Stories from Thursday, January 22, 2015

Glenn F. Martin Sept. 21, 1920 - Jan. 20, 2015 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Glenn F. Martin, 94, died Tuesday (Jan. 20, 2015), at Decatur County Good Samaritan Society in Oberlin. He was born Sept. 21, 1920, in Admire, Kansas, to Jacob Thiere and Ida May (Hauserman) Martin. He attended Admire High School and Emporia State University. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II...

McCOOK, Neb. -- District 44 Sen. Dan Hughes co-sponsored a bill recently which would eliminate motorcycle and moped helmet requirements. "It comes down to a matter of personal freedom," said Hughes this morning during his weekly conference call with the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce...

CURTIS, Neb. -- A walker on the snow-covered Arrowhead Meadows golf course in Curtis, Nebraska, last week discovered large barefoot tracks that she firmly believes "was something walking." Sharon Jorgensen of Curtis told the Frontier County Enterprise newspaper that she and her dog, Babe, were walking the golf course about 8 a.m., Jan. ...

"Shut up and drive" reads a bumper sticker that was popular a few years ago, and it's not bad advice. Take note of passing drivers, and you'll see a surprising number of them with a phone pressed to their ears. We remember being outside on a particularly nasty day, snow drifts creating narrow streets covered with ice and being narrowly missed by a driver skidding around a corner, smartphone resting on her shoulder...

My two youngest daughters are gamers. As in, they love to play games and hate to lose. They're always asking me to play cards or board games or Wii with them. I try to fit it in as often as possible but sometimes I wonder why. It's just a double-edged sword with those gamers. They tell me I'm not supposed to let them win, yet when they lose they're mad at me. I can't win even when I do win...

Heath L. Pierson July 10, 1989 - Jan. 20, 2015 LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Heath L. Pierson, age 25, died on Jan. 20, 2015, in Lakewood, Colorado, in a motor-vehicle accident. He was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on July 10, 1989, to Brian and Jill (Hoge) Pierson. Heath grew up in McCook, Nebraska, and graduated from McCook High School in 2008. Heath was active in athletics in high school. He played basketball, football and summer baseball...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Cambridge, Nebraska, city council members approved the second reading of an ordinance implementing a 2 percent lodging tax after listening to objections from lodging owners in town. The Cambridge Clarion newspaper reports that one lodging owner feels that the tax will lessen her competitive advantage over lodging establishments in nearby towns...