Stories from Monday, February 6, 2017

George Henry Wagner Nov. 29, 1928 - Feb. 1, 2017 COLUMBIA, Mo. -- George Henry Wagner, 88, died Wednesday, (Feb. 1, 2017), at Columbia. He was born Nov. 29. 1928 in Culbertson, Neb., to Frank and Pauline Wagner. He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1946. ...

Charles Ernest Fortin Jan. 15, 1967 - Feb. 4, 2017 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Charles Ernest Fortin, 50, died Thursday (Feb. 4, 2017), at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. He was born Jan. 15, 1967, in Oberlin to Jack Eugene and Mildred May Fortin. He grew up in Oberlin and Aurora, Colo. He graduated from Aurora High School. He was a clerk at Doller General in Oberlin...

McCook - The McCook Community College Indians extended their win streak to four, by beating NJC 62-50, before falling to Lamar 83-77 to finish off the home stand. The Lady Indians now sit at 14-10 on the year and 4-5 in Region IX play. MCC currently sits 5th in the Region standings; one game back from Otero and Trinidad of 3rd/4th place and a host spot of the First Round of the Region IX South Tournament. ...

from mccindians.com McCook -- The McCook Community College Indians used the momentum of breaking a four-game slide last Monday to take down NJC 83-77 and putting No. 17 nationally-ranked Lamar on the ropes before ultimately falling to the high ranked Runnin' Lopes 83-77. McCook is now 12-10 on the year and 3-7 in Region IX play...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook's second home meet of the season was one to savor with records falling and state qualifiers Friday afternoon. Diver Victoria Norgaard made state with a 306.85 score while the 200-frestyle relay of Laurel Schmidt, Rebecca Tietz, Candace Coleman and Shayne Coleman broke their own school record with a time of 1:46.6...

R.B. Headley Gazette Sports Editor OGALLALA, Neb. --Most complete win of the season best describes McCook's 64-34 varsity victory at Ogallala Friday evening. The Bison featured nine players hitting shots as DJ Gross and Hunter Hays delivered a long-awaited inside punch with 17 total points...

R.B. Headley Gazette Sports Editor OGALLALA, Neb. --Ho hum. Go ahead, doze against these McCook Bison and you might just see them making motel reservations in Lincoln next month. That's how coach Scott Leisy was feeling after his team's 45-43 comeback win over Ogallala Friday evening...

R.B. Headley Gazette Sports Editor VALENTINE, Neb. -- McCook junior Kaleb Taylor pinned two foes with 55 total wins to clinch his Southwest Conference 220-pound championship on Friday. Taylor led a Bison attack featuring six wrestlers who finished third or higher in this eight-team tournament...

McCOOK, Neb. -- After nearly 1 1/2 hours in open and closed sessions this morning, the Red Willow County board of commissioners declined to make any changes to the membership of the board of trustees of the county-owned Hillcrest Nursing Home. The agenda of the commissioners' weekly meeting included an item to consider the removal of trustees, identified during open discussion as Randy Dean and Jim Howard...

One of the very early pioneers to Red Willow County Nebraska was Gottlieb Weyeneth, from Neufechatel, Bern Canton, Switzerland, where he was born, in 1848. At that time, in Switzerland, all young men had to fulfill a military obligation to their country. ...

As you would expect activity is picking up in the Legislature. This past week we passed LB 22 from the first round of debate, which is General File on to the second round which is Select File. Hopefully by the time you are reading this we will have passed it from Select File on to Final Reading. LB 22 is the budget bill that we need to pass in order to close the revenue short fall that must be met between now and June 30th, 2017...

Instead of our spending billions of dollars on a wall, why don't we arrest and prosecute those who hire undocumented immigrants? That would stem the flow and solve the problem without adding unnecessarily to our already huge debt. Sincerely, Wauneta, Nebraska...

Ronda Graff MCFF McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Community Chest is looking for a few good dresses as the fourth annual "Prom Shop" returns this spring. The specialty dress shop offers gently worn - and occasionally new - dresses for a minimal cost. The Prom Shop will be open Saturday, March 4 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 110 West C Street in McCook...

Last week, that Pennsylvania rodent predicted six more weeks of winter. But robins are gathering now in trees in Southwest Nebraska, a surefire indication that spring can't be far away. Southwest Nebraskans enjoyed balmy weather in the 60s over the weekend...

Peggy Roe Dec. 5, 1931 - Feb. 5, 2017 NORTON, Kan. -- Peggy Roe, 85, died Sunday (Feb. 5, 2017), at the Andbe Home in Norton, Kan. She was born Dec. 5, 1931, in rural Clayton, Kan. to William E and Bernice Alexander Gallentine. She grew up on a farm near Clayton. She attended Norcatur High School. She married Robert D. Roe. She lived most of her life in Norcatur and spent the last three years at the Andbe Home...

Leta Mae (Springer) Bolles May 23, 1926 - Feb. 6, 2017 MCCOOK, Neb. -- Leta Mae (Springer) Bolles of McCook died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 90 years old. Leta was born May 23, 1926, in Lebanon, Neb., to Marion Charles and Reva Lucille (Mays) Springer. She grew up in the Lebanon and Danbury area...