Landmark near Jewell shows history beyond disrepair
A 100-year-old limestone house south of Jewell, built in 1879 by J.S. Foster, stands on Kansas Highway 14 as a landmark amid decay. once the finest home between Jewell and Beloit, it hosted Alma Risher’s marriage and family milestones, with residents noting its sturdy walls and fading carvings while detailing its aging roof, missing floors, and vanished outbuildings. The site symbolizes the region’s past, as locals recall photographs, poetry, and the evolution of farming around Buffalo Valley.
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Nebraska seeks changes in makeup of compact
Nebraska pushes to add two members to the Central Interstate Low Level Waste Commission. A nonvoting Boyd County representative and a new at large voting member would need congressional approval for any structural change. Kansas conditionally consented. license in Nebraska required first. US Ecology to build a reinforced warehouse near Boyd County’s Butte site. final license decision not until 1997.
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