Chase County News

By Jan Rahn Managing Editor Federal game warden Mike Damico of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the illegal shootings of hawks that have been found in Perkins and Chase counties between Grant and Imperial.

Chase County Deputy Vince Lopez has successfully completed the reactivation process that brings his Nebraska Law Enforcement Certification current.

A free holiday concert next month in Hayes Center is the first of what is hoped to be an annual holiday event in the area sponsored by Southwest Public Power District .

As cases of seasonal and H1N1 influenza are reported in Nebraska, and are being reported but not confirmed in Chase County, the Chase County Community Hospital and Clinics are taking precautionary measures.

The "Moving Forward With Hope - ALL Cancer Walk," sponsored by Chase County Community Hospital on Saturday, drew a crowd of people and touched on many emotions.

A crew member working on a street project in Wauneta sustained serious injuries in a work site accident Tuesday morning.

Chase County commissioners will seek an additional $70,190 in property taxes for the 2009-10 budget year.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol Troop D Headquarters- North Platte made 196 contacts and arrested eight motorists for Driving under the Influence during the agency's second 'Safety Saturday's' initiative.

Last week Chase County Sheriff Tim Sutherland announced he was seeking help in trying identify the man that broke into a home in southwest Wauneta in the early morning hours of Monday, July 20.

Chase County Sheriff Tim Sutherland is reminding area residents to keep your doors and windows locked, whether youa re home or not, after a break-in was reported in the early morning hours Monday.

Just when residents begin to rebound from the previous nighta s hailstorm, skies grow dark and yet another storm pounds the nearby area somewhere.

In 2005, Chase County Community Hospital was designated as a Level IV Emergency Trauma Site as part of the Nebraska Statewide Trauma System.A To receive this designation, a hospital, along with county emergency medical services must meet certain requirements pertaining to facilities, equipment, training and personnel.A A trauma site is evaluated ...

With just less than nine months until the start of the 2010 Census on April 1, population estimates released by the Census Bureau show downward trend in rural population.A In fact, of the 13 incorporated cities and villages in the five-county area surrounding Chase County, only foura 'Palisade, Hayes Center, Elsie and Madrida 'showed declines less ...

Storms took a heavy toll across southwest Nebraska late last week, causing the loss of millions of dollars of growing and maturing crops north of Wauneta as well as widespread damage to property.

Whata TMs up with this weather? Thata TMs the question being asked across the region.

A rip-roaring new fundraiser for the Chase County Fair is planned in the form of the Chase County Bullriding Challenge, coming up next week.

The Chase County Sheriffa s Department is investigating the theft of over $4,000 in cash and checks from the Good Times Bar in Wauneta last week.

By a vote of 2-1 at their May 12 meeting, Chase County commissioners acted to remove Larry Carpenter from the board of trustees of the Chase County Community Hospital.A At last weeka s meeting, Eddie Nichols of Wauneta was approved by the commissioners to fill the vacancy.

A new study completed for the Nebraska Department of Economic Developmenta s Travel and Tourism Division indicates that travel and tourism has contributed meaningfully to the economies of all the statea s 93 counties.

Pet owners are being warmed to make sure their petsa TM rabies vaccinations are up to date after a skunk in rural Chase County tested positive for rabies.