Stories from Thursday, April 24, 2014

Virginia Krausnick BENKELMAN, Neb. -- Virginia Krausnick, 88, died Wednesday (April 23, 2014), at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. Survivors include daughters, Diana and husband, Anthony Larkin of Greeley, Colorado, Dwana and husband, Keith Roschewski and Karen and husband, John Metzger, of Benkelman; sister, Rosemary Darsa of College Station, Texas; brother, Virgil and wife, Connie Littrel of Palisade; brother-in-law, Alfred McCrumb of Wauneta; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.. ...

Earl J. Brown Dec. 18, 1911 - April 22, 2014 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Earl J. Brown, 102, died Tuesday (April 22, 2014), at Decatur County Good Samaritan Society in Oberlin. He was born Dec. 18, 1911, in Decatur County to Charles "C.C." and Anna Rose (Woolley) Brown. He grew up on a farm in the Sappa Township southwest of Oberlin. He attended Plainview School and graduated from Decatur County High School in 1931...

Florence M. Modrell LINCOLN, Neb. -- Florence M. Modrell, 96, died today (April 24, 2014), in Lincoln. Services are 10 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in McCook. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery in McCook. Rosary is Sunday, April 27, 2014, 7:30 p.m. at Herrmann Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook...

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, Neb. -- Mid Plains governors approved two student organizations and a new athletic team. Meeting in McCook Wednesday night, the college board approved the establishment of rodeo as a Mid Plains Community College intercollegiate athletic team, with 10 added scholarships. More information on the rodeo team will be included in an upcoming news release...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Two McCook churches are hoping they will reap more than they sow, to benefit others in the community. That's because both are offering the use of property for community gardens, one for those who don't have garden space to grow their own produce and the other for groups and organizations to "Adopt a Crop."...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook Police Chief Ike Brown said the two vehicles involved in an accident Tuesday evening collided as the small car turned north off of East H onto East Seventh Street. The car, driven by Jynnifer Pronechen, of 902 West M in McCook, was totaled. Pronechen's baby boy was in a car seat and was uninjured, Chief Brown said...

The annual spring car show that Terry Sitzman planned for May 3 will go on despite his death April 7. All antique and collectible cars, like this mid-70s Chevrolet, are invited to the "Terry Sitzman Memorial Car Show," which will still be Saturday, May 3, in downtown McCook, between West First and Norris Avenue, from 8 a.m. ...

Medicine has made great strides over the past decades, with polio virtually eliminated in the United States and "normal" childhood diseases such as measles, mumps and chicken pox increasing reduced to oddities. Unfortunately, misinformation and other factors have caused parents to delay vaccinations or refuse them altogether, resulting in resurgence in preventable diseases. Measles, for example, have turned up in parts of California, and Ohio children are contracting mumps...

Often I rattle on in my columns about the pros and cons of having all girls and the differences in my house versus those all boy households. I'm sure these topics will continue, as is my life, but since we just had Easter, I was reminded of one of the cons of having all daughters. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County Sheriff candidates shared their thoughts on jail responsibilities and the most basic question of all; why you? Sheriff candidates Shannon Brown, Kevin Darling, Alan Kotschwar and Steve Kotschwar were asked how the inclusion of a county jail would impact the sheriff's office and why voters should choose them over the other candidates...

Danielle Mae Carpenter of Bartley, Nebraska, center, accepts the 2014 Chi Chapter Scholarship of Delta Kappa Gamma International. Danielle is a junior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney majoring in special education. Awarding the scholarship is Betty Jorgensen, left, scholarship chairperson, and Jamie Garner, president of Chi Chapter. Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is an organization that promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education...