Stories from Wednesday, April 7, 2010

75th birthday The family of James E. Reiners is requesting a card shower in honor of his 75th birthday, April 9. His family includes his wife, Wendy, six children, 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulation will reach him at 71094 Rd 394, Indianola, NE 69034...

Sept. 1, 1924 - March 27, 2010 Born in Sterling, Colorado, on Sept. 1, 1924, devoted mother of four and a loving, supportive wife, Reavis Lavina Smith Howlett passed away Saturday (March 27, 2010) in Yuma, Colo. Reavis married John Howlett on Nov. 22, 1944, in Golden, Colo. ...

June 9, 1936 - April 4, 2010 OBERLIN -- Fred Counter, 73, died Sunday (April 4, 2010) at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born June 9, 1936, in Oberlin to Fred J. Counter and Gladys Cronn. He grew up in rural Oberlin and attended O'Toole No. 35 School...

It seems like an endless number of factors are conspiring to attack the traditional home. Divorce, single-parent families, live-in boyfriends, both parents of young children working, unemployment and financial stress -- all can manifest themselves in abuse or neglect of the most vulnerable among us...

Words like honor, respect and love can lose a little something, either in the expectations the words evoke or in the over-use or outright misuse of each one. Look at love. Primarily viewed as an emotion, the word love takes many forms in our day-to-day lives. Someone loves their job, which doesn't (or shouldn't) equate with the love they have for their children or their spouse...

I was both saddened and impressed by Bob Thayer's satirical response (April 2-4) to my conservative response to his liberal (and I guess we could say hurtful) attack on a local conservative woman who dared to characterize the White House with words like Nazism and Communism. ...

I really enjoy gambling as long as I don't lose more than $3. I'm just giddy with excitement that the present administration is playing Russian Roulette with our national security by going soft on terror and muzzling the C.I.A. Perhaps Las Vegas can recapture some gambling dollars by taking bets on which American city will be blown off the map first...

Plans for a sidewalk along U.S. Highways 6-34 and 83 to the west end of town are moving along. The McCook City Council approved plans and specifications Monday night at the regular meeting for the sidewalk. It will be five feet wide by four inches thick, beginning at U.S. Highways 6-34 and 83, continuing south of the highway to the intersection with Wedgewood Drive next to Walmart...

Janella Hager, 40, of Kearney, has voluntarily paid $80,000 in restitution to a McCook business she allegedly took money from. Hager, formerly of McCook, was arraigned in Red Willow County District Court Monday, for theft by unlawful taking, a Class III felony. She was charged with allegedly taking $74,740.28 from Mo Dough LLC while an accountant for the company, between October 2007 and September 2009...

A female from Colorado accused with taking more than $7,000 worth of electronic and computer equipment from Walmart has been charged in Red Willow County District Court. Jami A. Miller, 39, of Sterling, Colo., pleaded not guilty Monday to the Class III felony charge of theft by unlawful taking, with a jury trial set for July 21-22 at 2 p.m...

CAMBRIDGE -- The president of Cambridge Public Schools board of education predicts that "a good amount of cash reserves" will see the school district through a school year with less state aid than last year. The district may also see some savings with a change in its administrative structure...

Mother Nature flexed her Nebraska spring weather muscles again Tuesday afternoon, washing out McCook High School's girls tennis action against Adams Central and Holdrege. The Bison and Adams Central got in nearly all the varsity and junior varsity doubles matches before heavy rain hit the area. ...

Surviving may have been more important that winning or losing at the McCook-North Platte high school boys golf meet Tuesday, April 6. The two teams battled heavy rain, stiff winds and chilly temperatures in the competition at the Heritage Hills Golf Links. When the two teams trudged back in the clubhouse after nine tough holes of play, North Platte won the varsity meet with a low team score of 186 strokes to 194 for the Bison...