Stories from Thursday, September 15, 2011

Feb. 2, 1942-Aug. 25, 2011 CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin -- Susan G. Tyler, 69, formerly of Nebraska, died Aug. 25, 2011 at Comforts of Home in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. She was born Feb. 2, 1942, in Danville, Illinois to Doris (Ames) and Alfred Tyler. She was raised in Chippewa Falls, where she attended Chestnut Grade School and graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1960...

Oct. 19, 1931-Sept. 13, 2011 LOWELL, Arkansas -- Elmer Lee Solko, 79, of Lowell, Arkansas, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Westwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born Oct. 19, 1931, at the family home in Rawlins County, Kansas, to Wendell and Katherine Scheichler Solko...

Feb. 25, 1938-Sept. 12, 2011 RANSOM CANYON, Texas -- Norma J. Harvey, 73, of Ransom Canyon, formerly of Kearney, Nebraska, died Monday (Sept. 12, 2011), at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born Feb. 25, 1938 in Buffalo County near Kearney, Nebraska, to Jacob and Jessie (Lawson) Shafer. She grew up and attended school in Kearney...

April 18, 1927- Sept. 13, 2011 MCDONALD, Kansas -- Raymond L. Johnson, 84, died in his home in McDonald, Kansas on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. He was born to Dorsey T. and Ida Ruth (Joseph) Johnson on April 18, 1927 in McDonald. He attended country schools and graduated from McDonald Rural High School...

Special editions editor Jeremy Blomstedt has been busy putting together today's Fall Home Improvement edition, and we think you'll get some great tips to help plan your next project. There's a personal touch in the edition; Jeremy uses photos of his father's decades-long improvement of the family home in Palisade as the centerpiece of the edition...

For me nothing says autumn better than the constellation Pegasus, the Flying Horse. This time of the year it rises in the east just after sunset to begin its majestic parade across the sky. Pegasus is one of the larger constellations and can be easily found, if you know where to look, and that is where I come in...

An older woman once told me that each child you have will be different. My second daughter was a complete opposite of my first so I had no idea what to expect with the third. That same woman said that my third will be even different than the first two. ...

McCook is a great community because of people like Jack Rogers. Jack was the consummate professional and a living history book whose knowledge of McCook and Nebraska impressed everyone who knew him or read his articles. As governor and senator I enjoyed being interviewed by Jack who was always courteous and well researched no matter what the subject was...

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- The Mid Plains Community College board of governors approved a $52 million budget that calls for $10.2 million in local property taxes. That money will be raised on 7.5949 cents per $100 of assessed value, compared to 7.5818 cents last year...

This Sunday, FOX presents the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, starting at 7 p.m. This year's race for some of the big prizes has likely resulted in some close votes, as a number of first-time nominees with recognizable names are pitted against a host of returning favorites. Without further ado, here are my picks: who will win, who should win and who could play the spoiler...