Kids learn bike safety and get free helmets during Bike-A-Palooza
Robot, drone demonstrations get kids attention
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MANSFIELD - Wearing his flame-covered helmet and riding his new bike with neon-yellow tires, Ethan Heck demonstrated his agility as a cyclist. He s been out here ever since we got here, said the 5-year-old s great-grandmother, Vickie Graves. This is all he s been doing today.
The Mansfield boy was one of about 30 children who took part in the Bike-A-Palooza family festival held Saturday morning at North Lake Park.
The annual event was sponsored by the Mansfield Police Department in conjunction with about two dozen businesses and organizations, according to Police Sgt. Jon Ahles.
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The land of John Millan and Kenneth Hostler is displayed on the monitor at the front of the room during a Davison County Drainage Commission meeting April 20, 2021 at the Davison County North Offices in Mitchell. Millan and Hostler have been on opposite sides of a fight over a drainage permit between Mitchell and Mount Vernon. (Marcus Traxler / Republic)
For a third time, Davison County on Tuesday approved a controversial drainage permit application, which has already been entangled in a year-long court battle upon prior approvals.
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Davison County commissioners learned Tuesday what the cost of upgrading the elevator in its historic courthouse will likely be.
The commission voted to move ahead with a $174,405 proposal from Schumacher Elevator Company, of Denver, Colo., to replace the elevator later this year. A formal contract with the firm has yet to be presented and will need to be approved before any construction takes place. The vote on Tuesday was 4-0, with Commissioner Kim Weitala absent.
The elevator, which serves five floors of the courthouse, has had numerous issues in recent months, including frequently stranding people in it, and a call to the Mitchell Fire Division to help get individuals out.
3-2 vote passes recommended raises, emphasizing lower-paid employees Written By: Marcus Traxler | ×
Davison County North Offices. (Republic file photo)
One of the last votes of the year was one of the closest for the Davison County Commission.
The five-person board voted 3-2 to approve raises for county employees at a rate 2.5 percent for those who are paid at a rate higher than $20 per hour, while employees below that threshold will receive a raise of 50 cents per hour.
Commissioners Brenda Bode, Randy Reider and Kim Weitala voted in favor of the recommended increase, which is what the board agreed to in principle on Dec. 8. Commissioners John Claggett and Denny Kiner voted against the measure, saying they would have liked to see larger raises. It is one of the few Davison County Commission issues in 2020 to be decided by a single vote.