Stories from Thursday, March 30, 2006

The State of Nebraska Governor Salary is $85,000.00! We elected the governor! The City of McCook City Manager's proposed salary is $88,000.00 and we didn't elect the city manager! (Yes, he has already moved in and driving a City vehicle.  Amazing.)...

Before the 2006 season began, McCook Community College baseball coach Jeremy Jorgensen made a conscious effort to schedule stronger non-conference opponents in hopes the team would be better by the time the team played the heart of its conference schedule...

The McCook Community College baseball team swept a Wednesday doubleheader from the Brown Mackie College Lions from Salina, Kan. The twinbill was played at the Jaycees Sports Complex. McCook, now 9-13, won the first game 13-3 and the second game 16-6...

Waid Vontz tops field with 73 CAMBRIDGE -- The Alma Cardinals clipped the host Cambridge Trojans by one stroke to capture the team title at the Cambridge Invitational golf tournament Wednesday at the Cross Creek course. Alma posted a 346 score, followed by Cambridge 347, Medicine Valley-Maywood 370, Southern Valley 381, Overton 383, Arapahoe 391, Elwood 400, Hitchcock County 417, Southwest 435, Bertrand 445, Dundy County 448, Wauneta-Palisade 452 and Loomis 479...

Up to 60 local students needed

There's something magic about making beautiful music using nothing but your voice -- and something even more special about joining with other voices to make beautiful harmonies. That, and the fellowship of working out the notes and dynamics with other barbershop enthusiasts that has kept the Prairie Statesmen coming back since 1972...

I would like to set the record straight on some items that were printed in the article on "shortcut to livestock" friendly in Tuesday's Gazette. I believe I am familiar with the Livestock Friendly Program in Nebraska, as I have attended meetings and have worked with the program as chairman of the Hitchcock County Planning Commission for nearly two years. Hitchcock County has recently been designated "Livestock Friendly" by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture...

I cannot accept the excuses put forth by Mayor Berry on the reasoning behind rehiring Bingham. I thought everything was complete with the water treatment plant and the water issue had been taken care of, at least that is what Bingham said when he left...

I applaud Jean Lacey, Mary V. Horendeck and Pat Redfern for having the courage to uphold the need for prayer before County board meetings. Their comments on 3-23-06, 3-13-06 and 3-27-06 were right on the money! We also need men to protest on behalf of prayer before civil meetings...

A friend of mine sent me an e-mail the other day relating real life questions that had been asked in the courtroom. I read it at least a week ago. Another friend received it Tuesday. She giggled and guffawed throughout the entire reading. One of the quips told of a lawyer, who asked a coroner if he was sure the subject was dead when he began to perform an autopsy. The coroner explained that the patient's brain had been removed and was sitting on the counter when the autopsy began...