Stories from Thursday, March 31, 2016

Frank Montgomery Hart April 27, 1964 - March 28, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Frank Montgomery Hart, age 51, of McCook, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb.. Frank was born on April 27, 1964, in Salinas, California, to Theodore Dan Hart and Wieta Bernice (Tanner) Hart...

Juan Reyes of Wheatland, Wyo., and his border collies demonstrate low-stress handling of cattle during a clinic Wednesday evening at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis. Reyes uses his dogs to handle everything in his operation -- yearlings in feedlots, first-time heifers, cow-calves and bulls. ...

LINCLN Neb. -- Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is looking for entrepreneurs to pitch their made in the USA products to the company's buyers in a daylong event at Walmart's global headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas on June 28, 2016. Registration has begun...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Illegal immigrants may soon be able to avoid work visa requirements placed on legal immigrants in Nebraska, if a bill advancing at the state level is passed. The bill, LB 947, was placed on select file Tuesday and drew the ire of Governor Pete Ricketts a day later...

ASHLAND, Neb. -- Jack and Norma Stevens of McCook are among 22 artists chosen to have exhibits at the Platte River Art Show. The show will be Saturday and Sunday in the Peter Kiewit Lodge at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park.

 Exhibition hours are 9 a.m. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Derrick Brush is a typical kid. He loves sports, star athletes and video games; his energy seems endless. "I'd be rich if I could bottle and sell this energy," his mom, Theresa Brush laughs. But it's that energy, that almost frantic pace of Derrick's, that provides a hint to the disorder that orders his life...

It's not what you know, it's who. Actually, it's both, and a program that has been helping future agricultural leaders in both areas is looking for its 36th class. Terry Hejny, director of the LEAD Program and an alumnus of LEAD 20, was in McCook today looking for "thirty highly motivated Nebraskans involved in agriculture who want to develop their leadership skills."...

Brandy McMorris discovered African-style hair braiding as a teenager. Living in a group home, she would practice her craft on the other teenage girls she lived with, making extra money on the weekends braiding for schoolmates outside on the porch. In adulthood, she's a full-time accountant and a married mother of three, but her braiding skills remain sought after. When her husband was laid off, she offered hair braiding services in her home to keep up with the family's bills...

There are pros and cons about electoral votes and electoral colleges. A friend of mine says her vote won't count because of the use of electoral votes. According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, the United States is the only country that elects its president using an electoral college. It is the only country where a candidate can become president and not have the highest number of votes...

David Ryan Hrnchir Sept. 22, 1968 - March 30, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- David Ryan Hrnchir of Trenton, Nebraska, entered the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. He was 47 years old. David (Dave) was born on Sept. ...

Charles Eugene Nelson Dec. 2, 1944 -March 28, 2016 OMAHA, Neb. -- Charles Eugene Nelson, 71, of Omaha, passed away on March 28, 2016, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Charlie was born in North Platte, Neb. on Dec. 2, 1944, to Oscar and Mildred (Lehl) Nelson...