Stories from Thursday, December 19, 2013

Ada Elizabeth (Olson) Remington March 4, 1913 - Dec. 17, 2013 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Ada Elizabeth (Olson) Remington passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. She was born in Minden, Nebraska, on March 4, 1913, to William and Ellen (Fosberg) Olson. Ada moved to McCook with her family in 1919...

Santa and Mrs. Claus of "Santa's Workshop" in McCook, Nebraska, present $138 -- the amount donated by pet owners during Santa's "Pet Night" Dec. 12 -- to Kora and Van Keslin, grandchildren of Mary Keslin, McCook Humane Society treasurer. Also donated on Pet Night were two Christmas stockings full of dog toys for the shelter...

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...

Michael Milbauer of McCook, Nebraska, recently entertained residents at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge, Nebraska, at the Christmas banquet. Milbauer sang Christmas carols and played the keyboard, harmonica and guitar. Courtesy photo

Columbus, Nebraska -- Can you watch the wind? With a new feature on Nebraska Public Power District's website, you can. Simply visit www.nppd.com/wind. The feature shows the prior five days' performance of the wind facilities NPPD relies upon to generate electricity for Nebraskans. One chart shows the collective contribution of NPPD's current wind resources; a second graph allows visitors to select one or more individual farm(s) to view its performance...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Community Hospital is offering an educational class, "What is Pre-Diabetes and How Can it be Managed?" for persons who are pre-diabetic or think they may be. The pre-diabetic class is Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Prairie View A Conference Room at Community Hospital. It will explain what is pre-diabetes and diabetes, how to test for diabetes, normal blood sugar ranges and how to manage pre-diabetes. It also includes exercise tips as well as diet training...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department recently received the 2013 Achievement Award for having 100% of the children immunized in their clinic up-to-date on their shots at two years of age. This award is presented by Joseph M. Acierno, Chief Medical Officer for Nebraska...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A McCook man who was unsatisfactorily released from probation in June, after he failed to follow guidelines, was convicted of three additional felonies earlier this month and again sentenced to probation. The offender, 24-year-old Logan Tschacher of 606 East Seventh Street, has racked up five felony convictions in the last three years, in addition to misdemeanor offenses for shoplifting and drug possession...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A convicted drunk driver arrested two additional times in the same evening was sentenced as a first offender recently in Red Willow County Court. The offender, 32-year-old Anthony R. Chapman of Indianola, Nebraska, was ordered to pay a $500 fine, serve 12 months probation and his driver's license was revoked for 60 days after accepting a plea agreement admitting guilt to a charge of DUI first offense and speeding. Chapman was fined $125 for speeding 83 mph in a 65 mph zone...

Nebraska State Patrol Trooper Jeff Van Stelton steps out of his brand-new cruiser this morning, his first solo day on the road since a fiery near head-on collision west of Stratton two years ago on April 22. Twenty-two fellow law enforcement officers from the State Patrol, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Department, the McCook Police Department and McCook Fire and Rescue gathered at Van Stelton's house -- as secretly as about 15 cruisers and ambulances can be -- to welcome him back to work this morning. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Flapping palm leaves did more than help Blaine Budke promote his hot tub business. Over time, they captured his imagination, convincing him to embark on the latest of a series of business ventures in McCook, Nebraska. This vision culminated this week with the opening of McCook's newest night spot: "Club Paradise."...

ATWOOD, Kansas -- A Greenleaf, Kansas man faces a whole slew of charges after leading a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper and a KHP aircraft on a chase through Atwood and the countryside Friday morning. The Rawlins County Square Deal newspaper reports that the trooper had stopped Ivan Holmes III, 30 years old, just west of Atwood for a seatbelt violation when he noticed marijuana in the car. ...

The A&E network has a real dilemma on its hands. On one, it has made tons of money by airing a show about a Louisiana family that is anything but politically correct. On the other, it's got a show about a Louisiana family that is anything but politically correct...

Twas the week before Christmas, and all through my house, Creatures were stirring, even the mouse. The hamster cage reeks from days of neglect, All due to the Christmas I'm trying to perfect. The stockings I forgot, now buried in a tote, My girls haven't noticed and I kinda hope they don't...

Robert 'Bob' D. Smith April 13, 1926 - Dec. 14, 2013 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Robert "Bob" D. Smith, age 87, of Cambridge, died at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Dec. 14, 2013. He was born on the family farm near Cambridge on April 13, 1926, to Charles and Eva (Perdue) Smith. Bob graduated from Cambridge High School in 1943...