Stories from Thursday, June 28, 2007

McCook Midget Baseball Association, Inc. announced the brackets for the season-ending Sluggers tournament.  The Sluggers division is the machine-pitched 2nd & 3rd grade division with eight teams.  Opening games start tonight at 5:30 p.m., with games at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. as well. ...

The McCook First Central Bank Juniors American Legion A team dropped a 3-1 decision to Hershey Tuesday night. The game was played at Jaycees Sports Complex. The Juniors' record fell to 9-10. "We struggled both in the field and at the plate last night," said FCB Juniors coach Lirin Yost. "We had six hits in 26 plate appearances and we left five base runners stranded -- four of which were in scoring position...

OVERTON -- The Furnas County Seniors American Legion team defeated the Overton Bandits 8-2 Wednesday night at Overton. Jackson Johnson earned the win as he worked the entire seven-inning contest. Johnson held the Overton nine to two earned runs on five hits and two walks while fanning six...

HOLDREGE -- The McCook 12 and under Rebels girls fastpitch softball team played at the Holdrege heat softball tournament over the weekend. The Rebels won all three pool play game and allowed only one run all day. In the first game McCook Rebels won 19-0 over the Holdrege Heat No. 2 team in three innings...

HASTINGS -- McCook Cats Gray won the Hastings 12 and under baseball tournament in Hastings on June 23 and 24. The Cats Gray finished the weekend with a record of 3-1. The Cats' first opponent on Saturday was Exeter. Cats won the game 6-4. Their second game was against Hastings A. The Cats lost to Hastings A 12-8...

MNB 11, Cornerstone 3 Darrin Samway led the MNB team in hitting and Tony Bieck led Cornerstone. St. Pats 18, Valmont 4 Mike Kuhlen led St. Pats and Curtis Olsen led Valmont First Central 14, Wagner 8 Jason Houghtelling was the leading hitter for First Central and Nate Bennett led Wagners...

T-Ball Sooners vs. JM Stevens Painting DJ Gross and Nicholas Wolun both had a single and a double for the Sooners. Spencer Piper hit in two home runs and a double and Scout Kalinski hit a single, double and home run for JM Stevens. National Motor Club vs...

Sept. 8, 1917 - June 27, 2007 ARAPAHOE -- Elvira Johanna Ella Bloch, 89, died Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born Sept. 8, 1917, on a farm north of Arapahoe in Gosper County to Karl E.J. and Ida (Hartman) Wendland. She was baptized on Oct. 8, 1917, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gosper County and was confirmed on June 24, 1931...

Aug. 22, 1922 - June 23, 2007 VIRGINIA -- Glen Arden Viersen, died peacefully Saturday, June 23, 2007, at Fairfax Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1922, in McCook to the late Cyril Arden and Lottie Jane McClain Viersen. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Marian Peck Viersen...

June 9, 1940 - June 22, 2007 CURTIS?-- Sharon "Diane"(Dike) Ginther-Ramirez, 67, of Curtis died Friday (June 22, 2007). She was born June 9, 1940, to George and Ruth (Davis) Dike at McCook. She attended McCook High School. She married Dwight Ginther in 1971. Later she married Vicente Coors. She worked for the carnival and traveled with them through Texas and Okalahoma. She broke and trained horses for the carnival...

Springer Magrath Co., a McCook manufacturing business with international distribution, has been purchased by Frandsen Corp. of Forest Lake, Minn. Springer Magrath is a leading manufacturer and distributor of stock prods and veterinary supplies. The company serves a variety of niches within the agricultural field and distributes products both domestically and internationally...

IMPERIAL -- Mid-Plains Community College will begin to pursue up to $19 million in funds for three future projects, if approved by the Coordinating Commission for Post Secondary Education. The concept was advanced unanimously by MPCC Board members Wednesday night at Imperial...

Disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the September 11, 2001 attacks are helping boost preparedness throughout the county and Southwest Nebraska, judging from a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office. Gene Mahon, sheriff and Red Willow County emergency management co-director, distributed more than $40,000 worth of radios, chargers, pagers and other equipment to agencies like Community Hospital, the Red Willow Western Rural Fire Department hazardous materials team, and the Indianola, Beaver Valley, McCook and Bartley fire departments.. ...