Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2003

MAYWOOD -- A Culbertson man was killed in a single-vehicle accident near Maywood on Tuesday night, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. The man, Alan Harms, 43, was a passenger in a car which was southbound on U.S. Highway 83 south of Maywood, when the driver, Randy Hawn, 23, Hayes Center, lost control...

Dear Editor, What in the world of safety are the council members thinking by voting against safety for the fire fighters and paramedics? I suggest that each one of you trade jobs for one month and then we shall bring home the truth. This has got to be the most ridiculous vote ever. McCook has the best in the West -- as the young man said at the board meeting you had better start listening to the people and get it in your swelled heads that We the People are not as dumb as you think...

Disappointed Dear Editor, I first would like to commend the Gazette for very accurate reporting of Monday's McCook City Council meeting in Tuesday's Gazette. I had already written my forum letter before reading their copy so I am not going to repeat all that was written...

It's Super Bowl time! Time to round up the chips, mix up the dip, set up extra chairs, invite friends over and watch the big game. If we're not careful, we may find we have overindulged in the guacamole and salsa, not to mention the beverages. For some of us, there are potentially even more problems associated with Super Sunday...

The Hayes Center High School art class, taught by Deb Goodenberger, created masks using wood scraps, paint and miscellaneous objects. The masks had to represent a feeling or mood and the students used the elements of art to express their ideas. The students each wrote a brief explanation on why they chose to make the mask the way they did. ...

For the first time ever, McCook Junior High will be represented at a select honor choir. Sam Frazier and Kirstyn Schaffer were selected, by taped audition, to attend the seventh annual Heartland Festival Middle School Honor Choir at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Thursday and Friday...

A Crimestoppers Crime of the Week announcement led to the felony arrest of an individual in connection with the Sept. 24, 2002 theft of a pickup tailgate. On Sept. 24, the McCook Police Department received a theft report from Ed Gunther of McCook. He told the police that an unknown person had removed a tailgate from his 1991 Ford F-150 pickup while it was parked in the driveway of his home. This incident was reported in the Crimestoppers Crime of the Week announcement...

Several schools closed for the day and others started late as temperatures dropped and an arctic blast moved into the region. Icy conditions followed by snow created dangerous travel conditions. Up to 3 inches of snow was expected across much of the state, with the lightest amounts in the far southwest and northeast...

Residents first dug out brooms, snow shovels and winter boots, then began to dig out of the snow in downtown McCook this morning with the arrival of freezing rain followed by fluffy white powder. Snow was expected to last until Thursday, and may then return again this weekend...

NORTH PLATTE -- A McCook soldier deployed in the war against terrorism told the North Platte Telegraph Monday he's not looking forward to leaving his wife and children, but he is excited about helping his country. Sgt. Matt Roth of McCook was among 21 U.S. ...

A National Guard soldier leaving for active duty Tuesday morning said he'll put everything on hold for a year. Chris King of McCook said he's leaving behind work and college classes at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, and admits he's nervous about his future...

I have often said that the only good thing that came from our sojourn in Wichita was Benjamin. Of course, I know that isn't true, for I have yet to delve deeply into the many heart-changing events that happened to us there. But he always will be the first thing I think about when I remember that brief yet intense piece of my personal history...