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Dawson Public Power board reviews budget, hears legislative update at monthly meeting
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Dawson Public Power District's board reviewed the January financial statements at their March meeting, the agency said in a press release.
Operating revenue was 2% less than budget. Operating expenses are within 1% of budget, the release said.
The wholesale power bill was $2.9 million. Power cost represented 67% of the January operating expenses.
In February, General Manager Alyssa Clemsen Roberts testified before the legislature’s Natural Resource Committee in favor of LB 1261.
The bill would assist development of large power generation facilities while protecting public power. She told the board that protections are important because Nebraska’s public power model currently offers the third lowest rates in the nation and ranks third highest in reliability.
The board discussed the strategic planning session held with the senior leadership team. Strategic planning helps prioritize objectives, affirm organizational values and set goals. A draft of the proposed plan will be reviewed at a future board meeting.
In other business:
The board approved updates to the safety incident prevention policy and the investment policy.
Clemsen Roberts reported on Nebraska Public Power District’s wholesale power rate projections. She also provided an update on the R-Project transmission line, which began the planning process in 2012.
The rate stabilization fund guidelines were reviewed. The district applied $2 million of these set-aside funds to the 2026 budget, to offset a larger rate increase.
A 5.5% rate increase went into effect on March 1. The change applies to all rate classes.
Directors reported on the Nebraska Rural Electric Association and CoBank Midwest meetings held in February.
The next board meeting will be at 10 a.m. April 1 at the Lexington Headquarters.
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Gothenburg student receives Nebraska Wheat Growers Association scholarship
Jessica Kennedy
A Gothenburg student is one of two who will receive a 2026 Nebraska Wheat Growers Association scholarship.
Logan Feather
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NWGA recognizes two outstanding Nebraska high school seniors who have demonstrated a passion for agriculture, leadership in their communities, and a commitment to the future of rural Nebraska, the organization said in a press release.
The 2026 scholarship recipients are Berkelee Beekman of Beatrice and Logan Feather of Gothenburg.
Both students plan to continue their education this fall while pursuing careers that support agriculture and rural communities.
Berkelee Beekman, a graduating senior from Diller-Odell High School, will attend Doane University to pursue a degree in agribusiness.
Beekman grew up on a farm in rural Gage County and has been actively involved in agriculture through 4-H and FFA, raising livestock and participating in agricultural programs throughout her youth.
“My future goals are to get a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and ideally work at a bank so I can give back to my community by helping farmers and rural families with their finances,” Beekman said.
Feather, a graduating senior from Gothenburg High School, will attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall. Feather plans to major in data science through the College of Engineering while also pursuing studies in agribusiness. His interest in agriculture began at a young age through experiences with his father, a research agronomist, and grew through involvement in FFA and agricultural competitions.
“I want to utilize data to provide real-life solutions to agricultural challenges and ultimately improve farmers’ jobs and livelihoods,” Feather said.
The NWGA Scholarship program was created to support Nebraska students pursuing agricultural careers and to encourage the next generation of leaders within the wheat industry and rural communities.
For more information about the NWGA Scholarship program, go to nebraskawheat.gov.
DAWSON COUNTY SHERIFF BOOKINGS
DAWSON COUNTY SHERIFF BOOKINGS
Monday, March 2
2:30 p.m.: 25-year-old Lexington woman, Phelps County warrant — failure to appear — no proof of insurance; no valid registration.
3:14 p.m.: 30-year-old Cozad man, bond revocation.
4:00 p.m.: 38-year-old Cozad man, probation violation — assault on a law enforcement officer; probation violation — domestic assault; probation violation — resisting arrest; resisting an officer.
Tuesday, March 3
10:40 a.m.: 35-year-old Lexington woman, driving under the influence, first offense, over .15.
2:40 a.m.: 53-year-old Cozad man, driving under the influence of liquor, over .15.
Thursday, March 5
10:03 a.m.: 45-year-old Smithfield man, Dawson County warrants — possession with intent to deliver (three counts).
11:05 a.m.: 42-year-old Elwood man, Dawson County warrant — possession with intent to deliver; possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony; possession with intent to deliver.
Friday, March 6
12:24 p.m.: 26-year-old Lexington man, Dawson County warrant — failure to appear — driving under the influence, first offense.
7:45 p.m.: 26-year-old Lexington man, third-degree domestic assault; marijuana possession, more than 1 ounce.
Sunday, March 8
12:11 a.m.: 31-year-old Lexington man, driving under suspension.
Monday, March 9
2:41 a.m.: 55-year-old Cozad woman, possession of a controlled substance.
2:45 a.m.: 64-year-old Cozad man, possession of a controlled substance.
Compiled from information provided by Dawson County Sheriff's Office with AI assistance and verified by Clipper-Herald staff.
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
MJ Gothenburg Housing, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, to Cash Chytka and Cord Chytka, as tenants in common, lot 10, block 15, Ehmen’s Subdivision of the east half of the southwest fourth of section 10, township 11 north, range 25 west of the sixth principal meridian, in the city of Gothenburg, Dawson County. $180.96 revenue.
