Stories from Tuesday, November 4, 2014

McCOOK, Neb. - Unofficial results indicate the McCook School Board will see some turnover as a result of tonight's election. Newcomers Brian Esch and Bob Elder led the popular vote for the three seats available on the board, collecting 1,753 and 1,745 Red Willow County votes respectively...

McCOOK, Neb. - Challenger Gene Weedin received the most votes of the four candidates vying for three seats on the McCook City Council, according to unofficial results from the Red Willow County Clerk's office. Weedin received 1,616 votes. Incumbent Mike Gonzales received 1,463 and incumbent Bruce McDowell solidified the third seat with 1,372...

Gregory D. Lindsley Dec. 19, 1955 - Nov. 1, 2014 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Gregory Lindsley, 58, of Wolbach died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Memorial services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Wolbach, Nebraska. The Reverend Martin Leeper will officiate. Inurnment will be held in Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach...

Mark C. Corcoran July 27, 1949 - Nov. 1, 2014 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Mark C. Corcoran, 65, died Saturday (Nov. 1, 2014). He was born July 27, 1949, in Oberlin, Kansas, to Joe and Irene (Keisner) Corcoran. He was a Salina Journal carrier, practical nurse and worked at Decatur County Good Sam Society and Cedar Living Center...

CULBERTSON, Neb. -- Hitchcock County Elementary School in Culbertson was recognized by the Nebraska Department of Education to represent Nebraska as a National Title 1 Distinguished School. Hitchcock County Elementary was selected as one of eight finalists from Nebraska. The selection was based on the improvement and outstanding NeSA (state assessments) scores that the school has achieved over the last couple of years...

McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook Farm & Ranch Expo will return to the Red Willow County Fairgrounds on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 19-20, 2014. There will be a free producer breakfast on Wednesday Nov. 19 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. The show opens at 9 a.m. both days and closes at 7 p.m. the first day and 4 p.m. the second. Admission and parking are free...

Sadly this week, for a few short moments between speculation of the upcoming mid-term elections on TV, we saw pictures of an airplane crash in Wichita. The pilot of the King Air airplane and three others on the ground were reported killed. The TV pictured a great column of black smoke coming from what appeared to be a large warehouse looking building not far from the runway. Back to speculation on the election...

For a mid-term election, today's vote is drawing more than the usual amount of attention. Legislative District 44 voters are choosing between two candidates from the upper stretches of the Republican River basin and Natural Resources District, after McCook Mayor Dennis Berry was defeated in the primary. That left Middle Republican NRD voters short of a choice they think might offer our irrigators better representation in Lincoln...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook City Council rejected a request from city staff to create new and increase existing occupation taxes on liquor licenses. Councilors objected to the timing, need and appropriateness of the increases prior to unanimously voting against the item, Monday evening, during their regularly scheduled meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. -- "4M Pick and Pull Parts and Salvage" will be up and running next spring. Terry Sides, owner of the new wrecker and automobile salvage business northwest of the former Republican Valley school on Highway 6&34 between McCook and Indianola, told Red Willow County commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday morning that he's still working on the eight-foot solid fence on the west side of the 10-acre property. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The deadline to donate to Annie Trail's "Adopt a Chaplain" project is Saturday, Nov. 15. Trail, of McCook, Nebraska, has coordinated the stuffing and mailing of "we care about you" packages sent to military chaplains each holiday season for the past 13-14 years....

Voters occupy all the City of McCook booths at McCook Christian Church at mid-morning today. Red Willow County clerk and election commissioner Pauletta Gerver said her poll workers were "tickled to death" by the good voter turn-out by about 10:30 a.m. Voters have until 8 p.m. to cast their ballots for local, county, area, state and national candidates and issues...

Charles A. Gufford Jr. May 31, 1934 - Nov. 2, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Charles A. Gufford Jr., 80, died on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at the Hospice House in Omaha. He was born in Mayport, Fkorida, on May 31, 1934, to Charles Allen and Cecelie Rose Lee (Moore) Gufford. ...

Dwaine J. Sevier Feb. 4, 1923 - Oct. 31, 2014 GERING, Neb. -- Dwaine Sevier passed away Friday evening, Oct. 31, 2014, in Gering at Heritage Estates. As per his wishes, he was cremated and there is no memorial service planned at this time. Memorials may be given to the McCook Humane Society or Tails of Love (spay/neuter organization) in Gering. ...

Chris E. Lang Nov. 2, 1952 - Nov. 3, 2014 WILSONVILLE, Neb. -- Chris E. Lang, age 62, died at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Arapahoe, Nebraska, on Nov. 3, 2014. He was born in Norton, Kansas, on Nov. 2, 1952, to Edmond and Lelia (Orvis) Lang. Chris attend school in Wilsonville, graduating from Wilsonville High School in 1971...