Stories from Tuesday, December 2, 2008

June 12, 1921 - Nov. 30, 2008 ARAPAHOE -- B. June Roepke, 87, died Sunday (Nov. 30, 2008) at Mount Carmel Nursing Home in Kearney. She was born June 12, 1921, on the family farm south of Arapahoe to William H. and Hazel (Elston) McCoy. She attended Arapahoe High School and graduated in 1938...

ATWOOD -- A McCook teen injured in a one-car rollover accident early Monday morning north of Atwood is being treated at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo. An accident report from Rawlins County Undersheriff Jim Schroeder indicates that the car driven southbound by Crista B. ...

Bids are on the table, lenders are looking over the financial details and contractors are ready to get started on the project to restore the Keystone Hotel as a business center, the McCook City Council was told Monday night. But time is of the essence, said Rex Nelson, executive director of the McCook Economic Development Corp. ...

CURTIS -- Norma Lashley, BSB Construction Inc, owner and president has contributed $100,000 to the NCTA development effort. This generous contribution follows that of the Curtis State Bank and the Sunset Haven bondholders and is a positive indication that the community recognizes the lasting value of NCTA's proposed campus expansion...

The three suspects in the Oct. 30 break-in at the U.S. Post Office in Bartley pleaded not guilty in Red Willow County District Court Monday. Kacey Lee Maret, 23, address unavailable, was charged with two Class III felony burglaries for the Bartley Post Office break-in and the Bartley Village Office in September. He remains in custody with his $100,000 bond reduced to $50,000 with 10 percent, or $5,000, allowed...

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