Stories from Thursday, June 12, 2014

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...

Hall of Fame inductee Robert Botsford, a long-time martial arts instructor in McCook, was inducted into the U.S.A. Martial Arts "Hall of Fame" in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 12. Botsford has been practicing martial arts since November 1975. A USDA food inspector by day, he estimates he has taught 1,400-1,500 students tae kwon do and karate since he opened his studio here in September 1998. He credits his mother, Twilla, and wife, Ester, for encouraging him to pursue his art...

Eleven-year-old Anthony Sramek of Palisade, Nebraska, above, admires a trailer promoting the Tractor Relay Across Nebraska, Friday evening at Norris Park. The Knights of Columbus and American Legion coordinated a barbecue and potluck at the park, greeting relay participants as they neared the end of their cross-state drive in support of veterans. ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Dozens of young men and women will experience what it takes to become a law enforcement officer as they participate in the American Legion Junior Law Cadet program. The cadets will spend a week in June at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center/ Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy in Grand Island...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A plea agreement was reached Monday in Red Willow County District Court with a convicted felon arrested at Walmart in March after attempting to shoplift medication. The incident was not the man's first criminal offense foiled by the McCook Walmart security team. In July of 2012 he was convicted of felony theft and misdemeanor forgery after Walmart staff helped trace sandwich wrappers left in a recovered stolen vehicle back to him...

Visit your dentist regularly. Brush and floss your teeth properly. Avoid sugary foods. Oh, and drink plenty of black coffee. Wait, what? That's what a new study, "Antibacterial effect of coffee: calcium concentration in a culture containing teeth/biofilm exposed to Coffea Canephora Aqueous extract" seems to indicate...