Stories from Friday, June 21, 2013

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...

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...

Jordyn Sueann Lacey Dexter and Dove Lacey of Hayes Center, Nebraska, announce the birth of their daughter, Jordyn Sueann Lacey, who was born April 20, 2013, at North Platte, Nebraska. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Mike and Peggy Messersmith of Hayes Center and Sean and Kelly Lacey of Culbertson, Nebraska. ...

Harper Rachelle Arterburn Joel and Taryn Arterburn of McCook, Nebraska, announce the birth of their daughter, Harper Rachelle Arterburn, born in McCook. She weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 21 1/2 inches long. She has one brother, Bently, 2-years-old...

By SUSAN DOAK SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK, Nebraska -- Genealogy takes a back seat in my life during the summer months. Our Society of genealogists takes a break by suspending monthly meetings until September. The library is still open on the third Saturday for those who wish to do research...

Dear Friend, God is at work behind the scenes to bring about everything He has prophesied thousands of years before they happened. Destructive earthquakes have increased dramatically in our time. In Matthew 24:7 we read, "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and EARTHQUAKES. ...

Whenever someone says, "Trust me," I start looking for the door, or at least a wall to back up against. Experience has taught me that too much pain, too many betrayals, and too many knives in the back have resulted from that innocuous little invitation. So, generally I say, "Thanks, but no thanks. I'll handle this myself."...

The cooler than average temperatures in late May and early June didn't seem to hurt the peaches growing on the east side of McCook. 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. Include the photographer's name and where and when the photo was taken and the camera settings used to get the shot (optional)...

Comments by a judge in Lincoln remind us of the first time an elderly relative tried Tang. "Try this, grandpa," was the pitch. "It's what the astronauts drink." The directions are lost to time, but probably called for something like four heaping teaspoons to a glass of water...

I don't write about golf very often for a couple of reasons. Many people consider it to be an elitist sport, played primarily by people of money. Many others who have either never played or play very seldom consequently have little interest in it either...

CHAMPION, Nebraska -- The keys to the Champion Mill and Lake will pass from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to Chase County during a ceremony Monday, July 1, at 10 a.m. MDT, at the lake. The Nebraska Legislature approved the change of ownership in January, according to the Imperial Republican newspaper...

Eight-year-old Chesney Latta, above, holds her nose, executing a head-first slide out of the blue tube into the cool waters of the McCook, Nebraska, city pool Thursday afternoon, when the thermometer read 93 degrees in the shade. Other McCook kids cooling off at the pool were Jonathon Morquecho, far right, and Tesa Nelson, right, performing specialty dives off the board. ...

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- The Mid-Plains Community College board of governors will consider a request to forward the building construction, electrical technology and transfer degrees program to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing for a conditional use permit submitted by Terry Sides of TJ's Family Fun Center for an auto wrecking salvage yard northeast of McCook. The hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday...

My mother visited this week and informed me that one of my previous columns may have been exaggerated a bit. While recalling an incident where my mother drove her Mustang off the side of a snowy mountain pass road in Montana, many years ago, I said the vehicle suffered little to no damage and my mother walked to a nearby emergency phone to call for help. In reality, the vehicle suffered disabling damage consisting of a broken axle and needed significant body work as well...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Robert K. Cox, 90, of McCook, died Thursday (June 20, 2013), at the Great Plains Medical Center in North Platte. Services are July 1, 10 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in McCook with Alisa Parde, officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Fort McPherson Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska...