Keno Proving Successful In County By Jessica Kaiser jkaiser@suntelegraph.com SIDNEY - In the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, highway superintendent Tom Noel told the board that several intersections on Road 32 northeast of Sidney have had high accident rates and need to be more clearly marked. Road 32 intersecting with county roads 101, 109, 111, and 32 south have produced a total 11 accidents in the past few years. “People go around the corner too fast,” Noel said. “Especially when it’s icy.” Noel recommended that advanced intersection signs be put in place to hopefully prevent accidents. He said the state would do an 80/20 split with Cheyenne County absorbing 20 percent of the cost. “We just have to pay to put them in,” Noel said. “The feds are pushing (installing) the double arrow signs.” The board approved the implementation for signage for hazard elimination sponsored by the state. Noel also said the highway department has been working on putting hot mix - asphalt - on Road 46 and Highway 385 near Gurley. “We used 20 tons more than we thought,” Noel said. It cost approximately $25,000 to pour the hot mix and repair around one block. In other business, a partner at Fred Lockwood and Company in Scottsbluff, Tyler Plummer, gave an audit report on the county Keno outlet’s proceeds. “The Silver Dollar overtook Dude’s for gross proceeds (this year),” Plummer said. “The Silver Dollar has really pushed the games.” In fact, The Silver Dollar took in more funds - a total of $184,000 - than the other area Keno outlet. Stewie’s Bar brought in $32,000 of total net rights, but has only had Keno games in place for a few months. Commissioner Ken McMillen said that due to the number of patrons, he anticipates the establishment to bring in more proceeds as time passes. Plummer said that a balance of $116,000 was left in the county’s account - this includes the operational and county accounts. “There were no changes this fiscal year,” Plummer said. “Nothing that said you (Cheyenne County) weren’t in compliance with the Charitable Gaming Commission.” Plummer said interest income was down a little do to the decrease in interest rates and “not to expect any radical changes in the next 12 months.”