Stories from Wednesday, June 19, 2013

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Kelsey Woitaszewski and Sara Larington, both of McCook, were announced as the new recipients of the Nelson Hometown Scholarship. Emily Wood, Jordan Pick, and Tate Stang, also of McCook, were re-awarded the Nelson Hometown Scholarship as they continue their studies in the 2013-14 academic year...

McCOOK, NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Six Mid-Plains Community College instructors were among those honored with BEST -- Belong, Excel, Study and Travel -- awards during the Nebraska Department of Education's Nebraska Career Education Conference held June 5 in Kearney...

80th birthday The family of Frank M. Cuellar of Omaha, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday June 22. He was born in McCook, Nebraska and graduated from McCook High School. His family includes daughters, Marcia, Theresa, Doreen, Dianne, Karen, Christina and Denise,17 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 7517 Erskine St., Omaha, Ne. 68134...

Police activity Activity log These items are taken from reports filed by the McCook Police Department. The locations refer to block numbers, not specific addresses. If you have information about any of these reports, call the police department at (308) 345-3450...

CHEYENNE, Wyoming -- Laramie County Community College is proud to announce those students earning a place on the president's and vice president's honor rolls and the list of graduates for the spring semester of the 2013 academic school year. Students earning president's honor roll recognition must have earned a cumulative 4.0 grade point average, and include Courtney Einspahr of McCook...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Iowa Western Community College recently announced its Presidential Scholars for the 2013-2014 academic year. McCook, Nebraska, resident Riley Allen was chosen as one of 25 students selected from across the region for this honor. Allen is a 2013 graduate of McCook Senior High School and is the recipient of the Iowa Western Trustees Presidential Scholarship worth up to $8,000...

MANHATTAN, Kansas -- Nearly 3,000 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this spring. The graduates are from 103 Kansas counties, 48 states and 41 countries. Degrees earned include nearly 2,350 bachelor's degrees, more than 600 master's degrees, more than 170 doctorates and more than 20 associate degrees...

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Carol Bodeen, Mid-Plains Community College's Area Director of Development, recently presented the immediate and short term plans and goals for her department to the Board of Governors and the directors of both the McCook College and the North Platte Community College Foundations...

Kelsey Woitaszewski, a McCook High School graduate, Tayler Nordhausen, a graduate of Wauneta-Palisade High School and Preston Alayne Rieker, a Eustis-Farnam High School graduate, were among those honored as the North Platte Telegraph's Academic All-Stars...

The rising sun provides the backlight for the creations of nature and of man in this image captured by Clara Heumphreus of Cambridge, just north of Indianola's main street. The McCook Daily Gazette would love to showcase your weather photos. Readers can contribute to our daily weather page, subject to space and color availability, by emailing photos to editor2@ocsmccook.com or bringing them into the Gazette offices at West First and E Streets. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- A couple has combined her chiropractic practice and his personal training business into a new health facility in downtown Cambridge, Nebraska. Dr. Ciera Cappel and her husband, Tyler Cappel, opened "Cappel Chiropractic and Personal Training" in the former office of Dr. Dean Cope at 307 Nelson in Cambridge, with a ribbon cutting and an open house in early June...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Helping women and female children become literate and self-sustaining is as easy as buying a purse. Or a bracelet. Or a shawl. But not just any purse, bracelet or shawl, but one made by a woman in India, Afghanistan or other Third World countries and sold by Eternal Threads. ...

HAIGLER, Nebraska -- Kindergarten through fourth grade students in Haigler, Nebraska, will attend class this fall in Benkelman. Jim Kent -- superintendent of the Dundy County School District 117 created with the consolidation of Haigler and Benkelman in 1986 -- said Tuesday morning that the merger agreement stated that the Haigler K-6 elementary school could be closed when enrollment fell below 14 students. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The City of McCook one percent sales tax receipts for the third quarter of the 2012-13 budgeted fiscal year reflect a decrease when compared to the same time period in 2012. The decrease is the first quarterly accumulated decrease in sales tax receipts McCook has seen in several years...

Lots to do this week, so let's get to it. The first big event is the summer solstice, the first day of summer, although I think the weatherman beat us to it. Technically at 11:04 pm, MDT, on Thursday, June 20, the sun will reach the Tropic of Cancer--some 23 degrees north of the equator which supposedly gives us the longest day and the shortest night of the year...

The most commonly missed question on the driver's license exam may surprise you.