Stories from Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Jan. 6, 1985 - Jan. 28, 2007 ST. FRANCIS -- Kevin Allen Brown, 22, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2007) in St. Francis. He was born Jan. 6, 1985, in Altus, Okla., to Mark Allen and Barbara Ann Brown. He moved to St. Francis and worked as a fertilizer rig operator...

Aug. 11, 1906 - Jan. 27, 2007 COLBY, Kan. -- Hazel "Lucille" (Kilmer) Long, 100, died Saturday (Jan. 27, 2007) in Colby, Kan. She was born Aug. 11, 1906, in western Nebraska. She worked as a school teacher and married Guy James Long. She lived in Bird City, Kan., before moving to Colby...

The educational consultant hired by McCook Public Schools to evaluate its elementary reading and language programs recommends some changes, but not a complete scrapping of methods that have upset parents and put teachers on the defensive since last fall...

INDIANOLA -- Almost three years ago, Ona Malleck and Dee Brown stood, bewildered and crying, a block north of Indianola's city office and shop. Hot, angry flames engulfed the building; black smoke darkened even the night sky. Within hours, Ona, the city clerk, and Dee, her assistant, were without an office, without office equipment, without city records...

Jeremy Jorgensen head coach of the MCC baseball team prepares his 34 players for the season opener this weekend at Big Spring, Texas. MCC will take on Howard College with a double headers on Friday and Saturday. Jorgensen said he is excited to get going because they usually don't get started until end of February. The team is working out at Willow Lanes parking lot. "The last couple of years we were able to play on our field in January," Jorgensen said...

For years, we've heard economic development experts tout the potential for "value added" agriculture. Southwest Nebraska has long embraced the idea in a big way, turning raw products such as grain into more valuable commodities such as beef and pork...

A major "thank you" to Gloria Masoner for putting into words what so many think but are afraid to say -- and for the same reasons she states in her piece. ["When the government goes too far" (http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1186832.html)] I, too, was raised by strict parents -- and I thank God for it regularly. My parents corrected us in a variety of ways. The saying was, 'the punishment should fit the crime' ... and spanking was the thing that suited really objectionable behavior...

Almost three years to the date of our fire, the City of Indianola has moved into its new building, so WE ARE HOME! We would like to express our thanks, and gratitude, to the Work Ethic Camp Officers, and residents who helped make our move as quick and "painless" as possible, especially with the inclement weather...

MCCOOK -- The McCook Community College women's basketball beat Northeast Nebraska Hawks 60-43 Saturday night, the first time the Indians have won in 74 games and 12 years. The Indians attacked early with a 33-21 lead at half time. MCC hit 50 percent from the field and 25 percent from three point range in the first half...