Updates from the 3rd District

Scotts Bluff (June 1) - County Chair Marylin Dodge called to report that while their convention location had been advertised as being at the Prime Cut Steakhouse, due to a last minute conflict, the convention was moved down the street. About 20 Republicans were in attendance and Congressman Adrian Smith addressed the convention. They elected 6 delegates for the state convention, one of the largest allotments for the 3rd District.

Hamilton (June 1) - Hamilton County held its convention at the Bremer Center (the photo to the right is actually of the county courthouse). Republican candidate Doug Peterson addressed the convention briefly and those present agreed to get a county fair booth to promote local and statewide Republican races.

Franklin (June 4) - The Franklin County Convention convened in the Extension Room on the main floor of the Franklin County Courthouse in Franklin, Nebraska. Home to the annual Posthole Digging Competition, this county is chaired by Vernon Duncan who has held the position for 40 years. County delegates elected 2 representatives to the state convention.

As I drove from Franklin to Gosper on Friday, I had a little extra time, so I stopped to snap a photo of this iconic city sign. Republican City, a small town of about 200, lies in Harlan County between Franklin and Furnas, and is notable for giving us the writer Patrick Hadley and Kelli Lutjeharms Colón, wife of a LABL baseball player.

Gosper (June 4) - After driving through the ghost town of Edison, the county seat of Elwood seemed like a breath of fresh air! Their vice county chair, Todd Wilson, who also serves Gosper as the County Attorney stood in for the evening. While the county needs a little more organization, they have young leadership and will certainly be supportive when surrounding counties put together a multi-county event in the near future!

- Taylor