By Carolyn Lee
    The Imperial Republican
     When Doyle Knapp left Vietnam for the first time in 1968, he and the rest of Crew 9 of Observation Squadron 67 were placed under strictest orders not to reveal what they had been doing for the U.S. Navy.
     That information was to be classified for 30 years. It took a bit longer than that, but Knapp is finally able to talk about his experiences.
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    By Jan Schultz
    The Imperial Republican
     Progress on the new pool complex isn't the only thing going on south of the school complex on East 9th Street.
     Visible headway is being made on the bleacher seating for fans who will be attending football games and meets at the field and track nearby.
     On Tuesday, a crew from American Fence Company was busy installing poles on the arched cement base that will hold the new fencing on the visitor side, east of the field.
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    By Carolyn Lee
    The Imperial Republican
     It's a spectator afternoon as well as a participant fun time during Chase County Fair's Wednesday schedule on Aug. 13.
     A new event this year is the Frozen T-Shirt Contest at 3 p.m. at the arena in front of the grandstand. Trish Dorn, chairman with Gayle Tropf, explained the competition.
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    By Jan Schultz
    The Imperial Republican
     Warren R. "Rusty" Collins, the DeKalb, Mo., man who attacked Physician's Asst. Carl Woofter last year, has been sentenced.
     Collins, who pled guilty to two felonies, was sentenced on July 14 to 20 years for first degree assault and another three years for armed criminal action.
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    By Russ Pankonin
    The Imperial Republican
     Chase County Attorney Arlan Wine issued arrest warrants for three Colorado men allegedly involved in the break-in and burglary of the Arlan Cox home on March 21.
     According to Chase County Sheriff Tim Sutherland, all three of the suspects have been arrested and are being held in the Weld County Jail in Greeley, Colo.
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    Due to time constraints, according to the Imperial Community Players and Christy Boggs, this year's fair musical will not be performed. Instead, a variety/talent show will be held on Sunday afternoon and Monday night, Aug. 10 and 11.
     Boggs said a casting change in the seven-person crew necessitated the change. She hopes the show will generate some income to offset the losses from the rental of the "Smoke on the Mountain" script that was to have been staged.
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    By Jan Schultz
    The Imperial Republican
     It was another $30,000-plus month for the city of Imperial during the month of May, as far as city sales tax proceeds are concerned.
     The Nebraska Department of Revenue recently deposited a total of $30,634.26 from the one percent city sales tax receipts collected in May.
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