Harlan County News

Like the Little Engine That Could, the Harlan County Arts Council keeps pulling.

Wilbur Rolland Gewecke, 87 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at the Holdrege Memorial Homes-Assisted Living, where he had been a resident for the past two months.

James Williams, left, of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, answers questions from Culbertson farmers Francis Freihe, and Roland Miller, at the special meeting Tuesday at the city auditorium.

The plan by the state to cut off irrigation water in the Republican River Basin in water-short years would significantly impact the economy of Southwest Nebraska, the McCook City Council was told Monday night.

Authorities say a 26-year-old man from David City has died of injuries suffered in an accident while riding an all-terrain vehicle.

Carol Fischer alleges that Sheriff Chris Becker looked at pornography on his sheriff's department computer in her presence on a daily basis, despite her objections.