Stories from Friday, November 25, 2016

40th anniversary The family of Steve and Cindy (Housley) Quigley of Indianola, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 27. They were married in the United Methodist Church in McCook, Neb., in 1976. ...

In 1870, Nebraska found need for a school to house wayward children. Kearney was the location chosen for this school and the first building became reality in 1881 built with tax money. Both boys and girls were originally housed in this school but that concept did not work very well and in 1892 a second school was funded for just girls and located in Geneva...

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. Activity log These items are taken from reports filed by the McCook Police Department. The locations refer to block numbers, not specific addresses. If you have information about any of these reports, call the police department at (308) 345-3450...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department has been notified that a second diagnosis of pertussis is in the health district. Pertussis is known as "whooping cough" because of the "whooping" sound that is made when gasping for air after a fit of coughing...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The Mobile Pantry in McCook on Saturday, Nov. 19, provided 16,000 pounds of food to 184 households (551 people), to two community projects and to one local food Pantry. JoLyn Hare of Culbertson and Barb Ostrum of McCook, local coordinators of Mobile Pantrys in Southwest Nebraska, said the cold, blustery weather and the late-morning start of a televised Nebraska Cornhusker football game may have affected turnout somewhat; they agreed they had hoped to help more families. ...

CURTIS, Neb. -- Agribusiness students are rounding up Christmas gifts for area youngsters as part of the "Hometown Christmas" celebration in Curtis. The AgriBusiness Management (AMS) students at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are coordinating a collection of new or gently used toys for area youth, said Mary Rittenhouse, AMS division chair...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A North Platte man accused of burglarizing the Congregational Church on East E Street in McCook was sentenced to probation time earlier this month in Red Willow County District Court. The man, 19-year-old Maxwell J. Allen, was originally facing a Class 2A felony alleging he burglarized the church in October of 2015. ...

If you survived your Black Friday shopping excursion (that started Thursday afternoon) you and your family may not be in the clear yet. If you already bought toys for the kids on your shopping list, you might want to check with the safety experts before putting them under the tree...

I tend not to cry over spilled milk and I'm not going to this time either. Even though the Democrats have lost two presidential elections since 2000 when they won the popular vote, the popular vote isn't what gets you elected, even though in a democracy, I've always thought it should be the only way to get elected. The will of the people vs. the state's congressional representation does away with the concept of one man, one vote which our nation was founded on...

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! For heaven's sake the election has been over for two weeks now. It is time that we stop the negative remarks about the two candidates and move on and just drop the subject. We had a election and Donald Trump is our new president whether you like it or not...

McCOOK, Neb. -- One of two thieves accused of stealing tools from a local man and attempting to sell them online was sentenced to probation time earlier this month in Red Willow County District Court. The woman, 31-year-old Alicia L. Bergling of 1006 West 12th Street, was sentenced to 12 months probation during a hearing on Nov. ...

Karen Spilinek April 15, 1956 - Nov. 23, 2016 WICHITA, Kan. -- Karen Spilinek, 60, of Wichita, formerly of McCook, Neb., went on to join her father in His heavenly home on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on April 15, 1956, to Gerald and Roberta (Schmidt) Spilinek in St. ...