain Company. At the time, the business consisted of a 25,000-bushel wood frame elevator, a 25-foot wood deck truck scale, coal sheds, a warehouse, a home heating fuel business and a small brick office building.
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