Stories from Thursday, May 1, 2014

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...

Showing the containers of colorful flowers they made for Hillcrest Nursing Home are Karragan Shaw of McCook, right, with Phoebe Bullis and Jacob Leisy of North Platte with Margaret Hunter and Paul Martin. A total of 16 kids and their parents participated in "Take our daughters and sons to work" day at Farm Credit Services April 24, at the Farm Credit Services offices in McCook, North Platte and Imperial. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- The "JESUS SAVES" sign and cross on the side of a hill west of Cambridge, Nebraska, has served as a beacon and a promise for travelers since the very early 1960s. As of Good Friday this year, the sign and cross have been joined by a new cross -- an oversized cross on the hilltop that will remind everyone of Jesus' unfailing faith in his Father and of God's promise of resurrection and unconditional love...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The City of McCook is coordinating two public meetings in coming weeks to discuss renewal of the local options sales tax. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m., in the upstairs training room of the new McCook Municipal Center. A second meeting is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15...

Desarae Catlett of Broken Bow and Cory Walters of Pennsylvania check out the prototype of an agricultural drone at left, while Carl France, above left, and Shyam Thota of HyperSight demonstrate the programmed waypoints the craft would use to automatically fly over and photograph a field. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Paul Schaffert of Indianola was recently inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. Schaffert, a farmer in Southwest Nebraska for more than 40 years, has played an integral part in the agricultural industry. He was one of the early adaptors and supporters of the eco­fallow farming system, and produces innovative planter and drill attachments that are sold on a national and international level. ...

It's May Day and it won't be long until we reach the first official holiday of summer -- Memorial Day, 25 days from today. It's fun to go to a new vacation destination, near or far, but it's always a good idea to keep possible dangers in mind. Toward that end, Microsoft billionaire and Warren Buffett bridge partner Bill Gates recently blogged about the animals most dangerous to humans, listing them in order of people killed each year...

So with the coming of the spring, so comes the busy time at my work. A lot of commitments in a short amount of time. Because of that, Hubby has had to step in quite often and take over some of my kid duties that aren't typically his responsibility. When I was a stay-at-home, he rarely had to do any kid shuffling or kid appointments or all the pick-ups and drop-offs but in the last 18 months, his world has changed. ...

The State of Nebraska did an excellent job of handling the compact issues with Kansas , however, Nebraska has a dismal track record of assuring equality for all Nebraskans in the Republican Basin. Groundwater levels in the Upper Republican NRD (URNRD) have declined significantly since the widespread installation of irrigation systems began in the 1950s. These declines strongly correlate with the decline in base flow that used to flow into area reservoirs and the Republican River...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Through broad community support, MCFF will more than double its community grants program to $65,000 annually. McCook, NE -- Funding more worthy projects to benefit the people of southwest Nebraska will now be possible because McCook Community Foundation Fund has announced completion of the $500,000 Commitment to Community campaign 20 months ahead of schedule...

We would like to thank all the volunteers who helped make the Christian Rock Concert such a huge success Sunday night at the City Auditorium. Although we would like to name each one individually, the list would be long and we would most likely leave someone out. So, whether you had a large part or a small part, it was something that was needed and very much appreciated...

Raymond Schultz Aug. 5, 1918 - April 29, 2014 IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Raymond Rudolph Schultz was born on Aug. 5, 1918, to Rudolph and Cleyone Marie (Whistler) Schultz near Danbury, Nebraska. Raymond grew up near Danbury and graduated from Danbury High School in 1937...