Stories from Monday, November 3, 2014

Barbara Ann Solko July 3, 1932 - Oct. 31, 2014 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Barbara Ann Solko, 82, of Lowell, Arkansas, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born July 3, 1932, in Hendley, Nebraska, to Harold and Alice Kimmel Breinig...

Patricia A. (Harris) Odbert Feb. 21, 1947 - Oct. 29, 2014 LINCOLN, Neb. -- Patricia A. (Harris) Odbert, 67, of Lincoln, passed away Oct. 29, 2014. She was born Feb. 21, 1947, to Jack and Lucille (Baker) Harris. Pat grew up in Stratton, where she attended Stratton High and graduated in 1965. ...

Carol I. Haussler Oct.10, 1928 - Oct. 30, 2014 ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Carol I. Haussler, 86, died Thursday (Oct. 30, 2014), at CA Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born Oct. 10, 1928, in Gosper County to Carl and Leana (Hilker) Menze. She graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1945. She married Robert Haussler in 1947 and they farmed on the family farm...

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...

65th anniversary The family of Paul and Ruby Ahrens of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of their 65th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Nov. 6, 1949, in Shelton, Nebraska. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 1203 W. Second, McCook, NE 69001...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Hillcrest Nursing Home has been placed on probation by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, after the state found violations following an investigation done on Sept. 15. The violations cited included: the facility's failure to provide ongoing and follow-up assessments and to seek medical attention for a patient with ongoing pain symptoms and bruising; and to immediately notify required agencies of a resident with a fracture of unknown origin...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Of the $3.4 million Hillcrest Nursing Home spends on nursing services, $600,000 of that is spent on pool, or contracted out, agency nurses. That number is too high, according to an accountant who presented the year-end 2013-14 audit for the facility at the regular Hillcrest Board of Trustee meeting Oct. 28...

After achieving musical success in New York City, Chris Hughes is returning to his hometown to appear in concert with the McCook High School Band and the MHS Drum Line, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fox Theatre in McCook. Admission is a free will donation, and all proceeds will go to the McCook High School Band for the purchase of a new bass guitar, a set of quads and Honor Band entry and travel fees...

McCOOK, Neb. -- "An Evening for Hospice," slated for Sunday, Nov. 16, will include silent auction packages containing autographed Husker items, a trip to Loveland, Colorado, fine art and more. There will also be $25 chances sold for each of four "Mystery Packages," that include a three-day trip to Chicago, monthly $100 gift cards for a year, $500 worth of jewelry and freezer full of meat...

There was a home Cornhusker game, hunting season is under way and the weather was unusually nice for the first weekend of November. For whatever reason, it was a bloody Sunday on Nebraska highways. We noticed a number of Facebook entries concerning an Interstate accident that blocked traffic for a time, and an Associated Press story gave the details: Witnesses said a tire fell off a car, which then crossed the median and struck the back of a semitrailer...

Recently, in the process of cleaning out a corner of the basement, my wife, Jean, came across a beautiful, off-white, antique cup, with the name of her great grandfather, K.F.A Breetzke (Karl Fredrick August Breetzke), carefully hand painted in gold lettering on the side. ...