Comstock News

This year the future of the entire festival was in doubt, when concert promoter and property owner Henry Nuxoll became entangled in a legal battle over finances that is yet unresolved.

'A milestone was reached in Lexington April 13, with the open house and dedication of the new rural/city fire equipment building. via Gothenburg Times

“We want to see the event continue if possible”

By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief Managing Editor COMSTOCK - - The Magic of Comstock may have lost some of its luster, but new owner and organizer Jim Proskocil promises the show will go on. via Custer County Chief

By Dave Schroeder The summer music festivals in eastern Custer County will continue. via KTIC

A Missouri man plans to revive the annual music series in the Nebraska sandhills formerly known as the Comstock Windmill Festival. via KRVN-AM Lexington

“But we are not pressuring about it because we want to see the event continue.”

By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief Managing Editor COMSTOCK - - Legal woes continue to surround Second Wind Events and promoters of the Comstock music festivals. via Custer County Chief

Organizers of the Comstock Windmill Festival face a civil lawsuit from a couple who say they loaned money that was never repaid. via Beatrice Daily Sun

The organizer of the popular Comstock Windmill Festival is set to appear in Custer County District Court on charges of writing bad checks. via Beatrice Daily Sun

By DEBORAH MCCASLIN Chief publisher Henry Nuxoll, 53, Comstock, was arraigned in Custer County Court Monday and charged with a Class III Felony, issuing bad checks. via Custer County Chief

By DEBORAH MCCASLIN Chief publisher Henry Nuxoll, 53, Comstock, was arraigned in Custer County Court Monday and charged with a Class III Felony, issuing bad checks. via Custer County Chief

“The life of this church is a journey. The church does not end, but journeys on in the lives of the people.”

Photo by Michelle Zlomke The Rev. Nancy Keller, right, and lay leader Cathy Johnson, left, assist worshippers with the final communion at Comstock United Methodist Church Sunday. via Custer County Chief

“I heard a noise night before last and I tried to wake my husband but she had me so stiff in a trance that I couldn't raise my arm! "Oh, I'm just wasting away!”

Her neighbors filled the courtroom, the air heavy with hate and dread. The alleged witch sat before them on the witness stand, shrunken as an old apple. via Lincoln Journal Star