Stories from Monday, October 22, 2012

I recently joined 41 of my colleagues in supporting a lawsuit to reign in President Obama's overreach and I appreciate the opportunity to explain why I think it is so important. Earlier this year, President Obama deliberately sidestepped constitutional rules designed to limit the power of the Executive branch when he appointed three members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) without seeking confirmation from the Senate...

DeWayne Fanning WAUNETA, Nebraska -- DeWayne Fanning, 61, life-long resident of the Wauneta area, died Thursday (Oct. 18, 2012), at the Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. Arrangements are pending with Liewer Funeral Home.

Darlene D. Fisher Jan. 19, 1923 - Oct. 17, 2012 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Darlene D. Fisher, 89, died Wednesday (Oct. 17, 2012), at Decatur Health Systems in Oberlin, She was born Jan. 19, 1923, to Ewald and Bertha (Hoffbauer) Jording in Oberling. She attended country school in Decatur County. She married Royal J. Fisher Aug. 19, 1945, in Oberlin...

Rouene M. Mayo Aug. 20, 1928 - Oct. 19, 2012 ARVADA. Colorado -- Rouene M. Mayo, 84, of Arvada,, formerly of Beaver City, Nebraska, died Friday (Oct. 19, 2012), at her home in Arvada. She was born Aug. 20, 1928, at Geneva, Nebraska, to Fred and Nellie (Saltzman) Marble...

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...

CULBERTON, Nebraska -- Twelve members were in attendance when the Culbertson Woman's Club met for its Oct. 4, 2012, meeting at the Public Library. President Lillian Kehler opened the meeting by leading the group in the Club Collect and the Pledge of Allegiance...

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McCOOK, Nebraska -- City Manager Jeff Hancock is encouraging citizens to attend a planning meeting, Tuesday evening, that will offer an opportunity to work alongside planners, landscape architects and artists, to design projects for improving downtown McCook. The meeting is part of a coordinated effort to develop options for how to spend a $350,000 CDBG grant for downtown development, that the City of McCook is anticipated to receive in 2013...

A sunny (and blessedly wind-free) Friday afternoon allows Kyle Groshong and Kelsey Woitaszewski to take a break from their leaf-raking chores and take a flying leap into their massive pile of gathered fallen foliage.

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The inductees to the 2012 Bison Alumni Wall of Fame were chosen by the committee for totally different reasons. The first inductee, Ivan Schmid, (Class of 1948) is being admitted to the Wall of Fame as the ultimate community volunteer...

Declining rural populations and the resulting consolidation over the years have had the unfortunate effect of forcing students to spend more and more time on the road, getting to and from school. It's a dangerous activity for young drivers, especially when electronic distractions are combined with bad weather and teenage attention spans...

As November approaches, Americans once again turn their thoughts toward whether we will elect a Republican, or a Democrat, to represent us in the White House, in the Congress and in the Senate. We have performed this very same exercise for decades. Strangely, though, when you have the actual ballot before you, you'll notice that there are often more than two choices, especially for the office of President. ...

LINCOLN--The Legislature's Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee held a briefing Friday morning about the status of Nebraska's process for creating an insurance exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act. Representatives of the State Department of Insurance, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska and the Nebraska Health Care Alliance, a nonprofit association of 70 health care providers, insurance companies and businesses advocating for a state-based health insurance exchange, were invited to present their views.. ...

LINCOLN -- Take me outside when it's snowing. Help me find words to describe what I'm seeing, feeling and experiencing. Say the name of an animal and have me make that animal's noise. The cow says... moo. When we're reading, ask me to turn pages and predict what will happen next. It will keep me interested...

McCook, Nebraska -- In Celebration of National Diabetes Month, Community Hospital is sponsoring a free dinner and diabetes talk. "The Relationship of Exercise to Weight Loss, One Athletic Trainer 's Story," will be presented Thursday, November 1. Dinner is at 6:00 p.m. and the talk begins at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at Community Hospital in Prairie View Conference Rooms A and B. The public is invited...

From the pages of the McCook Tribune -- collected by H.P. Waite (Note: For the first time the name of E.M. Kimmel, appear as editor and publisher of the Tribune, replacing Mr. Israel who started the Tribune in 1882. No other announcement of the change in management appears.)...

Fall is the favorite season of many Nebraskans, and I can see why. It's hard not to like the time of year when Husker football is in full swing, our farmers are wrapping up their harvests, and the crisp autumn air brings welcome relief from the sweltering summer heat. Our state is truly a wonderful place to be during the fall...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- Gazette area competitors could not claim any medals at the 2012 Nebraska State High School Cross-Country Championships. The state meet was held Friday, Oct. 19, at the Kearney Country Club. Runners in the girls divisions covered a 4,000-meter (2.6-mile) course, while boys division competitors ran 5,000-meters (3.1-miles) course on the hilly Kearney golf course layout...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- Looking at McCook High School junior Molly Sughroue, most cross-country running enthusiasts likely wouldn't label her as a distance ace. Those folks would be wrong. Sughroue came close to winning the Class B girls gold medal at the state cross-country meet Friday, Oct. ...

LEXINGTON, Neb. -- There weren't any storm clouds in the sky above Ray Ehlers Stadium in Lexington Friday night, Oct. 19. But lightning struck on the very first play of the battle between the McCook Bison and the host Minutemen. Bison senior Jake Schlager returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown, and McCook got another strong defensive effort in a 27-0 victory over Lex...