Stories from Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Paul Edward Klinkebiel Dec. 26, 1931 - March 13, 2017 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Paul Edward Klinkebiel, age 85, of Cambridge passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Monday, March 13, 2017.  He was born in Cambridge on Dec. 26, 1931, to Diedrich and Alvena (Schroeder) Klinkebiel.  Paul attended country school northwest of Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1949...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A well drilling moratorium variance request has been up, and down, and up and down, through meetings, trials and court hearings — the latest before the Nebraska Supreme Court, which sent it back to the Furnas County District Court for further review...

McCOOK. Neb. — Clothing and household items stored for years in a building in McCook may make their way around the world after being donated to “Orphan Grain Train.” Volunteers for OGT have spent several days in McCook this late winter, sorting and bagging items that will be shared domestically and internationally with those in need. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Skip and Cindy Dugger of McCook, the new owners of an aging grocery store/office building/warehouse at 702 E. Third in McCook, promise that the corner will take on a new look, and a new purpose. Skip said Tuesday afternoon that the renovation of the corner property has already taken him two to three months and that he’s definitely not done. “I’ll turn it into a nice building that the community can be proud of. I will not give up on it,” Skip said...

McCOOK, Neb. — At the county commissioners’ meeting Monday morning, Red Willow County assessor Sandra Kotschwar asked commissioners to withdrew her intent to tax a City of McCook airplane hangar. Kotschwar told commissioners she is cautious about moving forward with taxing the city’s newest hangar, because other hangars should be taxed as well and not every county in the state is taxing hangars...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Rotary Club plans a wine tasting/wine education fund-raiser 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 26 at the Community Building on the Red Willow County Fairgrounds.. Subtitled, Wine 101, the wine tasting will help participants learn about the basics of wine, how to read a wine label, and how to pair wine with different foods to bring out the flavors of both the food and the wine. Tyler Schmick of Schmick’s Market will be presenting the information...

Happy Sunshine Week! (March 12 - 18) This week newspapers across the country will publish stories about the importance of public records and measure how well their local governments allow access to information. Public records are very serious business for newspapers because they form the backbone of most newspaper stories. ...

A 5-foot-5 hero lifting Mount St. Mary’s to victory Tuesday (see story above) had the Gazette’s own 5’4 3/4” R.B. Headley leaping high enough that he almost cleared his nearest dropped pizza box. “My living room transcends into a tasty obstacle course for about three weeks, great way to burn a few carbs,” Rigorous Beefeater Headley admitted...

North Platte – It is an honor and an accomplishment for a player to be named to a National Junior College All-Region player in a sport. North Platte Community College’s Jessica Lovitt was named to the Region IX Division II team in both volleyball and basketball during the 2016-2017 season...

McCOOK, Neb. – Coach Brandon Lenhart and the McCook Community College Indian basketball have announced the dates for their annual camps. This year MCCC will offer a K-10 Kids Camp, a One-Day Team Camp, and the annual MCC Summer League. The K-10 Kids Camp will take place on May 31 through June 2. The morning session will be for Kindergartners through the 5th grade and will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m...

Of the dozens of Nebraska Pro Day spectators, including 23 NFL scouts and another from the Canadian Football League, at least one openly expressed his approval of Tommy Armstrong Jr. “He’s looking really good – especially coming off a hamstring,” the middle-aged man said from a roped-off area in the corner of Cook Pavilion. “To me, he’s blowing it out of the water.”...