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Josh Burke, top left, Aaron Greene and Makenna Castor demonstrate setting up the tripod to rappel into the grain bin.
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A volunteer “victim” and two rescuers demonstrate how to use harnesses, ropes and a rescue tube to free someone trapped in a grain bin.
Mid-Plains Community College (MPCC) held a grain bin safety training class last Thursday at the new Imperial fire hall location.
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Keith and Doris Olsen of Grant were among the honorees to be named Distinguished NEBRASKAlanders during the NEBRASKAland Foundation’s annual Statehood Dinner in Lincoln Feb. 29. Speaker of the Legislature Sen. Jim Scheer, left, read a resolution passed by the Legislature in their honor and Gov. Pete Ricketts presented them with a crystal award in commemoration of their efforts.
Lifelong Perkins County farmer Keith Olsen and his wife, Doris, of Grant were recognized as one of three recipients of the 2020 Distinguished NEBRSKAlander honor from the NEBRASKAland Foundatio
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A construction crew works on the new roof at Hill’s Family Foods, part of the upgrades to the building.
Construction for the upgrades at Hill’s Family Foods continues, with roof work underway this week.
“It’s starting to look like a building,” owner Dirk Hill said.
Representatives from Concordia University were in Imperial Tuesday to promote their new agricultural sciences program.
The first day of spring is almost here, and the Southwest Nebraska Crafters and Entrepreneurs (SWNE) Spring Fling event will help usher it in.
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