2005: Konken ends 10-year career on City Council
Sept. 27, 2000
HARTINGTON—Two of Cedar County’s three judges received high marks on a recent survey, but a third county judge earned failing marks for the third time in a row. The survey is compiled every two years by the Nebraska State Bar Association as a guide for voters to determine if judges should be retained.
Sept. 27, 2000
HARTINGTON—After searching for over a year, Adam Kantrovich has been hired as the new Cedar County Extension Agent. He will begin his new duties on Oct. 26. He and his wife will reside in Laurel.
Sept. 27, 2000
HARTINGTON—Cedar Catholic raced to a 35-0 halftime lead and coasted from there before ending up with a 41-0 District C2 3 win over Wakefield.
Sept. 27, 2000
HARTINGTON—Another hole-in-one was recorded Sept. 25 on the ninth hole by John Walz, Silver Spring, Mass., he aced the 145-yard hole. He made this shot with his pitching wedge.
Sept. 28, 2005
HARTINGTON — After 10 years as a member of the Hartington City Council, Gerald Konken has tendered his resignation. Konken, who also served as President of the Council, submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Tom Noecker at the conclusion of Monday’s meeting. The resignation is effective Oct. 1.
Konken was appointed to the Council by Mayor Gayle Hochstein Sept. 18, 1995, to fill the unexpired term of Paul Steffen.
Sept. 28, 2005
HARTINGTON — Former Hartington Elementary School Prinicpal Randy Stolcpart is facing more sexual misconduct allegations.
Stolcpart denies allegations by Neb. Education Commissioner Doug Christensen that he sexually harassed four female teachers and a secretary in two school districts between 1998 and 2004.
Sept. 29, 2010
HARTINGTON — A huge amount of work and planning has gone into finalizing the vision of having a road constructed between the two schools in Hartington that will exit onto 882 Road south of Hartington.
Ed Bottolfsen, who has been a liaison for the project, gave Hartington School Board members an overview of the project.
The paperwork for closing on the land that will be swapped between Hartington Public School and Holy Trinity Church will soon be completed.
The sale price for both Hartington Public School and Holy Trinity Church will be $1 according to Supt. Randy Anderson.
The dirt work has been done on the former site of the convent – the surface has been brought down by approximately two feet, according to Bottolfsen.
Both sides on a portion of the street will be bladed off to allow for water drainage.
Clay will be brought in to use in the construction of the road.
According to school board member Colin Kathol the new road has been nearly 20 years in the making.
“We first started talking about it in the 1990s – then it died down for quite a few years,” Kathol said.
“A lot of work has been done in the last two to three years to get it through,” said School Board President Jason Dendinger.
The new road will eliminate traffic congestion that could be a safety issue.
A new practice field and a parking lot will be gained by land that is being swapped between Holy Trinity Church and Hartington Public School.
The road project has had quite a few roadblocks to avoid.
The project involves the city, the county and the two schools, all of which have had to cut through layers of red tape, including legal issues, liabilities, an environmental study, engineering costs, agreements on swapping land, resolutions,
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