Buildings are not supposed to be in the middle of a lake. Boats, yes. And water-skiers and fish, yes. But not houses and churches. Anyone who has driven 20-some miles south of Bassett on Highway 183 knows what I’m talking about. There, on the west side of the highway, sit two houses and a rural church completely surrounded by water (see photo). It’s a surreal reminder of the flooding that affected Rock County this past spring. Challenges seem to be plentiful for Rock County o

Established in 2014, the Rock County Community Fund exists to serve as a leader and catalyst in developing solutions and financial resources to meet the immediate and retention needs of Rock County. Since its inception, the Fund has grown an unrestricted endowment which each year allows a certain amount of the interest to be granted to benefit the community. This money is given to non-profit or 501(3)(c) organizations. Organizations can apply for grant money twice a year on J

The Rock County Community Fund (RCCF), an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation is thrilled to announce that the Sherwood Campaign Challenge has been successful and is complete! A huge thank you to all of the generous donations from so many who care about the future of Rock County. The goal of the campaign was to raise $200,000 in unrestricted endowment funds. Once this goal is achieved, The Sherwood Foundation of Omaha granted the RCCF an additional $100,000 i