Stories from Monday, February 9, 2015

45th anniversary Kermit and Charlene Arterburn of McCook will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary on Feb. 14. Their children are requesting a card shower for them. Their children are Jim and wife, Deb Winchell of York, Nebraska, Dan Arterburn of Lincoln, Nebraska, Tom and Cindi Arterburn of McCook, Dave and wife, Lynda Kreutzer of Grand island, Nebraska and Randy and wife, Chris Zwickle of McCook, 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. ...

Rev. James E. Mote May 23, 1919 - Feb. 6, 2015 MINDEN, Neb. -- Funeral services for the Rev. James E. Mote will be Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Wilcox, Nebraska, with Pastor Phillip Clay officiating. Masonic Riteswill be performed at the conclusion of the services at the church by the Jachin Lodge No. ...

Debra Ann Nelson Oct. 23, 1950 - Feb. 6, 2015 OMAHA, Neb. -- Debra Ann Nelson, age 64, passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born on Oct. 23, 1950, in Stratton, Nebraska, to Paul and Thelma (Campbell) Davis. She spent most of her life in McCook, where she spent nearly 20 years running the Cedar Inn 4 Less...

Doris Thompson March 15, 1923 - Feb. 6, 2014 CALLAWAY, Neb -- Doris Maude Carpender was born March 15, 1923, to parents Ralph and Maude, on the family farm four miles east of Johnstown, Nebraska. Doris was the last of five children -- two brothers died in infancy and two older sisters, Ellen and Charlotte, preceded her in death. ...

Members of the McCook, Nebraska, Area Chamber of Commerce and McCook Cordials award the Pepsi-Cola Beverage Company with the first quarter 2015 "Honor Business" banner during a presentation Tuesday morning. Chamber director Tacie Fawver said that the Chamber appreciates Pepsi's willingness to donate so graciously and generously to Chamber activities and to the community. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A local housing development intent on constructing eight duplex units north of the Red Willow County Fairgrounds is making progress. The McCook Planning Commission will coordinate a pair of public hearings this evening to consider a preliminary planned development district and amended redevelopment plan for the project, known as Clary Village...

McCOOK, Neb. -- "Now is the time to take the ball and run forward with it," master of ceremonies Andy Long urged McCook Area Chamber of Commerce members Saturday night. "We can be assured that the next 90 years will be as great as the last 90 years," he said at the annual banquet at Memorial Auditorium...

GOODLAND, Kan. -- The National Weather Service in Goodland, Kansas, and Red Willow County, Nebraska, Emergency Management plan a storm spotter class in McCook, Nebraska, Thursday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. (CT) at Heritage Senior Center, 1400 W. Fifth...

Imagine the following scenario: We require everyone in the country to buy a product, which requires them to provide all their most sensitive information: Social Security numbers, banking information, salary levels, etc. Then we allow criminals to have that information...

(Note: In recent weeks we have looked at the close affinity between the new city of McCook and the Burlington Railroad. The following story is a favorite yarn that Railroaders love to tell when they get together. Retelling this story was prompted by a story in the Gazette, which announced that an Amtrak train from Chicago to St. ...

Donald E. Hyde Dec. 11, 1938 - Feb. 6, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Donald E. Hyde, age 76, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Community Hospital in McCook. Don was born Dec. 11, 1938, in Manzanola, Colorado, to Charles Robert and Ethel Mae (Steward) Hyde. He was the oldest of three children born to this union...

Janice Lee Breinig Aug. 5, 1947 - Feb. 7, 2015 ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Janice Lee Breinig, age 67, of Arapahoe, died Saturday (Feb. 7, 2015), at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Nebraska. She was born in Cambridge, Nebraska, on Aug. 5, 1947, to Lee and Fredericka (Weber) Evertson...