Stories from Wednesday, July 20, 2011

WAUNETA, Nebraska -- Ethel D. Louch, 89, died Monday (July 18, 2011) at Heritage of Wauneta. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Survivors include her sons, George Louch and wife, Gloria of Mitchell, Nebraska, and Glen Louch and wife, Verna of Martell, Nebraska; daughter, Glenda Louch of Denver, Colorado; brother, Dale Hayward and wife, Shirley of Oklahoma; sister-in-law, Eileen Hayward of Aurora, Colorado; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren...

I spent a recent lunch hour scouring the shelves of a local discount store with murder on my mind. Our Boo Boo kitty has apparently rented out space to a local family of fleas and they are prolific reproducers. He's miserable, and so am I. He is frequently stopped in his tracks to do battle against their feasting and I am afflicted with itchy ankles. Apparently, Danny has a natural immunity...

Area residents step up to the plate -- and an assembly line -- to feed 'God's children.'

Bicycles safely tucked away in the corner, the 33-member Bike and Build team feasts Tuesday night at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in McCook. Taking a break from their 4,025 mile, 73 day trek across the United States, the team, consisting of 18 women and 15 men, is raising awareness about the need for affordable housing and where needed, lending a hand in building Habitat for Humanity homes. ...

In an unshaded arena, in temperatures approaching triple digits, judge T.L. Meyer of North Platte, Nebraska, looks over horses exhibited by Furnas County 4-H'ers during the county fair horse show in Beaver City Tuesday. Despite being what Brock Tegtman called "a knothead," the gray gelding named "Blue Jeans" won reserve champion gelding honors. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Nebraska Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Jon Bruning visited McCook Monday, July 18, attending a reception with supporters at the Republican River Valley Event Center. Bruning is running to unseat Ben Nelson. "I'm running because we need a smaller, leaner government," said Bruning. "Senator Nelson's repeatedly voted to increase the size of government, such as his vote for Obamacare, I would have voted against Obamacare."...

If there was any doubt about the best team in the Class B Area 6 Juniors Legion baseball tournament, there couldn't be too many non-believers after the Tuesday, July 19 championship finals. Shelton-Gibbon routed Kearney County (Minden), 15-0 in six innings to claim the area tournament title and qualify for the Class B Juniors state tournament in Beatrice July 23-27...

NEBRASKA AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL CLASS B AREA 6 JUNIORS TOURNAMENT July 14-19, at Jaycees Sports Complex, McCook Thursday, July 14, First-Round Results Holdrege 28, Gothenburg 13 (6 innings) Kearney County (Minden) 11, Broken Bow 1 (5 innings) Cozad 14, McCook First Central Bank 10...