Stories from Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Bernard J. Horinek March 23, 1913 - April 22, 2014 ATWOOD, Kansas -- Bernard J. Horinek died Tuesday (April 22, 2014), at Atwood. He was born March 23, 1913, to Rudolph and Agnes (Janoucek) Horinek and grew up in Rawlins County, Kansas. He married Martha F. (Holub) Horinek on Aug. 11, 1936...

McCook Community College freshman Chris Swasta projects the titles of William Shakespeare plays and sonnets onto a flat which he traces and will turn into the backdrop for this weekend's production of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged." The MCC production is set for Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Community Hospital directors learned at the April 17 meeting the Anderson Center for Radiation Oncology is open for patients and the project will come in under budget. Jim Ulrich, Community Hospital President & CEO reported that the Anderson Center for Radiation Oncology received a certificate of occupancy on April 14. ...

The stress of a car accident shows on the faces of the mother and her young son involved in an two-vehicle collision Tuesday evening in the intersection of East Seventh and H, in McCook, Nebraska. EMT Brian Payton was among emergency personnel who responded to the accident. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Red Willow County courthouse will be closed for Arbor Day Friday, April 25 as the deadline for voter registration approaches. Mail-in voter registrations must be postmarked by April 25 and the in-person voter registration deadline is 6 p.m. on May 6...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Friends of 18-year-old Austin J. Wright, who went missing March 9 and was found dead southwest of Palisade, Nebraska, on April 16, gathered in Norris Park in McCook Tuesday evening to show, several said, that Austin was very important to them and that he will be missed...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- As the May 13 primary election approaches and voters mull which of the four Red Willow County Sheriff candidates they will choose, candidates provided some helpful insight. Sheriff candidates Shannon Brown, Kevin Darling, Alan Kotschwar and Steve Kotschwar were each asked what they hoped to accomplish as sheriff, as well as to summarize the personal and professional qualities they possess that would help them fulfill the responsibilities of the position...

They say agriculture is the only industry where producers buy raw material at retail and sell finished products at wholesale. Does that include water, the most vital component? And, does the "factory" involved in the production deserve to be taxed, even when its output is going to be drastically reduced?...

Now that we have survived all the excitement from the recent total lunar eclipse, we can move on to other night time goodies the sky has to offer. If you missed the eclipse because you forgot or were clouded out -- something we here in southwest Nebraska didn't suffer from -- not to worry. There will be another one on Oct. 8. in fact, there will be three more, all part of the 2014-15 lunar eclipse tetrad...