Stories from Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Tracy Joseph (Toby) Thieben June 11, 1973 - Oct. 26, 2013 SAFETY HARBOR, Florida -- Tracy Joseph (Toby) Thieben, son of R.J. (Bill) & Linda (Crocker) Thieben was born on June 11, 1973, in McCook, Nebraska. He passed away October 26, 2013, in Safety Harbor, Florida, as the result of an automobile accident at the age of 40...

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...

BRENT L. COBB McCook Community College News Bureau Coordinator McCOOK, Nebraska -- The award-winning photography of Shelby, Nebraska native Bill Ray is on display at the Wrightstone Fine Arts Gallery on the McCook Community College campus. "Bill Ray: A LIFEtime of Photographs" will be on display through the end of the semester. This will be the final showing of this collection as it will be auctioned off following the McCook exhibition...

McCook Walmart team members and St. Patrick School staff gathered Thursday during an assembly to announce the annual selections for the Wamart Teacher Recognition Program. 20 St. Patrick School teachers were awarded $20 Walmart gift cards in honor of their selection to program. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook Junior High School has announced the 2013-14 first quarter recipients of the Junior Bison Award. Sixth grade: Elise Aguilar, Cameryn Berry, Candace Coleman, Andrew Daum, Reese Dellevoet, Matthew Fortkamp, Holden Jernigan, Kaylin Martin, Rebecca Mockry, Winnifred Morgan, Hannah Nichols, Lilly Rose, Brylee Rupp, Carson Tuxhorn and Hope Wade...

HAYS, Kansas -- Brianna Rose Watkins is among 344 students who completed requirements for associate, bachelor and graduate degrees during the summer 2013 term at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. She received a bachelor of science in biology...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Admit it ... the first thing you'll look for on the Red Willow County sheriff's new website is the list of outstanding warrants. Is your name on the list? What about the neighbor's? Hmmmm ... Better look at rwcso.org ------ Well, besides those interesting tidbits, the sherif's new website includes lots of information that is important to the public, said Sheriff Gene Mahon, including handgun permit and protection order procedures, press releases and emergency management. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County will have to come up with an additional $9,600 for dirt and surveying to finish its McCook North federal aid road project. Commissioners learned Monday at their weekly meeting that the late-1990s survey for shouldering and earthwork and the amount of dirt needed for embankments along the 21⁄2-mile asphalt road do not meet today's standard for four-foot shoulders. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Community Foundation Fund passed its $2 million endowment mark in September 2013. With $2 million in endowments, MCFF will continue to work to inspire investment in the quality of life for the people of southwest Nebraska...

A red truck slices through a canyon of fall colors across Enders Dam in Southwest Nebraska. When the days shorten and temperatures cool down, the resulting slow-down and break-down of the green pigment chlorophyll allows ever-present, but back-stage, yellow, gold, red and purple pigments to take center stage. A fall with sunny days and cool nights increases the sugar content of leaves and intensifies fall reds...

Allen D. Meyers Feb. 12, 1957 - Oct. 19, 2013 LONGMONT, Colorado -- Allen D. Meyers (Al), 56, Longmont, Colorado, passed away suddenly on Oct.19, 2013, from natural causes. Allen was born on Feb. 12, 1957, to Duane and Laura (Deeds) Meyers in McCook, Nebraska. ...

Oh my. Woe is me. The news is grim. Republicans are being blamed for the government shutdown. Poll results show the public opinion of the Grand Old Party to be at or near historic lows. If that rabid Sen. Cruz, Republican from Texas, had just gone along to get along, everything would have been better. It is the bad influence of that deviant off-shoot that call themselves the Tea Party. So seems to go the thinking of the elite in Congress and most of the news pundits...

Coaches will tell you a team plays like it practices. The same goes for any crew, from a group of employees trying to bring a new product to market, to fast-food workers striving to deliver a warm, tasty breakfast. It's especially true when it comes to emergency response crews, like those from the city, schools and hospital who conducted a surprise drill, involving a mock bus/SUV collision Sunday with mass casualties...