Stories from Thursday, May 30, 2013

Douglas E. Schrader April 11, 1950 - May 28, 2013 EAGLE, Nebraska -- Douglas E. Schrader, 63, of Eagle, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday (May 28, 2013). Born (April 11, 1950) in Benkelman, Nebraska, to Alvin and Betty (Hardwick) Schrader. ...

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...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Efforts of a local housing developer may result in a low-cost option for moving several mobile homes on the property. Local business owners and partners in North Pointe Properties, Bill Davis and Terry McCorkle, visited with the Gazette this morning and addressed concerns stemming from relocation notices distributed to several mobile home owners within the development property, as well as offered additional information about the project...

TRENTON, Nebraska -- Family history has it that Shirley Walter's grandparents were married in McCook, Nebraska, early last century, and then moved to the Wray, Colorado, area to homestead. As a wedding gift, Bessie (Huff) and A. R. Baldwin received a large framed print, "A May Day," of sheep in a pasture painted by A. Fox, with a copyright date of 1908. Aged tags on the back of the frame read "Ideal Cash Store" and "Rishel."...

The churning clouds of a slow-moving spring storm hover over southwestern Red Willow County, Nebraska, and dump up to 31⁄2 inches of rain in neighboring Hitchcock County late Wednesday afternoon. Intersections in low-lying areas of Culbertson flooded, while the heavy rain rushed down rows of young corn and into the Highway 6-34 road ditch just east of town. ...

Americans continue to have trillions of dollars in debt, but it might not be where you think it is. The average credit card debt is $15,162 -- a staggering amount, when one considers that the average interest rate being charged on that debt is nearly 15 percent, and that we've amassed $846.2 billion in plastic debt...

I'm disappointed that there hasn't been as much in our daily newspaper about the possibility of having a Veterans Home built in North Platte and what area residents can do to help with this progress. More information can be found on their website atwww.VetsHomeInNorthPlatte.com...

Sup? Nm. Wbu? For those of you over the age of 30, this is what mom's with tweens and teens get to read on their children's cell phones or Facebook pages. Now if you've read the title more than twice and are wondering if I made a mistake or you are doing your best to decipher the code, let me help you. ...

There's something about the early morning sunlight that softens the harsh edges of our world as this photo by Clara Heumphreus of Cambridge demonstrates. The McCook Daily Gazette would love to showcase your weather photos. Readers can contribute to our daily weather page, subject to space and color availability, by emailing photos to editor2@ocsmccook.com or bringing them into the Gazette offices at West First and E Streets. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A McCook man has been charged with seven felony counts of sexual assault stemming from alleged incidents that date back to 2004 and involving a victim 14 years of age or younger. The man, 59-year-old Claudie Lee Patterson of 38644 Road 705, was bound over in Red Willow County Court earlier this month and has not yet been scheduled to appear in Red Willow County District Court...

This week, severe weather warnings and alerts were issued across the state. Eastern Nebraska experienced flooding from heavy rain, while hail, high winds, and tornadoes swept across central and western Nebraska. The recent horrific tornadoes in Oklahoma remind us that natural disasters aren't just heartbreaking news stories quickly forgotten, but rather are enduring challenges for the impacted families and communities...

The family of Howard Baumbach is hosting an open house in honor of his 95th birthday Sunday, June 2, from 1-3 p.m. at the Community Building in Indianola, Nebraska. Hosting the open house are Bill and Lynda Baumbach of Indianola and Joey and Kim Baumbach of McCook, Nebraska. Howard was born June 1, 1918. Cards of congratulations will reach him at The Cambridge Manor, Cambridge, NE 69022...

50th anniversary The family of Chuck and Dian Trail of McCook, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married June 1, 1963, at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook. Their family includes children, Cynthia and Mark Kemling of Omaha, Nebraska, Kynan and Nancy Trail of Yankton, South Dakota and four grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 38173 Road 712, McCook, NE 69001...