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Camping Ministries Receives Good News At Commissioners Meeting

TRIBUNE Correspondent Confusion about the proper filing date for tax exempt status with the state prompted the appearance of Cozad Camping Ministry (CCM) before the Dawson County Commissioners Board of Equalization Wednesday morning.

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H & H AUTO PARTS FIRE EXTINGUISHED:

A fire destroyed the H& H Auto Parts Dismantle Building on Friday afternoon.

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Testimony Intensifies During Boswell Trial

Testimony became intense last week as the state began presenting their case against Bailey Boswell, who is charged with first-degree murder; improper disposal of human remains and conspiracy to commit murder in the November 2017 death of Lincoln store clerk Sydney Loofe.

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Boswell Trial Moves Into Witness Testimony

The Bailey Boswell trial moved into the first day of witness testimony Monday with the state calling nine witnesses and introducing dozens of exhibits for consideration.

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THE HOME AGENCY MAKES AN IMPACT:

Bringing movies back to Cozad has been keeping the Cozad Development Corporation busy over the past year. The purchase of the historic Allen Opera House gave CDC the idea to convert the space into a threescreen movie theater. The owners of the Tiffany theater in Broken Bow promised to operate the theater if CDC would renovate and own the building.

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City Of Lexington Approves Future Road Plans

During their Sept. 22 meeting the Lexington City Council approved the one- and six-year street improvement plans, allowing the city to gear up for 2020-21 road work.

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Lexington Schools Tax Call Set At $11.68 Million

Following a public hearing on the Lexington Public School District 2020-21 budget the Lexington School Board gave approval for an $11.68 million tax call. In a related motion the board set the 2020-21 levy at $1.05 per $100 of assessed valuation, which is the same as last year.

Superintendent John Hakonson noted valuations decreased by about one percent from 2019-20, so the general fund tax request will decrease about $72,000. However, general fund state aid increased by about 7.6 percent from 2019-20 to 2020-21 so overall receipts for the district are slightly up.

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City Of Cozad Approve Of CDC Fiscal Budget

The City Council of Cozad had a brief meeting on Monday for the third straight week, as they continue to take care of business for the future year as well as address current issues in the 100th Meridian City.

One of the many items that were discussed during the new business portion of the meeting was the approval of the Cozad Development Corporation (CDC) Fiscal Budget.

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CHS HOMECOMING ROYALTY:

ENSHRINED AS the Royalty of the 2020 Cozad High School Homecoming at the conclusion of the football contest against Adams Central on Friday evening were Queen Tayler Chytka (left) and King Joey Orellana.