Stories from Thursday, November 6, 2014

Brian Scott Glasgow Jan. 29, 1964 - Oct. 13, 2014 SCHERTZ, Texas -- Chief Master Sergeant Brian Scott Glasgow, USAF Retired, passed into the arms of his beloved Lord on Oct. 13, 2014, at Christus Sister Mary Hospice after battling colon cancer for 18 months...

Gary DeWester WAUNETA, Neb. -- Gary DeWester,70, longtime Wauneta resident, died Tuesday (Nov. 4, 2014), at Sunrise Heights Nursing Home in Wauneta. Survivors include his mother, Wynona Springer of Benkelman, Nebraska; wife, Jan DeWester of Wauneta; children, Michelle Harchelroad and husband, Brian of Wauneta, Teresa Wynn and husband, David of Owasso, Oklahoma and Chad DeWester and wife, Jennifer of Wauneta; sister, Carla Fassler of Culbertson, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Anita Wilson and husband, Laddie of Olathe, Kanas and seven grandchildren. ...

Norma Quick May 21, 1939 - Nov. 3, 2014 KEYSTONE, Neb. -- Norma Quick, 75, longtime Keith County resident, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in her Keystone home. Norma was born May 21, 1939, in Hayes County, Nebraska, the daughter of Arno and Mary (Kennedy) Karre. She attended rural school in Hayes County through eighth grade. Norma graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic High School in North Platte in 1958...

Glenna J. White May 31, 1927 - Nov. 4, 2014 McCOOK, Neb. -- With gratitude to God, Glenna J. White, 87, passed away peacefully. She is at peace, whole again and in a better and safer place. Her funeral service will be Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at 11 a.m. at McCook Christian Church with Pastor Clark Bates officiating. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date...

There's no time to horse around for fiscal conservatives who have been champing at the bit to "rein in government spending." Republicans have control of the legislative branch of government, and some would say they control another, the Supreme Court, as well. President Obama has vowed to work with the new congress, but that hasn't happened since Obamacare was passed, and it's hard to see how putting Republicans in charge of the Senate will make him more receptive to the idea...

Is there anyone else out there that feels like they're inside a pinball machine, being bounced around from here to there and having the ever living sense knocked outta ya every now and then? Maybe it's the change of weather or the hustle and bustle of school, sports and work, but that's what I've felt like that last few months. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A nationally recognized program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that has educated and trained cattle feedyard specialists for 25 years has received a major gift to perpetually support its mission and student interns. The gift from Norman and Sharon Timmerman of Indianola creates the Leo O. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- One lucky winner could win a trip for four to Chicago for a mere $25. Four packages totaling more than $5,000 will be up for grabs at "An Evening For Hospice" on Sunday, Nov. 16. The "mystery packages" will be sold for $25 chances, with lucky winners scooping up a trip to Chicago, gift cards, a freezer full of meat or jewelry...

Sondra Jonson, Cambridge, Nebraska, artist, stands next to an original clay sculpture she created to memorialize the life of John Batty, a long-time McCook physician. The final sculpture, which will be cast in bronze, was commissioned by Davonabelle Reynolds. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The Red Willow County, Nebraska, fair board of directors Wednesday evening accepted a $571,000 bid from J.L. Construction of McCook to build a third arena on the fairgrounds in McCook. Joe Leamon's construction company also built the original Kiplinger Arena in 2003 and the second arena, the "Trudy Arena," in 2011...

Military-themed movies have almost always fallen into one of two camps: loud action-packed romps with quips aplenty, and bloodletting kept to a minimum (ensuring that the young audience will be able to spend their allowance at the box office hassle-free), or dark treatises on the price of war, the loss of innocence,...