Stories from Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Elaine May Warner Oct. 14, 1931 - Oct. 14, 2013 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska -- Elaine May Warner, 82, died Monday (Oct. 14, 2013), at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born Oct. 14, 1931, at Holdrege, Nebraska to Lester and Irma (McCoy) Gregg. ...

Tama Unger REXFORD, Kansas -- Tama Unger, 48, died Tuesday (Oct. 15, 2013), at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. Services are pending with Pauls Funeral Home.

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. Activity log These items are taken from reports filed by the McCook Police Department. The locations refer to block numbers, not specific addresses. If you have information about any of these reports, call the police department at (308) 345-3450...

ARAPAHOE, KEARNEY, Nebraska -- It is Show Time! Nebraska Pride Chorus of Sweet Adelines International once again presents its annual show. Under the direction of co-directors, Evie Caldwell and Connie Witt, women from 13 central Nebraska towns join in bringing a fun filled afternoon or evening of a cappella singing, barbershop style, to Central Nebraska towns...

Families gathered at Willow Ridge Fall Festival to have a good time at the "Fall Festival" on Oct. 6. Activities included music from Silver Creek Band, that mixed it up with old and new tunes. Wagon rides were given by Brad Randel and chili and a variety of pies were served by the dining staff, led by Judy McCune. ...

Red Willow County Health Department McCOOK,Nebraska -- According to the Center for Disease Control, "Pertussis is the most poorly controlled bacterial vaccine preventable disease in the United States." Whooping cough can take a toll on anyone, but it can be deadly for young children. ...

Charlotte Marie Johnson Sept. 18, 1921 - Oct. 16, 2013 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Charlotte Marie Johnson, age 92, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. Charlotte was born on Sept. 18, 1921, in Imperial, Nebraska, to John and Martha (Neverve) Teply. She lived her childhood on a farm north of Wauneta until she was 16 and went to California to work in an airplane factory for the war effort...