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Oberlin's Teryn Grafel takes Class 3A 100-meter hurdles
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/06)
Rawlins County girls squad 2nd in 2A WICHITA, Kan. -- Oberlin's Teryn Grafel captured the Kansas Class 3A boys state championhip in the 110-meter hurdles Saturday at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium. Grafel joined other area athletes in the 3A and 2A Kansas State track divisions Friday and Saturday...
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MNB Seniors 2nd in home tourney
(Other Sports ~ 05/30/06)
Ogallala pitcher tosses no-hitter in title game The McCook National Bank Seniors American Legion baseball team finished second their Memorial Day Tournament Monday at the Jaycees Sports Complex. The Seniors (1-4) defeated Gothenburg 11-1 in a five-inning run-rule game and picked up their first win of the summer and lost to Ogallala 6-1 in the championship game... -
Holiday's origins emphasized
(Local News ~ 05/30/06)
Kyle Kunkee, a McCook man who served in the U.S. Marines in Iraq, called Memorial Day not a day of mourning, but a day of thankful commemoration for soldiers who have fought and died for the freedoms Americans enjoy today. Kunkee, however, did mourn the loss of the true meaning of the holiday -- that of remembering and honoring soldiers who have defended and died for the American ideal of freedom... -
Sheriff's office investigating carjacking
(Local News ~ 05/30/06)
Red Willow County sheriff's officers are investigating an alleged car-jacking that occurred late Sunday evening northwest of McCook. Sheriff Gene Mahon said his officers were alerted at 1:06 a.m., Monday that a McCook man who stopped to help a stranded motorist had his car stolen by the motorist and his passenger, one white and one black male...
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Who's backward?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/30/06)
I was glad to learn that the island of Okinawa is the same today as it was 40 years ago this October when I was first there. I'm sure they still have the same "A" ratings for the bars, just to ensure that the GIs who go there don't get cheated. The girls probably still have to meet certain standards or they are not allowed to operate their business, either...
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There's plenty to do, and not that far away
(Editorial ~ 05/30/06)
Now that Memorial Day is over, the summer vacation season is officially open. If you haven't already made plans, or if the price of gasoline is causing you to rethink you plans, the governor has a suggestion for you, in the form of "More Vacation. Less Travel."...
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Clifford G. Crossan
(Obituary ~ 05/30/06)
July 12, 1909- May 13, 2006 WHEATRIDGE, Colo. -- Clifford Golden Crossan died Saturday, May 13, 2006, at the Mountain Vista Nursing Home in Wheatridge, Colo. He was born July 12, 1909, on the family homestead at Golden Prairie near Burns, Wyo. He was the son of the late Isaac and Hattie (Swingle) Crossan... -
Carol Ward Gray
(Obituary ~ 05/30/06)
June 1, 1917-May 28, 2006 LYONS, Kan. -- Carol Ward Gray, 88, died Sunday (May 28, 2006) at the Sterling Presbyterian Manor. He was born June. 1, 1917, at Clay County, Kan., to Lawrence G. and Agnes T. (Carlson) Gray. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II... -
Wilma Faye Gunther
(Obituary ~ 05/30/06)
Jan. 8, 1920-May 25, 2006 BENKELMAN -- Wilma Faye Gunther, 86, died Thursday, (May 25, 2006) at the Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home. She was born Jan. 8, 1920, in Cheyenne County, Kan., to John B. and Hazel (McFarland) Pettit. She grew up on a farm and attended rural school in the Big Timber Community in Kansas...
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LaVerne Oliver 'John' Vogel
(Obituary ~ 05/30/06)
July 12, 1929-May 26, 2006 John O. Vogel passed away Friday (May 26, 2006) at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney at the age of 76. He was born July 12, 1929, in Hayes County, Neb., the son of the late George W. and Elizabeth (Spahn) Vogel. John grew up in Southwest Nebraska, and since 1946 John resided in Beverly...
