City of Albion declares snow emergency
February 3, 2012
A snow emergency was declared for the City of Albion beginning Friday, February 3, 2012, and will be in effect until further notice.
A significant winter storm event is expected this evening. All citizens should move their vehicles to off-street parking during declared snow emergencies so as to expedite the snow removal process. Parking is strictly prohibited on snow emergency routes.
The City Emergency routes are as follows:
1. Eleventh Street south from State Street to Fairview Street;
2. Sixth Street; and
3. Fairview Street from Highway 14-39 to Eleventh Street.
Snow removal will begin on emergency routes as measurable snow accumulates in order to keep them passable and will subsequently begin in residential and downtown districts as soon as practical following the snowfall. Expected high winds may delay or hinder snow removal efforts.
Vehicles not moved to off-street parking during a snow emergency will be marked and given 48 hours to be moved. Voluntary compliance is expected. However, the Albion Police Department will enforce all necessary parking restrictions.
Downtown business owners may scoop snow into the street/parking area if there is no other place to pile snow. Residential property owners may not scoop snow into the street.
March 1 is deadline for irrigated land transfers
January 31, 2012
Landowners seeking to transfer irrigated acres for use in 2012 in the Lower Loup Natural Resources District have until March 1 to apply for those transfers.
NRD Assistant Manager Russell Callan said that there are a number of steps involved in the transfer of irrigation rights from one parcel of land to another. Several restrictions must be met before a transfer can be completed.
Details in the Feb. 1 Albion News and Petersburg Press Print & Electronic Editions.
Conditions are dry, warm in Boone County
January 31, 2012
Current U.S. Drought Monitor map.
The U.S. Drought Monitor lists much of the eastern two-thirds of Nebraska as “abnormally dry” through Jan. 24, 2012.
In the Boone County area, snowfall amounts have been unusually light in December and January, and less than two-tenths of an inch of precipitation has been recorded in the two-month period.
Temperatures have also been unusually warm, and record highs of 70 degrees or more were recorded in several Nebraska communities on Monday, Jan. 30. At the Albion Airport, the official high temperature on Jan. 30 was 69 degrees.
Rolf elected to State Fair Board
January 24, 2012
Chuck Rolf
Rolf was elected to represent District 3 on the State Fair Board of Directors duirng the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers convention last weekend in Kearney.
He has served on the Boone County Fair Board for over 27 years, and also served a four-year term on the board of the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers.
Details in the Jan. 25 Albion News Print and Electronic Editions.
Only two election filings so far
January 24, 2012
Few candidates have filed for local offices in Boone County with the first filing deadline approaching on Feb. 15, 2012.
Incumbents must file by Feb. 15 for re-election to the same office or for election to a different office.
As of Monday, Jan. 23, only two incumbents had filed for re-election. They are Delwyn Lough, for a six-year term on the Albion Airport Authority, and Lisa Rasmussen for a four-year term on the St. Edward School Board.
For new candidates (non-incumbents) the filing deadline is March 1.
Bleacher shelter completed
January 17, 2012
Albion Legion field bleacher cover.
Several other improvements are planned at the local field this spring.
City opens construction bids for new sewage treatment plant
January 17, 2012
Rutjens Construction, Inc. of Tilden, NE, was the apparent low bidder for construction of Albion’s new sewage treatment plant last week.
Bids were opened by Albion city officials and the project engineer during a special session at City Hall Thursday afternoon, Jan. 12.
Five contractors submitted bids on the project.
Rutjens entered a bid of $3,385,000 on the project, which was about $40,000 less than the cost estimated by the project designer, JEO Consulting Group, Inc.
Details in the Jan. 18 Albion News Print & Electronic Editions.
Strong winds overturn tractor-trailer
January 11, 2012
Overturned semi tractor-trailer
The westound truck was owned by Brown Transfer Co., and the driver was not seriously injured, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.
The overturned rig blocked one lane of traffic for several hours.
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