Stories from Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Ronald Bryce Jones April 20, 1947 - Oct. 17, 2015 GOLDEN, Colo. -- Ronald Bryce Jones, 68, lost his second battle with cancer on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. He was born April 20, 1947, to Jack and Ruthella Jones. He graduated from McCook High School and was a technician at various Ford dealerships and independent auto repair facilities...

William (Bill) J. Blough, Jr. July 13, 1942 - Oct. 14, 2015 LONGMONT, Colo. -- William (Bill) J. Blough, Jr., 73, died Oct. 14, 2015, at Alta Vita Memory Care in Longmont. He was born July 13, 1942, to William and Thelma Blough. He attended Morrill High School, Nebraska Wesleyan and the Boulder School of Banking. He served in the Army National Guard Nebraska for six years and was honorably discharged...

Carrie Goltl, from left, and Darcey Hansen of McCook Public Schools accept the Governor's Wellness award from Gov. Pete Ricketts Sept. 26. McCook Public Schools were one of 43 Nebraska employers representing 28 communities that were honored for developing and implementing successful workplace wellness programs. ...

This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. Police activity Activity log...

GRANT, Neb. -- UNL Extension plans "Backyard Beautiful" lawn, garden and tree workshops to help landscapers and gardeners prepare for 2016. Free, interactive two-hour workshops will focus on current problems that local communities face in their windbreaks, gardens and lawns. Learn about preventive measures and techniques that can potentially reduce backyard problems and create more effective and time-efficient, in-season backyard management...

McCook, Nebraska, Senior High's 2015 homecoming royalty candidates are: front row, from left, Josiane Dominguez, daughter of Carlos and Josie Dominguez; Madisyn Garcia, daughter of Tim and Dawn Garcia; and Courtney Leitner, daughter of Robb and Gay Leitner. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Paving of the main access road for an industrial park behind Valmont is underway and economic development officials hope the project makes business recruitment easier. McCook Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Rex Nelson indicated Tuesday he was excited to see the paving project underway and hoped it stimulated activity at the McCook Industrial Park...

If you aren't sick of all the Back to the Future hype by now, you can stream all three episodes on Amazon Prime tonight. In case you've missed it, today, Oct. 21, 2015, is the day Marty McFly, "Doc" Brown and Jennifer Parker visited from 1985 in Back to the Future Part II in an effort to preserve their family...

Meteor showers are always fun to watch. Tiny specks of cometary debris left by a passing comets come into contact with Earth's atmosphere and incinerate in the heat of the friction caused by its speed. Tonight (Wednesday, Oct. 21) and into the early morning hours of Thursday residents of Planet Earth will be treated to such a show...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- A benefit supper, live music, raffle and auctions in Cambridge, Nebraska, Sunday evening will raise funds to help find a cure for spinal muscular atrophy. The benefit honors Jeana Jones Kinley, the daughter of Bernie and Mary Lou Jones of Cambridge, who has had the condition since she was a young child...

McCook Elementary first graders Alexis Rogers, left, and Isabyl Wilbourn hold the tiny chick that hatched Tuesday morning in an incubator in Mrs. Kim Johnson's class. The class helped Densel O'Dea of McCook with this fall hatch of chicks to produce spring egg-layers, Mrs. ...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- A passenger was killed in a rollover accident Tuesday near Arapahoe, according to the Furnas County Sheriff's Office. Maria Clemente, 58, was ejected from and pinned under a car, driven by Mario Corzo, 58, of Lexington, which went out of control and rolled into the ditch...

Kenzie May, a 2014 graduate of Southwest High School in Bartley, Nebraska, won the 2015 "Ronnie Gustafson Inspiration Award," presented during the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame induction and awards ceremony, Oct. 4 in Lincoln. Kenzie, the daughter of Kimmie and Brent May of Indianola, was born without a right hand and forearm, yet played volleyball and basketball throughout school. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- October 21, 2015 -- The Nebraska Lottery is warning players about a lottery scam that is spreading on social media. Posts have recently appeared online that claim, "POWERBALL is giving free $1 Million Jackpot Online Instantly." Visitors that click on the post are directed to a website with instructions to claim a $1 million prize. A variation of this scam has also been seen using the Mega Millions® game...

OMAHA, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center recently had ceremonies to signify the beginning of health careers for students in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk. The students are enrolled in programs for medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, allied health and graduate studies. Some of the ceremonies were paid for in part by donations from UNMC alumni, faculty and friends...