Stories from Friday, June 5, 2009

The McCook American Legion Junior B Red baseball team defeated Cambridge 7-6 and Indianola 4-2 Thursday night at Jaycee Sports Complex in McCook. McCook rallied to beat Cambridge in the first game. "This game was similar in some ways to the Tuesday night game when Cambridge played McCook Blue," said McCook coach Greg Larson...

Jim Stevens Painting Yankees 7 The Sports Shoppe Cubs 1 Dylan Lepper, lead-off hitter for the Cubs, singled and made it home for the only run of the evening for the Cubs. The Yankees scored in every inning with Jeff Smith and Nick Macfee going 3 for 3...

The McCook Bison Summer Wrestling Camp for grades 7-12 is slated for June 15-16 will feature two University of Nebraska-Omaha standouts. "This summer we are excited to bring in Todd Meneely, who is a three-time national champion, and Ross Taplin, who is a three-time All American and two time National finalist," said McCook wrestling coach Nick Umscheid...

A deputy Nebraska state fire marshal investigator is assisting the McCook Fire Department investigate what McCook's fire chief is calling "suspicious circumstances" surrounding a fire that burned a house at 910 E. Fifth in McCook Thursday afternoon...

CURTIS -- About $2.5 million of property taxes collected by Republican River Basin natural resources districts under LB 701 remain in limbo, as no procedure is in place to repay the taxes. The taxes were ruled unconstitutional by the Nebraska Supreme Court Legislature but as there are no legal means to return them, they remain with the NRD districts...

More than 60 years after the war, the red carpet treatment World War II vets received on the recent Nebraska Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. was a little disconcerting. Everywhere they traveled, beginning at the continental breakfast at Omaha, at Dulles International Airport or walking through the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., people kept coming up and shaking their hands, thanking them for their service...

March 26, 1967-June 3, 2009 LEBANON -- Billie Jo Jordan, 42, died Wednesday (June 3, 2009), at her home in Lebanon. She was born March 26, 1967, in Cheyenne, Wyo., to William Earl and Alberta Jean (Stanton) McCaleb. On Sept. 26, 2003, she married Harold W. Jordan. She was a homemaker...

May 12, 1956-June 4, 2009 OBERLIN - L. Sue Black, 53, died Thursday (June 4, 2009), at the Dreiling-Schmidt Cancer Center in Hays, Kan. She was born May 12, 1956, in McCook, to Leo and Bonnie (Beachler) Weskamp. She attended St. Patrick Parochial, McCook High School and Colby Community College...

Sept. 2, 1918-June 3, 2009 LINCOLN -- Elsie Boucher, 90, of Lincoln, Neb., (formerly of Columbus, Neb.) died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Neb. Services will be Monday, June 8, 2009, at 1:30 p.m., at the First Christian Church in Kearney, Neb., with Pastor Lew Champ officiating...

CURTIS -- A 13-year-old Cambridge boy died Thursday of injuries suffered in an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) accident on a farm north of Cambridge. A press release from Frontier County Sheriff Dan Rupp indicates that Tyson A. Sayer was transported by Cambridge rescue personnel to Cambridge Memorial Hospital, where he died...

WAUNETA -- A search warrant turned up items of interest in the investigation of the theft of $4,000 from the Good Times Bar in Wauneta. The Wauneta Breeze newspaper reports that cash and checks were taken from the bar during the night of May 27 and May 28. Good Times Barn owner Rich Romine reported the missing funds about 6:30 a.m., May 28...

Remember collecting bottles to return them for the deposit? If not, listen up. Back in the day when softdrink bottling companies reused glass bottles over and over, kids used to make candy money by collecting the 2 or 3 cents grocery stores would pay on behalf of the bottlers...

Summer TV, in recent years, has become a rather fertile ground for top-quality programming on the cable side of the dial. While the major broadcast networks ceded their schedules to reality shows, schedule cast-offs and repeats during the dog days, channels such as AMC, FX, TNT and USA started rolling out original series, and a significant number of them connected, critically and commercially...

LINCOLN (AP) -- An 18-year-old from Lincoln walked away from the state camp in McCook was recaptured in Lincoln. Red Willow County authorities say Steven Brandes was reported missing from the camp on May 15. On Tuesday, Lincoln police got a tip that Brandes was back in his hometown...

