Stories from Friday, September 19, 2014

Kenneth Gardner BENKELMAN, Neb. -- Kenneth Gardner died Thursday (Sept. 18, 2014), atEastmont Care Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Funeral services are Tuesday Sept. 23, 2014, 10:30 a.m. (MT) at First United Methodist Church of Benkelman with the Rev. Sheila Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at the Benkelman Cemetery...

30th anniversary To the love of my life; Michael Roth, Happy 30th anniversary! Sept. 21, 1984 -- Sept. 21, 2014. Looks like we made it! Love Always, Roxie

85th birthday The daughters of Bea Willey of Arapahoe, Nebraska, are requesting a card shower in honor of her 85th birthday Sept 24. Her children include Mike and Roxy Lang of Wilsonville, Nebraska, Mike and Jacque Elwood of Hallam, Nebraska, and John and Peg Ahlemeyer of Wilsonville. Cards of congratulations will reach her at P.O. Box 636, Arapahoe, NE 68922...

Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK, Neb. -- I just returned from Dalton, Nebraska, where I joined my cousin, Ernie Davison, as he buried his parents' ashes next to our grandparents, on what would have been the 100th birthday of his father, John Davison. We really took a trip down memory lane and luck was with us when we were able to visit both the Dalton Museum and the farmstead where our grandparents' home stood...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook City Council approved another $65,000 to be used to purchase a third trash hauling semi-tractor, bringing the city's investment in trash hauling equipment to more than $279,000 since taking over the service from private contractors...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Citizens can now pay their water and trash bill online, as well as view payment and consumption history. The City of McCook announced this morning its new online payment and account management system is up and running and encouraged residents to register for the service on the city website: www.cityofmccook.com...

I was sitting in Ben Nelson's childhood home which had been moved to Norris Avenue on the Saturday morning of the Heritage Days celebration 8 years ago speaking with him about an upcoming rally to garner support and campaign contributions for his re-election race against Pete Ricketts. Three of his aides were standing against walls in the living room and they were all on their cell phones...

While fast-food workers nationwide are campaigning for $15 an hours, there's a more modest drive under way in Nebraska, a ballot issue to raise the state's minimum wage to $9. Nebraskans for Better Wages released a study in support of the change, saying one out of six workers in the state would receive a raise as a result...

Cloyce E. Hand Oct. 4, 1921 - Sept. 17, 2014 ATWOOD, Kan. -- Cloyce E. Hand, 92, of Atwood, died Sept. 17, 2014. He was born to Roy Albert and Edna Maude (Wheatley) Hand on Oct. 4, 1921, in Claudell, Kansas. He grew up in Smith County and graduated from Kensington High School in 1940. He joined the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) from 1940 to 1942. He served at Camp Paul, Idaho, and transferred to Camp Chilly in Mackay, Idaho...

Cahoj, Elder Simone Cahoj and Levi Elder of Leoti, Kansas, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Larry and Suzanne Cahoj of Atwood, Kansas, and Larry and Terry Elder of Leoti. Grandparents are Ron and Jerry Temple of Norcatur, Kansas, the late Bill and Margaret Cahoj, Betty Elder of Tribune, Kansas, the late Dick Elder and Janet King of Leoti...