Stories from Thursday, December 27, 2012

Joyce C. Martin May 24, 1928 - Dec. 17, 2012 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Joyce C. Martin, 84, died Dec. 17, 2012, at Lakeville, Minnesota. She was born May 24, 1928, in Oberlin, Kansas, to George and Margaret (Slocum) Gardner. She was raised in Oberlin and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1947. She worked as the Oberlin City Clerk and at the Decatur Health Systems Dietary Dept...

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...

Kay Ann Bell Sept. 5, 1942-Dec. 18, 2012 HUDSON, Colorado -- Kay Ann Bell, 70, of Hudson, Colorado, passed away Dec. 18, 2012, in her home in Hudson, Colorado. She was born in McCook, Nebraska, on Sept. 5, 1942, to Darwin and Beaulah (Boots) Bell. Kay had spent her life doing what she loved and that was being with people. She worked many jobs in the McCook area as a waitress. She was well-known as a very busy and bubbly person...

Lucille E. Kipp Feb. 4, 1932 - Dec. 23, 2012 ELWOOD, Nebraska -- Lucille E. Kipp, 80, of Cozad, Nebraska, formerly of Bertrand, Nebraska, died Sunday (Dec. 23, 2012), at Golden Living Center in Cozad. She was born Feb. 4, 1932, southwest of Maywood, Nebraska, to William and Ethel (Lockhart) Kahler...

Annette Kay (Borchert) (Hardwick) Penna Dec. 17, 1938 - Dec. 16, 2012 LAFAYETTE, Colorado -- Annette Kay (Borchert) (Hardwick) Penna passed away on Dec. 16, 2012, in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette. She was born on Dec. 17, 1938, in Benkelman, Nebraska, the first of four children, and the only daughter, of Merle and Gladys Borchert...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Janssen Auto Group of McCook, North Platte and Holdrege, Nebraska, has announced their plans to offer again this year free rides home to anyone needing a safe ride home to anyone on New Year's Eve. "This is our fourth year of offering this service and we are pleased to be able to offer it again this year," said Dave Janssen of Janssen Auto Group...

A pair of pitchforks are temporarily at rest, coated with overnight snow. They'll soon find work delivering fodder to hungry farm animals, however, who require plenty of fuel to stoke internal fires during the current cold weather. Even so, every bit of snow is welcome, with McCook having received 9.35 inches of precipitation for the year as of midnight, 13.09 inches below normal for the date...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The husband of a McCook woman cited for domestic assault in July claimed the incident was blown out of proportion and merely the result of a sexual encounter the two were participating in. Red Willow County Attorney Paul Wood subsequently dismissed the charge against the woman...

Sub-zero temperatures like we've been experiencing lately make even those of us who take things for granted appreciate having a warm place to huddle away from the cold. Warding off the cold takes energy in some form, be it fire from wood or natural gas, or warmth generated by electrical resistance...

Here is hoping that each of you had a wonderful and enjoyable Christmas, now, down to business. OK, ok, enough with the correction notes. Contrary to popular belief, I do know the difference between a solstice and an equinox; it is just that I get them confused once in a while, OK, almost always (here insert very large grin)...

My fellow Nebraskans, As we continue to celebrate the Holiday Season and the coming New Year, it's fitting that we keep our Nebraska service men and women in our hearts and prayers, especially those who are currently deployed. One of the most important reminders from the past 11 years since Sept. ...