Stories from Tuesday, April 16, 2002

What can we expect from Dr. Don Marchant, the long-time school administrator chosen as the next superintendent of schools for McCook School District 17? "He's the kind of guy who lays his cards on the table," said Bob and Mary Lou Ross, Culbertson residents who became friends with Don and his wife, Lauri, when Marchant served as Culbertson's principal from 1975 to 1980...

The McCook Speedway car racing season starts in two weeks. The City Council of McCook, the Red willow County Fairboard and the Red Willow County Commissioners have been the highly illegal noisemakers from our tax payer owned fair grounds. I feel they have all declared war on me and the law abiding citizens of McCook and they plan on allowing abusive and illegal racing noise no matter how many McCook homeowners protest...

We started out with high hopes. We packed our brand new, six-man tent in the back of the van and surrounded it with sleeping bags, air mattresses, and pillows. We added our favorite camping food, everything from breakfast burritos to marshmallows and chocolate bars for a late-night cookout. We had a red-checkered table cloth, our handy hatchet, and a kerosene lantern. We were traveling in style...