Stories from Monday, February 20, 2012

A Husker "insider" will deliver an in-depth look at the Nebraska football program and the 2012 Husker recruiting class during a special presentation in McCook. Sean Callahan will speak to Husker fans Monday evening, Feb. 20 at the Coppermill Restaurant in McCook. ...

Arthur 'Art' Alegria Aug. 16, 1936 - Feb. 15, 2012 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Arthur 'Art' Alegria, 75, of North Platte, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at Premier Estates in North Platte. Art was born on Aug. 16, 1936, to Rodriguez and Rita Alegria at Wichita, Kansas. He grew up in Mexico and came to the United States at the age of 14 as a migrant worker. He ended up in North Platte working for the Union Pacific Railroad in Maintenance of Way...

Irene Josephine Bermel Feb. 25, 1922 - Feb. 17, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Irene Josephine Bermel, age 89, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Irene Josephine Kudera was born, Feb. 25, 1922, in Clarkson, Nebraska to Joseph and Josephine Kudera. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- It took weeks to plan, hours to edit, and three takes to shoot, but a lip dub video on YouTube captures almost every student and activity at McCook Senior High. The six-minute video, created by students in MHS's Web Design Classes II and III, follows various students lip syncing the song "Stereo Heart," as they walk down the high school's main hallway packed with students...

When you're a man, your last name stays put. Wedding plans take care of themselves. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. ------ It doesn't take long to find a list of differences between men and women when doing an Internet search, but we're sure a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln class will have plenty to cover...

It is another busy week in Lincoln for me and I look forward to the last of my 2012 bills having their committee hearings. Senator priority bills and committee priority bills have been declared and many of those bills have been scheduled for debate on the floor this week. I will further discuss priority bills as well as discuss Legislative Bill 1043 for this week's Letter Back Home...

From the McCook Tribune Summer 1883 The whole country, north, south and west of McCook is one vase cattle range, occupied by cattlemen. Except for the cattlemen, this region is unsettled. They came before the public land in this part of the country was surveyed. ...

Larry K. Forch Jr. Sept. 17, 1964 - Feb. 19, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska --Larry K. Forch Jr. of Benkelman, Nebraska, died Feb. 19, 2012, at his home in Benkelman at the age of 47. He was born Sept. 17, 1964, at Stratton, Nebraska, to Larry K. and Charlene A. (Yingling) Forch and attended school at Stratton Public Schools. He was a member of the Stratton High School graduating class of 1982...

After looking at the Internet about the American Civil War, I found out about a Gen. McCook and your town being named after him. It is my belief that this surname originated in my hometown, Loughrea. Before the English system of hereditary lordship was introduced in 1543, a Hugo Burke or in the Irish language "as Gaeilge" Uag D. ...