The Hasting Weather Bureau needs a weather observer in or near Nelson to report only on precipitation. The weather service provides an official rain guage and training. The primary commitment needed is to report to the weather bureau every time it rains or snows. If interested, call 402-462-4287 or contact Nick Elledge, Nuckolls County Emergency Preparedness director.

While not required by the weather service, the newspaper encourages the official observer to share their reports with us so we can pass it along to our readers. The weather service does not divulge the names of their observers so the only way we know to ask for the reports is via this column.