Stories from Monday, October 18, 2010

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook City Council will conduct a hearing at 7 p.m. today at council chambers, to hear an appeal from Sharon Boley on her property at 8101⁄2 W. Fourth Street. The property was recently declared a nuisance by the McCook Board of Health...

One of the latest "green" trends is eating locally produced food. The Main Street Farmers Market grows in popularity every year, with more and more of us jumping at the chance to purchase fruit and vegetables that sprang from the earth within a few miles from where they are consumed, as well as sharing food we grew ourselves with our friends and neighbors...

Just reading the comments of the candidates for the MRNRD's board of directors, comes as a great surprise to me. This compassion for all irrigators was not expressed at the board meetings I attended. Mr. Smith, the manager, has told surface water users on several occasions that we have no rights. This was firmly supported by all the incumbent directors running for office...

1886 was an interesting year. Nebraska was still the new frontier, but elsewhere in the world noteworthy things were happening -- for instance: Meanwhile, in Southwestern Nebraska: In 1886 McCook was still in the "boom" stage of development. Folks had come to the new town on the banks of the Republican River from Eastern Nebraska and most of the states to the east -- lured by promises of rich, cheap farm land, jobs on the railroad and businesses to serve a growing population. ...

May 8, 1946-Oct. 6, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Robert George KinKaid, 64, passed away Oct. 6, 2010, at his residence in McCook. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 8, 1946, to Eugene and Ethel (Upton) KinKaid. He graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School in 1964 and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1968...

June 21, 1924-Oct. 14, 2010 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Violet L. Myers, 86, passed away Thursday (Oct. 14, 2010), at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born June 21, 1924, to Joseph and Emma (Hruska) Ruzicka in Oberlin, Kansas. She graduated from Oberlin High School in 1942...

Sept. 17, 1923-Oct. 14, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Kenneth L. Spencer, 87, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 2010), at Community Hospital. Kenneth was born on Sept. 17, 1923, in McCook to Ira T. and Lula I (Drain) Spencer. He graduated from McCook High School in 1941. He continued his education at McCook Junior College where he was a member of the football team...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- A memorable prep tennis career came to a successful close at the 2010 Nebraska Class B Boys State High School Championships. Connor Larson of McCook capped another unbeaten season with a second consecutive No. 1 singles state title. Larson ended the season with a 37-0 record in No. 1 singles with his 6-0, 6-2 win Friday, Oct. 15, over Pierre Verdon of Adams Central in the championship finals...

Early this fall, leaders from about a dozen countries with exotic names like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan converged on Nebraska for an important conference that could lead to increased trade with the Cornhusker State which will expand our economy and create jobs...

The family of Mike and Peggy Messersmith of Palisade, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 30th wedding anniversary. They were married Oct. 18, 1980 in Culbertson, Nebraska. Their children are Dave of Ogallala, Nebraska, McKenize of Hays, Kansas, and Keifer of Hastings, Nebraska. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 36305 Road 730A, Palisade, NE 69040...