As crews battle a large wildfire burning across parts of western Nebraska — and as authorities investigate a fire-related death confirmed Friday — volunteers in Keith County are asking the public to f...

The Keith County Board of Commissioners established a restricted fund to receive up to $16 million from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for road and recreation-area projects at Lake McConaughy, approved a program agreement tied to that funding and appointed a county liaison to the project.

County staff reported progress on a multi-year radio modernization funded by ARPA and other sources, describing a move to a DMR paging system, over-the-air programming for about 200 radios, and AT&T FirstNet cellular fallback for EMS interoperability and resilience.

The Keith County Board adopted a resolution Feb. 11 creating a Juvenile Diversion Fund (2330) and authorized a $30,000 transfer from the inheritance tax fund (2700) as seed money to administer a Southwest Nebraska juvenile diversion program tied to state grant reimbursement rules.

The Keith County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 11 to participate in the Perkins County Canal project and appointed Thomas Wilbur as the county’s representative, citing potential impacts to county roads and bridges and a requested response by Feb. 13.

Tourism director Sean Rubak told commissioners the visitor committee recommended allowing promotion grants for for-profit businesses, presented Placer AI visitation data and said lodging-tax revenue hit another record in August; visitor committee approved a short extension for the Ogallala Roundup rodeo reimbursement.

Commissioners approve agenda, previous minutes, and claims payments in first session.

Chamber reports significant interest in recent Cheyenne event with heavy visitor inquiries.

Keith County evaluates bids for agriculture tractors to inform budget decisions.

Council members review budget updates and approve trailer purchase for tourism promotion.