Stories from Wednesday, January 2, 2019

A pair of Nebraska state senators hope to get medical marijuana on a state ballot next year — yes, that’s 2020 — and thousands of words and hours of video have been devoted to the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana. Completely separate is the issue of legalized hemp production, and proponents are doing their best to keep the two products as separate as possible in an effort to boost a legitimate industry...

Lorain Christopher Buethe Dec. 4, 1928 - Dec. 22, 2018 SAVANNAH, Ga. — Dr. Lorain Christopher Buethe, PhD, was born Dec. 4, 1928, on a family farm near Elk Creek, Neb. He passed peacefully at age 90 on Dec. 22, 2018, in Savannah. Chris (Lorain) was preceded in death by his parents, Chris and Lydia Buethe; as well as his two sisters, Fern and Leona; and two brothers, Chet and Vic...

Phyllis Graham HOUSTON, Texas — Phyllis Graham, 66, of McCook, Neb., passed away Dec. 12, 2018, at the Caring Hands Hospice in Houston, after an eight year battle with cancer. Phyllis loved reading, beadwork and photography and at one time had her own studio in Houston. Her photography was featured in shows in both Houston and McCook. She retired from Continental Airlines in Houston and moved to McCook in 2008, where she worked in the Edward Jones office of Sharleen Riemenschneider...