Stories from Wednesday, April 1, 2015

McCOOK, Neb. -- A threat to McCook Schools posted online to a social media site has been taken care of, school authorities say. Rick Haney, McCook Public Schools business manager, said authorities have found the minor who posted the threat online Tuesday night and an ongoing investigation is underway...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Expanding Medicaid at the state level would create unlimited financial liability down the road, at least according to Nebraska's chief executive. Gov. Pete Ricketts visited McCook earlier this week, and while speaking to a crowd of more than 50 at Community Hospital, said he opposed Medicaid expansion and indicated the financial implications would be far reaching...

McCook, Neb. -- Drew Lepper of Southwest High School and Isaac Langan of McCook High School will lead off a night of humor at the Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival First Tuesday event, 7 to 8 p.m. April 7. Stories and jokes from the audience will follow...

CURTIS, Neb. -- The Curtis, Nebraska, Senior Center invites supporters to watch acclaimed Celtic fingerstyle guitarist Jerry Barlow at a fund-raiser for the senior center's new location. Barlow will perform Sunday, April 12, at 2 p.m., in the Star Theater, 321 Center Avenue in Curtis. Donations are appreciated and all proceeds will benefit the center's relocation project...

Time was, when you needed a hot meal and a place to sleep, you took your chances at the roadside inn. There were no Hiatts, Holiday Inns or other franchise hotels and motels. The same went for transportation; you shared the road with a walking companion, or paid a good part of your savings to a wagon master, a la Ward Bond, and you and your family braved the Plains as your wagon train headed to Oregon...

I have just received a report that aliens have landed at Cape Canaveral and have taken over the launching sites!!! No, not really, just a bit of fun in view of the day, so, April Fool!! Hope you have your viewing spot picked out for Saturday morning's total lunar eclipse. The left side of the moon will enter the umbral shadow -- the darkest part -- at about 0419 hours and the total face of the moon will barely be in the umbra at about 0540 hours...

CURTIS, Neb. -- A nationally-acclaimed film will show in Curtis free of charge on Thursday, April 2 at the Star Theater, compliments of county and college Farm Bureau chapters at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. The public is invited to join the NCTA students, Frontier County Farm Bureau membership and the campus community for the showing of "Farmland, a Film by James Moll." It begins at 7:30 p.m...