Stories from Monday, October 7, 2013

Eunice Peterson IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- Eunice Peterson, 92, former resident of Imperial, died Thursday (Oct. 3, 2013), at the Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hay Springs, Nebraska. Survivors include children, Amy Petersen and husband, Harlan of Hay Springs, Connie Buresh and husband, John of Littleton, Colorado, Larry Peterson and wife, Gail of Imperial, Gail Fae Wees and husband, Pat of Boise, Idaho, Sharon Rodgers and husband, Charles of Estes Park, Colorado, Kathy Riley and husband, Ron of Lincoln, Nebraska; sisters, Esther Poe and husband, Don of Holyoke, Colorado, Gladys Walgren and husband, Ed of Beaverton, Oregon, Joan Roskop and husband, Ken of Wray, Colorado; brother, Rex Douglass of Malaysia; 17 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.. ...

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 -- During the Community Hospital Board of Directors meeting on September 18, directors approved the updated Strategic Plan and the 2013 Community Needs Assessment, received an update on the radiation oncology project, heard a second quarter environment of care report and approved appointments and reappointments for medical staff...

CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- Thirty- to 40-mile-per-hour winds weren't the biggest challenge facing Culbertson, Nebraska, firefighters Saturday afternoon. It was that the fire that destroyed the Anderson home had gotten a wicked head start. "It had a heck-of-a-head start on us," fire chief Richard Sensel said this morning. ...

Participants in the 2013 Life Chain, a silent, prayerful protest against abortion, line B Street in McCook, Nebraska, Sunday afternoon, displaying signs that assert that "Life is the first of the inalienable rights," that "Abortion hurts children," alongside signs that seek forgiveness and state "Adoption ... the Loving Option."...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Police Department arrested an adult male late Wednesday evening as he was attempting to steal a vehicle from the Janssen Kool Honda dealership. The police department received a report of a break-in at the dealership at 11:26 p.m. and arrested the man at the scene shortly afterward...

LAS VEGAS -- McCook gas balloonist John Kugler and crew mate Bert Padelt of Pennsylvania were near Las Vegas this morning in the America's Challenge gas balloon race, which lifted off Sunday evening at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. This is Kugler's 10th year to participate in the event, in which gas balloonists from around the world compete to see who can fly the farthest...

EDITOR'S NOTE: In recognition of National Newspaper Week, Oct. 7-13, the McCook Gazette is publishing a series of guest editorials. As newspaper executives struggle over whether the news should be digital first, tablet first, SMS first or print first, readers know exactly what they want their local newspaper to be -- community first...

Recently we were suddenly faced with a power outage in our neighborhood, caused by a bad garage fire. These outages are so rare that we were unprepared for the emergency and spent several anxious minutes groping through a really dark house to find a usable flashlight. Then for the next two or three hours, until we once again had lights, we had a good chance to talk and mull over what had just happened...

Wednesday, Oct. 2, began with a colorful band of clouds moving over Culbertson, Nebraska, chased by the rising sun. Marge Brown of Culbertson got this shot at 7:45 that morning. 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. ...

Esther E. Pennington April 27, 1914 - Oct. 6, 2013 HERNDON, Kansas -- Esther E. Pennington, 99, died Sunday (Oct. 6, 2013), in Herndon. She was born April 27, 1914, in rural Herndon to Mathias and Elizabeth (Huss) Hartner. She attended Herndon High School and St. Anthony's Nurses Training in Denver, Colorado...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Despite electric fencing and a rural location, a couple of pumpkin burglars made off with about 100 pumpkins from the garden of Dave and Angi McCarty of McCook. The thieves unplugged the electric fence surrounding the 35-feet long, 200-feet long garden sometime Saturday night and made off with pumpkins of all kinds, including the gigantic "Big Mac" pumpkins, white and pink varieties, along with nearly all the ornamental gourds and Indian corn...