The family of Marlene and Jim Hamill are requesting a card show in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married June 13, 1959 in Tilden. Their children include Jay and Elaine Hamill of Kinnelon, N.J. and Tim and Tori Hamill of Aurora, Colo. They have four grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 413 Cherokee, McCook, NE 69001...

Nichole Amber Keough of Hays, Kan., formerly of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Adam Seth Kotschwar, of Odenton,Md., formerly of McCook, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Bruce and Karin Keough of Colorado Springs and Alan and Jeannine Kotschwar of McCook...

The family of Robert and Betty Bauer is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary June 10, 2009. Their son is Michael Bauer of Brownsville, Texas. They have three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 37226 Road 719 Culbertson, NE 69001...

Jessica Fritsch of McCook and Nathan Huebert of Henderson announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are Bob and Lanae Fritsch of McCook, Tina and John Urling of McCook and Jay and Renae Huebert of Henderson. The bride-to-be is a senior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney pursuing a bachlor's degree in organizational communications with a minor in public relations...

Kris and Melisa Mathews of Omaha announce the birth of their son, Robert Jason Mathews at Omaha Immanuel Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches long. He has one sibling, Addison. Grandparents are Pam Fraker of McCook, John Mathews of Benkelman, Mark and Cathy Fraker of Oberlin and Sharon and Bill O'Brien of Benkelman. Great-grandparents are Robert and Marian Fraker of Oberlin...

Carolyn Walters of Lincoln announces the birth of her son, Aiden John Walters on May 18, 2008, at Birth and Women's Center in Topeka, Kan. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 18 1/2 inches. His grandparents are John Walters of Culbertson and Aardel Walters of North Platte...

Kurt and Susan Koch of Grand Island and Dr. Mark and Mary Jo Serbousek of McCook announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Anna Elizabeth Koch and Matthew Richard Serbousek of Glendale, Ariz. The bride-to-be is a 2003 Grand Island Northwest High School graduate. She recieved her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Clarkson College in Omaha. She is employed by Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City, Ariz...

The family of Richard "Dick" Koetter of rural McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday. He was born June 7, 1929. Cards of congratulation will reach him at 71792 Road 385, McCook, NE 69001.

Mike and Joy Farr of Culbertson announce the birth of their son, Rambler Bay Farr on May 11, 2009. He weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 18 1/4 inches. He has a 7-year-old brother, Logan Thyne. His grandparents are Sam and Christine Eldridge of Oberlin and Mitch and Candy Farr of McCook. Great-grandparents are Gwen Farr of Oberlin, Faye Quador of Indianola, Al and Shirlee Haarhues of Mesa, Ariz.,and George and Linnea Worner of Colorado Springs, Colo...

The family of June Sines Bahl of McCook will celebrate her 95th birthday. She was born June 9, 1914. Her children are Jack of North Platte and Janet Thompson of Idaho Falls,Idaho. Cards will reach her at Hillcrest Nursing Home, 309 West 7th St, McCook NE 69001...

The family of Don and Linda Hunkins will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. They were married June 7, 1974, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Culbertson. Children of the couple are Jody and Leondro Lujan and Angie and Jon Reiners. The have four grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at Quail Roost RV Resort, 9835 N. Citrus Ave., Crystal River, FL 34428...

Jared and Missy Blackman of Palisade announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Elaine Blackman on April 29, 2009, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She weighed 6 pounds and 19 inches. She has five siblings, Kenna, Luke, Matthew, Nathan and Jacob. ...

Ellie M. Gannon and Aaron T. Haag of North Platte announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are Bill and Ann Gannon of Columbus and Dick and Janet Haag of Indianola. The bride-to-be is employed with First National Bank in North Platte. The prospective bridegroom is a military technician for the United States Army Reserves...

The family of of Don and Alice Harpst wish to announce the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents. They were married June 5, 1959 at McCook United Methodist Church. Cards of congatulations will reach them at 505 North Cherokee, McCook, NE 69001

Once a year something magical happens at the Heritage Hills Golf Course in McCook. Bernie and Nona Mullen return to stage and participate in the Mullen Pro Am golf tournament, a tournament started 21 years ago by them in honor of their son John, a former assistant pro at Heritage Hills, who died of cancer in 1986. Monies generated from the tournament go to the American Cancer Society in its ongoing quest to find a cure...