Stories from Friday, November 21, 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...

Micah George Norris Weyeneth Isaac and Whitney Weyeneth of Hinesville, Georgia, announce the birth of their son, Micah George Norris Weyeneth, born Nov. 11, 2014, at Fort Stewart Winn Army Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20 inches long. ...

80th birthday The family of Anita Conroy of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Nov. 29. Her family includes children, Bob and Geri Burns of McCook, Steve and Sharon Conroy of Indianola, Nebraska, Marty and Joyce Conroy of McCook, Jim and Kim Conroy of Papillion, Nebraska, Lisa and Craig Hendricks of Omaha, Mari Jo and Sean Mulligan of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. ...

70th anniversary The family of Don and Dorothy Barger of Culbertson, Nebraska, is hosting a reception in honor of the couple's wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 12, 1944. The reception will also celebrate Dorothy's 88th birthday, which was Aug. ...

80th birthday The family of Peggy Cisar of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Nov. 30. Her family includes Cindy and Gary Siebrandt of McCook, Vincent and Ann Cisar of Longmont, Colorado, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at No. 11 Brassie Drive, McCook, NE 69001...

Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK, Neb. -- I've touched on this subject before, but my George Davison has brought it back to mind. How did parents determine what they were going to name the new baby? According to tradition, Scots-Irish followed a naming pattern that destined the first son to be named after his paternal grandfather, the second son after his maternal grandfather and the third son after his father...

UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service are busier than ever delivering packages as Internet shopping become easier and more popular. That package comes at the cost of knowing that anyone with a Wifi connection and a credit card can buy the same thing. And, with the knowledge that the dollars spent go into the pocket of some Internet billionaire or the Chinese government, which owns the factory where the gift was produced...

I've loved to fly since my very first flight as a teenager. I had ridden buses and trains but I thought flying was something I would never be able to do because it was so expensive. But mom and dad didn't want me to be deprived of that experience so my first flight was from Little Rock to Tulsa to visit relatives and I was in absolute awe. ...

COPPELL, Texas -- After 113 years, Alco Stores (OTC-Pink: ALCSQ), a discount retailer focused on serving consumers in smaller communities with limited access to other regional or national retail chains, is closing its doors forever. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Dallas approved an order yesterday authorizing Tiger Capital Group LLC, SB Capital Group LLC and Great American Group LLC to conduct "Going Out Of Business" sales in each of Alco's 198 locations in 23 states, including 13 in Nebraska. ...

McCook, Neb. -- Community Hospital's third annual Concert for Cancer Care will feature the pop/country group, the Bellamy Brothers performing a Christmas concert. As presenting sponsor, Community Hospital is excited to bring the Bellamy Brothers to the McCook historic Fox Theatre at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Nothing like a bit of 19th century "Merry ol' England" to lend a little perspective to the frantic modern-day pace of the holidays. For some families, a McCook Community College tradition has become a family holiday tradition. For the past month or so, some McCook dinner table conversations go something like this:...

William D. 'Bill' Fowler June 14, 1926 - Nov. 19, 2014 WELLSVILLE, Kan -- William D. "Bill" Fowler, 88, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at Wellsville Retirement Community, Wellsville, Kansas. Bill's wish was to be cremated. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. ...