Stories from Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Oct. 25, 1965-Aug. 13, 2011 David W. Rowe, 45, of Kearney, Nebraska, died accidently on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, in Estes Park, Colorado where he was on a jeep adventure with his family and friends. David was born on Oct. 25, 1965, in Lamar, Colorado to Donald and Fran Rowe. ...

The family of Ruth Hall Brown is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday Aug. 21. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Box 44, Stratton, NE 69043.

In case you missed it, summer is over and schools are opening this week. It's time to catch up with old friends, meet new ones and adjust to a new daily routine. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were about 77 million people enrolled in schools of all types, and we spent $7.4 billion at family clothing stores last August to send them there in style. That's almost as much as we spent in the Christmas shopping season...

If Britain's prime minister David Cameron is serious about restoring that nation's moral compass, as he stated following nearly a week of riots and mayhem there, he needs to first look at the man in the mirror. This is not a personal attack on a public figure. It is a statement of fact that can be applied to any man or woman -- every man or woman...

Ed Howard Statehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN -- This falls under news you can use from the Capital city, most especially if you venture there for the Nebraska football experience. In the City of Lincoln you might or might not be able to find a ducat for a Saturday dustup at Memorial Stadium...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook City Council tentatively approved the donation of a city lot to the McCook Economic Development Corp., Monday evening, but delayed final approval so that further discussion and any potential offers for the lot could be heard. The lot is located at the corner of East Second Street and C Street and was acquired after the city demolished the home that had occupied it...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has delayed the opening of bids for repair of Red Willow Dam north of McCook, Nebraska, until Tuesday, Aug. 23. The Bureau advertised plans and specifications for the project in early July, and scheduled a bid opening for Aug. 9, and then Aug. 16...

BRUCE BAKER City Editor McCOOK, Nebraska -- With the future of commercial air service to McCook cloudy, the McCook City Council approved a grant for a new wildlife fence surrounding McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport. City staff had sought approval for the grant prior to councilors actually being able to review it, in an effort to avoid future delays in the construction of the fence. ...

Central Elementary assistant principal and teacher/coach Tim Garcia tells new fourth and fifth graders, "Smiles are required," as they gather this morning on the playground in McCook, Nebraska, for the first day of the 2011-12 school year. Brooke McCorkle walked her 10-year-old fourth grader, Caitlin, to school. ...

John O'Byrne's steers belly up to their feed bunks southwest of Trenton, Nebraska, as Berexco's Rig No. 10 drills for oil in a field to the west in late July. Berexco engineer Dana Wreath said there have been 18 wells and one dry hole in the new "Spring Canyon" field since December 2010. ...