Parades Roll This Morning as County Business Shifts to Tuesday
Madrid, NE · September 7, 2026
Enjoy the slow Monday morning while it lasts. Village offices and post boxes are shuttered today, though parade sirens and cookouts pick up just up the road before lunch.
The Lead
With village offices and the county courthouse shuttered for Labor Day, Perkins County business shifts to Tuesday morning in Grant. The Board of Commissioners convenes at 8:30 AM, followed by the Board of Equalization at 9:00 AM, to begin formal review of proposed county budgets and property tax levies for the upcoming fiscal year.
Highway Superintendent Steve Leimer and road crews will also present status reports on late-summer gravel grading and equipment readiness, an annual checkpoint before heavy grain trucks and combines fill rural routes for the fall harvest. For residents in town and across rural districts, these early September sessions establish the operational framework and tax rates supporting essential services from rural ambulance squads to bridge maintenance. The public session convenes Tuesday in the courthouse board room, with agendas on file at the clerk's office.
Today's Outlook
- High 93°F · Low 67°F — Drizzle (28% chance of precipitation)
- Pack an umbrella alongside sunglasses as muggy heat pairs with stray passing drizzle.
What's On Around Town
Paxton: Annual Labor Day Parade Downtown Paxton, 10:30 AM Main Street fills with classic cars, fire trucks, and local floats.
Paxton: Horseshoe Pitching & Park Concessions Paxton City Park, 11:00 AM Family lawn games, horseshoe pitching, and barbecue after the parade.
Spotlight & Story
- Grant City Park
- Built between 1936 and 1939 by the Works Progress Administration, this eight-acre green space centers on its arched concrete band shell. Few picnic-goers realize the massive 33-by-20-foot raised flower bed before the stage was originally poured as an active, recirculating water fountain.
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