Stories from Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Donald E. Lawson July 12, 1937 - Feb. 14, 2014 CONCORDIA, Kansas -- Donald E. Lawson, age 76, of Concordia, Kansas, formerly of Norcatur, Kansas, died Feb. 14, 2014, at Mount St. Joseph's Nursing Home in Concordia, Kansas. He was born on the family farm near Norcatur, Kansas, on July 12, 1937, to Earl E. and Maleta Lawson. Don graduated from Oberlin High School...

Kathleen A. Repp May 30, 1949 - Feb. 12, 2014 LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Kathleen A. Repp, 64, of Lincoln, died Feb. 12, 2014. She was born Kathleen Ann Cappel on May 30, 1949, in McCook, Nebraska. She recently retired from the State of Nebraska. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Margaret Cappel and daughter, Julia Repp...

Cecilia May Peyton April 17, 1918 - Feb.12, 2014 SUN CITY WEST, Arizona -- Cecilia May Peyton, 95, died Feb. 12, 2014. She was born in McCook, Nebraska, to Frank and Mary (Kersting) Klocke on April 17, 1918. She was raised on the family farm south of McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1934. ...

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...

Anastasia Cunningham, right, age 7 and Ariel Cunningham, 6, show their pony tails cut by Lauren Unger at The Hair Inn in McCook and that will be donated to Beautiful Lengths. Anastasia had 9 inches cut and Ariel, 8 inches. Beautiful Lengths is a partnership between Pantene hair care products and the American Cancer Society. ...

McCOOK COMMUNITY COLLEGE McCOOK, Nebraska -- Sophomores Elizabeth Wilcox and Christian Conroy were named McCook Community College queen and king at homecoming activities last week. Freshmen Nala Viliamu and Cody Wudtke were named princess and prince...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook City Council approved a recommendation to the Department of Transportation to continue with the airport's current air service provider, Great Lakes Airlines, but not without making it clear there were those that expected the quality of service to improve...

A battery of three tanks lays crumpled and scorched inside and outside a berm located north of McCook, Nebraska, south of Hugh Butler Lake and northeast of the old Army Air Base this morning. Neighbors reported an explosion and fire, and Red Willow Western Rural Fire Department firefighters responded about 8:30 p.m., Monday. ...

Recently your humble correspondent sent a letter to the editor suggesting that the McCook City Council hire someone local for our next city manager. Some pretty interesting comments came back explaining that hiring local would be a BAD idea. For instance the current Mayor, the honorable Dennis Berry, candidate for Nebraska Senator, opined that "The process is open to anyone to apply. ...

Friday and Saturday night Valentine concerts at the Bieroc Cafe were notable because the "headliners," the Talbott Brothers, fresh from an East Coast tour and with several albums of original music under their belts, were once the "local openers" that are a tradition at the popular listening room...