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April 20, 1996 A trio of young investigative reporters from Hermiston High School discovered last week that in some cases, crime does pay. The trio surveyed three local pawn shops to see who would purchase obviously stolen items. One, they discovered, took the bait. It all started when Wilma Ward, the school’s photography and newspaper teacher, was asked to examine the camera at a local pawn shop. A student, looking for a camera, asked Ward to check one out at a pawn shop. The check led Ward to look around at other area pawn shops. A camera she found at a downtown Hermiston pawn shop loo...

Butler commissioners set mill levy reduction goal Butler County Times Gazette There was some good news at the Butler County Commission this week when the county began a review of capital improvement requests for the 2021 budget year — the combination of paying off a building debt and anticipated increased payments from a pipeline to the county means there's more money available.  When the CIP requests were presented, there was a change from years past. The initial listings for district court were not filtered — meaning all requests were placed in front of the commission.  "We want to wa...

Nicollet County parts ways with two top administrators Nicollet County parts ways with two top administrators By Bernadette Heier | April 1, 2021 at 7:09 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 7:09 PM ST. PETER Minn. (KEYC) - At Thursday’s special county board meeting, Nicollet County agreed to part ways with both its county administrator and its human resources director. A unanimous vote accepted the separation agreement with County Administrator Ryan Krosch and the resignation of Jamie Haefner, head of human resources and the Assistant County Administrator. No reason has been disclosed for the...

To reach our newsroom with tips or questions, email news@gainesvilletimes.com. Wurtz is in her third year as the elections director. She was hired after the Hall County Board of Commissioners made a “home-rule” amendment in 2018 to state legislation that created the elections director position years earlier. The change also placed oversight of the director in the hands of the county administrator. In Wurtz’s 2019 evaluation, obtained by The Times through an open records request, Wurtz was graded positively and staff noted that she “met expectations” in every category. Wurtz’s 201...

“He’s got two broken legs and his internal organs are a mess. He’s got brain swelling so they had to drill a hole in his skull so that wouldn’t kill him,” Mallicoat said. “He’s in a lot of pain. But he’s one hell of a trooper.” The Iowa State Patrol said in a news release that Hardisty was driving north on J Avenue, also known as County Road P58, when Wink crossed over into the northbound lane and hit her car head-on. Impairment is believed to have played a part in the crash, the release said.