Stories from Monday, August 10, 2015

Charles Stanley LaRue May 17, 1938 - Aug. 7, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Charles Stanley LaRue, 77, died Friday (Aug. 7, 2015), at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born born on May 17, 1938, near Bridgeport, Nebraska, to Charley A. and Joyce V. (Shuler) LaRue...

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...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook woman was fined and ordered to serve probation on illegal drug and child abuse offenses Monday in Red Willow County District Court. The offender, 25-year-old Courtnie Clements of 1405 West 16th Street, was sentenced to 30 months probation and ordered to pay $400 in fines after being convicted of felony possession of methamphet- amine and misdemeanor child abuse...

Note: In a recent story of McCook's early lawyers it was mentioned that W.S. Morlan had mentored a number of outstanding attorneys who rose to prominence in McCook. One of these fellows was Charles David Ritchie, who in turn mentored another distinguished McCook attorney, Wade Stevens. This story covers a celebrated case in Furnas County, on which those two collaborated...

Area high school athletic teams have been gearing up for Monday, the official start of practices for many fall high school sports in the Cornhusker State. Area high school football, girls softball, girls golf and boys tennis teams will see their first official practice sessions Monday. Girls volleyball plus boys and girls cross-country wait a week for the start of fall practices on Monday, Aug. 17...

INDIANOLA, Neb. -- A traffic stop and the investigations that resulted in three search warrants and the arrests of nine people on drug charges on July 9 in McCook have continued with the arrests on Aug. 3 of two Indianola residents in Indianola. Danny J. Reed, 60 years old, and Candance D. Reed, 53, both of 410 Fourth Street, Lot 4, Indianola, have each been charged with possession of methamphetamine. Both appeared in Red Willow County court on Aug. 6...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A position at Red Willow Animal Clinic offers Dr. Mike Nussbaum the opportunity to focus on his speciality of treating large animals, primarily beef cattle. The service area of the animal clinic located just west of McCook, Nebraska, also intrigued Dr. Nussbaum, reminding him of where he practiced in Montana...

McCOOK, Neb. --The City of McCook is warning residents it is against Municipal Code to attach any sign, poster, handbill, or other thing on any tree growing in a public place. In a release issued this morning, Public Works Director Kyle Potthoff also asked residents to refrain from attaching signs to any traffic sign or traffic control device as it can be distracting to motorist...

"Elvis" -- also known as Alex Haag of Adams Bank and Trust -- rocks the downtown crowd in Indianola, Nebraska, Saturday morning, tossing flying disks from the bank's float in the 113th annual "Red Willow County Old Settlers Celebration" parade. New events on the schedule for the weekend celebration included a craft expo, a motorcycle rodeo and a golf club tossing contest. ...

OBERLIN, Kan. -- Northwest Kansas and Southwest Nebraska residents added another destination this year to the list of favorite locales for those looking to escape the summer heat. The City of Oberlin constructed a new $1.9 million sales tax funded swimming pool complete with a myriad of aquatic options, which not only came in under budget but is also boosting sales tax receipts higher than anticipated...

Emma Jean Maris June 24, 1925 - Aug. 7, 2015 WAUNETA, Neb. -- Emma Jean Maris was born to Bartlet (Bert) and Edna (Burk) Maxfield on June 24, 1925, in Wauneta, Nebraska. She attended school in Wauneta and graduated from high school with the class of 1942...

STRATTON, Neb. -- One man lost his life when wind gusts estimated at 100-110 miles an hour struck Stratton, Nebraska, late Friday evening. Hitchcock County Sheriff D. Bryan Leggott reported this morning that Heath R. Erbert, 38, of Lucas, Kansas, died when very strong wind gusts from a thunderstorm lifted Erbert's fifth-wheel recreational vehicle off the ground and then violently slammed it back to the ground about 9:30 p.m. ...