The Platte Area Chamber of Commerce is putting on the Hometown Craft and Vendor Market on Saturday, July 29th.   It will take place at the Platte Community Building from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  The cost is $40 for a booth and $5 for a table.  One can contact the chamber at 605-337-2275.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and Legal Aid of Nebraska will host a free farm finance clinic in Valentine, Nebraska on Thursday, June 29th.  To sign up for a clinic or with questions one can call Michelle at 1-800-464-0258.

The Summer block buster “Indian Jones and the Dial of Destiny” will be showing next weekend at the Lyric Theater in Platte from June 30th through July 3rd.  Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings.

SATURDAY MORNING RAIN REPORTS

GREG ASSMAN RECEIVED .60, 5 MILES WEST OF WINNER

VIVIAN SWEENEY, 2 INCHES OF RAIN, 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF BASSETT

CHERYL SCHROEDER RECEIVED .64 IN WINNER

LAURA REUER IN HERRICK REPORTED 4 INCHES OF RAIN

PETE HAUKAAS, SOUTHEAST OF OKREEK, RECEIVED .75

DELBERT KLEIN RECEIVED 1.5 INCHES, 4 MILES EAST OF BURKE

CONNIE BICEK, SOUTH OF COLOME, 2.40

FRED WEIDNER AT DOG EAR LAKE, 1.5 INCHES

DONNA HOWLAND RECEIVED .70 ON EAST 10TH STREET IN WINNER

TROY LANTZ RECEIVED AN INCH AT THE RANCH IN IDEAL

2 INCHES FOR CHAD STEVICKS, 1 MILE EAST OF BURKE

DENNIS HANSON RECEIVED 2 INCHES AT CARLOCK

BRIAN HOFELDT IN MILLBORO RECEIVED 3.10

BRETT HEATH RECEIVED 3.20 IN COLOME

ELAINE LARSON RECEIVED .80 IN CHAMBERLAIN

DARNELL SWANSON RECEIVED 2.5 INCHES NEAR CLEARFIELD

STEVE MEYER RECEIVED .60, EAST OF WINNER

SHORT HALEY IN COLOME RECEIVED .65

RAY ROLF, 5.5 INCHES IN HERRICK

Thanks to everyone below who called in rain reports this morning:

Dick Schaeffer, six miles north of Dixon, received 2.5 inches

Delbert Klein, four miles east of Burke, received .30

Laura Reuer in Herrick received .90

Dennis Hanson at Carlock received .40

Brian Hofeldt in Millboro received .20

Vivian Sweeney, 16 miles northwest of Bassett, received .50

Short Haley in Colome received .15

Monte Mayes in Ideal received 1.70 inches

Stan Bicek, 10 miles south of Colome, received 1.20 inches

The Iona Community Center Dance and Social will take place tomorrow night at the Iona Community Center from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.  Roy and the Boys will be performing and there will be concessions available,  All proceeds will go to the upkeep of the Community Center.

Thanks to everyone below who called in rain reports this morning:

Elaine Larson in Chamberlain received 1.40 inches

Cowboy Stan, South of Colome, received a quarter of an inch

Pete Haukaas, Southeast of Okreek, received .50

Delbert Klein, 4 miles east of Burke, received 2.10 inches

Melvin Smith in Dallas reported 3 inches

Brian Hofeldt in Millboro received .50

Chad Stevicks, one mile east of Burke, received 1.70 inches

Laura Reuer in Herrick received 1.40 inches

Fred Weidner at Dog Ear Lake reported .12

Short Haley in Colome reported 1.23 inches

The Colome Consolidated School District held a special election on June 20th  to determine if the consolidated part of the school district will be dissolved or not. The result was  149  votes for and 163 votes against.

The election required 50% to pass, this means the reorganization plan failed to pass the vote and the consolidated part of the district will not be dissolved.

The Colome Consolidated School District will hold a special election today which will determine if the consolidated part of the school district will be dissolved or not.

The polls will be open today from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  The polling locations are the fire hall in Colome, the city hall / post office in Witten, and the community hall in Wood.

The Colome Consolidated School District will hold a special election tomorrow which will determine if the consolidated part of the school district will be dissolved or not.

The polls will be open tomorrow from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  The polling locations will be the fire hall in Colome, the city hall / post office in Witten, and the community hall in Wood.