Stories from Friday, June 30, 2006

OGALLALA -- The McCook National Bank Seniors American Legion baseball team dropped a 5-2 decision at Ogallala Thursday. The MNB Seniors are now 16-9 this season and will play a 5:30 p.m. doubleheader at Sidney Friday and will host a 1:30 p.m. twinbill Sunday against Lexington at Jaycees Sports Complex...

The McCook Football League program will again be run for boys entering grades 5-8 this summer. Due to large enrollment expected, parents should enroll their athletes as soon as possible so that coaches can address equipment needs. Once again, registrations are limited to no more than 75 participants per age division...

Heritage Hills Golf Course Men's League Results and Team Standings Wednesday, June 28 Division I Individual Low Gross Kevin Michaelis 35 Anthony Davis 35 Clint Coleman 36 Division II Individual Low Gross Jeff Shaddock 37 Phil Harr 38 Don Moore 38 Judy Spomer 39...

June 15, 1916 - June 28, 2006 Floyd L. "Peewee" Watson, 90, died Wednesday, (June 28, 2006) at Community Hospital in McCook.  He was born on June 15, 1916, at Hamlet, to Lewis Thomas and Clara Marie (Uhren) Watson.   He was married to Della E. Rowland.  She preceded him in death on Jan. 16, 1978...

April 13, 1910 - June 10, 2006 TRENTON -- Dortha Florence Cleveland, 96, died Saturday (June 10, 2006) in Alliance. She was born April 13, 1910 in Trenton to Robert and Margaret (Herchfield) Sydow. She attended School in Trenton graduating in 1926. After attending normal school in Kearney, she taught rural school until her marriage to Clyde Cleveland, a marriage that lasted for 65 years until his death in 1995...

STILLWATER, Okla. -- An Oklahoma State University sophomore -- and a 2005 graduate of McCook Senior High -- is really excited about wearing her "national championship" ring. Jacqueline "Jacque" Roberts gushed, "It's a crazy-big, blingy, gaudy thing. I can't wait to get it."...

A project to renovate the historic Keystone Hotel has received $55,000 for design and engineering services. The Department of Com-merce's Economic Devel-opment Administration has approved the investment of Federal Economic Devel-opment Funds, according to Rex Nelson, executive director of the McCook Economic Development Corp...

Following a six-month transition period, a leadership change will take place at the McCook Daily Gazette. Gene Morris, the Gazette's publisher for the past 16 years, will leave the post at year's end and will be succeeded by Shary Skiles, the Gazette's general manager...

An ordinance that would restrict where registered sex offenders can live in McCook will be introduced at the City Council meeting, Monday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. The council also will hear a report from McCook Police Chief Ike Brown on the status of negotiations with Red Willow County regarding dispatch services and award bids for fencing around the east water tower and street improvements...

We've all seen them -- a young man or woman, talking on a cellular telephone, walking into a store. If we run into them inside, they're still on the phone while they shop. Back at the cash register, the checker is lucky if they respond to the question, "paper or plastic?"...

The scene is the same nearly every weeknight, every late spring/early summer, every year: The parents/grandparents/friends of McCook Midget League T-Ball players arrive at the way-outfield for Felling Field and park their vehicles by the entrance to the lone open gate. ...

On Wednesday, June 28, 2006 on or about 11:30 P.M., a person or persons caught our white cat. They killed him using a large illegal explosive. The cat's name was Doughboy, he was born in October of 1997 and was given to me on Christmas day of that same year. He grew to be 17 pounds, was neutered and had all his shots...