Commissioners deny road closure request

A rural Antelope County road will stay intact following a public hearing and subsequent vote by commissioners on Aug. 1.

Highway superintendent Brian McDonald said a road use study on 858 Road, between 521 and 522 Avenue was completed.

"It's being actively used," McDonald said.

Two individuals offered testimony in opposition of the closure.

Testifying via speaker phone, Matt Klabenes, of Neligh, said, "We've got a service line down that for our stock well. It's the reason we took the trees out and cleaned it up. Elkhorn Battle Creek disconnected the power last year because the trees got on the...