(KLZA)--= During a meeting earlier this month the Nebraska State College System Trustees voted to approve an offer from Daryl Long to give Peru State College approximately 26 acres abutting the Peru State campus, western edge.

The property, valued at $585,000, will allow Peru state officials to explore the development of new facilities in the future, which could include expanded housing and new meeting and event spaces.

Darly Long taught at Peru State Collge for 50 years.