Stories from Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Red Willow County commissioners hired a planning firm Tuesday to assess the county's jail needs. Commission Chairman Earl McNutt told ACI /Boland Inc. representatives that Red Willow County pays Hitchcock, Frontier, Dawson and Decatur counties to house its prisoners. Red Willow County's jail was discontinued in 1983...

Dear Editor, After attending several meetings concerning the name of our college, I have come to several conclusions. It appears that we are at a stalemate due to a minority of vocal board members and staff members on the north end of the Mid-Plains area. It is very clear that folks in the McCook area wish to retain the name of McCook Community College for our local institution...

Dear Editor, While I believe that Mike Hendricks is entitled to his opinion, I would like to set the record straight about a couple of issues. I've been employed by Mid-Plains Community College Area for 31 years, and since Mike is a new kid on the block himself, I wouldn't expect he would know the history...

Starting during World War II and continuing to this day, women have made tremendous strides in the world of business. Jeffrey Lewis, executive director of the Heinz Family Philanthropies, sums it up when he says, "Women are making greater contributions to the work force than at any point in our history."...

Muschi Mues of Cambridge is the featured artist at Lincoln Federal Savings during the months of October and November. Mues paints in all mediums and her style often reflects a limited palette of three colors. She prefers to paint in subtle colors, which she calls "colors of Nebraska," in landscapes, still lifes and portraits...

When it comes to the Republican River Compact dispute, Mike Meister would apply his platform of bringing the practice of law back to the Attorney General's office by getting the clients involved. "If you want the client to be happy with the results, you have to get their input," Meister said. The candidate said those who live with the issues in dispute know best what it will take to solve those disputes...

Community Hospital of McCook ended its fiscal year in the black for the second straight year. Considering the state of the economy, this is no small feat. For the fiscal year ended June 30, the hospital posted an excess of revenue over expenses of $177,830. This is down from $207, 069 for the fiscal year 2001-02...

The last blooms of fall met the first snow of winter this morning, with snow forecast to continue through Thursday morning. Temperatures are expected to be back in the 60s by this weekend.

A large number of McCook Community College supporters are expected to turn out for tonight's meeting of the Mid-Plains Community College Area Board of Governors. The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. in the Wigwam Student Union in McCook. Motions adopting the "Heritage" name are on the agenda, as well as one restoring the McCook Community College name...

First of all, I have bad news for Nebraska hunters. Every deer in creation has relocated to U.S. Highway 85 on the 115 mile stretch between Bowman, N.D., and Belle Fourche, S.D. I know this because we saw every single one them Sunday night, placidly grazing in the sweet grass...

NORTH PLATTE -- Alice Viola Rockwell, 86, died Monday (Oct. 21, 2002) at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte. She was born March 18, 1916, to William and Gertrude (Hughes) Fablinger at Garfield Table. She received her education in the Gandy schools and graduated from Logan County High School in 1933. She received a two-year degree in teaching from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She taught kindergarten, first and second grades during her 25 years as a teacher...

COLBY, Kan. -- Charles Louis Adams was born south of Levant, Kan., Sept. 15, 1917, to Thomas Vernon and Annie (Reid) Adams. He attended school in Thomas and Sherman counties. In 1936, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps to help support his mother, brothers and sisters at home...

BENKELMAN -- Donna Leigh Baney, 69, died Monday (Oct. 14, 2002) surrounded by her family at their home in Phoenix, Ariz. She was born May 19, 1933, at Benkelman to Richard "Dick" and Opal (Borchert) Zieke, and attended school in Benkelman. On July 30, 1950, she married Waldo E. ...