Furnas County Court News

Body COURT CALLS 08/23/2021 Zachary S. Bowers of Beaver City - Third degree assault, Plea: Not Guilty, Pretrial September 13, 2021 @ 9:30 A.M.

Woodruff Takes Dream Flight

Body On September 8 Don Woodruff turns 100, and what better gift for a WWII veteran than a flight in a Boeing Stearman biplane. He took the flight on Friday, August 27, 2021 as part of the Dream Flight program.
Woodruff Takes Dream Flight

Understanding Property Tax in the Good Life State

Body What is the greatest impediment to Nebraska’s Good Life? Most likely a statewide poll of home and landowners would reveal a simple twoword answer—Property Tax. Here in the Cornhusker State, property tax is applied to both real and personal property.
Understanding Property Tax in the Good Life State

OXFORD

Body 100 Years Ago August 25, 1921 Highland defeated Oxford 9 to 0 in a ball game. Rankin the Highland pitcher allowed only four hits.

Some things stay the same

Body From the Oxford Standard August 30, 2001 – “It’s just a hobby with us. Maggie and I like getting up early and working in the garden,” Oxford resident Tony Thulin said.
Pictured left – Tony Thulin in an Oxford Standard photo from 2001. Pictured right – Tony’s watermelons downtown Oxford on Saturday, August 21, 2021. They still sit for sale using the same honor system used twenty years ago. Thulin has said this might be his last year growing his locally famous watermelons.

BEAVER CITY

Body 25 Years Ago August 22, 1996 The Chamber of Commerce held an appreciation supper Thursday evening at the Brandin Iron honored Mr. and Mrs.

Arapahoe Public Mirror

Body 10 years ago At the Arapahoe City Council meeting Kim Winter, director of Furnas/Harlan County Partnership informed city council of a 50/50matching federal fund available from Land and Water Conservation Fund for developing an outdoor recreation facility RV Park.

Elwood Bulletin

Body 10 years ago Notice was received of the closing of Smithfield Post Office on Saturday, August 27. Marie Kuck has been postmaster for the past 20 years and is looking forward to some free time.
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