Perkins County
Proper noun
Meaning
One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Grant. Named after Charles Elliott Perkins
One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Bison. Named after Henry E. Perkins.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
A group of 10 growers from Perkins County took home the award for most profitable in the pivot-irrigated corn competition, while the Fontanelle Hybrids team took home the awards for highest yield and highest input-use efficiency.
By 1 p.m., it was nearly a complete whiteout and “all downhill after that,” according to Perkins County Sheriff and Emergency Manager Jim Brueggeman.
Carson Thelander, who set a personal record on the back nine at the Perkins County Invite, putts for par.
He was valedictorian at Perkins County High School in Grant in 1956 and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1961 with a degree in civil engineering.
Diana Tate, 40-year teacher at Perkins County Schools, was honored with the lifetime achievement award by her peers, colleagues and students.
In addition to his teaching duties at Perkins County Schools, he was the student council sponsor, one-act play director and the high school librarian.