Stories from Tuesday, May 13, 2014

McCOOK, Nebraska - Unofficial results released by the Red Willow County Clerk's office indicate Alan Kotschwar will likely be named the next Red Willow County Sheriff. Kotschwar received 754 votes, Kevin Darling received 593 votes, Shannon Brown received 492 and Steve Kotschwar received 319...

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MCCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Educational Foundation announces the following students with perfect attendance in the McCook Public School System for the 2013-2014 school year. Kindergarden- Kycen Bradley, Bryson Gullion, Jaylee Hammond, Isabella Sandall-Sherwood and Quinn Taylor...

Poll workers at several voting places in McCook, Nebraska, report a slow start to voting by mid-morning today. A local race -- that of Red Willow County sheriff -- and a state race with a McCook man running -- Dennis Berry wants to be a state senator -- didn't appear to bring out the voters early. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Austin Edwards of McCook will be the student speaker at graduation ceremonies Saturday at Nebraska Wesleyan University. A communications major, he is the son of Rick and Lori Edwards of McCook. Also graduating will be Katie West, daughter Dr. John and Cindy West of McCook. A biology major with chemistry and psychology minors, she has been accepted into an optometry program in Oklahoma...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A support column at the junior high cafeteria is in need of repairs. Significant cracks in a column on the south wall of the cafeteria were discovered a few months ago, Superintendent Grant Norgaard told the McCook School Board at its regular meeting Monday. Engineers from a local firm fixed it with temporary measures and have come up with blue prints for total replacement of the column, he said. Bids will go out for the work in the near future...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook School District will have to pay the $244,000 purchase of iPads in one payment, instead of two as originally planned. The McCook School Board of Education unanimously approved Monday night at the regular meeting the change to one payment, with half the funds coming from three separate budgets within the school district's budget: curriculum, technology and high school building budget, with the other half coming from reserves...

McCook, Nebraska, Post Office letter carriers gather around the 1,565 pounds of non-perishable foods donated by McCook-area postal customers Saturday in observance of the annual "Stamp Out Hunger" national food drive hosted by the National Association of Letter Carriers. ...

When you walked into the polls today, the person ahead of you in line probably belonged to the same political party as you. But maybe not. A check of the registered voters at various precincts in Red Willow County provides an enlightening snapshot of the political leanings of various neighborhoods...

*Dear Editor, Justice -- to render what is due -- requires fixed moral principles, and the courage to uphold them. Moral courage requires that men stand for truth, even when the truth is unpopular. Where moral courage fails there can be no justice. Cowards hide behind the excuse: "I do not support (insert vice) but I think such matters an issue of individual choice." Surrendering the nation to those who desire to make public policy a matter of "personal choice" is why this nation finds itself plunging into the abyss. ...

The sad news is that another of the Greatest Generation has passed. The good news is that he was a good and honorable man. Merle Teel was one of my Grannie Annie's very favorite uncles. Allow me to share some recollections of his proud past. When World War II started Merle had graduated from the High School in Curtis with a certificate to teach grade school. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska - Red Willow County Sheriff candidate Alan Kotschwar received 135 absentee ballot votes, the most among the four Republican sheriff candidates. According to preliminary numbers released by the Red Willow County Clerk's office, Kevin Darling received 75 votes; Shannon Brown received 65 votes;and Steve Kotschwar received 35 votes, as part of the early voting process...