Timothy Joseph Hier, age 76, of Eads, Colo., passed away December 13, 2025. Tim was born on November 1, 1949, in Lincoln to Dorlen and Frances (Juricek) Hier, and grew up on a farm near Sterling, Neb.

A theory as to why we haven't heard from aliens which renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking agreed with has resurfaced online. Planet Earth is about the size of a speck of ...