Commissioners hear about recurring problem with stray animals
December 13, 2011
Boone County Commissioners on Monday participated in a group discussion about a recurring problem with stray horses and cattle in an area west of Petersburg.
The problem involves animals straying from the Jim Majerus property bordering 140th Street west of Petersburg.
“There is a lot of concern about this, and it’s not worth waiting for something bad to happen,” said attorney Jeff Jarecki. In addition to the potential for a serious traffic accident, Jarecki said “you can’t help but be concerned about the safety of the animals.” Existing laws on fences and negligence do not adequately address this case, he said, although civil actions can be taken by individuals.
Sheriff Dave Spiegel said the Boone County Sheriff’s Department has been called to that area “countless times” over the years to either herd the animals back to the Majerus property or control traffic while Majerus herded the animals back.
Details in the Dec. 14 Albion News and Petersburg Press Print & Electronic Editions.
School Board approves more co-op sports with Newman Grove
December 13, 2011
Boone Central School Board approved cooperative agreements with Newman Grove for three more high school sports Monday night, Dec. 12.
Two-year agreements were approved for boys and girls basketball and wrestling to begin in the 2012-13 school year.
These agreements are similar to those for fall sports that were approved several months ago. The mascot will remain the Cardinals, and colors will remain red and white. Head coaches will come from Boone Central, while assistants will be from both schools.
More details in the Dec. 14 Albion News and Petersburg Press Print & Electronic Editions.
City Council, Pool Committee hear consultant’s report
December 6, 2011
Albion City Council and the swimming pool advisory committee reviewed a 50-page technical evaluation of the city’s swimming pool during a special meeting last Thursday night, Dec. 1, with consultant David Burbach of Burbach Aquatics, Inc. (BAI).
While renovation of the existing pool is possible, a long list of structural changes would be needed, and the total cost could reach more than $1.7 million, the report concluded.
Burbach recommended this evaluation as a first step toward either refurbishing or replacing the existing pool, which was built in 1955.
Details in the Dec. 7 Albion News Print & Electronic Editions.
Boone County ambulance totaled in crash near York, NE
November 30, 2011
Boone County ambulance after Nov. 28 accident near York. (Photo courtesy of York Co. Sheriff’s Department)
One person was injured and an ambulance owned by Boone County was totaled in an accident Monday night, Nov. 28, at the intersection of the Highway 81 bypass and Highway 34, just east of the airport and near York, Nebraska.
According to the York County Sheriff’s Department, a 2010 Ford ambulance owned by Boone County was northbound at 9:22 p.m., driven by Randall Bruland, 50, of Albion. Fortunately, at the time of the accident, there was no patient onboard.
At the same time, a 2006 Pontiac Sedan, driven by Manuel A. Gomez-Griego, 32, of Commerce City, Colo., was eastbound on Highway 34 and approaching the intersection. When the Griego vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign, it entered the intersection and the two vehicles collided.
Upon impact, the ambulance was thrown into a light pole and entered the east ditch where it came to rest. The Griego vehicle came to rest in the median.
Bruland told investigators that the Griego vehicle did not slow or stop at the intersection. Griego said his brakes failed and he was unable to stop.
Injured in the accident was a passenger in the Griego vehicle, Alberto Griego, 25. He was transported to York General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Both vehicles were totaled. The estimated value of the ambulance was $200,000. The value of the Griego vehicle was estimated at $7,000.
Griego was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign. Alcohol was not suspected as being a factor in the accident.
NPPD halts construction on transmission line for pipeline
November 29, 2011
After more than two years of development work, Nebraska Public Power District has halted work on all three of its transmission lines that were associated with the TransCanada Keystone XL oil pipeline.
One of those transmission lines had been planned from Petersburg to Ericson. However, the project was canceled after a Nov. 14 announcement by TransCanada that it will seek a different route for the pipeline outside the Nebraska Sandhills.
The only continuing work on the transmission line route this week was leveling and overseeding of sites that NPPD had already purchased for substations on the line.
Details in the Nov. 30 Albion News and Petersburg Press Print & Electronic Editions.
City Council approves plans for new waste water plant
November 29, 2011
Final plans and specifications for a new $4 million waste water treatment plant were approved by the Albion City Council at a special meeting Tuesday night, Nov. 22.
With construction expected to last one year, the new plant could be operating by early 2013.
The council spent about an hour reviewing the plans with Roger Protzman and Ethan Joy of JEO Consulting Group, Inc. before giving final approval.
Acting on a timeline suggested by Protzman, the council also scheduled the opening of project bids for Jan. 12, 2012, at 2 p.m. at City Hall.
Details in the Nov. 30 Albion News Print & Electronic Editions.
Concrete poured for new wing
November 22, 2011
Concrete finishing at GSS-Albion.
They were just in time to beat a weekend cold snap, with temperatures mostly in the teens and 20s.
Above: power troweling and hand troweling were underway Friday afternoon.
The building structure is expected to start taking shape very soon..
State accountability — Boone Central misses one ‘AYP’ standard
November 22, 2011
Students at Boone Central Public Schools have generally met state standards on Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) standardized tests, but the school did fall short in one category of “adequate yearly progress” (AYP) goals this year.
At the Nov. 15 Boone Central School Board meeting, Jimmy Feeney, middle school principal and curriculum director, reviewed both the NeSA and Northwest Education Association (NWEA) results for standardized tests taken over the past two years.
The one area where Boone Central did not meet AYP federal accountability standards this year was elementary reading performance in one demographic area. This is based on tests taken in the 2010-11 school year.
Details in the Nov. 23 Albion News Print & Electronic Editions.
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