Stories from Tuesday, September 11, 2007

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- When head coach Jon Olsen, left the Independence Community College baseball program for another job last month, the school didn't have to look far to find his replacement. Tye Hallowell, who spent the last four seasons as Olsen's top assistant with the Pirates has been moved into the head coaching position and accepts the challenge of keeping a winning attitude going in the program...

MAYWOOD -- Maywood's football team rolled past Paxton 42-14 Friday night. Paxton took the lead in the first quarter with a 1 yard run and scored in the second. Maywood fired back in the second quarter with four touchdowns. Maywood's Kelvin Arent led the first two plays with a 43-yard run and a 3-yard run and made the extra point...

The McCook High School junior varsity football team improved to 2-0 with a 14-0 victory over Lexington Monday night at Weiland Field. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Lexington, but Lexington received substantial rainfall Monday and the game was moved to McCook...

Oct. 2, 1912-Sept. 8, 2007   BENKELMAN -- Cynthia Caroline Ellis, 94, died Saturday (Sept. 8, 2007), at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. She was born Oct. 2, 1912, in Fordland, Mo., to Louis and Vica (Stinnett) Burgett, and moved with her family to a farm south of Max.  She attended school in Max and was a graduate of Benkelman High School...

New biofuel demands special care By BILLIE?COLE McCook Daily Gazette Ethanol. It's the fuel we use in our cars and a boost for local farmers and corn prices. But ethanol is also volatile and if not treated properly, it can put first responders and local emergency personal in jeopardy...

McCook Public Schools' board of education members unanimously approved a $19 million budget and a $1.22 tax levy at their monthly meeting Monday evening. In an effort to make the school more proactive about budgeting for major expenses, business manager Rick Haney presented the groundwork for a "strategic planning" process that would create a depreciation fund/savings account for such things as air conditioning and kitchens...

Six years ago today, September 11, 2001, was a Tuesday as well. We can all remember where we were when the news began arriving, by television, radio and Internet: 8:45 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, 92 people die as American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City...

The George Norris sculpture project has been quite interesting. It's amazing how many people in the McCook area have a connection with the Norris family and are helping with the project by purchasing a small replica for a souvenir. Since the goal was to sell 200 of these by Sept. 29 (dedication day), there is some concern since we are only halfway there...

The Nebraska State Grange opposes LB701. Grange policy states that in the event of any NRD project or action which results in a special assessment or tax on real property within the district there shall be an election by ballot and shall be approved by a two-thirds majority of affected owners of real property within that district...

I just wanted to ask what was the point of the article written about the Travis murder? Do you realize that it happened over 28 years ago? Is that the heritage of McCook that you want people to know, as if anyone has forgotten?  I hope that you know that the only people that were hurt by that story are the ones who are related to those accused...

Have you noticed it yet? Have you seen it? The sun peeking directly in the east window in the morning and shining into your face? And sunlight blaring through the west curtains in the evening? How about the sun extending its light into the south windows of your house in the middle of the day?...

The federal government has reduced some flood plain areas in Red Willow County, and is proposing that Lebanon Danbury and Bartley join the program that provides homeowners' flood insurance. Gary Dicenta, the county's flood plain coordinator, told county commissioners Monday morning that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) has removed:...

McCook Public Schools Superintendent Dave Schley introduced a new agenda item at the board's monthly meeting Monday -- "Positive Comments" -- and requested that board members share something school-related that made them smile. Schley started, explaining that his wife says, "He's never been so happy in his life," when friends ask her how Dave's doing in his new superintendency in McCook...