Stories from Monday, August 13, 2012

Virgil Price Oct. 19, 1924 - Aug. 12, 2012 NORCATUR, Kansas -- Virgil Price, 87, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2012), at Decatur Health Systems in Oberlin, Kansas. He was born Oct. 10, 1924, to Charles and Alta (Knutson) Price in Decatur County, Kansas. He was raised in Decatur County and attended Norcatur High School. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II...

This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. Police activity Activity log...

100th birthday The family of Lucille (Schutte) Spaulding is requesting a card shower in honor of her 100th birthday. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Box 646, Benkelman, NE 69021

Retired Michael Hartwell recently retired after 32 years of working throughout Nebraska. Most of the years were spent in McCook, as a carpenter for Shepherd Construction in McCook and as the Director of Physical Plant for McCook Community College. The last several years he worked as the Director of Facilities for Wayne State College and then Doane College. ...

DANBURY, Nebraska - McDonald Ryan Unit 276 of the American Legion Auxiliary met on Wednesday, Aug. 8, with Vera Cumming in McCook. The meeting opened and closed in form. Nine members were present for the meeting which was called to order by the president at 2 p.m...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Southwest Nebraska Habitat for Humanity met on Monday, Aug. 6. The group needs just a hand full of volunteers to help finish the "Brush with Kindness" painting project. Members are scheduled to paint on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 8 a.m. If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please contact Tammie Hilker at 3454240 or 345-3717...

Lauren Stovall and Peter Sharpe of "The Railsplitters" bluegrass band of Boulder, Colorado, perform during the 11th annual "Haigler Music Festival" Sunday in perfect almost-fall-feeling weather in the village park in Haigler, Nebraska. Others performing were "The Garage Bunch Band" and "Two Bricks Short."...

Singer Alexa and clogger Alayna Whipple, the daughters of Christine and Rod Whipple of Arapahoe, Nebraska, perform at the annual "Burton's Bend Music Fest" in Holbrook, Nebraska, Friday and Saturday. Alexa was in "a blue mood," singing "Blue," "Lovesick Blues" and "Blue Kentucky Girl." Alayna dances with regional and national champion Becka Snyder Cloggers of Holbrook. ...

Indianolians and their neighbors, friends and family celebrate whatever it is they deem "the dream" during the 110th annual Red Willow County Old Settlers Celebration in Indianola, Nebraska, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The parade Saturday highlighted family, that of Tom and Denise McConville of Indianola; horses, those of Harvey and Rex Cole and Bob Haag (one of whom got a kiss from 21⁄2-year-old Max Butterfield of McCook); collectible vehicles, including the 1977 Ford pickup of Kris Schaffert, and Husker football, one of which was thrown to the crowd by Michelle Reiners Hedke of State Farm Insurance, McCook. ...

CURTIS, Nebraska -- The Middle Republican Natural Resources board of directors approved the proposed 2012-13 District Budget for publication and scheduled a budget hearing for Sept. 11 in Curtis. The $5.174 million proposed budget is based on a $9.50 per acre occupation tax and a 3.74-cent property tax levy rate...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A McCook woman arrested in connection with the 2011 burglaries of McCorkle Motors, Quality Irrigation and Stockman's Feed & Supply was sentenced last Monday to prison time for her part in the crimes. The woman, 36-year-old Tammy J. Knight (Wells), received 4-5 years in prison during a sentencing hearing in Red Willow County District Court and was given credit for 239 days already served...

The university officials recently changed the designation of corn grown without irrigation from "dryland" to "rainfed." This year, maybe they should have made that "rain starved," with most farmers forced to write off their dryland corn, forced to turn it into silage or try to use it as animal feed somehow, if even that is possible...

As a home medical equipment provider, I am concerned with a Medicare bidding program for home medical equipment. In 2011, the government agency implemented its pilot program in nine metropolitan areas across the country. By summer next year, Medicare will expand the program to an additional 91 areas. ...

Separating fact from fiction is a big undertaking in 2012. As ordinary citizens, we've been busy evaluating political candidates. We keep asking ourselves questions like "can we trust the government?" Obviously, dishonesty at any government level is harmful to us...

It has been an enjoyable couple of weeks, in which we have been privileged to sit in our living rooms and watch the planet's most gifted athletes compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games---thanks to the wonders of TV coverage. The Olympics go back a long, very long way, to at least 776 B.C., in Olympia, Greece. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A Rapid City, South Dakota, woman was sentenced to 12 months probation, Monday in Red Willow County District Court, after she accepted a plea agreement that admitted guilt to a misdemeanor offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The woman, 23-year-old Heather J. Geary, was originally charged with a Class IIIA felony of third degree sexual assault...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A man sentenced in September to jail time and continuous alcohol monitoring, after he was convicted of his fourth drunk driving offense, admitted to violating his probation last week in Red Willow County District Court. The violations against the man, 34-year-old Daniel L. Trehal, included testing positive for alcohol in June and again in July during a scheduled probation appointment...

McCOOK, Nebrska -- U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns plans a community coffee from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Keystone Business Center, 402 Norris Ave. in McCook. On Wednesday, Johanns will be at a meet and greet from 8:15 to 9 a.m. at the Trails West in Trenton, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Bull's Bar and Grill, 504 Tate in Hayes Center...