Stories from Tuesday, December 3, 2013

OMAHA, Nebraska --Dean's list honorees enrolled in the accelerated bachelor's degree in nursing program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing have been announced for the 2013 summer semester. A totol of 36 UNMC nursing students made the summer dean's list, including Noelle Gall of Cambridge, Nebraska, who is enrolled in the UNMC College of Nursing, Lincoln Division...

Brent L. Cobb McCook Community College News Bureau Coordinator (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series titled "Why MCC?" exploring the reasons students and faculty choose to attend and teach at McCook Community College.) McCOOK, Nebraska -- It happened to a South Dakota mathematician almost 40 years ago; then again to a Sutton girl nearly a decade ago. ...

The one-act play "Drift," about homeless people seaching for hope and meaning despite difficult circumstances, will be presented by the McCook High School advanced drama class tonight at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. A free will donation is requested. ...

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

Teresa (Teri) Ann Coyne Nov. 3, 1953 - Nov. 27, 2013 FORT COLLINS, Colorado -- Teresa (Teri) Ann Gillen Coyne of Fort Collins, Colorado, died peacefully Wednesday evening, Nov. 27, surrounded by family and friends at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was 60 years old and a 6-year, stage-4, cancer survivor until only recently losing her second brave battle with the disease...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County, Nebraska, commissioners authorized the county's tourism director to open an account with PayPal, a money transfer e-commerce business, to allow bird watchers to make online reservations for tours to view greater prairie chickens perform their ritual spring dance...

PALISADE, Nebraska -- This week's Crime of the Week is a burglary report on file with the Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office. During the early morning hours of September 30th, 2013 unknown persons forcibly and unlawfully entered the Frenchman Valley Co-Op building located at 102 North Dean Street in Palisade, Nebraska Preliminary reports indicate the burglary suspects stole approximately $100.00 in currency from the office...

We have a feeling Gazette founder Harry Strunk would have been interested in one of the latest developments. As readers are reminded each day at the top of page one, the Gazette was the first newspaper, as far as we know. to make daily deliveries by air...

A friend on the phone asked "Would you fly an airplane back from California if I buy it?" My response "Where in California is it and when do you want it delivered?" The retort on the other end went something like "Usually a person wants to know what kind of an airplane?"...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- City officials reported there was little risk to city drinking water from petroleum contamination near the McCook Taco John's restaurant, which the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality is attempting to evaluate. "As far as drinking water, our closest well is one and a half miles east of the site," Utility Director Jesse Dutcher informed the McCook City Council Monday evening...

OSBORNE, Kansas -- A Cambridge, Nebraska, auctioneer is the Kansas Auctioneers Association 2014 Kansas livestock auctioneer champion. Justin Banzhaf of rural Cambridge is sporting a new trophy belt buckle after winning the championship Nov. 13 in Osborne, Kansas...

SEATTLE -- The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $304,000 civil penalty against Great Lakes Aviation of Cheyenne, Wyo., for allegedly conducting 19 flights with aircraft that were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. Great Lakes operated the aircraft in conditions in which the carrier could reasonably expect frost, snow or ice to adhere to the planes, the FAA alleges...

Christmas music filled the stage at the "Instrumental Holiday Concert" presented Monday night at the McCook High School auditorium, by the McCook sixth grade, junior high and high school bands, as well as the jazz band. Band students who performed Monday night included Maddie Elder, a senior, who presented a solo on the sax for jazz band, Kassidy Michaelis on the french horn and Hope Wade on the trumpet...

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. 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...

Burdell Thurston May 29, 1923 - Nov. 30, 2013 McCOOK, Nebraska -- On Nov. 30, 2013, Burdell Thurston, 90 years old, passed away at the Silverado Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center in Arvada, Colorado, which had been his home since March of this year and where he was a member of its Founders' Club...

Leon Roy Yeager Aug. 10, 1929 -Dec. 3, 2013 HENDELY, Nebraska -- Leon Roy Yeager, age 84, of Hendley, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on Dec. 3, 2013. He was born on the family farm south of Hendley, Nebraska, on Aug. 10, 1929, to Amil and Lydia (Bates) Yeager. He attended rural country school...

Frances Elaine Neiman Feb.14, 1923 - Nov. 30, 2013 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Frances Elaine Neiman, 90, of North Platte, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at the Sutherland Care Center. Frances was born Feb. 14, 1923, to August Jacob and Clara Camille Pick Kotschwar at Curtis, Nebraska, where she grew up. She graduated from high school there in 1941...