Stories from Friday, November 14, 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...

Ryan Robert Osborne Nicholas and Tina Osborne of McCook, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Ryan Robert Osborne, born Oct. 2, 2014, in McCook. He weighed 8 pounds, 4.5 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. He has one brother, Alecsander, 3. Grandparents are Robert Bucknell of McCook, Sandi McDonald of Ketchikan, Alaska and Paula Osborne...

90th birthday The family of Murlin Krizek of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of his 90th birrhday Nov. 19. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 38667 Ravenswood Road, McCook, NE 69001.

60th anniversary The family of Dean and Joanne (Ruppert) Roedel of Greeley, Colorado, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 21, 1954, at St. John's Lutheran Church of rural McCook. Their family includes children, Michael and Anna Roedel of Norwalk, Connecticut, Karen Terrell of Breckenridge, Colorado and Kathy and Randy Siltzer of Cheyenne, Wyoming; and five grandchildren, Avery, Hilary, Evan, Colby and Rachel. ...

Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK, Neb. -- When we left George Davison's family in our last article they were beginning the journey into the New World. Some families were lucky enough to have money for passage, such as Sam Houston's widowed grandmother, Jane, who sold her Tenant Right improvements made to her farm in Ballybracken to buy tickets aboard a ship for herself and her four sons. ...

Velma M. Fogle July 22, 1938 - Nov. 10, 2014 PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Velma M. Fogle, 76, died Nov. 10, 2014, in Puyallup. She was born July 22, 1938 in Seattle, Washington. She was a graduate of West Seattle High School in 1956. She loved reading, quilting and sewing. The family lived in the McCook area from the 1970s until 1988...

The holidays are a special time of year to celebrate and connect with family and friends. From a cookie swap at work to a formal holiday dinner at home, with the right kind of recipes and a little planning, any holiday gathering can be a sweet success...

The family of Geneva Eckhardt of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 85th birthday. She was born Nov. 21, 1929, in Sioux Center, Iowa. Her family includes children, Debra and husband,Ron Axtell, John and wife, Misty Eckhardt, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 120 East G Street, Apt No. 4 McCook NE 69001...

I suppose most of America has now heard of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman who was suffering from incurable brain cancer which promised to make her life a living hell. Hearing that doomsday diagnosis and that she had only six months to live, she opted to move to Oregon. Oregon is a state that legally allows doctors to prescribe lethal medication for those who don't want to fight a battle they can't win and cause undue pain and suffering to themselves, family and friends in the process...

In case you don't think self-discipline is an issue in this country, check out today's news about how the lack thereof has serious consequences. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel wants to spend billions of dollars to fix the system in charge of our nuclear weapons, but it's not entirely clear to us how simply throwing money at a problem can solve leadership lapses, security flaws and sagging morale...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Community Hospital today announced it has been recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®" by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Community Hospital was recognized for its achievement on the measure set of Surgical Care. The hospital is one of 1,224 hospitals in the U.S. to achieve the 2013 Top Performer distinction...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A long-time resident made an impassioned plea to McCook City Council members last week asking they deny a request from a fellow councilor to purchase a piece of city property. City Council members offered no response at the time and subsequently approved the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of 3500 sq. ft. of Norris Avenue property to fellow City Councilman Mike Gonzales and his wife at a price of $1540, or 44 cents per sq. ft...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- An Education Committee hearing on Wednesday will consider the use of lottery funds for education, the last in a series of hearings at which Nebraskans have drawn similar conclusions as to how they would like to see that money be used in schools...

A uniformed officer/mannequin at the High Plains Museum in downtown McCook, Nebraska, stands beside a framed lithograph of the USS Constitution -- the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat. According to the brass plaque, the lithograph is framed with material taken from the original hull of the U.S. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- With the deadline less than three weeks away for the "new and improved" business Hormel Entrepreneurship Competition, contest organizers are encouraging business owners of all ages to solidify their business dreams by taking the first step to fill out the simple application form...