Commissioners approve change at intersection

The Kimball County commissioners approved an intersection change at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting.

After a public hearing in which no members of the public spoke, commissioners voted unanimously to remove the curve at the intersection of County Road 44 and County Road 37 north of Kimball.

County Highway Superintendent Dave Hottell said the intersection was dangerous due to its shape. In addition to the regular intersection of the two roads, there is a curve on the northeast side that also connects them.

Hottell said Tim Baxter of Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Associ...