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‘God didn’t want me yet’: UNK employee Kenny Van Horn recovering from COVID-19

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By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kenny Van Horn doesn’t remember the first month he spent in a Kearney hospital. He can’t recall the 11 days when a ventilator pumped oxygen into his weakened body or the moments when his wife Patty stood helplessly in a nearby hallway, wondering whether the love of her life would survive. “It’s a weird feeling,” Van Horn says. “Where did that part of my life go?” By all accounts, the longtime custodian at the … [Read more...] about ‘God didn’t want me yet’: UNK employee Kenny Van Horn recovering from COVID-19

Enrollment opens for six UNK classes in Grand Island

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KEARNEY – Enrollment is underway for six University of Nebraska at Kearney courses being offered at College Park at Grand Island. The first slate of courses that begins Jan. 25, 2021, includes two upper-level criminal justice classes, three 100-level classes for “early entry” high schoolers and other first-year students, and a Montessori teacher education class that will also be offered worldwide through remote technology. The partnership at College Park was announced … [Read more...] about Enrollment opens for six UNK classes in Grand Island

OBITUARY: Former dean Leonard Skov dedicated his life to education

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Leonard C. Skov, 85, of Kearney, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Instead of flowers, memorials to the Dr. Leonard Skov Scholarship Fund https://nufoundation.org/fund/01063740/ or the Himanchal Education Foundation https://himanchal.org/ are suggested. Visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride and Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services are handling arrangements. … [Read more...] about OBITUARY: Former dean Leonard Skov dedicated his life to education