Stories from Wednesday, December 5, 2007

CURTIS -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture men's basketball team from Curtis began its season Nov. 6 with a home contest against Nebraska Christian College of Omaha and currently carries a 1-8 record. "We've set some aggressive goals for the 2007-2008 season," said NCTA Aggies' coach Jeremy Sievers. "This year's team currently boasts 12 students, and will showcase a mixture of talent and experience...

McCook Community College volleyball coach Gary Payne is starting a club volleyball program here in McCook for age groups ranging from 12-year-olds to 18-year-olds. There will be a meeting at MCC's True Hall Gym Monday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. This will not be a practice night -- just a meeting...

The first round of the Cattle Trail Invitational basketball tournament kicked off Tuesday in McCook. Eight girls and boys basketball teams competed in the tournament and have parted ways and moved into the semi-final brackets which will continue Friday...

Nov. 10, 1947 - Nov. 24, 2007 CHASKA, Minn. -- Ron Hamilton, 60, of Chaska, Minn., formerly of Gothenburg, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, at Fairview Southdale Hospital. A service celebrating his life was Nov. 28, at Wooddale Church at Eden Prairie with the Rev. Frank Doten officiating. Burial took place at Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Chaska...

Jan. 7, 1962 - Dec. 2, 2007 Roy L Seybold, 45, of McCook passed away on Dec.2, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Roy was born Jan. 7, 1962, in McCook to Ron and Donna (McKernan) Seybold. He attended school in McCook. Roy married Kathy Mains on May 19, 1980, in Oberlin. To this union, three children were born...

Foot powder. Wet Wipes. Beef jerky and sunflower seeds. To most, these items wouldn't seem like much as Christmas gifts. But for foot patrol soldiers in Iraq, it's just what they want, and will find, in holiday packages sent from the homeland. Sending boxes of goodies to troops in the Middle East is nothing new for Debra Cappel of McCook. She and her daughter, Sarah, have been doing it for more than year, as local coordinators with the Hugs Project, based out of Oklahoma...

Muddy foot prints led law enforcement to the arrest of an Indianola man who was charged with burglary. According to courts records, Robert McConville of Indianola called the Red Willow County Sheriff's office Oct. 15, when he found his shop building in Indianola had been burglarized. ...

Few times of year are busier than the holidays, but amid all the hustle and bustle don't let your guard down. When you pull out your debit card or credit card, make sure you're not giving your identity away along with the payment. The danger came home Tuesday, when the McCook Police Department reported an especially dangerous attempt at identity theft...

It happens every year at this time. The Associated Press, supplier of the majority of the state, national and international news published in this newspaper, rates the Top Ten stories for the year. And they do so by submitting a ballot to wire editors across the nation. It landed on my desk this year as I am the primary wire editor for the McCook Daily Gazette...