Stories from Friday, June 13, 2003

IMPERIAL -- The McCook American Legion Juniors baseball team routed Imperial 12-4 in a four-inning game Wednesday night. The game was called after four innings because rain and the seniors-level game between McCook and Imperial was canceled. The McCook Juniors scored five runs in the top of the first inning, two in the second and five in the fourth on 14 hits...

Dear Editor, I commend Bruce Crosby for the revival of his column, Croswind. The editor is doing a great job writing interesting tidbits about people in the community. Keep up the good work, Mr. Crosby. Justin Haag Chadron

Dear Editor, It's that time of year when the McCook Elks Lodge is finalizing plans for the Fourth of July tribute. This year's event will be an extraordinary one. Due to a generous gift from the former McCook volunteer Fire and Rescue, it will be a superb fireworks display...

Ignored by bureaucrats, ridiculed by environmentalists and given excuses by politicians, the mayors of Southwest Nebraska are taking matters into their own hands regarding the sharply lower arsenic levels allowed for community water supplies. With a unanimous show of hands, a Southwest Nebraska planning committee voted Wednesday to host an "Arsenic & The Old West" conference. ...

With school out for the summer, kids will have plenty of time to get back into the flow of summer, into the flow of lounging around, into the flow of uttering their two favorite words, "I want ..." This final ritual is egged on by an increase in television viewing and consequently more commercials. ...

A small construction accident on B Street combined with wet weather resulted in the closure of two McCook businesses for at least a couple of weeks. Precision PC and Divine Productions will be out of commission for at least a couple of weeks, according to Precision PC owner Brett Warren. The two businesses are in the basement of Farrell's Pharmacy at 116 West B...

By The Associated Press Some Nebraska airports won a break from the Senate with approval of continued funding for programs that benefit air service to rural parts of the country. A reauthorization bill passed Thursday includes full funding for Essential Air Service, which subsidizes rural air routes, and the Airport Improvement Program. Nebraska's senators, Democrat Ben Nelson and Republican Chuck Hagel, both voted for the measure...

Mike and Merriul Thomas (above) of McCook swing dance to "In the Mood," one of the most popular swing dance songs of the Big Band era, played by the Freedom Swings Big Band at the first concert in the 2003 Hot Summer Nights concert series. Walt Sehnert (right photo) and Angie Reiners sing "Chattanooga Choo Choo" to an estimated crowd of 700 people. ...

LINCOLN -- Red Willow County District Judge John Battershell will hear a motion Friday, June 20, to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at stopping the reorganization of the Republican Valley and Twin Valley school districts and the sale of bonds for a new school building...

The Buick Scramble, celebrating its 20th season and second under the Buick banner, is scheduled to conduct a local championship at Heritage Hills Golf Course in McCook on Sunday. Sponsored by Howard Kool Motors of McCook and open to the public, four-person teams with certified USGA handicap indexes are eligible to compete in the Buick Scramble Local Championship at Heritage Hills Golf Course. ...

Dorothy Josephine "Jo" Gerver, 87, died Wednesday (June 11, 2003) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born July 17, 1915, at St. Joseph, Mo., to Edward Joseph and Mamie Ruth (Wooley) Toohey. Her father died the day she was born. Her mother remarried in 1916, to James Henry Cross. ...