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County Commissioners Approve Of Budget

Following public hearings on the 2020-21 budget and tax request Tuesday morning, Dawson County Commissioners approved a $44 million budget and tax levy of .323 cents per $100 of valuation for the coming fiscal year. Board chairman Dennis

Lex City Council Sets 2020-2021 Budget & Tax Request

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A property tax request of $1.46 million for the fiscal 2020-21 budget was set by the Lexington City Council last Tuesday night following their annual budget public hearing. This reflects an 8 percent budget increase over last year with assessed valuation of property up 6 percent from 2019-20.

COZAD FFA HOSTS AUCTION:

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CONTINUING TO GAIN members and steam is the Cozad Community Schools FFA Chapter that hosted the First Annual Labor Auction on the Green Space in downtown Cozad on Monday evening with a great crowd and happy bidders. (ABOVE) A pair of Cozad Middle School FFA members labor was auctioned off with Levi Messersmith conducting the event for Cozad Community Schools. (RIGHT) Eli Boryca presents a thank you and exchanges jubilation with Pete Wardyn of Cozad for the support of the Cozad Community Schools FFA Chapter during the Annual Labor Auction festivities. KELLY NINAS/TRI-CITY TRIBUNE

Gburg Health Puts Emphasis On Suicide Awareness Month

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September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month and Gothenburg Health’s Senior Life Solutions (SLS) program is working to raise awareness and educate the community on the risk factors and warning signs of suicide. Talk of suicide should never be dismissed. If you, or someone you know, are thinking of suicide call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

NEW PLAYGROUND IN COZAD:

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BRIGHT COLORS shining from new playground equipment are now open for all to enjoy at Sportsman’s Field and Park in Northeast Cozad. (RIGHT) City of Cozad employees and officials hosted a ribbon cutting for the new equipment this past week. Present at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new equipment were (from left) Jimi Weinmaster, Charlie Block, Marcus Kloepping, Josh Morse, Duane Mercer, Matt Lindstedt, Travis Lee, Zach Priel, Scott Hergenrader, Deb Leahy, Brooke Twyford, Ron Olds, Brian Montgomery and Mike Steinwart.

Zimbelman Is New Business Banker At Great Western Bank

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Great Western Bank is pleased to welcome Eric Zimbelman as a Business Banker for the Lexington, Nebraska market.

BIG CROWD AT OK SISTERS SHOW:

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FILLING THE AIR with the sweet sounds of music to the largest crowd that soared over 300 attendees was the OK Sisters that included band members Marty Tilley, Kate Fly and Karen Lee Earhart for the Music Monday’s finale held at the Pavillion on the Green Space in Cozad. KELLY NINAS/TRI-CITY TRIBUNE

Fair Board Seeks Input On Constructing Event Center

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During the Dawson County Fairgrounds agency update at the Dawson County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, Fair Board member Scott Russman announced they are seeking input from county residents about building an event center at the fairgrounds.

LEXINGTON CITY BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING DATE SET

A public hearing on the City of Lexington’s fiscal 2020-21 budget will be Sept. 8 in the city council chambers at 406 E. Seventh St. The total budget for 2020-21 is just over $8 million with a proposed property tax call of $1,462,195, noted City Manager Joe Pepplitsch in his budget review. The property tax levy remains the same as last year at 36 cents.

Lex Regional Health Center Lauded By Modern Healthcare

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Lexington Regional Health Center has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2020 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is available at ModernHealthcare.com/bestplaceslist. Modern Healthcare will publish a special supplement featuring a ranked list of all the winners along with the October 12 issue.