Sheriff granted nearly $8,000 to increase jail security

Kimball County Sheriff Harry Gillway and Linda Williams, Kimball County Jail Administrator, presented information to the Kimball County Commissioners regarding additional security equipment for the Kimball County jail and courthouse.

Gillway and Williams sought board approval for the purchase of security equipment needed at the Kimball County Jail.

Purchase of the equipment would be almost entirely reimbursed with funding through the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association, or NIRMA, which recognizes the safety/risk management efforts of members and offers ASSIST program grants...