Stories from Tuesday, August 6, 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...

Gaylin Humphreys LONE TREE, Colorado -- Gaylin Humphreys, 71, died Saturday (August 3, 2013), at the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado. Survivors include sons, Scott Humphreys of Littleton, Colorado and Todd Humphreys and wife, Terri of Santa Ynez, California; sisters, Jan Humphreys of Golden, Colorado and Cheryl Cancienne and husband, Milton of Houma, Louisiana; brother, Rob Humphreys of Kearney, Nebraska and two grandchildren...

BELLEVUE,Nebraska -- Shaina Rogers of McCook, Nebraska, has earned her Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems business at Bellevue University. A toal of 1,605 students have earned their degree from January to June 2013, including 537 master's degrees and 1,068 bachelor's degrees...

Kids had a field day at the 2013 Trenton Harvest Festival Saturday, with candy from the parade, a cake walk and more. Left, Alexander Lashley, 5, of McCook, keeps his eye on the parade for the next handful of candy, while Byanka Wood, from left and Jayden Wood choose a cake with purple frosting after their number was called in the cake walk. ...

BRUCE BAKER City Editor McCOOK, Nebraska -- City of McCook water and sewer rates are likely to avoid a rate increase during the upcoming budget cycle after a review of their respective funds came back with positive marks. Jenny Blankenship with Public Financial Management presented results of the city's annual water and sewer fund cashflow analysis to the McCook City Council, Monday evening, and recommended no rate increase for either service during the upcoming 2013-14 budget. ...

HOLBROOK, Nebraska -- The annual "Burton's Bend Music Fest" kicks of Friday morning, with "Theme Show No. 1," "It's a Family Thing," at 10 a.m., on the auditorium stage in the former school house in downtown Holbrook. The two-day music festival will follow this schedule:...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County Commissioners gave the green light for an Internet tower in Danbury and a sod farm/landscaping business outside of McCook. The commissioners unanimously approved a conditional use permit requested by BW Telecom for a wireless Internet tower north of Danbury, to be used for broadband signals. A 190-foot guyed tower would be used, with an adjacent 8 by 16 foot equipment hut...

GRANT, Nebraska -- Grant area farmer and small business owner, Dan Hughes, has announced his candidacy for the 44th district state senate seat in the Nebraska Legislature. Hughes has been involved in public service his entire adult life. His service began with the Chase/Dundy County Wheat Growers Association, where he then worked up to President of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association, and also served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Wheat Growers. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Preliminary numbers for the 2013-14 Red Willow County budget shows the employee self-insurance fund gobbling up $1.47 million, more than $300,000 than last year at $797,488. Dan Miller presented the preliminary budget at the regular Red Willow County Commissioner meeting Monday morning and told commissioners that numbers were based on projected valuations of $939,336,356, up from $838,364,751 in 2012-13. ...

Billowing thunderclouds dump rain on Hayes and Frontier counties Monday evening. Clouds promising precipitation skirted around McCook, whose only moisture was the dense fog clogging the air this morning. American statesman and weather prognosticator Ben Franklin believed that "It rains/snows 90 days after a fog," and "The more fog in August the more snow in winter" and "For every fog in August, there will be a snowfall in the winter."...

"They've got to stop the spending!" is a common, plaintive cry that can be heard in many a coffee shop when political issues come up. But just how common is that opinion? And, just what spending should be cut? That's where the outrage becomes a little less focused...

I am writing with reference to one of "Mike's" latest pieces in the Gazette in which he ended the article expressing his pride of membership in the Democratic Party. I have known Mike for many years; sometimes we are in complete agreement and sometimes we don't think the same...

Greetings from the shores of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Gitche Gumee the shining Big-Sea-Water." Somehow writing those lines while at the moment we are camping on the southern shore of Lake Superior just doesn't have the poetic ring of Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha." Our location may be the exact spot envisioned by the poet. Indeed it is a beautiful place...

Daniel L. Trehal March 1, 1978 - Aug. 3, 2013 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Daniel Lee Trehal, age 35, of McCook, died at his home on Aug. 3, 2013. He was born in McCook on March 1, 1978, to Michael and Linda (Hiatt) Trehal. Daniel attended school in McCook and Vermillion, South Dakota...