Kenneth L. Hurley, 75, was born Aug. 24, 1945, in Concordia. He died May 27, 2021. He went to school in Republic, and later attended Fort Hays State.

Ken got excited every year in December about going to Fonner Park in Grand Island to start training horses. This was something he wanted to do since he was a small child. He enjoyed farming the land that has been in his family for years.

When he was diagnosed with COPD, he had to make a difficult decision to retire from training horses and farming. Ken relied on friends to help train the horses he and his spouse owned. He hired someone else...