Stories from Monday, March 19, 2012

This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. Police activity Activity log...

94th birthday The family of Irene F. Steinke-Stover of Trenton is requesting a card shower in honor of her 94th birthday. She was born March 22, 1918. Her children are John, Doug and Charlotte. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 101 Kelley Court #16, McCook, NE 69001...

Eagle Scout Award Jason Mahowald will receive his Eagle Scout Award at Fresno, California March 31, 2012. He is the son of Kenneth and Mary (Bauer) Mahowald and is the grandson of the late Richard and Darlene Mahowald and Bill and Mary Bauer of McCook, Nebraska...

Lorri Sughroue/McCook Daily Gazette Saturday sunshine Emma, from left and Jordan Carfield, 6 and 9 years old, enjoy the warm temperatures Saturday and draw pictures with chalk on the sidewalk in front of their house. Emma said the arrows were to "show people the way to go."...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Nebraska Business Development Center has announced that North Platte Center Director, Jason Tuller will be having office hours at the Keystone Business Center in McCook, workin with the McCook Economic Development Corporation in order to provide face-to-face services for McCook and the surrounding areas. The hours will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, March 21...

NEBRASKA - Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 9.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.89/g Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.80/g, according to gasoline price website NebraskaGasPrices.com...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook City Council will coordinate a public hearing, Monday evening, to discuss whether the majority of the downtown business district should be declared "conducive to ill health, the transmission of disease and crime and detrimental to public health and welfare."...

First-grader Brittni Kinne goes for the hat trick on the "Ladder Ball" game during the McCook Elementary Family Fun Night, Friday evening. Volunteers staffed games, raffled prizes and offered food and refreshments with all proceeds to benefit to the school...

Officials have to strike a balancing act when it comes to scheduling Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week. On the one hand, they want to schedule the observance close enough to stormy summer weather so we have the lessons in mind when the actual storms strike...

Officials have to strike a balancing act when it comes to scheduling Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week. On the one hand, they want to schedule the observance close enough to stormy summer weather so we have the lessons in mind when the actual storms strike...

The budget bills were debated in the Legislature this last week, all three bills advancing to Select File (second round of debate). We will continue Select File debate on the budget this week as we address several amendments filed on the bills. I would like to update you on some highlights of the budget and my position on the bills...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Two accidents in Southwest Nebraska in recent days sent two people for treatment to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. A collision Friday between a pickup and a tractor-trailer rig sent Richard Remington of Danbury to the Kearney hospital, and a two-vehicle accident late Sunday afternoon sent Marsha Samuelson of Bertrand to Kearney...

CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- St. John's Guild met March 13 with Norma Klein as hostess. The Rev. Schnakenberg led the Bible study, "What do You Have to Say?" The business meeting was called to order by Wendy Reiners, president, with six members and the Rev. Schnakenberg present...

Lois B. Larson Oct. 9, 1926 - March 18, 2012 OBERLIN, Nebraska -- Lois B. Larson, 85, of Oberlin, died Sunday (March 18, 2012), at Decatur Health Systems in Oberlin. She was born Oct. 9, 1926, to William and Edith(Hinshaw) Haas in Preston, Kansas. She attended Preston Junion/Senior HIgh School and St. Rose School of Nursing in Great Bend, Kansas...

Louise H. Coburn Feb. 16, 1920 - March 18, 2012 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Louise H. Coburn, 92, died Sunday (March 18, 2012), in Oberlin, Services are pending with Carpenter Funeral Home inMcCook.

LaDonnia K. Lindgren Nov. 14, 1940 - March 17, 2012 OBERLIN, Kansas -- LaDonnia K. Lindgren, 71, died Saturday (March 17, 2012), in Oberlin. Services are pending with Carpenter Funeral Home In McCook.