The budget for the City of West Point that was approved last Tuesday by the city council shows gains being made in two of the utility funds but needed shoring up in a third.The utility funds are water operating, sanitary sewer/wastewater treatment, electric and solid waste. Those funds added…
Camp Fontanelle invites the public to its annual BBQ on Sunday, September 15.
Cuming County 4-H members excelled at the Nebraska State Fair this year.
David Ameen is getting comfortable and feeling welcome in his role as the interim Chief Executive Officer of Franciscan Care Services in West Point.
Cuming County 4-H members had another very successful year at the 150th annual Nebraska State Fair.
The proposed Highway 275 expressway between Norfolk and Wisner was the topic of a public information meeting held last night (Tuesday) in Wisner.
For 29 straight years, owners of muscle and classic cars have brought their prized possessions to line West Point’s Main Street.
By way of a payloader, a skid loader, and an entire family’s effort, West Point’s Wilderness Park will soon have a new feature – the historic Rattlesnake Creek Bridge – that carried vehicles and farm machinery over Logan Creek, west of Bancroft.
With the ongoing water issues in West Point, the status of school water fountains can make a difference in the health of those drinking from it.
A brief evening prayer event will be held at Trinity UMC/UCC on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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The Stratman family of West Point had reason to smile Monday at the Nebraska State Fair when Cade Stratman’s Division 4 champion steer was named Champion Market Beef. Pictured with Cade is his sister Cassidee and brother Carter.
In an effort to increase the number of interpreters to work in courtrooms across the state, Northeast Community College is partnering with the Nebraska Supreme Court to offer training to certify individuals to help alleviate the shortage.
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Work on the West Point Trails & Pathway project progressed last week when workers for A&R Construction Co. completed the 8-foot wide concrete path that winds down into the shelter area at Wilderness Park.
The Nielsen Community Center in West Point was abuzz with college and military recruiters for College Night last Wednesday.
A new analysis by the Nebraska Farm Bureau estimates the ongoing retaliatory tariffs imposed by countries on U.S. agricultural exports will cost Nebraska producers $943 million in lost revenues in 2019.
Determining the cause of the spike in manganese levels in West Point’s water took longer than many thought it should, and the remedy won’t come as soon as anyone wants. That was one takeaway from last night’s West Point City Council meeting, when the city’s water issue was again front and center.
The Cuming County Board of Supervisors last week approved a property tax request of $3,343,462 for 2019-2020, which is a $226,780 increase over what the county requested in both 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
West Point Public Schools’ Board of Education is expected to approve a new budget that shows a total tax request of $9,951,671, which is down $19,908 from last year’s request of $9,971,578.
West Point’s City Council last night (Tuesday) approved a 2019-2020 budget that seeks a $60,634 increase in property taxes and a tax levy of 46.79 cents per $100 of valuation, which is less than the current levy of 47.93 cents.
West Point’s City Council last night (Tuesday) voted 5-0 to place an order for a LayneOx filter system to replace the current filters at the water treatment plant.
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Harry Knobbe’s world changed in less than a second. On April 17 things looked grim after a 1,700-pound round hay bale crashed into his back after falling 12 feet from a semi-trailer.
Derek Olson – one of two men who were sentenced in July to at least 40 years in prison for killing a rural Rosalie man in 2017 – has asked to appeal his case to the Nebraska Court of Appeals.
The City of West Point will act on a proposed 2019-2020 budget Tuesday, Sept. 3, when it meets for its regular monthly meeting and to hold its required budget hearing.
The City of West Point received a drinking water advisory late this morning (Wednesday) from the State Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding the high levels of manganese in the city’s water.
The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Troop B-Norfolk will be conducting a series of special enforcement activities in Cuming, Burt, Stanton and Madison counties that are aimed at combatting impaired driving and alcohol related violations.
For a high school student with an idea for what they want their career to look like, the pathway to that point can be challenging.
West Point Public Schools band director Cindy Sellhorst was awarded the Helen Pouch Memorial Classroom Fund Grant for $500.
Nebraska Department of Health this morning (Wednesday) issued a drinking water advisory for West Point & recommends people use filtered or bottled water only until manganese levels drop. See the notice in this week's West Point News.
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Carter Stratman showed the grand champion market beef, which was also the champion market steer.
Pencils are being sharpened and bells are ringing at West Point’s schools as administrators bring in a number of new changes for the 2019/2020 year.
This year’s Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s annual “Fall Forums” will give attendees a briefing on the results of the Blueprint Nebraska strategic planning process.
West Point City Administrator Tom Goulette told the West Point News this week that the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has accepted the results of the pilot test for the design basis for a full-scale iron and manganese treatment system for West Point’s water distribution system.
The Cuming County Extension staff took time during this year’s Cuming County Fair to publicly present Ina Glaubius with the Nebraska 4-H Lifetime Volunteer of the Year Award she received in May.
Spring floods and court hearings that led to one murder trial proved costly to Cuming County in budget year 2018-2019.
Cuming County won’t be tapping into extra revenue that an increase in property valuation will give it.
West Point City Administrator Tom Goulette told the West Point News this week that the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has accepted the results of the pilot test for the design basis for a full-scale iron and manganese treatment system for West Point’s water distribution system.
Sign-up night for West Point Cub Scout Pack 165 will be held tomorrow (Thursday), from 5:30-7 pm at the Nielsen Community Center.
Cuming County Fair Board president Brian Meiergerd touched on the past and its importance to the future during his remarks to open this year’s Cuming County Fair.
Local residents concerned about how their tax dollars are spent should make note of the various public hearings in the next few weeks.
West Point Public School’s budget hearing will take place Tuesday, Sept. 3, the board of education agreed Monday night during its monthly board meeting.
An armor coating project began this week on US-275 from Wisner, west to the US-275/N/57 junction, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
Agricultural producers reported they were not able to plant crops on more than 19.4 million acres in 2019, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
West Point-Beemer High School athletes were put through a more intense workout than they expected last week when they showed up for pre-season conditioning.
Everyone is invited to attend the tenth anniversary celebration of Rev. Judith Johnson’s ordination to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and the 13th anniversary of her ministry partnership with Elim and St. Paul’s Lutheran Churches, bot…
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The 4-H portion of the Cuming County Fair kicked off Saturday afternoon with the 4-H horse show held at the Saddle Club arena on the fairgrounds in West Point. The show began with the posting of the colors and national anthem.
Ryan Penrose is the new Ward 1 city councilman for the City of West Point.
The Cuming County Fair kicks off tomorrow (Thursday) and ends Sunday night, Aug. 11. This year’s opening ceremonies will again feature the Lincoln Sport Parachute Club.
The floods that hit Cuming County in March are still having an impact locally.
Results of water tests done in West Point and a full report from the Layne Company is in the hands of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Last night’s (Tuesday) West Point City Council meeting didn’t happen without fireworks.
Nebraska State Fair has announced this year’s Celebration Parade Grand Marshals. The Grand Marshal Program honors individuals who have made significant contributions within their county fair communities.
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