Stories from Thursday, July 28, 2011

Dec. 11, 1929-July 26, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Rowene Manley was born to Edgar and Edith Myers on Dec. 11, 1929, in Palisade Nebraska; she departed this life at the age of 81, on July 26, 2011, at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. Rowene attended school at Palisade High School and graduated in 1947. She then married James Manley on June 6, 1948, and to this union a son was born...

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- The Mid-Plains Community College board of governors approved an $87,956 project to replace the roof and skylight on Walsh Brady Hall on the McCook Community College campus. The contract was awarded to the Weathercraft Co. in McCook...

With fewer and fewer people required to keep bigger and bigger farms in operation, declining rural population has been an issue for a century. Smaller towns have been struggling to maintain basic services, with grocery stores becoming almost a luxury in many communities...

Ahh ... summer! No school, no schedule, sleeping in and sno cones galore! I love summer time and I can't wait for it each year but it seems I forget every time June rolls around that along with summer comes the constant daily question, "Will you take us to the pool?"...

I would like to share my personal experience with your readers in the hope of helping someone avoid pain and suffering. I have had a fecal occult blood test every year without any positive result; so I didn't think that I had anything to worry about. Earlier this year I attended an educational program by Dr. Walter Eskildsen on colon cancer. I learned at that time that colon cancer is usually quite advanced before bleeding occurs, which would show up on a fecal occult blood test...

July 25, 1956-July 26, 2011 WASHINGTON, Kansas -- James Lester Ayers, 55, died Tuesday (July 26, 2011) at Centennial Homestead in Washington, Kansas. He was born July 25, 1956, in Washington to Lester and Shirley (Johnson) Ayers. He graduated from Washington High School in 1974, and attended photography school in Wichita, Kansas...

GOTHENBURG, Nebraska -- Someone once said all good things must come to an end. A great post-season run ended Wednesday night for the McCook National Bank Seniors Legion baseball team. McCook lost two games to Broken Bow in the championship finals of the double-elimination Class B Area 6 Seniors Legion baseball tournament at Gothenburg...

Last week, I dedicated this space to a first look at this year's Emmy nominees for both outstanding comedy and drama series, as well as the finalists for the movie/miniseries prize, plus the nominees in the outstanding reality-competition and variety series categories. I'm continuing with my Emmy award preview this week by offering a look at the lead and supporting actor and actress categories, which contain a mix of familiar faces, along with a few intriguing newcomers...