Stories from Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Feb. 5, 1922-Dec. 22, 2012 PALISADE, Nebraska -- DeVeta V. Redfield of Palisade passed away Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Community Hospital in McCook surrounded by her loving family. She was 90 years old. DeVeta was born on Feb. 5, 1922, at Haigler, Nebraska to Charles T. ...

Jan. 16, 1920-Dec. 23, 2012 OXFORD, Nebraska -- Carol I. White, 92, died Sunday (Dec. 23, 2012), at Methodist Homes in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born Jan. 16, 1920, at Stamford, Nebraska, to Harold and Grace (Bain) West. She grew up in the Precept area, attending country school...

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...

The presents have all been opened, some of the toys are already broken, and shoppers are lining up at the service counter to make exchanges. Time for a post Christmas letdown? Not necessarily. Yes, the big day is here and gone for most of us, but thanks to local organizers, McCook-area residents have another growing tradition to look forward to in a few days...

A current popular movie and a recent election have folks talking about their fascination with America's 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. In Nebraska, the state's capital city bears his name. A statue on the west steps of the State Capitol seems to beckon Nebraskans from the west to visit their seat of government. Likewise, a statue on the east steps of Lincoln's City Hall beckons the majority of the city's population who live east of that building...

I was so sure the Mayans were right, I spent my last day on Earth cleaning cabinets and mopping floors. No, I'm not a compulsive housekeeper, bent on entering eternity only after completing every task perfectly. I spent the day that way because it was the last official day of my two-week vacation and I didn't dare waste it...

PALISADE, Nebraska -- An Indianola man was killed and his wife seriously injured in a head-on collision Christmas morning. James Sughroue, 80, was dead at the scene. His wife, Leah, was listed in critical condition this morning after being flown to a Kearney hospital...

"Hey! We got our white Christmas," shouts a smiling City of McCook, Nebraska, public works director Kyle Potthoff, as he drives a sand truck on McCook's snowy streets about 4:40 p.m., Christmas Day. City crews cleaned even the city's side streets on Christmas Day, making travel easier -- and safer -- for holiday travelers...

Parishioners at McCook's First Church of the Nazarene brave frigid temperatures Monday afternoon, presenting a Living Nativity, including a donkey and her foal, born Dec. 13, along with goats, kids and sheep, provided by Billie Hueflte, for the citizens of McCook. The cast of characters included, from left, Rhiannon Tallent, 15, Sierra Paulson, 12, huddling with Taylor Stapp, 6, Kylie Paulson, 15, Tyler Hueftle, 19, and, in back, Hunter Paulson, 8...

June 22, 1917-Dec. 24, 2012 CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- Hilda Rose (Thiringer) Morthole died Monday (Dec. 24, 2012), at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. She was born in Herndon, Kansas, and was the daughter of the late John W. and Theresa (Grafel) Thiringer. She grew up in Herndon and graduated from Herndon High School in 1935. She then moved to Wichita, Kansas, and was employed at CIT Financial, and went on to school and became a beautician...

PAXTON, Neb. -- The Maywood High School boys basketball team has put a long losing skid in the rear-view mirror. The Tigers defeated Garden County, 38-33, in the third-place finals at the Paxton Invitational Tournament Thursday, Dec. 20, at the Paxton High School gym. The victory snapped a 29-game losing streak for the Maywood boys...

A dream that has grown since childhood should be realized in early February for a standout McCook High School athlete. Bison senior Jake Schlager has made a commitment to join the Colorado State University football program. Schlager and his family announced recently that he plans to accept the NCAA Division I full-ride scholarship offer from the Rams...

James Franklin Sughroue Sept. 8, 1932-Dec. 25, 2012 INDIANOLA, Nebraska -- James Franklin Sughroue of Indianola passed away Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, near Palisade as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was 80 years old. Jim was born on Sept. 8, 1932, to parents, Francis W. and Johanna (Schutte) Sughroue. He graduated from Indianola High School in 1951...

March 23, 1926-Dec. 24, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- V. I. "Bud" Deminski age 86 of Cambridge died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on Dec. 24, 2012 He was born March 23, 1926, in Boelus, Nebraska to Leo and Martha (Bydalek) Deminski. He graduated from Boelus High School. He joined the US Navy in 1944 serving in the Pacific Theatre until 1946...