Stories from Friday, September 4, 2015

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. Accidents Aug. 12 7:25 p.m., U.S. ...

It's time for sandwiches to move aside, because this school year bento-box style lunches reign king on campus. Bento boxes provide not only the space for healthy and nutritious food choices, but also creativity. Isn't it time for lunch to be more fun?...

Marketing is a pretty important part of what we do here at the Gazette. Advertising reps love to remind the newsroom it is the revenue they generate that pays the bills, which typically triggers a response pertaining to the effectiveness of local content in attracting readers in the first place...

With the University of Nebraska's season opener and the Nebraska State Fair landing on Labor Day weekend, you can be sure the highways will be busy and the Nebraska State Patrol and other law enforcement agencies will be out in force. There are plenty of reasons to take special care to drive safely, but the latest involves reducing pain in the wallet...

A new era begins tomorrow at 2:30 pm when Mike Riley coaches his first game as the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The turbulent reign of Bo Pelini is over. Bo always won games but didn't win enough BIG games. He also alienated part of the fan base with his temper and outbursts on the field directed at officials, coaches and his own players. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A McCook man arrested last fall and accused of soliciting sex online from two minors was sentenced to prison time recently, according to a report at wowt.com. Thirty-two-year-old Adam Brunswick was sentenced to 18-30 years in prison for exchanging money and cigarettes for sex with minors in Lincoln. He was arrested in September of 2014 on two counts of first degree sexual assault and electronic child enticement...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Red Willow County Sheriff Alan Kotschwar has renewed a contract with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services to hold DOCS prisoners and probationers in the 1-year-old 30-bed Red Willow County jail in McCook. Sheriff Kotschwar said Thursday afternoon that the contract will allow the jail to hold prisoners from any Nebraska correctional institution, prisoners in transit and prisoners and/or probationers being removed from the state-owned and operated Work Ethic Camp in McCook.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Ongoing negotiations between city leaders and police and fire department union representatives have kept the upcoming annual pay increase for city employees something of an uncertainty this budget cycle. Unlike previous years when anticipated cost of living adjustments and wage increases were announced on the first reading of the budget and modified sparingly during subsequent readings, negotiations are still ongoing with police and fire union representatives and even the city manager's proposed pay increase will be an unknown until presented to City Council Tuesday evening.. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Cambridge, Nebraska, rural mail carrier Jack Brown was named a "Hero of the Year" by the National Rural Letter Carriers Association during the organization's convention recently in Reno, Nevada. Brown received one of five national "Hero" awards presented to rural carriers who exhibit displays of heroism while on the job...

90th birthday The family of Dale Leibbrandt of Danbury, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday Tuesday, Sept. 8. Visiting and a barbecue are planned with family the evening of Sept. 6. His family includes his wife for 69 years, Darlene; children, LaVern and Laurie Leibbrandt, Rocky and Judy Leibbrandt and LuAnn Leibbrandt and Marty Merryman, all of of Danbury; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. ...

Gummere, Siebrandt Nicole Ruth Gummere and David Ross Siebrandt of Kearney, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Juli and David Gummere of McCook, Nebraska. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Karen and Larry Siebrandt of McCook...

50th anniversary The family of Kenneth and Susan Wells is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. They were married in 1965 at the United Methodist Church in McCook. Their family includes children, Lori and Mike Stevens, Brian and Sara Wells and Chelsea Wells and fiancee, Gabe Jackson, all of McCook; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 812 E. Fifth, McCook, NE 69001...

95th birthday The family of Stanley Quigley is requesting a card shower in honor of his 95th birthday, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 39276 Road 720, Indianola, NE 69034.

A gift to the Southwest Nebraska Genealogy Society's library from the Ralph G. Miller collection is a copy of a book written by Bayard H. Paine titled, "PIONEERS, INDIANS and BUFFALOES," which was published by Editor Richard Ferguson in the Curtis Enterprise in weekly installments. M.C. Smith was the publisher of the paper in 1935...

Clara Edith Pridemore Feb. 4, 1916 - Sept. 4, 2015 LINCOLN, Neb. -- Clara Edith Pridemore, 99, died Friday (Sept. 4, 2015), at Waterford Assisted Living in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born Feb. 4, 1916, at Lincoln, Arkansas, to Byrd and Elba (Hightower) Grimsley...

John David Miller Oct. 30, 1955 - Sept. 3, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- John David Miller, 59, of McCook, died Thursday (Sept. 3, 2015), at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. A celebration of his life will be at a later date in New York. Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...

McCOOK, Neb. -- When it comes to taking a new job and finding a home, Bill Dietzen speaks from experience. After living in or near big cities for many years, Bill's life and that of his family changed dramatically six months ago when he accepted the plant manager's job at the Parker-Hannifin plant in McCook...