Stories from Wednesday, March 31, 2010

March 30, 2010 -- Today, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson said after a Transportation Summit he held with local, state and federal officials in Lincoln that he's committed to working with them to overcome obstacles and get more Nebraska projects under construction soon...

April 16, 1942 - March 12, 2010 YUMA, Ariz. -- Robert M. "Bob" Reynolds died Friday (March 12, 2010) at his home surrounded by family, after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Omaha on April 16, 1942, and grew up in McCook, where he attended public schools and junior college. Upon completion of junior college, he studied at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., where he met his wife, Sandra...

May 13, 1964 - March 25, 2010 BELOIT, Kan. -- Todd Ross Blake, 45, died Thursday (March 25, 2010) at Beloit, Kan. He was born on May 13, 1964, in McCook to Willard LaVern and Marra Lee (McConnell) Blake. He was a commercial truck driver for many years and also worked with computers...

April 8, 1957 - March 28, 2010 ALLIANCE -- Martin O. "Marty" Wilson, 52, died Sunday (March 28, 2010) at Highland Park Care Center. He was born April 8, 1957, in McCook to Clifford D. and Cora E. (Glenny) Wilson. On Sept. 23, 1994 he married Wendy Talbot in Las Vegas, Nev...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- When Stanley Garretson of McCook woke up at around 4 a.m. on Feb. 24; he suspected something was very wrong. Within 15 minutes as he was struggling with the pain in his chest it dawned on him -- he was having a heart attack. What he didn't know was that a partnership between Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center and the Surprise Fire Department would play a huge part in saving his life...

Memorial United Method-ist Church, 105 East E Street in McCook, will bring the last statements of Jesus to the stage at 8 p.m., Thursday with their drama production "The Power of His Last Words" by Susan Pargman. These testimonials from the foot of the cross are snapshots of who Jesus was and is. ...

The post office is older than the United States itself, Ben Franklin having been appointed the first postmaster general by the Continental Congress in 1775. In an ironic twist, however, struggles of one of America's oldest institutions is having an affect on some of our newest, high-tech industries...

In reference to the proposed pharmacy chances at Hillcrest Nursing Home and the medication deficiencies that are of concern, I feel compelled to educate the public on the definition and nature of a "medication deficiency." It seems as though many do not have a complete understanding of such...

She faced months, if not years in jail, which was unthinkable. She was a wife and a mother. She was also an alcoholic. And she had racked up back-to-back-to-back DUIs. The state was done giving her second, third and fourth chances to clean up her act...

Here we go again. That might have been the main thought in the McCook Community College dugout after the York College junior varsity's first at-bat Tuesday. Those bad vibes didn't last long, as the Indians cranked up the bats to claim a pair of lopsided wins over the York JV in college baseball action at the Jaycees Sports Complex...

A long-time track and field tradition in southwest Nebraska will be renewed this week in McCook. The annual Leroy Hoehner Invitational is scheduled Thursday, April 1, at Bison Stadium, located behind McCook High School on West 10th St. Six area teams will compete in the meet that opens with field events at 1 p.m. and running events opening at 2 p.m...

GOODLAND, Kan. -- --Northwest Tech embarks on yet another innovation in technology for their students. Northwest Kansas Technical College is pleased to announce that coming this Fall 2010, every student will have an Apple iPad as a part of their educational experience. ...