Stories from Monday, August 7, 2017

Dear Editor, Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) has proposed construction of a 345KV transmission line (R-Project) extending from Sutherland, Neb., to Eastern Holt County traversing the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills. The Nebraska Sandhills cover approximately 19,600 square miles and contain 1.3 million acres (10 percent) of wetlands...

We’ve been writing about the upcoming total solar eclipse for a couple of years now, and dearly miss our long-time astronomy columnist, Vernon Whetstone, who passed away after a brave battle with ALS — Lou Gehrig’s disease — before he could share his wisdom with our readers...

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) has proposed construction of a 345KV transmission line (R-Project) extending from Sutherland, Neb., to Eastern Holt County traversing the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills. The Nebraska Sandhills cover approximately 19,600 square miles and contain 1.3 million acres (10 percent) of wetlands...

Note: Recently, with the price of gold going for over $1,200 per ounce, it seems that there is a new interest in the hording of gold (even for the small investor.) It is true that whenever gold soars to new heights that gold is also discovered new places that were not known for the mining of gold. This is what happened in Southwest Nebraska in the 1930s when a good many (usually sane) folks were bitten by the gold bug...

Carol Joy (Busacker) Farley March 4, 1937 - Aug. 2, 2017 LINCOLN, Neb. — Carol Joy (Busacker) Farley, aged 80, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her beloved family on Aug. 2, 2017, after a valiant battle with cancer. Carol was born on March 4, 1937, in Sidney, Neb., to Henry Busacker and Golda (Miner) Busacker. ...

BARTLEY, Neb. — The kitchen of a house destroyed in a fire in Bartley Friday morning is what fire chief Dusty Morris calls a “textbook perfect” example of the wisdom of shutting interior doors at night. Except for a little smoke damage on the ceiling, “the kitchen is untouched,” Morris said late Friday morning. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — A Nebraskan with extensive retail experience began her duties Monday, July 31, as the manager of the Orscheln Farm & Home store in McCook. The new manager, Dee Scott, formerly served in retail management positions in the Kearney and Grand Island area...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A dynamite duo of area racing brothers were shining in the spotlight among other competitors that challenged for supremacy at Lincoln County Raceway Saturday evening. Drivers came from far and wide to race, as much of the State of Nebraska racing for Saturday had been rained out...