Stories from Friday, June 29, 2007

McCook Community College has announced the hiring of two more head coaches and assistant coach, said MCC athletic director Chet DeVaughn. Tyrone Robinson, an assistant coach at Rainy River Community College in International Falls, Minn., has been named as head softball coach at MCC and former Heritage Hills PGA professional Bill Stokley will coach the MCC men's golf team beginning this fall...

McCook Legion baseball squad evens season record to 10-10 The McCook First Central Bank Juniors American Legion baseball team evened its season record at 10-10 with a 15-0 victory Thursday night over Imperial-Grant at Jaycee Sports Complex. "We started off a little slow but picked up the pace in third inning," said McCook coach Lirin Yost...

Movie Review: Ratatouille Rated G, Run Time: 110 minutes Through the years, I have always anticipated a new Pixar film. Pixar, being the minds behind Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, and more, has a reputation for excellent quality animated films. ...

Jan. 2, 1923 - June 6, 2007 CAMBRIDGE -- Cora Jean (Daffer) Teter, 84, of Cambridge, departed this life on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, in the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Cora was born Jan. 2, 1923, to James Scott and Erma Faye (Nicholson) Daffer in their rural Lebanon residence. She attended elementary and high school in Lebanon, graduating as the valedictorian of the Class of 1940. She attended McCook Junior College, graduating in 1943...

KANONA, Kan., -- Marvin was born in Kanona, Kan. He spent his adolescence in McCook, which he always considered home. His youth was spent riding the rails of America and he visited almost every state in the union before returning to McCook. He was a Merchant Marine and served in World War II in the Air Force...

Aug. 7, 1925 - June 27, 2007 LINCOLN -- Lloyd W. Weber 81, of McCook, died Wednesday (June 27, 2007) in Lincoln. He was born to Andrew and Leota (Housel) Weber on Aug. 7, 1925, in rural Lancaster County. Lloyd was a World War II Army Veteran. He was a member of the McCook VFW, Elks Lodge and Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the Reformed Church of America in Firth...

A fire with a head start taunted those who showed up to fight it Thursday afternoon at the home of Marilyn and Lester Betts, 330 N. Cherokee in McCook. The Betts' tightly-sealed home created more challenges as firefighters at-tacked the fire that had been burning for possibly an hour before passersby and neighbors noticed smoke...

The "Mega" highway construction project between Cambridge and Holdrege has been completed, but don't look for the Nebraska Department of Roads to be doing on another massive bid-letting in the near future. "The fluctuating cost of construction materials has forced us to give up on the idea," said Hugh Holak, the District 7 highway construction engineer. ...

We've probably heard the last of immigration reform until after the 2008 election. A vote in the U.S. Senate, to limit debate and send the measure to a final vote, fell 14 votes short and effectively killed the bill. "We walked away from a tough problem and failed America," supporter Sen. Chuck Hagel said...

I'm not a man-basher.  Really, I'm not.  If I do say something uncomplimentary about my husband or men in general, it's only because they deserved it.  I love my husband all the time, but sometimes I don't understand him.  I don't understand why he can't eat Froot Loops in front of other people.  He tells me it's not a manly cereal, and he wouldn't be caught dead eating them, even though he likes them.  He eats things like granola and trail mix because they sound manly.  Well…and because he likes them, too.  But that's beside the point.. ...

By CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor BARTLEY -- Bartley firefighters added village funds to a check for $9,200 from USDA Rural Development to enhance their personal safety and their ability to protect Bartley and rural residents from fire. Roberta Mues, community programs specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development North Platte office, presented a symbolic check for $9,200 to Bartley firefighters Thursday evening...

"I'd love to go to Hawaii -- I don't necessarily want to go on a cruise, but I'd like to go to Hawaii" -- Shannon Beaumont, McCook "Anywhere but here; I don't know, someplace nice and warm." -- Melissa Sitzman, McCook "We go to the Black Hills a lot. It's a great place to go with the kids. Of course, conoeing's good, too." -- Janie Bredvick, McCook...