Stories from Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Deborah Kay (Horinek) Kompus Aug. 30, 1954 - June 18, 2015 AURORA, Colo. -- Deborah Kav (Horinek) Kompus was born on Aug. 30, 1954, at Atwood, Kansas. Deb graduated from Atwood High School in 1972. Services will be Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atwood, Kansas. Rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. followed by Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Burial following Mass is at rural St. Cyril and Methodius cemetery in Rawlins County, Kansas...

Red Willow County residents are proud of their community, and it shows. People, from infants to the elderly, are our most important asset, of course, but our pride is most easily demonstrated by the investment we make in new facilities, from schools to churches, municipal buildings and other facilities...

One of the difficulties in writing a column such as this is something called "lead time." That is the amount of time before the publication date the copy has to be into the newspaper. In this case, the copy must be sent in at least by the Friday before the Wednesday publication...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- The driver of the truck that ran off Highway 83 just south of the Hugh Butler Lake entrance north of McCook, Nebraska, at 6 a.m., Tuesday is in critical condition at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska. Matt Stiefel, 20 years old, of Minden, Nebraska, was southbound when his truck went through cable guardrails, down the west embankment and rolled into the canyon...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Computers will never replace a good teacher, but good teachers can multiply themselves in the classroom by using technology, said the McCook School District's technology director. In a presentation Monday night at the regular McCook Board of Education meeting, technology director Joel Bednar gave an update on the implementation last year of iPads to high school students, as well as technology in general at the district...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Police Department received a rash of complaints recently related to citizens discharging leftover fireworks within city limits. "The Fourth of July is over and it is illegal to shoot off fireworks and irritate neighbors," said Chief of Police Isaac Brown during Tuesday's Coffee with a Cop meeting at McDonald's...

Grace Brown of Furnas County, Nebraska, exhibits her horse in the intermediate-age division of the showmanship competition Tuesday morning on the fairgrounds in Beaver City. Judge Dave Britt of York gave Grace a purple ribbon, telling her, "You had a very respectable run. I love the eye contact. And your million-dollar smile."...

Nine-year-old Paige Witt of Culbertson, Nebraska, and 1-year-old "Eli" compete in the agility division of the Hitchcock County Fair this morning in Culbertson. This is Paige's second year in 4-H, but Eli's first. The Hitchcock County Fair continues through Sunday, with 4-H competition and entertainment, and ending with a gospel show Sunday at 7 p.m...