Crawford News

Authorities in Dawes County have not scheduled an autopsy on the body of Crawford Fire Chief Emil Daughtery, saying a crime is not suspected.

The Crawford community is mourning the weekend death of Crawford Fire Chief Emil Daugherty.

Bray Burnham, son of Brady and Arin Burnham of Burwell, Neb., shares his juice with his mare, Bugzy.

It will be Monday at the earliest before a civil suit is filed in Dawes County District Court over the October 2007 fatal shooting by police in Crawford of 16-year old burglary suspect Jessie Britton.

Nina Morgan with Harvest Christian Fellowship says there were enough baskets to help all the low-income people or families who asked for some holiday help.

Scottsbluff attorney Maren Chaloupka said Monday that she will refile Pat Britton's lawsuit in Dawes County District Court, likely this week.

Elgin native Ted Baum has used his fast-talking ways to qualify for the 2010 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship .A Baum was one of eight competitors to move on from the second qualifying contest held at Crawford, NE on October 9.A Baum graduated from the World Wide College of Auctioneering in December of 1979.

Interstate 80 between North Platte and the Wyoming state line is closed because of snow and ice tonight.

Light snow continues to fall over much of Nebraska's Panhandle, further hampering travelers already blocked by highway closures.

A little rest and relaxation was apparently just what the students at Crawford Public Schools needed as the school reopened today with only eleven students home sick.

Superintendent Dick Lesher said Wednesday that health officials can't confirm the nature of the outbreak, although swine flu is suspected.

More than a quarter of his Panhandle district's students have called in sick, so the Crawford superintendent has closed schools for the rest of the week.

'Some day' could be sooner than expected for the winner of the Livestock Marketing Association's second qualifying contest for the 2010 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship.

Efforts are underway in Dawes County to consolidate and share criminal files, warrants and other law enforcement information.

Schools in Crawford, Neb., plan to harness the wind as a way to teach students about the nation's energy future.

Classmates won Grand Champion belt buckles at the Keith County Fair. They are: Darby O'Connor - Grand Champion Barrow; Cordell Walker - Overall Grand Champion and Taylor Dack - Grand Champion Lamb.

In 1984, he won a handful of Moonmen for his "Thriller" video. A decade later, he shared a famous kiss with wife Lisa Marie Presley onstage.

Once again Crawford is without a top lawman. Guy Turcotte, the man who took over the Crawford Police Department while the chief was on trial for a fatal shooting, is leaving the post to return to Florida.

Northwest Nebraska Development Corporation Executive Director Brenda Johnson has resigned, effective at the end of the week, and is moving out of the area.

Q: Which sport was first to name an All-American team? K.A., Crawford, NE A: Football.