Stories from Monday, August 4, 2014

Genevieve 'June' Vavroch June 26, 1926 - Aug. 2, 2014 OBERLIN, KAN. -- Genevieve "June" Vavroch, 85, died Saturday (Aug. 2, 2014) in Hays, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1926, in Oberlin to Glen and Emma (Urban) Waldo. She grew up on a farm west of Oberlin...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook has a great city swimming pool but struggles to find staff to keep it open for its regular schedule, let alone extending days. City Councilwoman Janet Hepp said she had taken her grandkids to the pool recently and was very pleased with the facility, as well as how they were treated by pool employees. Hepp said city employees were doing a great job and she had been approached by other citizens asking if the pool could remain open longer...

McCook, Neb. -- Community Hospital was named for the third time as a Most Wired Hospital based on results from the 16th annual Health Care's Most Wired Survey, conducted by Hospitals & Health Networks. Only five other hospitals in Nebraska received the award including:...

Cody Jeffers said that as soon as he struck the golf ball with his club off Heritage Hills Golf Course's 16th tee Saturday, he thought he had a chance at a hole-in-one.

(July 2014 marks the 100th Anniversary of the beginning of World War I, a war that eventually brought 1.2 million Americans into military service, in France, to aid the Allied Forces in their battle against the Central Powers (mostly Germany). In the coming weeks we will take a look back at that "mostly forgotten" war. Today we take a look at one of the true heroes of World War I, a fellow with ties to Nebraska, General John "Black Jack" Pershing.)...

Christie Elliott, left, and JJ Turabova, right, were sworn in by Red Willow County Court Judge Anne Paine as Red Willow County's newest Court Appointed Special Advocates. After completing specialized training, judges appoint CASA volunteers to represent the best interest of children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. ...

Hitchcock County Falcon cheerleaders Jordan Brown, left, and Bryce Jones prove they can "redneck" with the best of them, during the Trenton, Nebraska, annual Harvest Fest parade Saturday morning. The parade theme, "You might be a redneck if ... ," inspired Riverside Arena members to improvise a "pot" over which to cook their hotdogs. ...

Marilyn Rogene Shaffer July 13, 1938 - Aug. 2, 2014 EDISON, Neb. -- Marilyn Rogene Shaffer, 76, of Edison, Nebraska, died Saturday (Aug. 2, 2014), at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born July 13, 1938, to Abraham and Norma Laverne (Rollstin) Chapman at their home on the Turkey Creek, north of Edison...

'McCook has all its recreational bases covered' we headlined a story Friday about a recent city survey. We stand by that headline, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. That also doesn't mean there can't be a chicken-or-egg argument made...