Self-insurance program returns $95,578 to regional counties

Seventeen west central Nebraska counties and three regional fair boards will share a combined $95,578 in 2024 cash dividends returned to members of the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association.

The intergovernmental risk management system and self-insurance program split $1 million in dividends among 83 member counties and eight county-associated agencies at its annual meeting Friday in Kearney.

Dividend amounts for member NIRMA counties in The Telegraph's traditional coverage area are as follows:

Arthur: $1,940Chase: $8,413Cherry: $10,528Deuel: $4,337Dundy: $7,116Frontier: $7,328Frontier County Agricultural Society: $99Garden: $7,707Grant: $4,110Hayes: $4,529Hitchcock: $4,843Hooker: $859Hooker County Agricultural Society: $105Keith: $14,130Logan: $2,720McPherson: $2,210Perkins: $11,638Thomas: $2,851Thomas County Agricultural Society: $115