Stories from Thursday, November 4, 2010

Dec. 2, 1922--Nov. 2, 2010 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Marie F. McChesney, 87, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 2010), at Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. She was born Dec. 2, 1922, in Orleans, Nebraska to Carl H. and Tena (Jelken) Rohnke. She was raised in the Norcatur, Kansas area. She graduated from Norcatur High School in 1942...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Whether you are thinking about quitting smoking or are taking the steps to quit, please join us, Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department, in kicking the tobacco habit by participating in the Great American SmokeOut on Nov. 18...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- A convenience store at West First and B in McCook will join two other Casey's convenience stores in town, according to a release issued Wednesday. Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey's General Stores has purchased the Kabredlo's chain of stores, which started in Lincoln in 1991. The chain has grown to 22 stores in Nebraska, 21 in Kansas and one in Oklahoma...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook Elementary is inviting all area veterans to a program at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, to thank and honor all those who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces and to honor their contributions to national security...

California voters rejected legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, and a study in England, using a wide range of criteria related to various drugs' harm to users and others, found that alcohol is by far the most dangerous. No surprise in either one of those developments, or that we are hesitant to make drugs more accessible, despite the failed Prohibition experiment...

I am discovering more and more about myself as I age, apparently not so gracefully. Not only can I not read, but I can't type and quite possibly I am dyslexic. What I am referring to is the note in last week's column about the next full moon on Halloween...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook, Nebraska, Area Crime Stoppers has purchased 50 bright yellow safety cones and will loan them out to other organizations to help keep the public safe. Crime Stoppers strung the new cones with equally-bright yellow rope and premiered them at the 2010 Heritage Days parade in McCook in September...

Sept. 10, 1930--Nov. 3, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Eleanor A. Walters, 80, died Wednesday (Nov. 3, 2010), at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Mass of Christian burial is Monday, 10 a.m., at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Burial is in Calvary Cemetery in McCook...