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Dec. 4, 1974
HARTINGTON — Projected completion of the new County Jail has been set for early spring, depending of course on weather conditions of the on coming winter.
The Cedar County Jail will be a brick dwelling attached to the north side of the present County Courthouse. The new facility will have provisions for men, women, and juvenile prisoners. It will also have a three bedroom apartment to provide living quarters for Cedar County Sheriff John Riibe.
Four offices, one for County Attorney Pat Rogers and three others not officially named as of yet, will be located on the main floor.
The Cedar Surveyor and County Engineer’s offices will occupy the lower level of the new structure.
Parking facilities for the county officials will be located to the rear of the building.
Dec. 5, 1979
HARTINGTON — About 30 rural residents Tuesday met with county officials and aired complaints about the condition of gravel roads.
The group met with County Commissioners Joseph Keiter, Marlen Kraemer, and Leonard Kuehn and Supt. Of Roads Jerry Cavanaugh.
Many of the same people were at the courthouse to present their case on Monday, but there was apparently a lack of communication between them and the Commissioners, who were not meeting that day.
Most of the complaints Tuesday were about road maintainance and snow removal. One member of the group said a school bus had gotten stuck Monday by his farm and roads in much of the area are worse than they have been since he can remember. Dec. 5, 1979
HARTINGTON — Members of the Hartington Ambulance Squad Sunday began efforts to raise $6,000 for the purchase of a Jaws of Life rescue device.
An open house at the Fire Hall Sunday afternoon officially marked the beginning of the fund drive.
About 30 people braved the cold, windy weather to see a demonstration of the Jaws of Life, a hydraulic spreading and pulling device.
Ambulance squad members opened doors, peeled back roofs pulled steering wheels and moved break pedals and seats on four junk cars, which were furnished by Lee Dooley and Andy Anderson.
Members of the squad worked in pairs with the device, which is designed for use in freeing victims, which are trapped in wrecks.
