Stories from Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Roberta 'Bobbie' Poorman April 19, 1937 - June 21, 2015 BIRD CITY, Kan. --Roberta "Bobbie" Poorman, 78, of Bird City, died Sunday (June 21, 2015), at Hays Medical Center in Hays Kansas. She was born April 19, 1937, in Durango, Colorado. She was a homemaker...

Aileen Charlotte Yant March 20, 2015 - June 6, 2015 MILFORD, Neb. -- Aileen Charlotte Yant was born to Jenni-Lin (Moore) and Shayne Yant on March 20, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Seward, Nebraska, and went to be in the arms of Jesus. She died suddenly at her home on June 6, 2015, at the age of 2 1/2 months...

McCook area community leaders, political figures and good-old-fashioned barbecue fans attended a ribbon cutting at "Brookdale McCook" Tuesday afternoon. Willow Ridge Senior Living Community was purchased and renamed by the nation-wide company Brookdale in recent months, prompting the ceremony and free public barbecue. ...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- Red Willow County, Nebraska, county commissioner Earl McNutt attended two workshops, in May and June, conducted by the Nebraska Association of County Officials. On May 14, McNutt and county supervisors from across the state completed a one-day specialized training to prepare county officials for Board of Equalization hearings...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Rebecca Richards Kortum, the daughter of Larry and Linda Richards of McCook, Nebraska, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the 12-member National Medal of Science committee. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science has been awarded to 487 scientists and engineers...

McCOOK, Neb. --McCook Junior High will have its orientation program for students who are attending the junior high for the first time this fall. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m., all sixth grade students with last names A through F; 10:30 a.m., all sixth grade students with last names G through O...

Oxford, Nebraska, fire department grass rigs rumble down Ogden Avenue during the 59th annual "Oxford Turkey Days" parade Friday evening. Fire Chief Bill Grossnicklaus said the two rigs are painted with texturized, non-skid, non-porous spray-on black Rhino liner, making them practically impervious to scratches as they fight fires among the trees and undergrowth along the Republican River. ...

McCOOK, NEB. --A senior housing development north of the Red Willow County Fairgrounds is progressing and anticipates to have its first two units completed by the end of August. The $2.6 million Clary Village development began construction in March on eight senior housing duplex units located on the 900 block of West Q Street...