Stories from Wednesday, May 12, 2010

WAUNETA, Nebraska -- Lee Glover, 78, died Monday (May 10, 2010), at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home in Imperial, Nebraska. Survivors include his wife, Lois of Wauneta; sons, Hiram Glen and wife, Angela Glover of Mesa, Arizona, and Robert Dunham and wife, Libby of Celeste, Texas; daughters, Rhonda and husband Jimmy Pearson of Celeste, and Rebecca and husband, Todd Hedgecoth of Greenville, Texas; sisters, Nell and husband, Bo Granberry of Naples, Texas, Jeanie Lockhart of McKinney, Texas, and Linda and husband, Larry Brimmage of Farmersville, Texas; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.. ...

RIVERSIDE, California -- Clifford F. Berger, formerly of McCook, died April 14, 2010, in Riverside, California. He graduated from Danbury High School in 1946 and served in the U.S. Army, receiving an honorable discharge after serving in Korea. Following his graduation from the University of Denver with a degree in business, he worked for the Air Force Audit Agency until his retirement...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Vesta Dack overcame seven-year incumbent Leigh Hoyt for the County Commissioner District 3 seat, winning the Republican primary election and advancing to the General Election in November. Hoyt watched the returns at the Red Willow County Clerk's office as his early lead slipped away for one of the few upsets by the end of the evening, when Dack had amassed 39 percent to Hoyt's 33 percent. ...

Dundy County voters had county official candidates to determine. Chase County voters needed to decide on a form of hospital representation, and mayor's and sheriff's candidates. Those local races attracted the most voters to the polls for the primary election Tuesday. In Dundy County, 55 percent of registered voters cast their ballots, and in Chase County, 49 percent of registered voters trekked to the polls...

If Secretary of State John Gale is correct in saying voter turnout is a litmus test for our democracy, our litmus strips are kind of soggy with not much color. Yes, voter turnout was higher in places like Lincoln and Omaha, which had significant bond issues on the ballot, but statewide, turnout was about 24 percent, only slightly higher in Red Willow County, which had an unofficial 26 percent turnout...

A firestorm is already brewing over President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Many are fearful of her ideologies, especially as they pertain to pro-choice issues and homosexual rights. I don't think we need to be overly concerned about her influence, or that any of the other justices on the Supreme Court bench...

Wednesday's unfavorable weather conditions helped Dundy County-Stratton High School officials decide to postpone the Class D-9 District track and field meet. The D-9 District has been pushed back one day to Thursday, May 13, at the DCS facility in Benkelman...

It's not like the McCook High School track and field teams haven't experienced unfavorable weather conditions this spring. The Bison boys and girls are scheduled to visit Scottsbluff Thursday, May 13, for the Class B-6 District meet at Scottsbluff High School's Bearcat Stadium. Field events are set to open at noon CDT, with running events opening at 2 p.m. CDT...