Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Wahoo Utilities General Manager Ryan Hurst (far left) and Wahoo Mayor Gerald Johnson (center left) receive an oversized check for a $1.3 million gas line replacement project from Sen. Deb Fischer (second from left), Sen. Pete Ricketts (second from right) and Rep. Don Bacon (far right) in April 2024. The year is misstated on the check.
Melissa Harrell watched from the crowd as members of Nebraska's congressional delegation presented an oversized check for $1.3 million to her City of Wahoo colleagues.
The federal grant would allow the city of 5,000 to replace two miles of century-old, leak-prone natural gas pipes. Sen. Deb Fischer, a Republican who voted for the bill that created the grant program, touted the award as proof that "real, bipartisan, and responsible infrastructure reform is possible."
Less than a year later, Harrell was in Washington, seeking assurance from those same politicians that the federal government was...
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