County declines to join economic development group

The Kimball County Commissioners declined to join the Western Nebraska Economic Development Group and looked at a potential plan for ending smoking on county property at the July 7 meeting.

After a brief discussion, the commissioners voted unanimously to not join the WNEDG at this time.

Commissioner Tim Nolting said he spoke with several individuals about the effort, and there were many concerns with the group.

“Their opinion was that it was a duplication of effort, no real clear direction of what they’re going to do for all these other individual entities that they’re asking to join,...