Stories from Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Feb. 24, 1953--Nov. 2, 2010 BEAVER CITY, Nebraska -- Lee Wilmot, 57, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 2010), at his home in Beaver City. He was born Feb. 24, 1953, in McCook, Nebraska to Merlin and Mary (McConnell) Wilmot. He grew up in the Wilsonville, Nebraska area. He graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1971...

Voters in two Southwest Nebraska school districts said "no" Tuesday to bond sales that would have financed expansion, upgrades and renovations to school buildings in Trenton, Culbertson and Arapahoe. Voters in Maywood approved a 15-year sales tax that will help maintain and repair village infrastructure, and a write-in candidate won a position on the Palisade village board...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Cheers broke out from the small crowd gathered in the Red Willow County Clerks office as the vote tally, 1269 to 1142 in favor of building the proposed municipal facility, was announced. Supporters of the project had been kept in suspense most of Tuesday evening as the vote tally began at just past 8 p.m. ...

I'd like to take a quick break from the water issues facing southwest Nebraska to comment on the editorial Sparse population sparks need for more cooperation. Years ago I was privileged to attend a training on law enforcement responding to missing or abducted children. Agencies from Chicago, and Dallas down to little one horse towns smaller than McCook were represented...

Another election cycle has come and gone, just in time for the 2012 season to dawn sometime Thursday morning, Nov. 4. The hope and change promised in the last presidential campaign has given way to another wave of hope and change for some, as in "I hope we can change things back to the way they were."...

'Jacket rule' wrong I have nieces and nephews that attend school in McCook. I recently became aware of a "jacket rule" that is surprising. It seems that if children as young as second graders, forget their coat at recess, they are not allowed to go back in and retrieve them, no matter what the weather. This, according to the principal, is a rule. I believe it neglectful at the least...