Stories from Thursday, May 7, 2009

Dec. 2, 2005 - May 4, 2009 Chloe Irene Dold, age three, of McCook went to be with Jesus on May 4, 2009. She was born on Dec. 2, 2005, at Hastings to Logan R. Tucker and Kaylia M. Dold. Chloe was a very tender-hearted child who had many "little friends." She loved babies, playing ball with her grandpa, feeding the ducks and geese at Barnett Park and saying her bedtime prayers...

Community Hospital of McCook wants to expand and will request a special exception to do so from the McCook Planning Commission, Monday night at 5:15 in City Council Chambers at Memorial Auditorium. The commission also will be asked at this meeting to approve a redevelopment plan plus related actions for the purpose of developing the Keystone Hotel into a business center...

By DAWN CRIBBS Associate Editor The Rev. Chris Atkins, pastor of adult ministries at McCook Evangelical Free Church, welcomed more than 50 prayer warriors to the 58th Annual National Day of Prayer gathering today at Country Kitchen, where prayers for national, state and local leaders were offered...

It is official (here play fanfare of trumpets, roll of drums, confetti and fireworks). In addition to eight local newspapers in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas, What's Up is now an international publication. Beginning last week the column is being carried on a Web page out of Sidney, Australia. Welcome to the good folks south of the equator who will soon be going into winter as we begin to enjoy the benefits of summer...

More and more of us are cutting the cord, and, ironically, it's the poor economy that is advancing a major technological advance. For the first time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of households that have only cell phones has surpassed the number of households that have only landlines...

GERING -- Two historic places in Cambridge are listed on the first-ever list of "Hidden Treasures and Fading Places" created by Heritage Nebraska, a new statewide historic preservation advocacy and education group. The purpose of the list is to "help celebrate Nebraska's unique heritage as evidenced through its built environment, culture and landscapes." The list includes the Faling House, now used as the Cambridge Bed & Breakfast, and Thorndike Hall in downtown Cambridge...

LINCOLN -- A Lincoln, Nebraska man was cited by the Nebraska State Patrol, with Possession of Road Signs, after placing an ad for a garage sale on the internet site Craigslist. 42-year-old Bradley Hillhouse, of 8040 South 37th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska was cited after troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol confiscated 47 road signs from a garage sale at his home. The signs were confiscated after 8:00 a.m., Thursday, May 07, 2009...