Stories from Friday, January 16, 2015

Leslie A. Lafferty April 20, 1971 - Jan. 12, 2015 COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Leslie A. Lafferty, 43, of Council Bluffs, died Monday (Jan. 12, 2015), at her home in Council Bluffs. She was born on April 20, 1971, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Bobby and Pamela (West) Jones...

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...

Susan Doak Southwest Nebraska Genealogy Society My Aunt Jessie did genealogy before the Internet existed, which means she did it the hard way by traveling to states where our ancestors lived and writing letters to relatives for any information they might have...

103rd birthday The family of Elsie Becker is requesting a card shower in honor of her 103rd birthday. She was born Jan. 24, 1912, the sixth living child and second daughter of Carl and Doris (Fortkamp) Bartels, on her parents' home site on the Ough Divide in Dundy County south of Enders, Nebraska. ...

80th birthday Robert McConville of Indianola, Nebraska, will celebrate his 80th birthday Jan. 21, 2015, with his wife, Kathy, and four sons and their wives, Dennis and Kem, Bob Jr. and Cindy, Tom and Denise and Steve and Kerry. They also have 19 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at P.O. Box E, Indianola, NE 69034...

McCOOK, Neb. -- For many law enforcement officers their time serving the community began long before they ever donned a badge. The City of McCook Police Department is no exception and has a 2-1 ratio, when comparing officers with a military service background to those without...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook City Council appears to be weighing whether or not to use the former Public Safety Center to entice a non-profit to the area or sell the building outright. City staff has scheduled a second round of discussion for Monday and appear to be seeking approval to have the building appraised for a "low estimate" expense of $2,500...

Well, actually I AM a scientist, but a social scientist instead of a natural scientist. But that's the excuse given by those who oppose the notion of man-made climate change. "I'm not a scientist but ..." they say. And then they give their non-scientific argument to the notion of man-made climate change...

The IRS is in charge of enforcing Obamacare for the first time this year. The IRS has also had its budget cut by 17 percent from what it was five years ago. Despite official assurances, that means your return might be delayed, and the IRS will collect fewer taxes, compounding the budget shortfall, according to a leaked internal memo...