Stories from Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Carl Richard DeVries Feb. 22, 1926 - Dec. 7, 2015 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Carl Richard DeVries, 89, of Cambridge, formerly of Beaver City, Nebraska, died Monday (Dec. 7, 2015), at Cambridge Manor. He was born Feb. 22, 1926, at rural Arapahoe, Nebraska, to Tobias and Elsie (Hein) DeVries. He graduated from Arapahoe Public Schools in 1944. After high school he was drafted into and served two years in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Dale Dueland of McCook, Nebraska, has been elected as a board member to the Nebraska Community Foundation. Nebraska Community Foundation is a statewide movement, inspiring Nebraska's communities to dream big, give back, and transform their hometowns through philanthropy. Dueland is one of two two individuals who have agreed to serve on the Nebraska Community Foundation Board of Directors...

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 Nov. 2 6:51 a.m., East Fifth and C -- a sports utility vehicle driven by Cory R. ...

McCook Gazette McCOOK, Neb. -- If there ever comes a time in your life that you are feeling sorry for yourself, take time to stop and think about the short but triumphant life of Audrey Ann Fish Haberman. Audrey lived only two and a half years, but in that brief -- but awe-inspiring -- time, Audrey endured more than most who have lived much, much longer...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A former McCook attorney who went to prison for theft and forgery in Nebraska in 1998 was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Nov. 30 for stealing more than $1 million from two water districts in Colorado. Terry Dean Malcom, 67, admitted to stealing more than $800,000 from the Cascade Metropolitan District from July 2007 to May 2013. In September, he agreed to plead guilty to three counts of felony theft of more than $20,000, according to prosecutors...

McCOOK, Neb. -- City leaders hope Boutique Air can rejuvenate commercial air service at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport but acknowledged earlier this week the change to a smaller aircraft could limit options in the future. The airline was chosen Monday as City Council's recommendation to provide Essential Air Service for McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport beginning next summer or possibly sooner should the current contract be terminated early. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- While 6-year-old Solomon Hare really enjoyed climbing into and out of the trash receptacle turned into a "toy box" to retrieve "a herd of ponies" donated for the annual McCook "Christmas Toy Box Collection," he said he's planning to ask Santa Claus for "a Hulk who drives a car with a controller thing."...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook, Nebraska, Humane Society plans its monthly "Pet-icure Day," pet pedicure day, Saturday, Dec. 12, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., at the shelter at 100 South Street. "Pedicurists" this month will be Loretta Macfee, owner of Macfee's Paw Spa & Inn south of McCook, and the shelter's own groomer, Carol Kottwitz...

McCook, Nebraska, Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 2769 plans its annual charity auction Sunday, Dec. 13, in memory of Eagles member and auction founder Melvin Thielbar, who died Dec. 28, 2014. His daughter, Pam Thielbar Messinger of McCook, carries on her father's legacy, coordinating the auction to honor her dad's volunteer spirit and dedication to the Eagles. ...

Manota Daniels Nov. 13, 1924 - Dec. 7, 2015 TRENTON, Neb. -- Manota B. Daniels was born to Harvey and Irene (Moore) Barnhart in St. Francis, Kansas, on Nov. 13, 1924. She graduated high school and began teaching in country schools and taking classes to receive her teaching certificate...