Stories from Thursday, February 21, 2008

April 30, 1930 - Feb. 19, 2008 Harvey William Hofman was taken from us suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, to his heavenly home. He was 77 years old. Harvey was born on April 30, 1930, in Red Willow County to William and Henreietta ((Kisker) Hofman. He attended St. John's Parochial School through eighth grade. He graduated from McCook High School in 1948. Harvey served in the Nebraska National Guard for several years...

LINCOLN -- Sen. Mark Christensen has decided to make as his priority bill one that would use state funds to pay irrigators who sold their water last year. "It's critical to get this done," he said this morning at the weekly McCook Chamber of Commerce Legislature conference call...

Is Scott Kleeb in position to take advantage of an "Obama bounce"? Perhaps, but first, he has to confirm that he will, indeed, seek the Nebraska Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator. Then, he will have to get past the financial muscle of Tony Raimondo, who became a Democrat only recently to make his own Senate campaign possible...

I've always enjoyed playing on my computer. I started out using it to keep a diary. I took a BASIC computer class in college and set up a few simple programs, such as games and a simple bookkeeping system. When I began work at the Gazette, I started at the local desk, typing obituaries, club notes and other local news...