Stories from Wednesday, December 26, 2018

It’s always sad when Christmas is over, but it’s a special downer when you have to go right back to work, as many of us did today. There may be another reason you’re feeling a little blue this year after the relatives have gone home and the gifts are missing from under the tree...

60th anniversary  The family of Ron and Donna Sis of McCook are hosting a card shower in celebration of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary. They were married on Dec. 29, 1958, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Colby, Kan. Ron and Donna’s family are Mike (Cathy), Melanie (the late Lee Don), Melissa (Keith), Marty (Denise), Mitchell (Dee), and Marshell (Tracey). The couple also has 24 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — As another round of winter weather has prompted storm warnings and advisories across the state, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) and Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) are urging motorists to be prepared. “This storm is expected to potentially bring up to a foot of snow in some areas of Nebraska,” said Colonel John Bolduc, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Gary Ginther, McCook's premier sculptor and the master of bison in bronze, died Christmas Eve. He was 71 years old. In life, and now in death, Gary Ginther was a gentle free spirit. Ginther was diagnosed with cancer just three months ago, and was undergoing radiation treatments in Denver. While cancer took the man, the art, spirit and touch of Gary Ginther will live on, forever in indelible bronze, pewter, fiberglas and resin...