Stories from Monday, July 6, 2015

Dianna Sue Meissner May 27, 1950 - July 1, 2015 TRENTON, Neb. -- Dianna Sue Meissner, age 65, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Trenton after battling cancer. Dianna was born May 27, 1950, in McCook, Nebraska, to Harry and Golda (Roller) Zwickle. She graduated from McCook High School in 1968...

Thelma M. Ridenour Feb. 22, 1925 - July 3, 2015 HOLDREGE, Neb. -- Thelma Marie Ridenour, 90, of Holdrege, died Friday (July 3, 2015), at the Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege. She was born Feb. 22, 1925, at Ragan, Nebraska, to William Thomas and Ruth (Black) Bryan. She graduated from Ragan High School in 1942. She received her teaching certificate and taught for a couple years...

Genevieve Willis BENKELMAN, Neb. -- Genevieve Willis, 89, of Benkelman, died Friday (July 3, 2015), at the Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman. Survivors include children, Bob Willis and wife, Bonnie (Wiese) and Kathy Smith and husband, Jim; daughter-in-law, Connie Rose Willis; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren...

Darrel Lyle Cox July 24, 1936 - July 1, 2015 HAYES CENTER, Neb. -- Darrel Lyle Cox was born on July 24, 1936, to Elmer Lee Cox and Reva May (Horn) Cox. He was born on the family farm eight miles north of Hamlet, Nebraska. On this date, the temperature in Nebraska reached 118 degrees -- the hottest day ever recorded in the state. He grew up in Hayes County with four brothers and three sisters...

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...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Red Willow-Frontier County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Kenneth Carriker, announced that the nomination period for local FSA county committees began on June 15, 2015. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Red Willow-Frontier County FSA Office by close of business on Aug. 3, 2015...

There was a story on the news feed the other day about rival driverless cars -- one owned by Google, another by Delphi -- that nearly had a collision. "Our car saw the Google car move into the same lane as our car was planning to move into," auto parts maker Delphi reported, "but upon detecting that the lane was no longer open, it decided to terminate the move and wait until it was clear again."...

City of McCook, Nebraska, emergency personnel transport at least one person involved in the collision of a red car and a red van in the intersection of West J and Fifth late Thursday morning. Witnesses reported that the car was eastbound and the van northbound; the car came to rest facing west, and the van struck the front porch of a house on the northeast corner of the intersection and rolled backward toward the stop sign on the south side of J Street. ...

GOODLAND, Kan. -- This Summer KGCR Radio is hoping to focus attention on the gems found in the tri-state area. "We will be encouraging people to take day trips to tourist destinations right here in our own back yard through our Seven Wonders of the Tri-State Area competition," says Station Manager James Claassen...

McCOOK, Neb. --A plea agreement was reached recently with a McCook man facing multiple felonies and allegations he sexually assaulted two children. The plea agreement, offered by special prosecutor Charles Byrd Jr. with the Nebraska Attorney General's Office, admitted guilt to a pair of misdemeanor offenses...

Competitors in the cardboard boat contest on the Fourth of July in Arapahoe, Nebraska, discover what floats their boats -- or doesn't -- in the Arapahoe public pool Saturday afternoon. Cord Frink (above) learned that his and Reilley Einspahr's "Patriot" boat was hard to handle in the water, while the "Red-White-and-Blue" boat of Danielle and Rylee Eidson puttered along quite easily and won the "Chuck Norris Championship." The "Titanic" award for the most spectacular sinking went to "The Duct Boat" of Jadan Schulz and Hannah Whitson. ...

Walking across the Red Willow County fairgrounds in McCook, Nebraska, Sunday morning before the horsemanship competition in the Kiplinger Arena were the five cowgirl candidates for the 2015 Miss Southwest Nebraska Rodeo Queen and Junior Queen titles. ...

Sprites of light dance across the skies during the annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration hosted by the firefighters of Indianola, Nebraska.

Roy Albert Melton June 1, 1922 - July 3, 2015 ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Roy Albert Melton, 93, died July 3, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born June 1, 1922, in Russell Springs, Kansas, to May and John Melton. He grew up on a farm near Bartley, Nebraska, and later worked on a farm in Palisade, Nebraska. After a long employment with Montgomery Ward in McCook, he worked at McCook Community College until his retirement...

U.S. Army Reserve Colonel David Seybold of Trenton and Jorden Brown of Wauneta pass out American flags during the Fourth of July parade in Culbertson, Nebraska, Saturday morning. On the "Veterans USA" float was Dave's dad, U.S. Navy veteran Nathan Seybold, also of Trenton, who served in the Korean War from 1952 until 1954. ...

Elmer John Leitner Nov. 21, 1915 - July 5, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Elmer John Leitner, age 99, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Community Hospital in McCook. Elmer was born Nov. 21, 1915, in Herndon, Kansas, to John H. and Theresa (Allacher) Leitner. He graduated from Herndon High School in 1933...

L.W. 'Woody' Morford Oct. 2, 1941 - July 4, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- L.W. "Woody" Morford, 73, of McCook, died Saturday (July 4, 2015), at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born Oct. 2, 1941, in Oberlin, Kansas, to Lynn William and Geneva Marie (Counter) Morford. He grew up in rural Oberlin. He graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1959 and attended McCook Community College...