Stories from Thursday, March 15, 2007

Six high school athletes have signed on to play college baseball at McCook Community College next year. "We are excited to sign 6 quality players of this caliber this early in the recruiting period. Each of them had opportunities at other programs and they chose our program. I think that says a lot about the reputation and quality of MCC baseball," said MCC coach Jeremy Jorgensen said...

The game time has changed for McCook Community College softball team's home doubleheader against Pratt (Kan.) Community College today. The twinbill will start at 4 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. as listed on the schedule. Home softball games will be played at the Jaycee Sports Complex...

SILT, Colo. -- Joyce Huet Dennis died in Silt, Colo., Monday (March 12, 2007). She graduated from McCook High School in 1961. She is survived by her husband, Chuck Dennis; daughter, Kim Greeson and husband, Randy; and two grandchildren, Amber and Jack...

Aug. 1, 1913 - March 13, 2007 COLBY, Kan -- Murrel M. Pantlik 93, grandmother of Cindy Hake of Colby, Kan., and Wendy Hageman of McCook, died Tuesday (March 13, 2007) at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, Kan. She was born Aug. 1, 1913, in Prague, Okla. She married Charlie Pantlik and worked as a homemaker. He preceded her in death in 1989...

After hundreds of hours of production and rehearsal, cast and crew members with the Southwest Nebraska Community Theatre Association are ready to present "Anything Goes" Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday. Performances are at the McCook High School auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for children 12 and under and are available at Kool Honda, Hershberger Music Store and at the door...

By LORRI?SUGHROUE City Editor By 47-0, the Nebraska Legislature approved LB 83 on an emergency basis Tuesday, which will allow inmates in state penitentiaries to earn an earlier release if they finish the 120-day program at the Nebraska Department of Corrections Work Ethic Camp in McCook...

LINCOLN -- Property taxes may climb by one cent per $100 valuation in Red Willow County, if LB502 is passed by the Legislature, a county official told Sen. Mark Christensen this morning at the Chamber Legislature Conference call. County Commissioner Leigh Hoyt asked the senator to oppose this bill, which is scheduled for debate today. ...

The passage of LB83 to send prison parolees to the Work Ethic Camp was the right thing for the Legislature to do, considering the circumstances. With the regular state prison system overflowing, and the WEC a little over half full, it was a no-brainer...

As a concerned citizen, I am writing about the proposed site of the Sisgo Travel Center. The proposed site of the Sisgo Travel Center is improper zoning. The area on the north side of the cemetery should be used for expansion of the cemetery. A truckstop at this location would cause overcrowding and traffic congestion. The storage tanks for fuel could also cause underground contamination...

**Dear Editor, I really enjoyed the editorial in Friday's issue. There is another bad thing about Daylight Saving Time. Now our morning school busses are running in the dark again. **Norvin Northrup, via e-mail