Stories from Wednesday, November 27, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. -- Bah humbug, or Ho Ho Ho? The Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival planning committee invites you to celebrate the Christmas season at their First Tuesday event on December 3. Ebenezer Scrooge along with Don Harpst and a few friends will be featured speakers from 7 – 8 pm at the Bieroc Café. Anyone with stories of Christmases past, present or future is encouraged to take the stage. As always, listeners are welcome as well...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Area Community Choir will usher in the holiday season with their annual Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. in the McCook Methodist Church. A wide variety of music will be performed from a 16th century carol,"The Holly and the Ivy" to modern day "Believe" from The Polar Express.  "Christmas in About Three Minutes" will challenge the audience to determine how many carols are included Central Starz  (4/5 auditioned choir) will open the program and will also join the choir in "Some Children See Him"  and the traditional closing, "Peace, Peace".. ...

Eugene Leonard Kleidosty Nov. 6, 1926 - Nov. 23, 2019 ATWOOD, Kan. — Eugene Leonard Kleidosty died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Atwood. He was born Nov. 6, 1926, at the George Jr. Sattler farmstead, five miles northwest of Herndon, Kan., the son of Mike and Carrie (Sattler) Kleidosty. He attended the Stoney School, first through fourth grades and then went to St. Mary’s School in Herndon, fifth through eighth grades...

Ronald Eugene Fringer Sept. 17, 1933 - Nov. 24, 2019 SUPERIOR, Neb. — Ronald Eugene Fringer, the son of Lyle Glen and Verda Eva Jones Fringer, was born Sept. 17, 1933, at North Branch, Kan.  He departed this life on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb., at the age of 86 years...

Edward John Cahoj July 29, 1930 - Nov. 23, 2019 BOLIVAR, MO. — Edward John Cahoj, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, of Bolivar, passed away peacefully with his beloved wife and family by his side at Citizens Memorial Hospital on Nov. 23, 2019. He was 89 years old...

McCOOK, Neb. — The major intersection of U.S. 83 and U.S. 6-34 on the west side of McCook was “an ice rink” according to dispatchers and a few accidents on icy streets were being reported as traffic began moving again today following Tuesday’s snowstorm...

When the snow melts enough to see the pavement again, new crosswalk markings will be visible near the McCook Public Library, a safety measure taken by the city after requests by concerned parents.

A recent Associated Press article ("High-speed internet shortage a big concern in rural Nebraska," Nov. 11) reported on the lack of affordable high-speed access in many rural areas of the state. Several reasons were cited, including cost and workforce shortages. Without question, work needs to be done to accelerate the deployment of broadband infrastructure to all areas of Nebraska...

Want to be happier and healthier? Try a little gratitude. That’s easier said than done if you’ve recently suffered a loss, can’t see your way out of a difficult circumstance or face seemingly unsurmountable problems. In that case, please reach out for help — and if you know someone that needs that help, please do what you can...