Stories from Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Sept. 28, 1918-June 11, 2011 SIERRA VISTA, Arizona -- Agnes Eva (Vlasin) Kurth, 92, formerly of Culbertson, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011, in Sierra Vista, Arizona. She was born Sept. 28, 1918, in rural Hayes County, Nebraska, to Joseph John Vlasin and Rosa Marie (Kucera) Vlasin...

Annoying pests can carry more than an irritating itch.

Dear editor, I would like to apologize for the very poor quality picture that I sent along with an open forum letter last week. If anyone is interested they can go to http://www.usgwarchives.org/ne/ppcs-ne.h... click on Red Willow county, and you will see the tiny people that I made reference to...

Dear Neighbors: As I'm sure you are aware, much activity has begun in and around Kelley Park with heavy duty earth movers, trucks, and other assorted equipment moving in. Construction of the McCook Community College Events Center began on June 4, and we anticipate completion mid-summer of 2012...

By Michael Carter Medical Student University of Nebraska Medical Center Diabetes Prevention It seems like everyone's waistline is growing these days. Although that increased girth might help a person hold down a lawn chair, it's not doing any good when it comes to their health. ...

The chorus from an Air Supply song, written by Graham Russell, has been running through my head for the past couple of days. Actually, it's just that first line, "Here I am, the one that you love." I'm sure I knew all of the words back in the day and turned up the radio each time it came on. It's a love song, with the one who is loved asking for "just another day," promising that he in turn loves her "in so many ways."...

IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas have come through in amazing fashion, contributing enough funds to package 225,000 meals July 21-23 in Imperial at the Mobile Pack event for Feed My Starving Children, according to Dick Banks, chairman of Southwest Nebraska Meals for God's Children...

The Rev. Mike Reiners, associate pastor at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island, and the son of Jim and Wendy Reiners of rural McCook, is pedaling his way home this month, raising funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Nebraska along the way. Reiners plans to visit all 93 counties in Nebraska between June 1 and 30, hoping to raise enough money so that at least 14 Nebraska children with life threatening medical conditions can have their dream wish granted to them. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- While RC&D's in Nebraska had federal funding pulled in April, the Southwest Nebraska office of Resource Conservation and Development in Cambridge continues business as usual. In fact, executive administrator Jennifer Rittenhouse-Ten Bensel of Cambridge said Wednesday morning that the scope of the SWRC&D may broaden because they can now look at projects that may not have fit within guidelines of the federal agency Natural Resources Conservation Service...

A wind turbine blade sails south on Nebraska Highway 283 between Arapahoe and the Beaver City turnoff early Tuesday afternoon. A three-bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines; escort vehicles preceded and followed two blades traveling together Tuesday...

CURTIS, Nebraska -- Pump irrigation is not the main culprit for water consumption in the Middle Republican Natural Resource District according to the Republican River Basin Water Balance Study report presented at the MRNRD monthly meeting Tuesday night in Curtis...

The McCook Peters Transportation Juniors B Legion baseball teams (ages 13-14 years) claimed a pair of victories in action Tuesday, June 14. The Juniors B Red squad entertained Indianola in a single game at the Jaycees Sports Complex. Nick Fuchuck celebrated his 14th birthday with the pitching victory in McCook's 18-4 win...

The head of the McCook Community College men's golf team is hoping to build a solid, competitive program at the two-year southwest Nebraska school. He's looking in MCC's backyard to help the rebuilding process. Cory Dallam is a 2011 McCook High School graduate and a member of the Bison team that won the 2011 Class B state championship last month. Dallam recently signed a letter of intent to join the MCC golf squad beginning next fall...

A standout McCook High School athlete had a tough decision to make regarding his future. Connor Larson was a standout on the basketball and tennis courts for the Bison the past four years. While basketball was the favorite sport for the 2011 McCook High School graduate, Larson's tennis talents won out...

June 30, 1925-June 14, 2011 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Lorna May Dickey, 85, passed away Tuesday (June 14, 2011) at Hester Nursing Home in Benkelman. She was born June 30, 1925, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of the late Earl and Lilly May (Stewart) Hudson. She grew up in Grand Rapids, where she graduated from high school. She moved to California in 1948...