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Dispatch Change Discussed In Sidney

Issue Put To Cheyenne County Officials

Cheyenne County Communications Center Director Heidi Gillespie spoke Monday with the Cheyenne County commissioners about the Kimball Police Department potentially moving its dispatching services into the Cheyenne County Communications Center.

Gillespie said the move could be made easily with existing equipment, and changes to service coverage areas (like 9-1-1) would be updated at Lincoln for no charge to the county.

Kimball Police Chief Jose Ruiz was at the meeting and told the commissioners that their communications department entered into a mutual aid agreement with the Sidney Police Depart...