Dick and Joan Dudden donated a bench with a statue depicting a young girl and an older gentleman playing checkers together to the community of Venango. It was installed Saturday, Aug. 28 by volunteers, of which Tom Tines said there were quite a few. The bench is located on Main Street near Legion Park.
The Relay for Life luminary walk is set for Thursday, Sept. 16 and will be in conjunction with the North Platte rendezvous, which is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25.
Rita Long is likely well-known in the area for her position as the Perkins County Clerk, but there is much more to know about Long besides her public position.
After taking a big increase in tax asking last year, Perkins County Schools’ preliminary budget shows only a 1.1% increase over last year’s request.
Parts of Perkins County experienced heavy rainfall last Thursday, Aug. 19, ranging anywhere from two inches to nearly four inches, according to NERain recorders and URNRD weather stations. Holyoke, Colorado suffered the brunt of the rain, recording anywhere from four inches to more than 10 inches in areas. Mobile phone weather warnings alerted area residents of a possible tornado east of Holyoke. Above, a cloud eerily resembling a hand loomed over southern Perkins County late Thursday evening. More rain came again Monday night, delivering another shower to the area.
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