Stories from Tuesday, January 27, 2015

LeRoy Joseph Horinek May 6, 1934 - Jan. 24, 2015 ATWOOD, Kan. -- Le Roy Joseph Horinek was born on May 6, 1934, in Atwood, Kansas. He passed away on Jan. 24, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Home in Oberlin, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anton and Henrietta (Kacirek) Horinek and sister, Doretta Sappenfield...

Darlene Lucille Brubaker Oct. 23, 1929 - Jan. 25, 2015 BIRD CITY, Kan. -- Darlene Lucille Brubaker, 85, died Sunday (Jan. 25, 2015), at Rawlings County Hospital in Atwood, Kansas. She was born Oct. 23, 1929, in Stratton, Nebraska. She was a homemaker...

HOLDREGE, Neb. -- The South Platte United Chambers of Commerce plans to have an open discussion about whether the 80-year-old group should disband or reorganize. The board of directors set the item for its Feb. 10 meeting in Holdrege. Although attendances at many meetings in the last two years have drawn large numbers, overall attendance has been down, according to a release...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Governor Pete Ricketts presented his budget recommendations to legislators late last week, pushing for immediate property tax relief and laying out his strategy for sustained relief in the future. Ricketts' plan calls for initial relief in the form of increases to the Property Tax Credit Fund and sustaining long-term relief through restrained spending...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook has been notified that it has satisfied its probation requirements and is no longer on probation. The facility's license was placed on probation by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 23, after the state found violations following an investigation done on Sept. 15...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- While the future of the McCook Alco store building is uncertain, a farm and ranch retail chain has leased Alco buildings in Imperial, Nebraska, and 11 other sites in four states. Bomgaars Supply Inc., with headquarters in Sioux City, Iowa has acquired the leases and fixtures of locations in Rawlins, Lander, Pinedale and Diamondville in Wyoming; Preston and Soda Springs in Idaho; Chamberlain, South Dakota and Ainsworth, Ogallala, West Point and Gordon as well as Imperial in Nebraska.. ...

The chrome on Kendall Knight's 1999 Harley Davidson Road King Classic catches and ignites Monday afternoon's sunshine, as Kendall prepares to take his "baby" out for a rare mid-winter spin in 70-degree weather in McCook, Nebraska. Kendall said that two years ago he bought what was then a trike from an "old red-headed German lady" from North Platte who put 110,000 miles on it and had embellished nearly all the bike's chrome surfaces with skulls. ...

Measles was virtually eliminated in the United States 15 years ago, but inspired by now-discredited research linking vaccinations and autism and promoted by misguided celebrities, many parents are choosing not to have their children vaccinated. While many of those parents can afford to have their children immunized, other parents, those living in other countries, may not have the opportunity to obtain the shots...

The lesson today was about the time that Jesus was walking the lakeshore and came upon Simon and Matthew, professional fishermen, working on their nets. Jesus commanded that they "Come with me and be fishers of men." The men dropped their nets and went to become lifetime disciples of Christ, two of the twelve. Talk about an abrupt change of profession and a wholly new lifetime of commitment...

Betty Jones Sept. 20, 1931 - Jan. 27, 2015 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Betty Jones, 83, died Tuesday (Jan. 27, 2015), at Decatur Health Systems in Oberlin. She was born Sept. 20, 1931, in Herndon, Kansas, to Edward and Elizabeth (Leitner) Portschi. She grew up on a farm south of Herndon...