McCoy, Smith share insight on week’s frigid weather

  • This car seen abandoned along Highway 14 Monday morning about a mile north of the Marquette turnoff was one of more than a dozen vehicles abandoned in the county over the weekend, according to County Highway Superintendent Jeremy Brandt. Their drivers had to be rescued by highway department workers and deputies after they got stuck in the snow.
    This car seen abandoned along Highway 14 Monday morning about a mile north of the Marquette turnoff was one of more than a dozen vehicles abandoned in the county over the weekend, according to County Highway Superintendent Jeremy Brandt. Their drivers had to be rescued by highway department workers and deputies after they got stuck in the snow.

    Hamilton County Sheriff’s officers spent countless hours out and about in frigid conditions last week and over the weekend, updating residents on road conditions while providing rescue to many others. Sheriff Jeromy McCoy reported Monday that his department worked closely with the Nebraska State Patrol as well as the state highway department in efforts to make travel as safe as possible, desp…