Stories from Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Oct. 21, 1910-June 27, 2011 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Aleen P. Van Vleet, 100, died Monday (June 27, 2011) in Oberlin. She was born Oct. 21, 1910, in Decatur County, Kansas, to Walter and Edith (Harris) Vernon. She was raised in the Oberlin community. She received her education at Decatur Community High School, graduating in 1928...

May 25, 1985-June 26, 2011 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Tyler P. Wozniak, 26, died Sunday (June 26, 2011) at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 25, 1985, in Colby, Kansas, to Gary and Marla (Van Pelt) Wozniak. He was raised in Colby, where he received his education...

IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- Officials say more than 1,100 acres of farmland where irrigation has significant and relatively immediate effects on Republican River stream flow will be permanently retired from irrigation following successful first-year completion of a program jointly administered by the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Upper Republican Natural Resources District...

Caitlyn Smith, 10, and business partner Carson Tuxhorn, 9, pour a glass of lemonade at their stand on East 11th Street in McCook, the first of many they might have to supply to thirsty passers-by in the coming days. Southwest Nebraska is poised to break record highs if some forecasts for Thursday are correct...

The outdoors won't be a pleasant place to be for the next few days, but if you do go out, morning is the time to do it. A good destination this Saturday would be the Heritage Senior Center parking lot at 1312 W. Fifth, just east of the county shop on West M Street, to visit the first edition of this year's Farmers Market, which opens at 8 a.m...

The cacophony of fireworks has already begun. The requisite photograph of youngsters buying fireworks has already been taken, with Page One publication due any day now, perhaps even today. The sale ads for the discount stores all feature the latest and greatest in outdoor grills and grilling supplies (but the single raffle ticket I bought to win a new one is no doubt in the bottom of the trash heap by now, since no one has called to congratulate me on my good fortune)...