Stories from Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Bette (Cone) Martin June 16, 1942 - July 6, 2014 WILSONVILLE, Neb. -- Bette (Cone) Martin, daughter of James and Mildred Cone, was born June 16, 1942. Bette attended various schools growing up and graduated with the Shenandoah High School Class of 1960 in Shenandoah, Iowa. ...

50th anniversary Family and friends of Ron and Linda Martin of Danbury, Nebraska, is requesting a surprise card shower in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary July 15. Cards of congratulations will reach them at P.O. Box 82, Danbury, NE 69026.

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Economic Development Corp. is playing a vital role in the progress of a much-anticipated housing development north of the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. MEDC is purchasing a $208,000 bond which will be issued to the developer, North Pointe Properties LLC, to assist with the expense of the first phase of the project...

Huey Lewis and the News sang about it in 1986: "I like my bands in business suits, I watch them on TV "I'm working out most every day and watching what I eat "They tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even care "I know that it's crazy "I know that it's nowhere...

I was disappointed with our county commissioners' choice of how to spend our tax dollars. This same board was advised by a consulting firm and our county attorney in June 2011 to not get involved with subdivision roads. None of the facts or laws have changed since that time. The board stated that it was not something they were required to do, but something they felt was a good thing to do...

Last week a group of residents gathered with the Red Willow County Board of Commissioners to complain. Their beef had to do with the County not tending to the roads in the Calabria subdivision located a mile of so outside the McCook City Limits. Just a reminder that "all politics is local." The County Board reluctantly agreed to do better...

The Culbertson High School Class of 1974 prove they still have it going on, aboard a party barge at the annual Culbertson Fourth of July parade Friday. The parade emcee directed good-natured insults at float participants (Example: "This is the first time I've seen them without their ankle bracelets"), while dodging the aim of the water gun. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A resident of a housing subdivision south of McCook did not ask Red Willow County commissioners Monday morning to maintain or improve her subdivision's roads. "We don't want to ask for county help," said Darlene Nothnagel, who lives in the Nothnagel Addition about two miles south of McCook. "We believe it's up to our homeowners to maintain our roads."...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- What you see is what you get with David Campbell, who recently won first place in the Mr. All Natural Nebraska Physique competition in June. Formerly of Cambridge and now of Lincoln, Nebraska, the 23-year-old took home trophies as the over-all winner in the competition and first place in the men's division.The body-building and fitness contest was steroid and drug-free, with all contestants submitting to drug testing before they competed...