Stories from Thursday, October 14, 2004

Gross says Red Raiders' 3-3 record is deceptive The No. 1-ranked McCook Bison hit the road Friday night for a Nebraska Class B District 5 contest at Sidney. Kickoff at Sidney is 8 p.m. CT/ 7 p.m. MT. McCook coach Jeff Gross and his Bison will start putting their 32-game winning streak to the test in the final three contests, starting with the Red Raiders...

Sept. 22, 1952-Oct. 12, 2004 WILSONVILLE -- Dennis Kasson, 52, died Tuesday (Oct. 12, 2004) at the Via Christi St. Francis Burn Center in Wichita, Kan. He was born Sept. 22, 1952, to Curtis and Evelyn "Bobbie" (Meyers) Kasson in Norton, Kan. He grew up Southeast of Wilsonville on the family farm. He went to school in Wilsonville and graduated from high school in 1970...

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Allen of Manhattan, Kan., announce the birth of their son, Christopher Robert, Sept. 22, 2004. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Tegtmeyer of Florissant, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Allen of Hutchinson, Kan. Great-grandparents are Helen Allen and Wayne and Betty Allen of McCook, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tegtmeyer of Florissant and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fischer of Hazelwood, Mo...

FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- Cary and Staff Sgt. Sarah (Foley) Harris announce the birth of their son, Isaiah Lee, Sept. 9, 2004, at Travis Air Force Base. He weighed 7 pounds and 6 ounces. He has one brother, Xavier. Grandparents are Pat and Lee Foley of McCook and Marnie and Steve Harris of North Platte...

CHADRON -- John and Lindsay (Johnson) Orwig of Chadron announce the birth of their son, Ty Jeremiah, Sept. 30, 2004. He was 9 pounds, 2 ounces and was 21 inches long. His grandparents are Dan and Becky Beirow of Minden and Herb Johnson of McCook. Great-grandparents are Amor and Minnie Huff of McCook, Irma Johnson of Benkelman and the late Orval Johnson...

As part of a farm training drill for McCook Fire Department personnnel, Joy Molcyk blocks up the head of a combine in order to release a "victim" trapped underneath. The pillow-like cushion is filled with air to lift objects off accident victims. The equipment was purchased earlier this year with funds from Homeland Security. (Gloria Masoner/McCook Daily Gazette)...

LINCOLN -- Following statewide hearings including one in McCook, the Nebraska Public Service Commission will recommend limited state regulation of wireless telephone carriers to the Nebraska Legislature today's meeting of the Unicameral's Transportation and Telecommunications Committee...

It's too bad when the rules of big government clash with the wishes of a small town. It's too bad ... but it happens far too often. One of the latest example is a rule which could spell the end of the Grand Duke Alexis Buffalo Hunt Rendezvous in Hayes County. For a glimpse of this special event, check out page 13 today...

By Sgt. JEFF TIDYMAN U.S. Marine Corps The sun is always hot, the dust always blows, and gunfights are an everyday occurrence. This place could remind a person of the Wild West, where law and order rest with the fastest gun. Except that here, we are not west of much -- we're in the middle of it all...

Brad is really getting geared up for the hunting season. I bought him a rifle permit for deer season about a month ago, and last week he stopped in North Platte to get his archery permit. Brad hasn't been archery hunting in about 13 years, and he hasn't had his bow out of its carrier in about three...

WICHITA, Kan. -- A Wilsonville man who received extensive burns in the crash of his spray plane near Norton last summer has died at the Via Christi-St. Francis Burn Center in Wichita. Services for the man, Dennis Clark Kasson, 52, will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Wilsonville School Building in Wilsonville...