Stories from Monday, August 22, 2016

Joyce (Joy) Marie Kingsley Sept. 28, 1956 - Aug. 17, 2016 GLENWOOD, Iowa -- Joyce (Joy) Marie Kingsley, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at On With Life in Glenwood, Iowa. She was born on Sept. 28, 1956, in Valliant, Okla., to Vernon H. ...

Esther L. (Walker) Sellers Nov. 11, 1924 - Aug. 18, 2016 MAYWOOD, Neb. -- Esther L. (Walker) Sellers, age 91, of Maywood, passed away Aug. 18, 2016, at Great Plains Health. She was born Nov. 11, 1924, at Thornberg, Neb., to Raymond and Mae (Ruppert) Walker. Esther lived most of her life in the Wellfleet and Maywood area. She was united in marriage to Lawrence "Mutt" Sellers on May 18, 1946. To this union five children were born...

Elizabeth 'Liz' Rall June 13, 1925 - June 13, 1925 COLBY, Kan. -- Elizabeth "Liz" Rall, 91, died Thursday (Aug. 18, 2016), at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. She was born June 13, 1925, to Albert and Mary (Koch) Heintze in Sharp, Texas. She grew up in Milam County, Texas and attended school in Sharp, Texas. She married Norman Rall on Sept. 9, 1945, in Sharp. She lived on a farm south of Rexford, Kan., and later moved to Colby...

Players enjoy blue skies and cooler temps during fall volleyball play at Sports in McCook, Sunday afternoon. An otherwise enjoyable breeze wreaked havoc on some serves, while adding a bit of english to others. Clear skies are forecasted to continue until Friday with thunderstorms likely to return Saturday...

The thing that has captured the most attention in Lincoln lately is the "Kintner Issue." As I am sure most of you are aware Senator Kintner has been fined $1000 by the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission for using his state-owned laptop computer to have cybersex with a woman he friended on Facebook. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook police have determined that a report of an attempted child abduction at Walmart in McCook Friday is unfounded. Police have investigated and watched security surveillance videos and determined that no child abduction attempt occurred. The investigation continues into possible false reporting...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Hayes County, the least populated county in the Golden Plains Region of Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas, has embarked upon a determined effort to grow its population. The effort began in October of 2014 when the county's three major governmental entities -- the Hayes County Commission, the Hayes Center Public School District and the Village of Hayes Center -- signed an interlocal agreement to "further advance the economic development in Hayes Center and Hayes County."...

Junior High Principal Chad Lyons, left, and McCook High School Senior Lexi Gross install a new spirit banner in front of McCook High School. Lexi, above right, displays another of the banners, which extend from the LIFT alternative school to the Junior High, with Lexi's dad, Jeff, MHS principal and football coach, helping out as well. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Red Willow County Sheriff's Office has received one hand-held alcohol breath testing unit through a traffic safety grant award. The unit, valued at $285 was provided by the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety as part of the state's ongoing effort to prevent underage drinking and alcohol-related traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A third human case of West Nile Virus have been reported in the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) health district according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. "Receiving our third confirmed case of West Nile Virus has our staff highly concerned," states Melissa Propp,RN, Surveillance Nurse at SWNPHD. ...

Note: In 2016 McCook College , Nebraska's first two year college, turns 90. In September the college will host a public event at the Graff Event Center, on campus, marking this important anniversary. Be sure to watch for notice of this event in your McCook Gazette...

In Jun 2016, a mosaic depicting a giant fish eating one of the Egyptian Pharaoh's soldiers was found when a fifth century synagogue at Huqoq, Israel, was excavated. Archaeologists were working near the Sa of Galilee and uncovered it along with som other mosaics of biblical scenes...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A plea agreement was reached earlier this month in Red Willow County District Court with a man facing a felony charge for not having a state-issued illegal drug stamp, among other offenses. The man, 20-year-old Jacob A. Cash, was subsequently scheduled for sentencing on a pair of Class IV felony offenses; for not having an illegal drug stamp and for possession of methamphetamine. ...

The McCook High Bison were feeling Loop-y and full of adrenaline Friday night with a battery mate who delivered one powerful early jolt...

McCook Rebels Pink 16 & Under (16U) Fast-pitch softball team finished a great summer by winning the USSSA State Fastpitch 16U Class B Softball Championship Tournament in Lincoln last month. The Rebels Pink picked up 3rd place finishes at the ASA State Fastpitch 16U Class B Championship Tournament in Hastings and Cornhusker State Games in Lincoln...

McCook's junior college is celebrating its 90th year next week and there's plenty to celebrate, but the college has plenty to look forward to, as well. The Mid-Plains board of governors are expected to approve the purchase of four small homes in eastern McCook this week to be used for student housing, and to approve more bids for work associated with construction of an extended campus location in Valentine...