Stories from Thursday, January 26, 2006

Lee Maiden, the professional at Heritage Hills, announced his resignation Wednesday to take a teaching position with Bird Golf Academy. "It is with sadness that I have resigned my position as head golf professional at Heritage Hills," Maiden said. "This was not an easy decision, but I feel it is the right decision. I have taken a position with Bird Golf Academy in which I will be based in McCook, travel throughout the southwest U.S. and teach golf, something I love to do...

LINCOLN -- Nebraska has finalized its football schedules for the 2006 and 2007 football seasons with the announcement of five non-conference home games at Memorial Stadium over the next two years. The games announced on Wednesday include three home games for the 2006 season--Louisiana Tech on Sept. ...

NORTH PLATTE -- The Board of Governors gave final approval for Dr. Michael Chipps and the College Administration to move forward with the Mid Plains Community College Facilities Master Plan during Wednesday's night regularly scheduled meeting in North Platte...

The State of Nebraska is continuing in its efforts to iron out the problems it's experiencing with the Republican River Compact between Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, according to Nebraska Sen. Tom Baker during his regular conference call with the McCook Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee...

Red Willow County's jail task force will recommend to county commissioners that they pick from four sites for a county sheriff's office and jail paired with a City of McCook police and fire department. Task force members met Wednesday evening -- for what some members thought would be their last meeting -- to listen to a cost analysis presentation from consultants and make a final decision regarding their recommendation for the location in McCook of a joint county-city public safety center, if it is ultimately approved by voters.. ...

Dear Editor: I pray that the column by Dawn Cribbs will inspire all of us Christians to share our faith with the world. Because, you see, silence is not golden, it's yellow. Sincerely, George Anderson McCook

Homeland Security funds put to good use in Southwest Nebraska.

In the past week or so, I've discovered a very important lesson. When your sinuses are running and your head is aching and every musclea and joint in your body is screaming out against any kind of movement -- it's hard to think clearly. Like a lot of people around the area, I've been dealing with the flu -- or a cold -- or a sinus infection -- whatever the doctors are calling it this week -- for about four weeks now...

Dec. 27, 1919--Jan. 25, 2006 OBERLIN -- Mamie Unger, 86, died Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2006) at the Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. She was born Dec. 27, 1919, in Oberlin to James Franklin Garver and Jessie Wilson. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1937 and received a teaching certificate from Fort Hays State University...

CURTIS -- Leland John Magee, 74, died Tuesday (Jan. 24, 2006) in Curtis. He was born to LeRoy and Carrie Olga (Hansen) Magee at home, south of Maxwell. He attended country school and graduated from U.N.S.A. at Curtis. On March 22, 1953, he married Geraldine Lenz in Las Vegas, Nev. They lived on a farm south of Curtis...

The family of Ruthella Carter Jones is requesting a card shower in honor of her 85th birthday. She was born Jan. 30, 1921, in McCook. Her family includes children, Theda Beth and Dale Stanley of Wilsonville, Paula and John McArthur of McCook, Robin and Jerry Wonderly of Bartley, Ron Jones of Golden, Colo., and Leanna Smidt of Greeley, Colo.; 19 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. ...