Stories from Monday, January 25, 2016

Cecil M. Hess July 14, 1925 - Jan. 23, 2016 OBERLIN,Kan. -- Cecil M. Hess, 90, died Saturday (Jan. 23, 2016), at Good Samaritan Society in St. Francis, Kansas. She was born July 14, 1925, in Jennings, Kansas, to Leo and Esther Hanson Bendon. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1944. She married Daniel Hess on Sept. 23, 1951, in Oberlin. She worked at the ASCS office and Decatur Coop Association in Oberlin...

Janet LaVonne (Appleyard) Newcomb March 7, 1951 - Jan. 22, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Janet LaVonne (Appleyard) Newcomb of Cambridge passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the Good Samaritan TCU Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was 64 years old. Janet was born on March 7, 1951, at McCook, Nebraska, to Oliver J. and Nola B. (Stone) Appleyard...

INDIANOLA, Neb. -- A rural Indianola couple lost everything in an early-morning fire Thursday. Donnie Schamel, the owner of the 100-year-old home west and north of Indianola, said this morning that he, his girlfriend and their dogs escaped without injury...

McCook School Resource Officer Ashley Donovan answers questions from Mr. Rice's 5th grade class during a D.A.R.E. class at Central Elementary, Thursday afternoon. Students prepared a bevy of anonymous questions in advance for Donovan, covering a wide range of personal and professional topics. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Henry Guerrero of McCook answers the phone, "Community Action. This is Henry. How can I help ya?" It's informal. It's friendly. It's so Henry. Henry, the new assistant/receptionist at the McCook office of Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska, has the people skills and the life and work experiences to help bridge Henry's transition from retirement to an "Experience Works" job position...

Nobody wants to see all their friends' dirty laundry on social media, but there are better reasons to limit what you share with the world. Ask Sarah Palin, who had her Facebook account hacked in 2008 after she reset her password using information available on ... Facebook...

At the University of Nebraska, in the years right after World War II, one John Carson, who in those days went by the name of Jack Carson, was definitely a BMOC (Big Man On Campus). A Navy veteran, he didn't throw his weight around, and he wasn't involved in campus politics, but never-the-less was a fellow that everyone recognized, and felt as if they knew him...

Watching Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie sparring and fighting like Medieval knights is frustrating. (There is no castle or drawbridge.) Over the horizon is the White House and its famous oval office. Throughout history, various nations have become strong and then collapsed. An example of powerful domination was the Ottoman Empire...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- The Todd Becker Foundation announced today that Gov. Pete Ricketts will join the line-up of speakers for their 11th Annual Fundraising Banquet on February 1, 2016 in Kearney. Gov. Ricketts will join nationally syndicated radio host, Janet Parshall, along with special guest Attorney General Doug Peterson for "Truth. ...

Gerald 'Jerry' Lavern Patterson Jan. 13, 1945 - Jan. 23, 2016 HAYES CENTER, Neb. -- Gerald "Jerry" Lavern Patterson, age 71, passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at his home in Hayes Center. Jerry was born to Emery H. and Laura Leora (Whitaker) Patterson on Jan. 13, 1945, in McCook, Nebraska. He attended school in Hayes center, graduating from Hayes Center High School with the class of 1964...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Local economic development officials and business leaders are gearing up for what they believe will be a critical primary election this year and one that will have a significant impact on the future of McCook. McCook Economic Development Corp. Executive Board President Jim Ulrich said voters will have the power to either help McCook and the surrounding area expand with a "yes" vote or to start on a decline with a "no" vote...

Deloit Lee Messersmith May 15, 1933 - Jan. 23, 2016 HAYES CENTER. Neb. -- Deloit Lee Messersmith, age 82, of Hayes Center, Nebraska, passed away at the Kearney CHI Good Samaritan Hospital, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, due to a short battle with a rare form of cancer...