Stories from Friday, January 23, 2015

Karen Kaye Bruning July 20, 1942 - Jan. 20, 2015 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Karen Kaye Bruning, 72, died Tuesday (Jan. 20, 2015), at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Nebraska. She was born July 20, 1942, in Beloit, Kansas, to Roy and Edna (Pennington) Bolte. She was raised in Logan, Kansas. She attended grade school and high school in Logan and graduated from high school in Phillipsburg in 1960. She lived in Plainville, Hill City, Placo, Phillipsburg, Logan, Atwood, Herndon and Oberlin...

Alfred A. Albers OBERLIN, Kan. -- Alfred A. Albers, 88, of Selden, Kansas, died today (Jan. 23, 2015), at Sheridan County Hospital in Hoxie, Kansas. Services are pending with Pauls Funeral Home in Oberlin.

Doris Marie Rowe Pursel Jan. 25, 1926 - Jan. 18, 2015 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Doris Marie Rowe Pursel was born on Jan. 25, 1926, in Lenox, Iowa, to C. Stanford Rowe and Ethel Mae Dunkle Rowe. She passed away in her home with her husband by her side on Jan. 18, 2015, in Tallahassee Florida...

Clara May Crouse March 13, 1928 - Jan. 20, 2015 BEAVER CITY, Neb. -- Clara May Crouse, 86, died Tuesday (Jan. 20, 2015), at the Beaver City Manor. She was born on March 13, 1928, in Gilcrest, Colorado, to John and Clara (Warden) Wolf. She lived in Longmont, Colorado, before moving to Beaver City in the early 1980s...

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...

Dylan Carter Solko Rodney and Erica Solko of Culbertson, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Dylan Carter Solko, who was born Dec. 4, 2014, at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Grandparents are Ronald and Diana Solko of Oberlin, Kansas, and Boyd and Kim Volker of Stafford, Kansas. Great-grandparents are Harvey and Claudia Griggs of Culver, Kansas...

80th birthday The family of Richard Fanning of Ludell, Kansas, formerly of Wauneta, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday Jan. 27. Cards of congratulations will reach him at RR 2, Box 64A, Ludell, KS 67744.

90th birthday The family of Rose Wittwer of Trenton, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday Feb. 3. She was born in Alma, Nebraska, in 1925. She was a long-time resident of McCook, where she and her husband, William, raised their children. ...

Susan Doak Southwest Nebraska Genealogy Society People's memories are great, but not always good? Two people can be at the same place, the same time and what they will remember about the events may be entirely different. As an example, my cousin and I were talking about our mutual grandmother, with my memory of her was of her rolled down nylons and black lace up shoes when she worked in the garden. My cousin didn't remember her shoes or nylons at all...

If you're looking for a little variety to spice up your life, cooking with a versatile veggie such as the sweet potato may give your menu the satisfying kick you crave, along with a healthy dose of the nutrients your body needs. Unlike many vegetables with a peak season that comes and goes, sweet potatoes can be found at your local grocery store year round with a consis­tent quality and freshness. ...

Declan is approaching the downhill stretch of his third grade year and our "experiences" over the last year have evolved as I think most people would have anticipated. He amazes himself on a near daily basis by figuring out life lessons he previously argued, with stubborn abandon, were impossible for him to master...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Student financial aid is one of the key categories of support provided by the McCook College Foundation to students attending McCook Community College. The Foundation has established 23 board designated scholarships and 44 Donor Specified Scholarships ranging from $250 to $2,000 which are awarded to full and/or part-time students enrolled at MCC. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- City voters will be asked whether or not to renew more than $2.6 million in annual sales taxes this May. City leaders concerned with the possibility of losing the revenue are getting an early start on renewal, as well as taking a different approach to the ballot questions...

Steve Lytle checks out a small trout before returning it to a pond in Barnett Park in McCook, Nebraska, Thursday afternoon, while Al Garcia, right, and James Kain, back, wait their turn. Lytle, a professional fishing guide, is more usually ice fishing this time of year, but recent warm weather has put a stop to that. Temperatures are expected to be unseasonably warm over the weekend, in the 60s to near 70...

The title of this week's column was the proclamation of Kennette Benedict, executive director of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the group in charge of the symbolic Doomsday Clock. The clock had been at five minutes to midnight since 2012 before it was recently moved forward by two minutes...

Readers had a few things to say about Thursday's editorial asking whether all cell phone use by drivers should be banned. That poll is still open, but so far, 19 readers said yes and 14 said no. "Head sets should be used. You see officers of the law driving around with a cell phone held to the side of their head all the time, or even on the computer device they have in the patrol cars," one reader commented. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A local man claiming to be too sick to face probation violations in North Platte may not be letting the illness slow down his criminal ways, at least according to an alleged victim. Thirty-four-year-old Christopher Fichtner of 908 Norris Ave. failed to appear for a Lincoln County hearing in December and his attorney claimed his absence was due to chemotherapy, adding he was not expected to live past six months...