BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) – After the Sarpy County Museum closed its doors, donors who contributed money for a new facility and neighbors with artifacts locked inside the building are demanding answers about what went wrong.
- Sarpy County Museum supporters who contributed to a capital campaign want to know what happened to their money after the facility closed with no progress on a promised new building.
- Neighbors with personal artifacts locked inside the closed museum are concerned about preservation plans, though officials say items can be retrieved and professional storage is being arranged.
- The museum doesn’t have possession of the Wimmer Railroad Collection, which was supposed to be a centerpiece of the new facility that donors funded.
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One week after the Sarpy County Museum closed its doors, donors who contributed money for a new facility and neighbors with artifacts locked inside the building are demanding answers about what went wrong.
Russ Zeeb, a longtime museum supporter, finally reached out directly to museum officials…