Stories from Thursday, March 17, 2022

Lawrence “Larry” Eugene Rothmeyer March 14, 1942 - Feb. 5, 2022 LEAVENWORTH, Kan. —Lawrence “Larry” Eugene Rothmeyer, 79, of Leavenworth, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. He was born on March 14, 1942, in McCook, Neb., the sixth child of Mary and Alvin Rothmeyer...

Marvin Lee Rall Sept. 5, 1937 - March 14, 2022 KEARNEY,Neb. — Marvin Lee Rall, age 84, of Kearney, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, at Kearney Regional Medical Center. Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at St. James Catholic Church with Father Joe Hannappel officiating. Interment will follow with military honors at the Kearney Cemetery...

McCOOK, Neb. – Any local business that is not currently a member of the McCook Chamber of Commerce may want to consider joining soon. If they do, they may get the distinction of becoming the chamber’s 200th member and helping the chamber achieve a long-standing goal of breaking the 200-member threshold. Membership stands at 199, an increase of 10 compared to last year’s numbers...

Last week the Legislature heard LB 809 on the floor. This is a Natural Resources Committee priority bill. LB 809 was introduced by Senator Mike Moser of Columbus. It amends the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act and the Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Assistance Act. The changes will reflect the existing federal regulations and also the new provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...