Schmeeckle Farms Inc., a Nebraska corporation, to CBM Land Company, Ltd., a Nebraska limited partnership, the southwest quarter and the west half of the southeast quarter of section 28, township 12 north, range 25 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County; less and except a 3.15-acre tract recorded in Book 117, Page 281; and a tract in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter described by metes and bounds in the deed of record; and the northwest quarter of section 33, township 12 north, range 25 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, less and except a 10.77-acre tract recorded in Book 129, Page 815, as more particularly described in the deed of record. $9,048 revenue.
Copperton LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, to Marvin Cochrane and Grace Cochrane, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, a tract of land in the northwest quarter of section 31, township 9 north, range 22 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, containing 0.85 acres, more or less, as more particularly described by metes and bounds in the deed of record. $167.04 revenue.
Spencer L. Knauss and Dona D. Knauss, husband and wife, to Lucas A. Wherley and McKenzie L. Wherley, as joint tenants, a tract of land in the southeast quarter of section 32, township 11 north, range 22 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, more particularly described by metes and bounds in the deed of record. $774.88 revenue.
Cheryl L. Maurer, a single person, and Jamie Rudd and Richard Rudd, wife and husband, to Brad Adams, a single person, and LA Farms Enterprise, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, all of section 12 and that portion of section 11 described in the deed of record, township 9 north, range 25 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, containing 806.38 acres, more or less. $2,340.88 revenue.
Jamie Ann Rudd and Richard Rudd, wife and husband, to Cheryl L. Maurer, a single person, all that part of the south half of the southwest quarter of section 12, township 9 north, range 24 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, containing approximately 2.19 acres, more or less; and the east half of section 11, township 9 north, range 24 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, less a tract described by metes and bounds in the deed of record. $1,160.00 revenue.
Mary Galloway, a single person, and Tracy L. Boyles, a single person, to Orlando Mazareigos Garcia, lot 1 and the west 80 feet of lot 2 and the north 10 feet of the east 60 feet of lot 2; and a part of lot 2 described by metes and bounds; and lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, all in block 37, Original Town of Eddyville, Dawson County. $150.80 revenue.
Thriv Construction, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, to Penny Sue Voightlander, as trustee of the Penny Sue Voightlander Trust U/A dated March 26, 2025, lot 2, block 4, Northwest Fifth Addition to the city of Lexington, Dawson County. $770.24 revenue.
Cody Most and Molly Most, husband and wife, to Mitchell Hart, all of lot 16, block 2, Valley View Addition to the city of Gothenburg, Dawson County. $464 revenue.
Jose Alfredo Rodriguez and Angela Rodriguez, a married couple, to Kerran Rosas Ortiz, the west one-half of the north 116.6 feet of lot 21, in tract “C,” subdivision of tracts “B” and “C” of the subdivision of the east half of section 6, township 9 north, range 21 west of the sixth principal meridian, in the city of Lexington, Dawson County. $364.24 revenue.
Terry Michael Mann and Billie Bea Mann, husband and wife, to MASH Property, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, a tract of land in the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 6, township 11 north, range 25 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, more particularly described by metes and bounds on the deed on file; together with an easement for ingress and egress across the premises as described therein. $904.80 revenue.
Cozad Development Corporation to Tanya Mayfield, lot 6, block 5, Ogorsolka’s First Addition to the city of Cozad, Dawson County. $684.40 revenue.
Jaime Quezada Cisneros and Dallana Quezada, a married couple, to Anthony Mota-Gomez, lot 8, block 6, Woodward’s Second Addition to the city of Lexington, Dawson County. $464 revenue.
Pine Bluffs Gravel & Excavating Inc., a Wyoming corporation, to J.F. Roberts Company, a tract of land being part of the north half of the southwest quarter, part of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter, and part of Government Lot 1, all in section 32, township 9 north, range 20 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, more particularly described by metes and bounds on the deed on file. $350.32 revenue.
John P. MacLaren, successor trustee of the Richard T. MacLaren Revocable Trust dated Dec. 13, 2019, to David L. Rowe and Sheila D. Rowe, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, tract 1a, being a tract of land in the east one-half of section 20, township 10 north, range 22 west of the sixth principal meridian, containing 157.08 acres, more or less, including county road right-of-way; and tract 1b, being a 30-foot irrigation easement in section 20, township 10 north, range 22 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, as more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached to the deed. $336 revenue.
Tami Jo Harmon, trustee of the Dwight B. Stubbs Trust dated June 16, 2025, to Joshua T. Holden and Madeline M. Holden, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, lot 23, Indian Heights Second Addition to the city of Lexington, Dawson County. $475.60 revenue.
Compiled with AI assistance using information provided by the Dawson County Register of Deeds and edited by Clipper-Herald staff.
LEXINGTON POLICE
LEXINGTON POLICE
Monday, Feb. 23
12:08 a.m.: Security checks, N. Taft St.
4:23 a.m.: Suspicious activity, N. Monroe St.
6:21 a.m.: Unauthorized use of financial instrument, Plum Creek Parkway.
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