Stories from Tuesday, July 3, 2007

COZAD -- The McCook First Central Bank Juniors improved to 12-14 with a 9-7 win at Cozad Monday night. Austin Larson started the game for the Juniors and pitched two innings. "We started the game by producing two runs in the top of the first inning thanks to a two-run home run by Shane Wallen," said McCook coach Lirin Yost. "Then they came out swinging and the bats and we allowed three runs to allow them to take a 3-2 lead...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Dennis Irwin of McCook competed last week in the National Senior Games in Louisville, Ky. The NSG take place every two years. To qualify to compete in them, an individual or team must win first, second or third in a state competition...

RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Cody Broomfield, 15, was selected as one of four high school boys to represent Nebraska in the National 4-H Shotgun Competition in Rapid City, S.D. The team competed in sporting clays, skeet, and trap shooting during the four-day event...

MINDEN -- Missed opportunities and errors was the story line as the Furnas County Seniors fell to Kearney County 8-4 at Minden. Stranding 12 during the seven-inning contest played a big part in the four-run loss to Kearney County. FC could only muster three hits, one each for Josh Keener, Tom Larson and Andrew Winscot...

McCook Football will be hosting the 2nd annual Southwest Nebraska Kicking Camp. This year's camp will once again feature several skill camps. Kicking, Punting, Long and Short Snapping and holding. Technique will be taught in all phases of each specialty. field goals, extra points, kickoff, directional kicks, punting for distance, punting for accuracy and punting timing...

McCook Football League will be having equipment checkout on from 6-8 p.m Monday on the North West side of Weiland Field. The league is still accepting registrations for the 2007 Football Season. All registrations will be accepted up until checkout for Grades 5-8. Registrations can be picked up at the Sports Shoppe, McCook High School or the night of checkout...

Movie Review: Transformers Directed by Micheal Bay. Starring Shia LeBeouf, Megan Fox, Jon Voight, and Peter Cullen(voicework). Rated PG-13. Run Time: 144 minutes. Ever since a child, I have been intrigued by the Transformers. I had the toys, I watched the TV shows, and I loved the animated movie. ...

June 20, 1921 - July 1, 2007 CAMBRIDGE-- Winton E. Newcomb, 86, died Sunday (July 1, 2007) at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born in Cambridge, June 20, 1921, to Edward and Grace L. (Baker) Newcomb. He attended school in Cambridge graduating from Cambridge High School in 1938.??He taught rural school after graduation, teaching two years north of Curtis and one year south of Cambridge.??...

Feb. 12, 1926 - June 30, 2007 MCDONALD, Kan. -- Jack Webster Poore, 81, died Saturday (June 30, 2007) at the Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood. He was born Feb. 12, 1926, in McCook to Jay Webster and Bessie (Carter) Poore. He was a resident of McDonald and a retired rancher-farmer and well driller...

Obituary April 5, 1940 - June 28, 2007 Pauline Marks died Thursday (June 28, 2007) at her home in McCook.  She was 67 years old. Pauline and her twin brother, Paul were born on April 5, 1940, at Sterling, Colo., to Matthew Joseph and Anna Mary (Gertner) Korbe. She attended St. Anthony's Elementary Grade School and graduated from Iliff High School in 1958.  In 1984, she returned to school and earned her Licensed Practical Nursing Degree...

City Councilman Lonnie Anderson disputed the results of a traffic study done on West Third and suggested that it was not accurate. But after the council discussed the item Monday night at its regular meeting, it voted unanimously to keep the speed limit at 35 mph as recommended by McCook Police Chief Brown. The street will continue to be monitored for speeding, also suggested by Brown, with an update brought back to the council Aug. 6...

City Manager Kurt Fritsch indicated he was happy with the proposed city budget for 2007-08, projected at $23 million with $6.7 million in the general fund. The general fund portion is 1.67 percent higher than last year's. The budget was presented to the council Monday night and a copy of the 200-page document is available at the McCook City Library...

There was virtually no discussion as the McCook City Council approved two items Monday night that concerned the special election this fall to renew the city sales tax. The council still hasn't officially approved an election and city staff is still investigating whether a resolution is needed or not, said City Manager Kurt Fritsch...

The new city utility bills will cost a little more to mail but that expense will be offset by savings in manpower and time, city staff told the McCook City Council Monday night. Upon questioning by Councilman Lonnie Anderson, who pulled the item from the consent agenda for discussion, Utility Director Jesse Dutcher said the new bill will cost about four cents a piece higher than the old ones. ...

When 12-year old Jordan Paine learned her mother was applying for the judge position based in Red Willow County, she had a few fashion tips. If you have to wear a robe, she advised her mother, "I'd try it on first." But the robe fit fine as Anne Paine was sworn in as an 11th Judicial District county court judge Monday in McCook...

A $12,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in an assault of a rural McCook teenager nearly three years ago has been dropped, according to a family member. The teenager was sexually assaulted in her rural McCook home on Aug. 31, 2004...

McCook is planning an "Old Fashioned Fourth of July Party" at the Jaycees Complex in honor of McCook's 125th birthday, complete with a free-will donation hot dog and watermelon feed, a vintage baseball game featuring local celebrities decked out in antique uniforms from the Stuhr Museum, and ending with a "Patriotic and Proud" program accompanied by the Optimist Club's fireworks show at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds...