Stories from Friday, March 22, 2002

Never, ever can we be fully prepared for an emergency. But, each time we face a crisis we can do better than we have done before. With that in mind, three news media organizations in McCook have asked to meet with McCook school administrators concerning the release of information during an emergency...

Dear Editor, Headlines keep popping out at us like "Cheney tackles Iraq and the Middle East." Earth-shaking events such as our five-month involvement in the war in Afghanistan and tragedies resulting from Sept. 11 interfere with our desire for tranquility...

It seems like just yesterday that my daughter first said to me, "Mom, can I go to DisneyPlayhouse dot com?" (Actually, it was only a few months ago since she's only five.) The statement caught me off guard since I was more prepared for her to ask to actually go to Disney World...

PALISADE -- Bernes "Bernie" J. Schutte, 69, died Wednesday (March 20, 2002) while on duty as a fireman at a fire near Hamlet. He was born Oct. 8, 1932, to Clyde T. and Dorothy K. (Bolte) Schutte at Lawrence. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean conflict from 1953-1955. He completed his education while in the army. He lived and worked in Palisade since 1955...