KKB receives 24K grant

Kimball recently received nearly $24,000 in grant money from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality for the Keep Kimball Beautiful campaign.

The NDEQ awarded more than $2,257,000 in grants through the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grant Fund.

Money for that fund is generated by a fee on solid waste disposed of in landfills, an annual retail business sales fee, and a fee assessed on the sale of new tires for motor vehicles, according to a news release.

The local organization plans to host an electronic recycling event with the funds, according to KKB Director Larissa Bino...