Stories from Thursday, May 13, 2010

ATWOOD, Kansas -- Rawlins County, Kansas, commissioners will use input from a non-binding advisory vote to decide whether to approve a $7 million USDA loan that would pay for improvements, updates and renovations at the Rawlins County Health Center hospital in Atwood...

Trooper Kevin Horst was recovering in an Ogallala hospital at last report, and we all should be grateful. Horst, 42, a four-year veteran of the Nebraska State Patrol, stopped a suspected drunk driver on U.S. Highway 30 near Roscoe, when the driver shot himself, the bullet passing through his head and striking Horst in the shoulder...

We all love a trip out of town. Whether alone or with friends or families we enjoy being able to break out of our ruts and experience a little variety. Some opportunities arise for entertainment that might not be found locally. Opportunities for a change in cuisine are made available when we visit other communities or cities. Certainly, there is the aspect of finding fashionable items of clothing or possibly things needed occupationally for some that might not be available otherwise...

At the committee meeting, which was held on March 30, the committee members in attendance discussed the future of the 2010 Relay For Life of Southwest Nebraska. The committee members agreed that there is still an interest in holding a Relay For Life event in Southwest Nebraska, but no one was able to step into the chair role...