Stories from Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Come One! Come All! Whoever you are and wherever you live, McCook's Young Leaders, formerly the McCook Youth League, invite you to join them in downtown McCook for Nebraska's first ever "First Night" celebration. The gala event will take place New Year's Eve, with an entertaining variety of activities taking place in McCook's downtown business district between the hours of 7 p.m. and 12 a.m...

Some irrigators who will be affected by the state's proposal to reduce irrigation in dry years are none too happy about the prospect. "The solution is to treat everyone equally," said Roger Goltl at the presentation given by state water officials at the McCook Memorial Auditorium Tuesday. ...

The three bids the city received to purchase two new pickup trucks were over the amount budgeted and the McCook City Council approved revising bid specifications at a regular meeting Monday night. The pickups will be for the city street and recycling departments...

Less smoking leads to more birthdays -- a simple truth that the American Cancer Society hopes to get out for this year's 34th Great American Smokeout on Thursday. They make a point. Research shows that people who stop smoking before age 50 can cut their risk of dying in the next 15 years in half, compared to those who continue to smoke. Smokers who quit also reduce their risk of lung cancer -- 10 years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's...

"This box needs a number." "That's one heavy box!" "Oh, these are sooo good!" The 10 ladies gathered in Ann Trail's McCook garage chatter away as they are busy packing boxes full of goodies to be sent to troops overseas. Interspersed throughout the chatter is a good deal of laughter, as well as the constant "screech" of packing tape being pulled from the dispenser...