The courthouse dilemma: Build new or repair old

Approximately 20 people representating Nuckolls County areas of Nelson, Lawrence, Oak and Superior, met with the three commissioners, Jerry Grove, Timothy Zikmund, and David Mussmann, and county employees Susan Rogers, assessor, Carry Miller, county clerk and Tami Sharp, treasurer, to discuss the possibility of erecting a new courthouse building in Nelson.

Presented by the commissioners were drawn sketches by an architect of what the proposed new metal building would look like. It included an elevation view and layout of the office spaces. It was made clear these are not blueprints, but archit...