Dixon County News

“I think the departments are very conscientious with how they use the grants”

Pitt County has received nearly $7 million from grants this year, officials say, and the county is hoping to get more than $1 million more by the end of the fiscal year. via The Daily Reflector

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Two Iowa residents are in custody in the Dakota County Jail following a short pursuit. via Nebraska State Patrol

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Authorities say one person is dead following a crash in the northeast corner of Nebraska. via KTIC

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A 41-year-old woman died Thursday from injuries suffered when her Chevrolet Tahoe collided with a semitrailer truck in Dixon County. via Omaha World-Herald

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Olga Marie Bottolfsen, age 93, of Hartington, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 6:25 a.m. at the Golden Living Center in Hartington. via Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

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Martha Walton, age 85, of Dixon, Nebraska, died on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at her residence. via Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

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“I'd hate to see them go too far”

Jim Winn learned pretty quick while sheriff of Garden County that when it came to hiring new deputies, resumes often didn't tell the whole story. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

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Daryl McGhee, acting county executive director for the Dakota County Farm Service Agency, announced that as of Dec. via Sioux City Journal

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“As you may have heard, there is a plan to build a large oil refinery and energy manufacturing facility in an area north of Elk Point, S.D. in Union County. This plan, which has been called the "Gorilla Project”

Hyperion Resources is touting the results recently of its public opinion survey which it said shows "strong support" for the company's proposed plan to build an oil refinery/energy center in Union County. via Sioux City Journal

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