Stories from Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Workers repair fresh concrete at East H and Second in McCook after a jogger spoiled the finish this morning. A neighbor sympathized with the workers, noting that they were facing deadlines and were slowed by recent rainy weather. She said the jogger had earbuds in and couldn't hear shouts to avoid the wet concrete. East H Street is undergoing a major renovation this summer. Reprints available at mccookgazette.com...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The countdown is on to bring the largest traveling replica of the Vietnam War Memorial to McCook. The American Veterans Traveling Vietnam Wall is 80 percent of the actual size of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. Because of its size, at 350 feet across, it will be displayed in a V-shape across Weiland football field...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Eleventh grade Law Day Essay Contest winner, Bryn Carriker, will be recognized by Judge David Urbom and McCook attorney Stan Goodwin who is Vice President of the Bar Foundation during a classroom party at McCook High School beginning at 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Nebraska senators debated a bill on the state's long-term water management for a second time before moving it with amendments Monday. Legislative Bill 517, introduced by Sen. Tom Carlson of Holdrege, would create a task force to address the long-term sustainability of state water resources. About 20 years ago, people thought there was an unlimited supply of water, Carlson said...

Gusty spring winds up-end a pivot system north of McCook, Nebraska.

Harry Thomas Hutchens July 16, 1929 - April 28, 2013 BEAVER CITY, Nebraska -- Harry Thomas Hutchens, 83, of Hendley, Nebraska, died Sunday (April 28, 2013), at his home. He was born July 16, 1929, the third child of five to Thomas S. and Dott Marie (Stucker) Hutchens...

Donna M. Goss Feb. 5, 1934-Jan. 14, 2013 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Donna M. Goss died Jan. 14, 2013, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 5, 1934, in Cedar Bluffs, Kansas to Sarah and Clarence Witt. She grew up in the Cedar Bluffs and Oberlin Kansas, communities...

Donna M. Goss Feb. 5, 1934-Jan. 14, 2013 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Donna M. Goss died Jan. 14, 2013, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 5, 1934, in Cedar Bluffs, Kansas to Sarah and Clarence Witt. She grew up in the Cedar Bluffs and Oberlin Kansas, communities...

Lee Edwards HYANNIS, Massachusetts -- Lee Edwards, 91, was born in Culbertson, Nebraska, on June 29, 1921. He grew up on the family farm 14 miles south of Culbertson and became the patriarch of his family when his father died at an early age. When he was young, he was with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Beaver City, Nebraska. He farmed as well as worked for Klein Motor and Electric in McCook...

50th anniversary The family of Ernie and Teri Markwad of Culbertson, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary May 5. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 72463 Road 372, Culbertson, NE 69024

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...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Community College Eta Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa recently inducted 33 new students for membership. The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. New officers for the 2013-14 school year include: Brian Calvin, president; Shane Buck, vice president of scholarship; Miranda Farley, vice president of leadership; Austin Molcyk, vice president of service; and Brittany Sutton, vice president of fellowship...

OMAHA, Nebraska -- Clarkson College is pleased to announce Lindsey McNutt graduated on April 27. McNutt received a dual Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and Bachelor of Science in Health Care Business with a major in Management degree. She is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success Sigma Alpha Pi Interdisciplinary Honor Society. She is the daughter of Earl and Debbie McNutt of McCook...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Community College and the McCook Community College band will be in concert Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Weeth Theater in Tipton Hall. This will be the choir's last concert and will include a selection with the McCook High School Choir...

This center pivot near Farnam, Nebraska did not weather the wind well on April 12. The forecast calls for winds over the next several days, with rain and thunderstorms possible tonight into Wednesday. There is also a chance of snow showers Wednesday. ...

If you live near a school, you know what mornings are like. If it's possible to have a traffic jam in a town like McCook, that's what areas around the elementary, junior high and high schools are like as parents drop off younger students and older students drive themselves to class...

That is a question my daughter has asked me the last two years she has been in high school. We moved here from Rapid City, SD where soccer was played all year long. I have heard others have tried to bring soccer to McCook. Here are my reasons that McCook should have a soccer team...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem stated facts about Paul Revere's famous ride. He said "twas the 18th of April in '75. Hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous day and year of the midnight ride of Paul Revere." The third Monday of April, Boston, Mass., celebrates Patriot's Day, honoring that event. A marathon is run down historic Boylston Street. It is named after Susanna Boylston's family. She was John Adams, our second president's mother...

Returning to Nebraska from our Air Force career some years ago, Grannie Annie placed an item on our bucket list. That goal was to drive all the numbered highways in Nebraska. No hurry to complete, just take the back roads when time and destination permits...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Residents at Hillcrest Nursing Home will no longer be required to use a single pharmacy that contracts with Hillcrest. Colinda Nappa, Hillcrest administrator, told the board of trustees at its regular meeting Tuesday morning that federal regulations give nursing home residents the right to choose their own pharmacy...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Two new counselors have joined Ambience Counseling Center at its new location at 601 Norris Avenue (formerly Rye Printing.) Katie Andrews, MA, PLMHP, originally of Holbrook, Nebraska, and John Dutton, formerly of Cambridge, Nebraska, will join Lindsay McConville and Mary Suda at Ambience...

Southeast Community College in Nebraska has released its Dean's List for the quarter recently completed on the Beatrice, Lincoln and Milford campuses. To be recognized on SCC's Dean's List, a student must complete at least six quarter credit hours of the term with a minimum grade-point average of 3.5.