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Lincoln County commissioners have spent the last several months, or even years, searching and re-searching candidates for the three department head positions that have opened.

There has been much publicity about the relatively new variant of the coronavirus that interrupted the lives of people all over the world last year - the Delta variant. The increase in the number of delta infections and a simultaneous rise in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV, reported across the country, has health officials concerned. Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, among others, have recorded an increase in both coronavirus and RSV hospitalizations in children.

The USD 298 School Board of Education held a special meeting July 28.

Shawn Esterl along with son Anton and daughter Gabriella meet with counselor Renee Crenshaw to review schedules during enrollment at the Lincoln Jr. Sr. High School. (Photo by Becky Rathbun)

Lincoln Rec is gearing up for the 2021/2022 sports season and they have some exciting changes coming!

Over 40 area 4-Hers participated in the Lincoln County Livestock Judging event at the fair this year. The participants judged 4 classes of animals including market hogs, market steers, market goats and breeding ewes and gave one set of reasons. Taylor Ohlde was the official and also talked about each class after the judging concluded. The kids learned about what a desirable market animal looks like as well as good characteristics for a breeding animal. They also practiced giving a set of reasons, or a short speech about their placing on the class of market hogs. Winners in the senior division were: 1st place- Sydney Heller, 2nd place- Vance Dohl, 3rd place- Wayne Elder. Winners in the junior division were: 1st place- Benjamin Bell, 2nd place- Alison Rosebrook, 3rd place- Titus Bell. Pictured (L-R): Sydney Heller, Benjamin Bell, Vance Dohl, Alison Rosebrook, Wayne Elder, and Titus Bell. (Photo by Sarah Heller)

A leak in a natural gas pipeline caused an explosion Thursday, July 22, about 1:30 p.m. in Ellsworth County. According to KHP Trooper Ben Gardner, the explosion occurred on I-70 near mile marker 222 in a pasture (23rd Road an Avenue D.). The cause of the leak is unknown.

US Tower announced last week the Lincoln facility is closing, leaving their employees, some of them long-term, looking for a job. US Tower employment has been up and down since opening the facility in 2001. Work performed in the Lincoln facility will be moved to the company’s main headquarters in Woodlake, Calif. Employees received little to no notice. The company is owned by Bruce Kopitar. (Photo by Abby Gerleman)