Tiemann, Haxby reelected to top officer positions on the Gage County Board

BEATRICE - It didn’t take long for the Gage County Board to pick officers for the new year, today.

Erich Tiemann of Beatrice was reelected as Chairman of the Board, and Emily Haxby of Clatonia was reelected as Vice-Chairman….both by unanimous ballot. Both are Republicans. Tiemann won reelection to his board position in November.

"This has been a fantastic job working for you guys....we were talking before the meeting, it makes it real nice in a board when you have great people around you....great elected officials. Our jobs look good because of the people who work for the county. That's a real good situation to be in."

Supervisor Terry Jurgens said Tiemann has been a good leader.  "Myron Dorn was our Chairman in the past, before he moved on. I knew his shoes would be hard to fill, but you've done that job well."  Dorn was recently reelected to a second term as a Nebraska State lawmaker, from the 30th district, running unopposed.

Haxby is midway through a term as a county supervisor. "It's been a good experience serving as vice chair and continuing. We all work really well together....and it makes the job easy when we can get stuff done, work together and talk it out....and make good decisions for the county."

Mark Kuhnke was reappointed as the county’s Highway Superintendent for 2023.  Meeting as a board of equalization, annual property tax exemptions on vehicles were approved, for nineteen non-profit or religious organizations in the county.