Stories from Monday, February 16, 2009

SCOTTSBLUFF -- The McCook High School wrestling team brought home the Nebraska Class B-4 district wrestling tournament runner-up plaque on Saturday from Scottsbluff. The Bison will send six wrestlers to the state tournament Friday and Saturday at the Qwest Center in Omaha -- Jesus Gauna, 103 pounds; Nate Morgan 112, Skyler Kalinski, 125; Drew Peterson, 130; Hank Lichtenwaldt, 171; and Chris Schleeman, 215...

Southwest Nebraska High School wrestlers near the end of the season after competing in their respective class district competitions Friday and Saturday. The state wrestling tournament begins Friday in the Quest Center in Omaha with several area wrestlers making appearances in class C and D...

The McCook High School boys and girls basketball teams posted 1-2 records in the East/West Shootout Thursday through Saturday. The McCook boys lost to Gering 62-59 Thursday, defeated Alliance 60-50 Friday and lost to Scottsbluff 50-33 Saturday. All three games were at home...

Oct. 29, 1912 - Feb. 10, 2009 HERNDON -- Caroline I. Pettera, 96, died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2009) at Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood. She was born Oct. 29, 1912, in Ludell Township, Kan., to Joseph T. and Amelia (Vap) Pettera. She was a self-employed domestic worker during her working years...

MAYWOOD -- The Wauneta-Palisade boys basketball team improved to 12-8 with a 61-45 win at Maywood Saturday. The Broncos placed four players in double figures. Chris Bartels and Drew Harris each scored 14 points. TJ Ellicott and Ricky martin each scored 12...

OBERLIN -- The Hoxie boys defeated Oberlin 54-33 Friday night at Oberlin. Hoxie outscored Oberlin 17-4 in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Casey Heim and Matt Weis each scored 14 points for the visiting Indians. Lucas Juenemann led Oberlin with 11...

ATWOOD, Kan. -- Former major league outfielder Ted Uhlaender, whose daughter races for the U.S. skeleton team and is eyeing her second Olympic berth, has died. He was 68 and lived in rural Atwood. Uhlaender died Thursday after a heart attack, the San Francisco Giants said...

Enchanted by a performance that "captured my interest and held me in time," Charles Coleman is encouraging people throughout the McCook area to attend the Saturday night performance of "Civil War Voices" at the historic Fox Theatre. Coleman, who traveled to Lincoln with his wife, Christina, to view the Civil War musical performance at the Lied Center, said the show "had moments which took my breath away. ...

Diarrhea, fever, cramps, nausea, vomiting, chills, headache. The symptoms usually last about four to seven days, and most often go away without treatment. Most of us would assume it was some common bug and let it go at that.  But for nearly 600 people in the United States, the symptoms, associated with salmonella infections blamed on peanut products, proved more serious, and about nine died...

Carl Orrin of McCook never considered himself a creative artist, or a trailblazer in the field of commercial art, yet he was a fellow who was able to blend art with new technology to produce some stunningly beautiful artistic displays, which were greatly appreciated by the people of our area...

Wednesday of this week, LB125 to provide for voter registration on Election Day is scheduled for hearing. If this bill passes, individuals would be allowed to show up at the polls on Election Day, register and vote. Such a weakening and "streamlining" could make it possible for individuals to vote at how many different polling places in one day. This would provide opportunity for "bus loads of voters" being brought in that we read about in other states who have weakened their voter laws...

Nebraska is often insulated from bad economic times, but we are definitely feeling the effects now of the recession with job layoffs and business closings. The economic recovery bill passed into law, while not perfect, will help prevent a further deepening in Nebraska while tossing a lifeline to millions of Americans who are already hurt by the sinking economy...

The stimulus package which passed through Congress last week commanded much of the Senate's attention. I did not support it, because I feel it contains far too much wasteful spending, and provides far too few new jobs and relief for American families. ...

Last week the Executive Board had a hearing on Legislative Resolution 11, which would extend the life of the Developmental Disabilities Special Investigative Committee formed by the Legislature to provide oversight for resolving problems at the Beatrice State Development Center (BSDC). ...