Stories from Friday, August 15, 2008

The University of Nebraska at Kearney's nascent women's soccer team is facing an uphill battle, but we have to wish it all the best. UNK will become the 11th school in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to sponsor women's soccer. The school hopes to fill the head coaching position by December and have its first game a year from now...

The onslaught of presidential advertising has begun. Both John McCain and Barack Obama will spend millions of dollars on TV and radio spots, and millions more will be spent by "independent" organizations that will slather on the slime and wallow in the muck. But will the most-remembered salvo have been fired by noted politico and Beltway insider Paris Hilton?...

Team also adds Utah State player OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Trey Harris from Cal-Irvine and Desmond Stephens from Utah State will transfer to Kentucky Wesleyan College for their senior year to complete their education and basketball career, Panther fourth-year head coach Todd Lee announced...

McCook Community College's new volleyball coach has accepted additional responsibilities to take on the vacant head softball position for the college -- with an assist from a long-time McCook High School coach. Michelle Reiners, who accepted the volleyball position last month, has accepted the softball post with Dale Lortz to serve as MCC's assistant coach...

Heritage Hills Men's League results, standings HERITAGE HILLS GOLF COURSE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEN'S LEAGUE Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2008 Men's League Division A Samways 9, Culbertson Bank 3 Hagan/Marr Insurance 11, Old Sarge's 1 Mavericks 10, Ameriprise 2 Midwest Livestock 12, Sports Shoppe 0...

Aug. 11, 1924 - Aug. 14, 2008 Lionel "Boz" Rene Verraneault, age 84, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, at McCook Community Hospital He was born to Hormidas and Emma (LaRose) Verraneault on Aug, 11, 1924, in Norwich, Conn. He graduated from Plainfield High School in Central Village, Conn., in 1941...

McCook's regional airport has had the slogan "Fly everywhere from here" for several years now, but with the return of Great Lakes Airlines to the terminal, and the addition of flights to Kansas City, as well as Denver, that phrase is even truer than before...

Eleven-year-old Hannah Jane Robbins of Elm Creek, right, entertains with the song, "Orange Blossom Special," before the gospel show and Galaxy of Stars talent search at the Chase County Fair Thursday morning in Imperial. Hannah has played the accordion for almost five years, she said, encouraged to pick up the squeeze box by her grandfather, Marvion Reichert of Kearney. ...

Jan. 17, 1939 - Aug. 13, 2008 HENDERSON, Nev. -- Beverly Joyce McDonald of Henderson Nev., passed away in Mesa on Aug. 13, 2008. She was 69 years old. Beverly was born on Jan. 17, 1939, in McCook, Neb. She is survived by her husband of 53 years Don McDonald, of Henderson, Nev.; daughters, Susan and husband, Jeffery Daniels of West Virginia, Lisa and husband, Carl Grant of Queen Creek, Ariz.; grandchildren, Katie and Bobbie Daniels and Alec Grant; one brother, Dan Ault of Boulder, Colo...