Stories from Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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Carl 'Fred' Schneider BENKELMAN, Neb. -- Fred Schneider, 66, a long-time Benkelman resident, died Sunday (Oct. 19, 2014), at the Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood, Kansas. Survivors include her mother, Dottie of Atwood; children, Tyler Carl Schneider of Denver, Colorado, Toby Lee Schneider and wife, Elizabeth of Omaha, Nebraska, and Jesse Dean Schneider and wife, Jodi of Benkelman; sisters, Alice Glasco and husband, Jim of Bayard, Nebraska, Linda Ketzner of St. ...

Marguerite E. Bailey Dec. 11, 1925 - Oct. 23, 2014 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Marguerite E. 88, died Thursday (Oct. 23, 2014), at Cedar Living Center in Oberlin. She was born Dec. 11, 1925, in Cedar Bluffs, Kansas, to Edgar and Mable (Colwell) Kennedy. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1943...

96th birthday Paul Confer of Culbertson, Nebraska, will celebrate his 96th birthday Oct. 31. Cards of congratulations will reach him at P.O. Box 93, Culbertson, Nebraska, 69024. Personal phone greetings can also be given, at (308) 278-2586.

Candidate for Governor Pete Ricketts and U.S. Senate candidate Ben Sasse visit with citizens during a campaign stop in McCook, Tuesday morning. The two were joined by U.S. Senator Deb. Fischer, Congressman Adrian Smith, State Auditor and Lt. Gov. candidate Mike Foley and State Senator and candidate for State Auditor Charlie Janssen...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Several McCook School Board candidates attempted to differentiate themselves from the pack during a candidate's forum at the Bieroc Cafe earlier this month. Incumbents Shane Messersmith, Sandra Krysl and Loretta Hauxwell joined newcomer Bob Elder during the event, with Brian Esch being the only candidate not to attend...

McCOOK, Neb. -- For young and old alike, a Veteran's Day flag folding ceremony will be Saturday, Nov. 8, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., at the Sen. George Norris Home, 706 Norris Ave. U.S. Marine veteran Dan Stramel of McCook will show the art of folding the American flag properly, the history behind each fold made, according to Civil War history and Sen. Norris' connection to the Civil War...

Mandy King, left, Kristen Harms and "Pollyanna" model hand-knitted stocking caps that Margaret Trail Nielsen of Lexington, Nebraska, created for the 2014 McCook, Nebraska, "Coat Closet and Winter Clothing Giveaway." Margaret, originally from McCook, has knitted, crocheted and donated 174 caps for this year's Coat Closet. ...

CULBERTSON, Neb. -- Sitting on her grandfather's knee, little Norma Brecht Wilson listened to his stories of life in Russia and of his family's migration to the United States. As she grew up, Norma felt a need ... a responsibility, really ... to preserve her grandparents' story. ...

Next week we vote in the mid-term election cycle. I'd like to tell you whom to vote for but that would be against the editorial policy of this paper and most likely you wouldn't take my advice anyhow. Therefore your columnist will offer some suggestions that might help in choosing where to place your "X" on the ballot...

Saturday evening, I found a small orange kitten inside the storm drain by Klein's. After calling the Humane Society, in the hope they would get my message, I then called the police and fire department. I was told they couldn't do anything and that "it would find its own way out."...

McCOOK, Nebraska - After years of working with the leading farmers and ranchers in the Golden Plains, Sam O'Toole saw the need for a nationwide service offering premium equipment to ag producers. As a result - after forming alliances with Tractor House and Ag Direct - O'Toole launched a new business, called New Frontier Ag, to offer top quality farm machinery to farmers throughout the nation...