Stories from Monday, February 23, 2015

Darleene (Doll) Marjorey (Beem) Chancellor April 24, 1924 - Feb. 21, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Darleene (Doll) Marjorey (Beem) Chancellor, age 90 years, passed away surrounded by her family on Feb. 21, 2015, at Highland Park in McCook, where she resided for the last seven years...

Dennis Lucas Nov. 12, 1951 - Feb. 21, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Dennis Eugene Lucas was born Nov. 12, 1951, at Lamar, Colorado, to Kenneth R. and Tillie G. (Sinka) Lucas. As a young man, he grew up in Lamar and graduated from Lamar High School in 1969. During his high school days, Dennis was very active in 4-H and FFA. ...

Award-winning author Stew Magnuson and Court Bridge Publishing has just released The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83: Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma, a nonfiction travel-history book that uncovers stories found along the road that bisects the United States from north to south...

Sure, there's still snow on the ground, but the garden supplies are starting to appear in the stores and listen closely and you'll already hear a stray flock of Sandhill cranes on their way north. The YMCA's annual team weight-loss challenge is in full swing, and while many of us aren't all that concerned about how we'll appear in a bathing suit, it would be nice to shed a few pounds before we shed our heavy winter camouflage -- er, clothing...

In 1881 McCook (Fairview) consisted of a couple of sod structures on the south side of the Republican River. A year later, thanks to the coming of the Railroad, and its Real Estate arm, The Lincoln Land Company, the new town of McCook grew up entirely on the north side of the river. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A family legacy of authentic Italian cooking has inspired a young McCook, Nebraska, couple to open what they hope will become known as "the neighborhood deli," as "McCook's deli." Jade and Bill Lesko will open the doors to "Citta' Deli" in early March...