Stories from Tuesday, June 2, 2015

There are many areas of the country that are frequently impacted by tornadoes and other severe weather. In those parts of the country many people rely heavily on tornado sirens to alert them to immediate danger. But there are some important things about tornado sirens that you may not know. ...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Roy Dale "John" Girch, age 87, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Sunday (May 31, 2015) at the Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska. He was born in Arapahoe, Nebraska, on Oct. 27, 1927, to Vernon and Helen (Mills). He attended school and graduated from Arapahoe High School with the Class of 1945. While attending high school he was out for football, basketball and track all four years...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Darwin LaMar Strickland age 58, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, died at his home on Friday (May 29, 2015). Darwin was born on February 23, 1957 to Clifford H. and Bonnie June (Helton) Strickland, at the old St. Catherine's Hospital, in McCook, Nebraska...

McCOOK, Neb. -- If you think the city swimming pool could use a heater, perhaps a street sign on your block needs refreshing or maybe your ride home is just bumpier than it ought to be, whatever the focus, now is the time to speak up and let the McCook City Council know what is important to you...

McCOOK, Neb. -- While it isn't obvious when you walk through the front door, the McCook YMCA recently completed a major renovation project which will benefit pool users and exercisers alike, families with small children as well as those members with special needs...

Smoking. Sugar. Transfats. Sedentary lifestyle. Sitting at a desk. Yes, they're all bad for you, even the last one. According guidelines published Monday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, people who sit the most have more than twice the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a 13 percent increased risk of cancer and a 17 percent increased risk of premature death, compared to those who sit the least...

The invitation read: "Come join us to help celebrate Shane's graduation from the Air Force Academy." The young man, now 2nd Lt. Shane German, was one that I was privileged to teach to fly some four years ago. He graduated from Chase County High School, Imperial, Nebraska, number one in his class, that same year and proceeded to his appointment to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs...

BARTLEY, Neb. -- "The Pony Expresso or... The Villain Came to a Grinding Halt," is shaping up to be another great Southwest Public Schools Foundation melodrama, with plenty of opportunities to boo and hiss. It's set for 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at the Southwest High School auditorium in Bartley...