LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lancaster County man says vandals have forced him to replace at least 17 mailboxes since 1984.

Hubert Fox told the local media that he’s spent about $900 on new mailboxes so far. The expense would have been higher if Fox hadn’t been able to fix some of the mailboxes before they were damaged beyond repair.

Fox says a vandal with a ball bat took too many mighty whacks at the current mailbox for it to be repaired, so he will have to buy another.

He says his mailbox is a target because it can’t be seen from his house, so no one has been able to thwart the crimes or witness the vandals at work.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police say a 46-year-old woman is suspected of drunken driving and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

Police Capt. Michon Morrow says Kelly Hall hit a man with her car as he crossed Cornhusker Highway near 14th Street. Morrow says Hall stopped to check on the man and then drove off.

Morrow says Hall called police about 20 minutes after the crash and she was arrested at an apartment complex in east Lincoln.

The name of the victim was not immediately released.

Hall remained jailed Monday morning.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — The Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail’s new Norfolk bridge has been installed and is open for use.

The bridge sits three miles west of Norfolk, where it crosses the Elkhorn River. The old bridge was washed out in 2010.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says a two-mile stretch of trail west of the bridge has been repaired. But the remainder of the trail west to Battle Creek is under construction.

Work will continue into the fall to repair damage along 22 miles of trail. People can get updates from OutdoorNebraska.org to see which sections are closed for repairs.

The commission says the Cowboy Trail used to be part of the Chicago & North Western railroad’s Cowboy Line. The trail runs 321 miles across northern Nebraska, from Norfolk to Chadron.

MITCHELL, Neb. (AP) — Crews from five fire departments have fought a grass fire that blackened 200 or more acres near Mitchell in the Nebraska Panhandle.

Local Media reports that the fire began Sunday afternoon about four miles northeast of Mitchell. Winds gusting to 40 mph whipped the flames.

Mitchell Fire Chief Jon Wurdeman says the fire was started around 2 p.m. by an engine backfire from a loader.

Damage to one building and its contents was reported, but no injuries.

The fire was extinguished within a few hours, but the Mitchell department was called out again Sunday night to handle hot spots that had flared anew.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency wants to demolish three buildings in downtown Columbus to help it clean up dry cleaning chemicals that are contaminating groundwater nearby.

Project Manager Nancy Swyers tells the Local Media that the demolitions will help expedite the clean-up effort that began after the chemicals were first detected in 1983. It will also help officials remove contaminated soil from the area.

Since 1987, the EPA has taken several steps to reduce the levels of tetrachloroethylene found in the water near the buildings to be demolished. That chemical is commonly used in dry cleaning.

A groundwater extraction and treatment system helps protect Columbus’ drinking water supply from contamination.

A public meeting will be held Monday evening on the EPA’s proposed demolition plans.