Stories from Friday, August 17, 2007

CHADRON -- With 17 starters returning, including the player who had one of the greatest seasons in college football history last year, the Chadron State Eagles hope to fly high again this fall. The Eagles will open their season at noon (CDT) Saturday, Aug. 25 against Washburn University at Topeka, Kan...

Movie Review - Superbad Rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content, strong language, drinking, some drug use and a fantasy/comic violent image - all involving teens. Run Time: Just short 2 hours Starring Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, and Seth Rogen. Directed by Greg Mottola...

Aug. 26, 1907-Aug. 15, 2007 BEAVER CITY -- Thelma F. Simmons, 99, died Wednesday (Aug. 15, 2007), at Beaver City Manor in Beaver City. She was born Aug. 26, 1907, at Kensington, Kan., to Harrison and Lena (Jensen) Cline. She grew up in Kensington and graduated from the Almena Kansas High School in 1925. She attended McClelland Business College in Topeka, Kan., after graduation...

CURTIS -- The two senior living facilities in Curtis are working together to address challenges and problems faced by each. Sunset Haven Nursing Home will close its skilled care unit Oct. 1, and, if negotiations proceed as hoped, it will combine efforts with Senior Living Choices to offer enhanced assisted living options...

Although the numbers aren't firm yet, The Middle Republican Natural Re-sources District directors will decide what to levy in property and occupation taxes, at its regular meeting Tuesday night, 7:30 in Curtis at the Legion Hall. Preliminary numbers recommended by Ameritas Fin-ancial Services, the bonding company being used by the Republican River Basin NRDs, are 04.6 cents per $100 property valuation with occupation taxes at $6.80 per irrigated acre, for the Middle Republican Basin...

Two McCook men -- who did not want their names revealed -- saw an object neither could not identify in the air over McCook this morning. Caller No. 1 -- who said he did not want to be branded "a nutbag. I'm a normal person, ya know." -- described the object in the air over the Kiplinger Arena as "a round disk with a hole in the middle."...

Oct. 19, 1936-Aug. 16, 2007 HOLBROOK -- Joseph Walter Stagemeyer, 70, died Thursday (Aug. 16, 2007), at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege. He was born Oct. 19, 1936, to Fred W. and Mary (Martin) Stagemeyer in Gosper County. He was baptized at St. Matthew Lutheran Church of rural Holbrook Nov. 15, 1936. He attended St. Matthew Parochial School in Holbrook and then attended Holbrook High School, graduating in 1955...

As you recall, Morgan Freeman, several other relatives and friends of mine and I stopped at the airport there in McCook on July 12, 2007, to refuel on our way to visit a college friend of mine who lives in Montana. Even though most likely we could have made it back home to Clarksdale, Miss., without refueling, we were so impressed with your services on our way out to Montana that we decided to stop and refuel at your facility again on July 15, 2007...