Stories from Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Craig Martin Fielding Nov. 14, 1946 - Dec. 27, 2013 CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Craig Martin Fielding, 67, passed away Dec. 27, 2013, at Levine Dickson Hospice House of complications from cancer. Craig was born Nov. 14, 1946, and grew up in Hayes Center on the farm homesteaded by his grandfather, Cornelius Fielding. ...

This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. Police activity Activity log...

KEARNEY, Nebraska -- High school vocal and instrumental music students from 118 schools in Nebraska and Kansas have been selected to participate in the University of Nebraska at Kearney's Honor Band and Choral Clinic on Jan. 27. The event includes 677 students and features three choirs and two bands, which rehearse all day before presenting a 6 p.m. ...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Kimberly K. Lord of Indianola, Nebraska, has been named to the Dean's List for Fall 2013 at Bryan College of Health Sciences. A freshman studying nursing, she is the daughter of Tim and Kathy Lord of Indianola. The President's list is composed of students who were taking 10 credit hours or more and received a 4.0 grade point average (GPA). The Dean's list are students who were taking 10 credit hours or more, and received a 3.5 GPA or higher...

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- The President's List for Mid Plains Community College Fall 2013 term are full-time students from all campus locations who completed 12 or more credit hours in college-level courses and maintained an overall 3.9 or greater on a 4.0 scale grade point average. ...

CRETE, Nebraska -- Doane College has announced its Dean's List for Fall 2013, which includes a number of McCook and area natives. Students must achieve a minimum 3.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to qualify for this academic distinction. Doane College, with campuses in Crete, Lincoln and Grand Island, is the first private liberal arts and sciences college in Nebraska. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- While enrollment numbers at McCook Community College look to be strong this semester, Vice President Andy Long is also encouraged by the occupancy rate in the dorms. "It looks like we are up between 5-10 students in Brooks Hall over where we were last year at the start of spring semester. I appreciate the work our residence hall and student life staff has done to create a good environment," Long said...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Neighbors of a controversial dog kennel in south McCook complained to the McCook City Council Monday evening about the noise and smell created by the operation, saying it has been an ongoing issue for many years, and asking council to take action...

We're always amazed at the amount of time and effort, not to mention dollars, people are willing to devote to their pets. A recent study determined that cats think of humans as just big cats, which explains a lot about their attitude toward their owners...

Purchased gasoline for your automobile lately? Yikes, $3.27 for regular, that is the good stuff with 10 percent ethanol added. It is more for premium grades. Yikes before long we will be paying California prices. If there is any comfort in it, aviation fuel averages around $6 per gallon at the moment...

City of McCook, Nebraska, firefighter/paramedic Steve Renner, left, soothes a little guy involved in a two-vehicle collision about 8:15 a.m. today, in the intersection of West Third and E. Two ambulances responded to the scene. More information will be released when McCook police officers complete their investigation...