Stories from Thursday, October 4, 2007

5-0 McCook plays 0-5 Minutemen on the road LEXINGTON -- Despite the fact that 5-0 McCook is playing 0-5 Lexington Friday night on the road, it's still "Lexington Week" as far as the Bison coaching staff and players are concerned. Friday night's matchup is also the first Class B-5 district game for the Bison...

Oct. 8, 1919 - Oct. 2, 2007 Malinda Maria Niemeier, 87, died Tuesday (Oct. 2, 2007) at C. A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born Oct. 8, 1919, north of Arapahoe, to Ernest and Minnie (Mues) Niemeier. She was raised on the family farm north of Arapahoe in Furnas County and attended St. Matthews Parochial School in Holbrook...

Oct. 7, 1961 - Sept. 6, 2007 Lynn M. Thompson, age 45, of Garden City, Ga., formerly of McCook, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, in Savannah, Ga. Lynn was born on Oct. 7, 1961, at Escondido, Calif., to Robert and Catherine (Mulkey) Thayer.  She graduated from McCook High School in 1979. ...

ARAPAHOE -- An Arapahoe mother of two was killed in a pedestrian-car accident Wednesday evening near Arapahoe. The driver of the car has been charged with motor vehicle homicide and waits to be arraigned Friday in Furnas County court. Kasey Jo Warner, 28, a biology teacher at McCook Community College and a former volleyball coach at Arapahoe High School, died when the westbound car, driven by a 34-year-old Keith County/Furnas County man, struck her on a county road southwest of Arapahoe at about 7:15 p.m.. ...

A sentencing date was set Monday in District Court for man who allegedly stole a pickup truck and led police on chase through Country Club Drive in May. Richard J. Villarreal, 23, of North Platte, pleaded no contest in a plea agreement to theft by unlawful taking, a Class IV felony, operation of a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, a Class IV felony and criminal mischief, a Class IV felony. ...

Just because you can restrict something, should you? And, what's the best way for law enforcement officers to spend their time? Those are some of the broader questions that should be answered by the City Council as it discusses the issue of tighter control of fireworks...

McCook and Southwest Nebraska have a proud history of contributing successful national figures, politicians and scholars to our region, state and nation. It could be that that history will not be repeated in future years, because of the decline in area population and economic base. It's no secret that peak population in our area occurred in 1930, and that it has declined by at least half since then...

I can understand Brad's overwhelming need for a new gun. I can understand his desire for the biggest and best television. I even empathize with his overwhelming need for a set up to site his guns in on. But now he wants a taser gun. I can't for the life of me understand what he needs a taser gun for. ...