Stories from Monday, January 12, 2015

Nellie Mae Hammond March 20, 1924 - Jan. 9, 2015 CURTIS, Neb. -- Nellie Mae Hammond, 90, of McCook, Nebraska, formerly of Curtis, Nebraska, died Friday (Jan. 9, 2015), at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born March 20, 1924, at Curtis to Sam and Daisy (Walker) Wood. ...

Arlen E. Wolfe Dec. 15, 1936 - Jan. 6, 2015 HOLDREGE, Neb. -- Funeral services for Arlen E. Wolfe will be Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Holdrege, Nebraska, with Reverend Jeff Adams officiating. Interment will be in the Prairie Home Cemetery at Holdrege with military honors provided by the Martin Horn American Legion Post No. 66 of Holdrege in conjunction with the United States Air Force Military Honors Team...

Fern Mary Kleinsorge Nov. 4, 1940 - Jan. 8, 2015 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Fern Mary Kleinsorge, 74, a retired bookkeeper, passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. A Rosary Service was 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Downing & Lahey Mortuary West in Wichita. Mass of Christian Burial was today, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Wichita...

Kristi L. Carnes June 5, 1980 - Jan. 8, 2015 Madysn Faye Harmon ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Kristi L. Carnes, age 34, and her infant daughter, Madysn Faye Harmon of Arapahoe, died Thursday (Jan. 8, 2015), at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, Nebraska. Krisit was born June 5, 1980, in Oxford, Nebraska, to Loren D. and Dianne F. (Coffman) Carnes...

Margaret Ellen Rodgers Feb. 14, 1919 - Jan. 8, 2015 PALISADE, Neb. -- Margaret Ellen Rodgers of Palisade passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 95 years old. Margaret was born on her grandparents' farm near Red Cloud, Nebraska, on Feb. 14, 1919, to parents Jesse Lewis and Phebe Irene (Harry) Barlow...

Gov. Pete Ricketts outlined some worthy goals in his inaugural address Thursday: Create a stronger economy and more jobs. Cut property taxes, reduce regulatory burdens on businesses, and strengthen education to provide the skilled labor modern businesses will need...

McCook, Neb. -- January is Radon Action Month and Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department is showcasing the talented artists who participated in our local radon poster contest. "Every work day, one or more winning posters will be posted on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/swnphd," explains Denise Ringenberg, Certified Radon Measurement Specialist. "We will feature our top 60 posters out of the 255 entered in the contest from students in our eight-county district."...

In 1882, McCook came into being, thanks largely to the coming of the Burlington Railroad. This also signaled the beginning of the animosity between Indianola, the Republican Valley Metropolis of the day, and McCook, the upstart community, with aspirations of greatness...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook man facing a combined 16 offenses in three different criminal cases, including six felony charges, was sentenced to probation last week in Red Willow County District Court. The offender, 39-year-old Ryan R. Stecker of 604 W. ...

William "Bill" Dean Koetter Jr. Jan. 5, 1929 - Jan. 9, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- William "Bill" Dean Koetter Jr., age 86, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 at his home in McCook. Bill was born on Jan. 5, 1929, in McCook to William B. Koetter, Sr. and Mildred J. ...

Rex Alan Olson Nov. 27, 1960 - Jan. 10, 2015 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Rex Alan Olson, 54, a 1979 graduate of Decatur Community High School, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He was born Nov. 27, 1960, at the Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin, the son of Keith and Mary Lou (Bendon) Olson...

Dale Allacher OBERLIN Kan. -- Dale Lee Allacher passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska, at the age of 77. He was born April 22, 1937, to Ernest and Frieda (Klawonn) Allacher, the third of eight children who were raised on the family farm near Herndon, Kansas. He attended Herndon schools and graduated from Herndon Rural High School in 1955. During his school years, Dale worked for several farmers in the Herndon area...

Dallas Duane Cobb Jan. 29, 1952 - Jan. 11, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Dallas Duane Cobb, age 62, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Kearney, Nebraska. Dallas was born Jan. 29, 1952, in Stratton, Nebraska, to parents Bobbie B. and Eldred R. (Carpenter) Cobb. The family made their home in Stratton, where Dallas graduated from Stratton High School in 1970...