Stories from Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Now on the third day, the Lord looked over the land He had created and pronounced it "GOOD". Well, maybe it wasn't the third day but actually it was Sunday after church when Grannie Annie and I toured the city to see the results of the rapidly arriving six-inch rain (my gauge showed 5.9 inches) the night before...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- Red Willow County assessor Sandra Kotschwar and deputy assessor Kristi Korell completed a workshop and professional appraisals practices class for county assessors Aug. 22-25 in Kearney. The workshop and the "Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices" class, attended by approximately 170 county officials and employees, is part of a continuing education and leadership development series sponsored by the Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO)...

A chance to gain some revenge for last year's district tournament loss never happened thanks to Saturday night's massive summer storm...

McCook swept individual and team titles at Friday's North Platte Invite...

Chase County volleyball finished runner-up at the Lexington Invite on Saturday...

McCook made its presence known early and often Friday night at Memorial Stadium. The Bison scored three touchdowns in the opening quarter to set the tone for a 60-6 win over the Gering Bulldogs...

McCook High's Steven Hinze and Taye Collicott both ran to top 10 places while the Bison boys finished fourth at Saturday's Cozad Cross Country Invitational...

Tristan Trampe's 11 kills powered the McCook Community College volleyball to its one win in three home matches on Friday.

The Cambridge Trojans marched to 575 yards and nine touchdowns during a 66-28 triumph over Decatur Community ,Kan., Friday night...

Irmgard 'Muschi' Mues June 29, 1943 - Aug. 31, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Irmgard "Muschi" Mues, 73, of Cambridge, died Aug. 31, 2016, at her home. She was born June 29, 1943, in Neustadt, Germany to Fritz and Maria (Muenchthaler) Usbeck. She received her schooling in Germany and atteneded a three-year apprenticeship in embroidery and design. She also took art classes at the University in Nuremberg, before moving to the United States in 1964. She became a citizen in 1967...

John Paul Stansbury, Jr. May 4, 1935 - Sept. 2, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- John Paul Stansbury, Jr., age 81, formerly of McCook, died at El Dorado Manor in Trenton on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. He was born in Rushville, Neb., on May 4, 1935, to John Paul and LuLu E. (Squire) Stansbury. John attended and graduated from Rushville High School...

Leonard E. Bath May 1, 1931 - Sept. 3, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Leonard E. Bath, age 85, of McCook, passed away at Community Hospital in McCook on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. He was born near Bar Lake, Colo., at home by a mid-wife on May 1, 1931, to John A. and Florence (Girardot) Bath Jr. Leonard attended school in Denver, graduating from Denver South High School in 1949...

Ronald K. Cochran June 3, 1935 - Sept. 2, 2016 OGALLALA, Neb. -- Ronald K. Cochran, age 81, of Ogallala, former Grant resident, passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, at his home in Ogallala. Ron was born June 3, 1935, at Hamlet, Neb., to Reuben and Wilma (Branum) Cochran. ...

On Monday evening of the long Labor Day weekend, a bare-footed Jennifer Hollars of McCook dances in the rain, a rain that ultimately failed to duplicate the quantity, damage or flooding of Saturday's torrents.

A shipping container on East C Street in McCook sits in its new home Tuesday morning after being relocated by more than four inches of rainfall Friday.

One of Gazette founder Harry Strunk's lasting legacies is the lake north of Cambridge that bears his name, honoring his efforts to create irrigation and flood control dams on the Republican River. Those dams have helped prevent a repeat of the 1935 flood that killed 110 people and 20,593 head of livestock and damaged 275,000 acres of farmland...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook man facing multiple charges after he drove his pickup through several yards and created at least three different accident scenes, coupled with a felony offense alleging he assaulted a police officer, was sentenced to probation recently in Red Willow County District Court...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Hillcrest Nursing Home will host a Town Hall meeting Thursday night, Sept. 8, to discuss the reasons for the nursing home's request for an increase in budgeted funds. Colinda Nappa, the executive director of Hillcrest, said the purpose of the Town Hall session will be to explain to voters why additional funding is needed for the nursing home's upcoming fiscal year. "One of the major reasons is the need for a new roof," she said...

Judy E. Boucher Aug. 12, 1948 - Sept. 5, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Judy E. Boucher of McCook passed away Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Neb. She was 68 years old. Born Aug. 12, 1948, to parents Joseph and Joyce (Ginther) Barber, Judy grew up among six siblings in Plainville, Kan...

Dundy County-Stratton and Chase County dominated the top places at Friday's season-opening Cambridge Cross Country Invitational...

A recap of area football games from Friday

Maxine Logan May 2, 1920 - Sept. 3, 2016 TRENTON, Neb. -- Maxine Logan of Trenton passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was 96 years old. Maxine was born May 2, 1920, to parents, David E. and Cuma (Harris) Butcher in Wewoka, Okla. She was one of four siblings...

Carol A. Kompus June 18, 1945 - Sept. 5, 2016 HAYS, Kan. -- Carol A. Kompus, 71, died Monday (Sept. 5, 2016), at Hays. She was born June 18, 1945, in McCook, Neb., to Douglas and Wilma (Kleidosty) Bobinmyer, Sr. She grew up in Herndon, Kan., graduated from Herndon High School and attended Fort Hays State University. She lived in Herndon, Rexford, Oberlin and Hays...

Dorothy Lynn (Nelson) McLaren July 20, 1936 - Sept. 5, 2016 KASSON, Minn. -- Dorothy Lynn (Nelson) McLaren died Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at Fairview Nursing Home in Kasson after a lengthy battle with emphysema. She was 80 years old. Dorothy was born on July 20, 1936, in McCook, Neb., to Guy L. and Rosa E. (Schlegel) Nelson. Dorothy grew up in McCook and after attending college and working for a few years in Denver, she boarded the cruise ship "Oriana" and moved to Australia in 1964...