Stories from Monday, August 20, 2012

Oct. 10, 1934 - Aug. 16, 2012 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Samuel T. Steinmetz, 77, of Oberlin,Kansas, died Thursday (Aug. 16, 2012), at the Cedar Living Center in Oberlin. He was born Oct. 10, 1934, in Oberlin to Samuel A. and Audra (Dimmitt)Steinmetz. He attended grade and high school in Oberlin and resided in Oberlin...

July 27, 1927 - Aug. 17, 2012 OBERLIN, Nebraska -- Doris Margaret Auker, 85, died Friday (Aug. 17, 2012) in Oberlin. She was born July 27, 1927, to Leonard James-Gillum and Margaret (Bowen) in Pontypool, South Wales. She was raised in South Wales. She lived in Yuma and Denver, Colorado from 1945-1983 then moved to Norcatur, Kansas...

Jan. 22, 1925 - Aug. 16, 2012 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Virginia Mae Clark, 87, died Thursday (Aug. 16, 2012 ), at the Dundy County Hospital, Benkelman, Nebraska. She was born Jan. 22, 1925, at East Portal, Colorado, to Robert Lee and Vera Iris (Deselms) Evans. She attended country grade school and went on to Dundy County High School. Virginia married Charles Leslie Clark on Dec. 14, 1941, at Colby, Kansas. They made Dundy County, Nebraska, their home...

INDIANOLA, Nebraska -- The family of O.E. and Helen Tidyman met at Indianola,Nebraska on Aug. 12 to celbrate Dona and Donna Behnke's and Thomas and Bethel Stewart's 55th wedding anniversary, also Rex and Barb Ruppert's 24th wedding anniversary. Throw in a few August birthdays as well...

The family of Verda (Richter) Wegener of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Aug. 26. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 723 West 14, McCook, NE 69001

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. Activity log These items are taken from reports filed by the McCook Police Department. The locations refer to block numbers, not specific addresses. If you have information about any of these reports, call the police department at (308) 345-3450...

Accident proves that helmet law should remain in effect.

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A McCook man who was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol in January and cited with multiple offenses, including resisting arrest, failure to obey a lawful order and DUI (.21), was convicted of DUI (.14) and MIP in Red Willow County Court. The offender, 20-year-old Brandon J. Storrs of 1406 E. Circle Drive, was ordered to pay a $400 fine, his driver's license was revoked for 60 days and he was ordered to serve 18 months probation during a sentencing hearing...

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- NCP Fuel Services LLC of Cambridge, Nebraska, plans a groundbreaking Friday, at 10:30 a.m., for the construction of a blender pump fueling station in the Harvest Subdivision on the east edge of Cambridge, Nebraska. The public is invited to attend...

Cambridge, Nebraska, recreates a typical mid-century Saturday afternoon and evening of "going downtown," or "going into town," for "tradin'" and "visitin'." Six-year-old Alyson Schoff of Holdrege was visiting Alan and Sherry Schievelbein of neighboring Arapahoe and enjoyed a butterfly cheek painting created by "Allicats." Karla and Tony Whipple of Cambridge drove their 1987 El Camino, while just up the street sat Charlie Gufford's 1959 El Camino. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook Daily Gazette Editor Bruce Crosby was injured in a motorcycle-car collision Saturday evening at the intersection of West 6th and J Streets. Crosby told Gazette publisher Shary Skiles, "I vaguely remember leaving the house, but I don't remember anything about the wreck, just laying on the street waiting for the ambulance."...

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Sept. 8, 1923 - Aug. 19, 2012 OBERLIN, Nebraska -- Allen M. "Bus" Wurm, 88, died Sunday (Aug. 19, 2012), at Decatur Health Systems in Oberlin. Services are pending with Pauls Funeral Home.