Stories from Wednesday, February 20, 2013

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...

CURTIS, Nebraska -- The following Southwest Nebraska area student has been recognized by the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture for her academic performance for the Fall 2012 Semester. Dean's Honor Roll- To qualify, a student must earn a grade point average of at least a 3.5 on a 4-point scale...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The St. Patrick 24th annual Spaghetti Supper is Sunday, 5-7 p.m. at the basement at St. Patrick's Catholic Church,409 East F. Raffle prizes include an i-Pad mini, donated by Frank and Bev Williams; a $200 Schmick's gift certificate, donated by Cappel Sales; a $200 Game-On gift certificate, donated by Claude and Delores Cappel; a deacon's bench, made by Kyle Conroy; an one hour massage at Community Hospital, donated by Lori Ruggles and a $25 VISA gift card, donated by McCook National Bank. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Project Empty Bowl has become an annual signature fundraising event for the St. Patrick's school art program. The premise of the Empty Bowls Project is simple: the seventh and eighth grade students at St. Patrick's work together to create a variety of handcrafted pottery bowls, that they will sell in a silent auction format during the annual Spaghetti Supper Feb. 24 in the basement of St. Patrick's Church...

McCOOK, Nebraska--Our hearts consistently and reliably beat in our chests and most of us never give it a second thought. For those who have had a heart attack, angina or coronary artery disease, a less predictable heart can suddenly create a sense of vulnerability...

If you've had a bad case of spring fever over the past few days, Mother Nature has a reminder on the way: It's still winter. The National Weather Service office in Goodland, Kansas, is calling for 100 percent chance of precipitation today and Thursday, with as much as 17 inches of snow possible by Thursday night...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- In its simplest form, Governor Dave Heineman has proposed two bills to eliminate state income taxes and make up the lost revenue by eliminating $2.4 billion in sales tax exemptions. Proponents told the Legislature's Revenue Committee that such a bold move would result in job growth. Opponents say there is no evidence, not even anecdotal evidence, that such a move results in job growth...

I love my slippers -- and almost think I could train LilBit to fetch them for me at day's end. I won't even try though. He loves it when I put on my "walking shoes" and seems to understand that we're done walking for the day when the slippers are on. He'd probably do it, he loves to please, but he would do it grudgingly...

CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor McCOOK, Nebraska -- Colonel Delbert Townsend was a decorated soldier, a Nebraska farm boy who served his country for 30 years, defending her through World War II and in Korea and Vietnam. After his retirement from the U.S. Army, he was a man involved in making his South Potomac, Washington D.C. neighborhood better...

Tim and Terri Stevens of McCook, Nebraska, don't just park or garage their collectible 1937 Nash. "We love driving it, and were just out driving around Sunday," Terri said Tuesday morning, after the car was photographed in the Walmart parking lot Sunday and featured in the Gazette Monday. Tim bought the Nash at the auction of his uncle, Alphonse "Bunt" Reining, of Benkelman, on Sept. 26, 2007. Bunt was a lifetime collector of antique cars, and he restored them all as close to original as...

Grant Strunk/McCook Daily Gazette Nebraska National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Chris Russell, Southwest area recruiter stationed at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in McCook, Nebraska, presents real dog tags to Southwest Nebraska Community Theatre Association members Howard Kool, left, and Don Harpst in preparation of SWNCTA's production of "South Pacific" in March. ...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Nebraska landowners who have transferred their land into a different school district may be able to get it back with only the consent of the district from which it was removed if the Legislature passes a bill heard by the Education Committee...

Roxy Lang of Wilsonville, Nebraska, took this shot on Feb. 8, when the temperature reached 58 degress and the region had only recorded 0.05 inches of precipitation for the year. If the forecast for the next few days proves valid, this field of alfalfa, just off Highway 89, could be layered under a thick blanket of snow. ...