Stories from Monday, July 26, 2010

July 20, 1922-July 23, 2010 CAMBRIDGE, Naebraska -- Irene Graf, 88, died Friday (July 23, 2010) at the Tri-Valley Health System (Cambridge Manor). She was born in Antonino, Kansas on July 20, 1922, to George and Martha (Haas) Pfannenstiel. She was united in marriage to Richard Graf on June 27, 1943. ...

March 8, 1942-July 22, 2010 GRANT, Nebraska -- Marcia Brown, 68, died Thursday (July 22, 2010) at Perkins County Community Hospital in Grant. She was born on March 8, 1942 in Trenton to George and Eleanor Keller Brown. She grew up in Trenton where she graduated in 1960...

Dec. 28,1929-July 23, 2010 INDIANOLA, Nebraska -- Harold H. Gidmond, 80, died Friday (July 23, 2010) at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was born north of Indianola, Nebraska on Dec. 28, 1929, to Gustabus Hinton and Annie Malissa Gidmond. He worked on the family farm for many years. He was employed by Lord's of Indianola for more than 40 years as a carpet mechanic...

Cap and trade legislation is off the agenda for this summer and that's good news for Nebraskans. I have been fighting against this legislation because it would harm Nebraska's economy, and was prepared to take the extraordinary measure, for me, of voting against even bringing it up for debate. That's how bad it is...

When Nick and Kristy Bauer of Lincoln welcomed their 7 pound, 2 ounce daughter, Savannah Rose, into the world one year ago, they felt the same pride and excitement that many first-time parents experience. Aside from the usual disruptions that a wee one brings to a household, everything seemed pretty normal for the new family. That normalcy only lasted for the first two weeks...

Most of us won't notice the difference, but our tax bill will be lowered this year by the Natural Resources District levy, if we're in the Middle or Upper NRD, that is. That's because the boards were left with no other options after the Nebraska legislature failed to offer another avenue for giving back to property owners money that never should have been taken from them in the first place...

Recently, the July 20th column from Mr. Trail was brought to my attention and due to my deep affection for and appreciation of the volunteers and donors of the McCook Community Foundation Fund, I feel compelled to respond to some comments made by the author...

HOLDREGE -- The roof caved in on the McCook National Bank Seniors in their final games in the Class B Area 6 Legion baseball district tournament last weekend. The McCook squad saw its season come to a close with a 14-4, 5-inning loss to Cozad in elimination bracket action Saturday, July 24...

Defenses held the upper hand in the opening night of action in the 2010 McCook Football League. Three of the four games in the first McCook Midget Football Association games of the summer ended in shutouts. The MFL season-opening games were played Friday, July 23, at Weiland Field...