Plainsmen Volleyball Squad Heads to Wallace Tonight
Madrid, NE · September 8, 2026
The post-holiday quiet will not last long today as county officials take their seats in Grant and game-day buses roll out by late afternoon.
The Lead
Following the holiday weekend closure, the Perkins County Board of Commissioners gathers this morning at the courthouse in Grant for a rescheduled session carrying major implications for local landowners. Beginning at 8:30 AM, commissioners will review county highway maintenance schedules and equipment updates—crucial preparation as heavy grain hauling ramps up across rural routes leading into Madrid. At 9:00 AM, the Board of Equalization convenes to address property tax valuation protests and fine-tune preliminary figures ahead of mandatory budget hearings scheduled later this month. With proposed property tax increases and operational spending on the table, these early September deliberations determine how county services are funded throughout the coming fiscal year. The county clerk's office keeps updated agendas open for public inspection as the board begins formal budget deliberations today.
Today's Outlook
- High 75°F · Low 62°F — Drizzle (46% chance of precipitation)
- Keep an umbrella close at hand as damp drizzle lingers across the area.
What's On Around Town
Grant: Hastings Memorial Library Public Hours Hastings Memorial Library (505 Central Ave), 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Browse the local history archives and pick up your midweek reads.
Wallace: Plainsmen Varsity Volleyball vs. Wildcats Wallace High School Main Gym (151 N Wallace Rd), 7:00 PM Cheer on the Plainsmen varsity squad during an energetic neighboring-town clash.
Spotlight & Story
- The Texas Trail Marker
- Standing along Highway 23 at Madrid's eastern edge, State Marker 128 marks the path where drovers pushed hundreds of thousands of longhorns north toward Ogallala between 1875 and 1885. Deep wheel ruts and hoof paths once cut right through these fields.
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