Stories from Monday, August 5, 2013

Eleanore Mae Farstveet Ward Feb. 9, 1923 - Aug. 3, 2013 OMAHA, Nebraska -- Eleanore Mae Farstveet Ward, 90, of Omaha, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at the University Medical Center in Omaha, She was born Feb. 9, 1923, in Missoula, Montana, to Elsie M. (Geyer) and Knute K. Farstveet. She graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota with a Bachelor's degree in home economics education. She taught at several locations, includng Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone...

Thelma R. Stoker April 22, 1927 - July 30, 2013 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska -- Thelma R. Stoker, 86, of Mesa, Arizona, died in a vehicle accident Tuesday (July 30, 2013), at Mesa. She was born April 22, 1927, in Mountain View, Missouri, to Walter and Florence (Schelling) Prine...

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 windmill points its face directly into the high clouds of the Southwest Nebraska sky on July 17. The McCook 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. Include the photographer's name and where and when the photo was taken and the camera settings used to get the shot (optional)...

AMES, Iowa -- Val Kircher, broker/owner of Coldwell Banker Kircher & Associates Realty Inc. attended the Real Estate Educators Association's Instructor Development Workshop in Ames, Iowa, on the campus of Iowa State University, July 21. The day-long presentation of "30 Great Things Every Instructor Should Know" was taught by six nationally-known, highly regarded instructors from across the country. The Nebraska Real Estate Commission sponsored the trip...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook municipal swimming pool is hosting two family swim nights this week, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday evening. Children under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult. Admission for the baby pool and children under age 13 is $1; ages 13 and higher cost $2.50...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Lighting provided by the city throughout the majority of McCook's residential alleys may become a victim of future budget cuts. City Manager Jeff Hancock said street lights paid for by the city were commonplace in other cities he had managed, but alley lights "were quite a benefit."...

The 2013 Trenton Harvest Festival parade Saturday featured tractors, flags, Indian attire and plenty of spectators, kicking off the two day event. The theme of this year's festival was the 140-year remembrance of the Massacre Canyon Battle, that took place outside of Trenton Aug. ...

When the Uerling family built their Cape Cod style home east of McCook in the early 2000's, it not only gave them a new place to live ... it gave them a new career. "I always have liked to build things," Mark Uerling said, "but it wasn't until we built the house that I realized this is what I wanted to do for a living."...

For some 123 years Nebraskan football fans have been cheering on their beloved Cornhuskers, and there certainly have been many many memorable moments for those loyal fans -- none more discussed and appreciated than the football season of 1940, which culminated in the school's first ever Bowl Game, the Rose Bowl against the Stanford Indians. ...