Stories from Thursday, September 30, 2010

May 29, 1925--Sept. 28, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Audrey Ann Gathercole, 85, died Tuesday (Sept. 28, 2010), at Community Hospital in McCook. Audrey was born on May 29, 1925, in Echo, Utah to Vernie Houston and Evelyn Viola (Stagg) Williams. She graduated from Rocks Spring, Wyoming High School...

We used this space Wednesday to make the point that not all old buildings need to be saved and -- in a happy coincidence of fairness and balance -- shared the page with an Open Forum letter urging supporters of the preservation of the old West Ward building to contact their City Council representatives...

Let's take another look at the "Celestial Sea." A glance to the southeast these nice early autumn evenings will reveal -- not much worth looking at. There are no bright stars in that direction, there are only a few "faint fuzzies" that might attract our attention, and the constellations that are there are faint and can only be discovered with some difficult...

As 2010 winds down, we're already thinking about the new year, which will be a special one for the Gazette. The Red Willow Gazette began publication in 1911. Talk to anyone who has lived in our community over the past century, and there's a good chance you'll hear a story about his or her experience as a Gazette carrier -- for many, it was an introduction to the world of work and business...

I would like to express my regret to my McCook and the surrounding community's constituents for being unable to attend the Saturday evening and Sunday events during Heritage Days as well as the Rural Electrification Administration 75th Anniversary Celebration this past weekend...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County Sheriff Gene Mahon said Wednesday morning that his department's investigation continues into the one-vehicle roll-over accident on U.S. Highway 6-34 west of Bartley Aug. 19. Mahon said his officers are still gathering information on the accident in which the driver of a quad-cab pickup and his three passengers were injured...

Workers prepare to take down the sign that reads "Right Turn Permitted Without Stopping," at the west junction of Highways 6-34 and 83 in McCook, Nebraska, late Wednesday morning. The "free right turn" is no longer allowed because of the addition of a new sidewalk and pedestrian crossing at the intersection. Right turns will be controlled with the new traffic signal, right...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- One cold, snowy Denver December, Chancey P. "Pete" Dunn applied for a job promising islands and palm trees. After he was hired, was asked where, exactly, he would like to work. "I stated 'as far from here as you can send me.' So they said OK and sent me to a ship off of Maurtitius, an island in the southern Indian Ocean -- so I guess I got what I asked for."...

The McCook High School football team have a test to take Friday, Oct. 1 at Sidney. The exam will see what lessons the Bison learned from last week's 29-0 victory at Grand Island Northwest. Friday's game is the second straight road trip for the 4-1 Bison. Kickoff from Sidney's home turf is set for 8 p.m. CDT...