Stories from Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Aug. 7, 1922-Aug. 18, 2009 WILSONVILLE, Nebraska -- Ona was born to William and Edna Carfield Aug. 7,1922 at their rural home near the Red Willow-Decatur County line. Growing up, she attended school in Danbury, Nebraska where she also played second base on the softball team and worked cleaning houses for various people...

Dec. 11, 1945-June 7, 2010 STRATTON, Nebraska -- Sandra Marie Berry, 64, died Monday (June 7, 2010) at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Nebraska. She was born Dec. 11, 1945 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late John W. and Grace Hellen (LaPorte) Gotham. She grew up in Lowell and attended Lowell High School...

My name is Mark Lakers and I'd like to be your governor. Since I declared my candidacy I've had the unique opportunity to travel across our great state and talk to Nebraskans from all walks of life. One of the questions that people often ask is simply, "Why are you running for governor?" I'd like to take this opportunity to answer that very question and further explain why I could not sit back and be a spectator this election cycle...

A McCook High School coach recently received a prestigious national honor. Matt Wiemers, Bison tennis coach, was named one of 18 finalists for the sixth annual National Starfish Award presented by the United State Tennis Association (USTA). McCook High School student-athletes trying out for the boys and girls tennis teams are assured a spot on the roster. ...

The McCook Community Hospital Junior B Legion baseball teams dropped a pair of games in action Tuesday, June 8, at the Jaycees Sports Complex. The Junior B Reds lost a 10-3 decision to Lexington in the opening game. The Junior B Black squad lost to Cambridge, 8-0, in the nightcap...

I have held, to date, 32 jobs, including several stints as a babysitter, combined here to count as one of the 32. I have waited tables, washed dishes, tried to "make the donuts," cared for the elderly, cooked for the elderly and for school children, and did my time under the "Golden Arches."...

Bullfighter Ryan "Flyin' Ryan" Davis of Beaver City performs a backflip off the forehead of "Money Maker," a Rodeo Rose Productions bull, to allow Jordan McAllister time to crawl to safety.