Stories from Monday, April 6, 2009

More than $400,000 is earmarked for Greater Nebraska.

Dear Editor, Regardless of your political beliefs, this is a time of action not complacency. The government is on the move and so should be the people. Your job is not over once you've cast your vote. Politicians need to be reminded how they need to represent the people who have elected them. Many people feel a growing frustration about banks and business considered too big to fail, bills that are too big to read, and a government too big to govern...

Dear Editor, Concord, Mass., is famous for its Minute Man statue, honoring the volunteer army of the American Revolution. It is also the home of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), a naturalist, philosopher and political activist. A replica of his cabin is built there...

The devastating Republican River flood of 1935 has left a lasting impression on us in Southwestern Nebraska, especially residents in the towns along the Republican. At that time natural forces combined to produce a "Once in a 100-year storm," which dumped unheard of amounts of rain on drought parched lands north and west of McCook. ...

June 30, 1929 - April 4, 2009 CAMBRIDGE -- Jack Macy, 79, died Saturday (April 4, 2009) at Cambridge Manor. He was born June 30, 1929, in Wheatridge, Colo., to Dick and Goldie (Sanson) Macy. He grew up in Cedar Bluffs and attended school in Cedar Bluffs and Oberlin, graduating from Decatur Community High School in 1947...

Oct. 14, 1977 - March 29, 2009 LINCOLN -- Jason Drew Brown, formerly of McCook, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at Lincoln. He was 31 years old. Jason was born Oct. 14, 1977, in Portland, Ore., to Dan R. and Susan Marie (Brown) Brown. He graduated from McCook High School in 1996. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1997 and was honorably discharged in 1999...

NORTH PLATTE --The McCook High School girls tennis team rolled to the team title Friday at the North Platte Invitational. "The team had a terrific performance en route to the team title," said McCook tennis coach Matt Wiemers. "The girls took top honors in both doubles divisions and a second place finish at No. 2 singles. Last season we were beat out by one point to Lexington...

The McCook High School girls and boys track teams swept the titles at the LeRoy Hoehner Invitational Friday at the MHS track. The meet was moved up one day to avoid nasty weather that rolled into McCook Saturday. The McCook girls scored 206 points and the boys tallied 193.5 to claim the team championships...

With increased market volatility and higher production costs, Southwest Nebraska farmers need all the help they can get in turning a profit. As an agricultural economist, Brian Strauch, the new University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension educator in McCook wants to do just that...

LINCOLN (AP) -- State lawmakers are debating whether the state should keep paying to clear vegetation from the Republican and Platte river basins. It would cost $2 million each of the next two years, but some senators say it could save the state much more by increasing the amount of water that flows into Kansas...