Stories from Tuesday, December 27, 2016

MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) -- Authorities say one of two inmates who went missing from the Work Ethic Camp in McCook has been caught. The Department of Correctional Services said in a news release Sunday that 20-year-old Andrew Russell is in custody in South Dakota. No other details were provided. Russell had been convicted of two drug offenses in Dawes County...

TRENTON, Neb. -- Sixty to 70-mile-an hour winds and a lightning crack that ignited a hillside and yucca plants created "pure hell" in the hills south of Trenton on Christmas afternoon. Trenton fire chief Tom Hovey said this morning that fighting any grassland fire after getting a heavy rain is difficult because it decreases traction for fire trucks. But a blaze then spread by wicked screaming winds made for what he called "pure hell" for firefighters...

McCook Pantry representatives Fran Allacher and Richard Neal, left, accept a $500 check from John Anderson, right, and Ed Sughroue of Father Trayer's Council 1126 Knights of Columbus in McCook. Fran, who is the Pantry's secretary, said, the money will be used to purchase food staples needed to stock the shelves of the Pantry...

We wrote about a study linking heart attacks and the holidays in Friday's weekend edition and almost on cue, three celebrities died of heart attacks, one despite the quick actions of passengers and crew of the airliner on which she was a passenger. The first was Alan Thicke, who died from a ruptured aorta three hours after suffering a heart attack, according to his death certificate...

It is just about to an end. Thank goodness. It has been a year of non-stop campaigning. Tiresome after awhile. Enough is enough. Obviously your writer is happy with the result of the election even though Donald Trump was not my first choice of the candidates who stepped forward. The real test of President Trump's ability to be president will come with time. We can only wait and watch and see. Judging from his cabinet picks however he is off to a good start...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Tri Valley Health System eagerly awaits the first baby born at the hospital in the New Year. This year the staff wanted to do something special to welcome the 2017 New Year's Baby. They came together and filled a Welcome Wagon with lots of gifts and toys that the new baby and his or her parents will be sure to enjoy. ...

Duane Alvin Dodson Sept. 18, 1933 - Dec. 25, 2016 MAYWOOD, Neb. -- Duane Alvin Dodson, age 83, of Maywood, passed away of pancreatic cancer at his home on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Duane was born Sept. 18, 1933, to Harold and Dorothea (Loghry) Dodson in Frontier County, Neb., and grew up on the ranch. ...

Alfred Arlo Hinton April 19, 1923 - Dec. 24, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Alfred Arlo Hinton was born on April 19, 1923, son of Albert and Mary Berniece (Blake) Hinton. After this last short illness, he departed this life on Dec. 24, 2016, at the Cambridge (Tri-Valleys) Nursing home at the age of 93...

Howard Martin Chambers Jan. 5, 1940 - Dec. 24, 2016 LEXINGTON, Neb. -- Howard Martin Chambers, 76, of Lexington, passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at the Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington. Howard was born to John and Elsie (Warren) Chambers on Jan. 5, 1940, near Holbrook, Neb...

Timothy Earl Bennett Jan. 1, 1953 - Dec. 24, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Timothy Earl Bennett, age 63, of McCook, passed away on Dec. 24, 2016, at his home in McCook after a short but very courageous battle with cancer. Tim was born on Jan. 1, 1953, in Kearney, Neb., the son of Harold Earl Bennett and Margaret (Patty) Mildred (McMahan) Bennett...