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Hall County Department of Motor Vehicles set to move buildings

Move will be permanent

Early voting concludes Monday

No local races, so 2,200 will see blank ballot

Almost 2,200 Hall County voters will not have any local races.

Service has a small number of riders

Right now, rural transit costs the county $38,000 a year. But the cost would rise to $245,000 a year next year.

Increased property taxes leave county commissioners with split views

What the Hall County Elections Board says it needs and why it needs it

What the Hall County Elections Board says it needs and why it needs it Hall County's elections board and staff process absentee ballots Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. The process involves verifying signatures and placing ballots in batches for counting. Votes won't actually be tabulated until Election Day. - photo by Scott Rogers Does the Hall County elections office have the infrastructure to handle the upcoming municipal and general primary elections? For now, the Hall County elections board doesn’t think so. “One of the things (county administration) found that needed attention was the fact our election director doesn’t utilize her staff enough and distribute (tasks) to her staff,” said board member Craig Lutz, referencing the county’s recent evaluation of elections director Lori Wurtz. “But our point is that there’s no one to distribute the work to.”

Top crime and courts stories: Shootings, stabbings, sexual assaults and State Fair money missing

From missing State Fair money to multiple shootings to sexual assaults of teens, 2020 was an unusual year for stories from the crime and courts beat at the Grand Island Independent. 1. Former Nebraska State Fair Chief Financial Officer Patrick Kopke was charged with stealing money from the Fair in 2019. In November, Kopke pleaded not guilty to three theft charges in Hall County District Court. Kopke, 29, is charged with three counts of theft by unlawful taking totaling $5,000 or more, which is a Class IIA felony, in February, July 12 and Sept. 3. Kopke resigned from his job in November 2019. Later, a state audit showed a company he created was paid nearly $150,000 in state fair funds and there were no invoices proving the company had done any work for the fair.