Stories from Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Angel Investors for Southwest Nebraska?

WAUNETA -- The McCook Junior B's American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader with Wauneta Tuesday night at Wauneta. Wauneta won the first game 5-4 and the Junior B's rolled to a 19-3 win in the second game. McCook's record is 9-8. In the first game, the score was tied 2-2 entering the sixth inning. McCook scored two runs in the top of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead. Wauneta scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to win the game...

One season after leading McCook Community College to its best ever softball record, coach Tyrone Robinson is leaving McCook to head the York College program. At the MCC helm, Robinson led the Indians to a 30-win season in 2008 -- most in school history -- as well as the program's first winning season...

The children and grandchildren of Ruth Bridgmon are requesting a card shower in honor of her 87th birthday on June 21, 2008. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1307 East A Street, McCook NE 69001.

More than 70 walkers raised a record $5,000 for the National Muscular Sclerosis Society June 7 in Norris Park. Walkers came not only from McCook but from Culbertson, Trenton, Ogallala, North Platte, Hastings, Lincoln and Omaha, thrilling organizer Joann Nemechek. "We had so many new walkers this year, It was just great." Funds will be used for research and support, with 60 percent of the proceeds remaining in the community, assisting those afflicted with MS and their caregivers...

So what does it really mean when those warning sirens go off in the city? Take cover immediately? Not necessarily, according to McCook Fire Chief Marc Harpham, who gave an update about the city's outdoor warning sirens at the regular city council meeting Monday night...

Pat Foley examines a 100-year old hackberry tree that fell sideways into her yard during last night's thunderstorm. The 80-100 foot tall tree, owned by Judy Stevens at 706 W. Fourth, came down about 12:30 a.m. on top of a power line and briefly knocked out electricity, said a representative of Nebraska Public Power. A cottonwood tree in Foley's yard stopped the the tree from completely hitting the ground but "Angels were watching over us," Foley said...

68 acres purchased for wells suitable for dryland farming

Two McCook residents were transported by helicopter to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a one-vehicle accident that caused a natural gas leak and a power outage very early this morning.

Mothers, especially mothers of young children (note the plural), long for it and fear it, all in the same breath. A moment of quiet. In fact, as soon as mom exhales the sigh of relief that silence has finally descended, she inhales a fearful gasp because all of a sudden "it's too quiet!"...