Stories from Monday, July 13, 2015

Bernice Haarberg Feb. 14, 1927 - July 9, 2015 IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Bernice Selma (Ackermann) Haarberg, 88, of Imperial, died July 9, 2015, at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home. Bernice Selma (Ackermann) Haarberg was born to Jacob and Lydia (Unger) Ackermann on Feb. 14, 1927, at Indianola, Nebraska. She lived on the farm until she was three years old and then moved to McCook, Nebraska, in 1930. Her father worked as a carpenter and built their first house in McCook...

Viron Eugene Baxter Jan. 27, 1922 - July 10, 2015 PALISADE Neb. -- Viron Eugene Baxter, 93, of Palisade, passed away July 10, 2015. Viron was born Jan. 27, 1922, in Palisade, to Arlie J. and Margaret E. (West) Baxter. Viron graduated from Palisade High School in 1940. ...

Roselene Mae (Bedore) Weber May 27, 1929 - July 11, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Roselene Mae (Bedore) Weber, age 86, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born on May 27, 1929, in Zurich, Kansas, to the late Lawrence Bedore and Beatrice (Forgue) Bedore. She moved to Culbertson with her family when she was in eighth grade and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1947...

Virginia Louise McClure April 18, 1932 - Oct. 3, 2013 ALMA, Neb. -- Virginia Louise McClure was laid to rest on Saturday June 11, 2015, at her parents' gravesite in Alma, Nebraska. Virginia was born on April 18, 1932, to Earl Graden Coleman and Carolyn Louis Doher in Huntley, Nebraska, and spent her childhood, along with her younger sister, Shirley Anne League, growing up during the Depression in Kansas and Nebraska...

McCOOK, Neb., -- The McCook police officer who caught statewide media attention for shooting a local dog last week attempted to retreat from the charging animal before firing, and helped the pet owner load the animal into a vehicle on its way to seek medical attention afterwards...

OBERLIN, Kansas -- Account holders plan a meeting in Herndon July 20 after it was announced that "The Bank" branches in Herndon, Kansas, and Norcatur, Kansas, will close on Sept. 25. Gary Walter, president of The Bank of Northwest Kansas, said he planned to attend the town hall meeting 7 p.m. Monday, July 20 at the Herndon Senior Center on main street...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Area Chamber of Commerce has revamped its Chamber Bucks program to make the gift certificates easier to use and more attractive to gift-givers. Chamber Bucks are ideal to give because of the wide variety of businesses that participate in the program. Businesses especially like to give Chamber Bucks to their employees as they keep the spending local with chamber member businesses...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The board spent a marathon 41⁄2 hours setting the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce's mission statement and image for the future. Two new board members attended their first meeting; Bryan Loker of High Plains Radio will serve a one-year term, and Annette Wagner of Wagner Auto Group will serve a three-year term...

Red Willow County, Nebraska, Sheriff's Deputy Jason Swartz attempts to run from Luna, the sheriff's department's K9 officer, during a demonstration of Luna's search, suspect apprehension and officer protection skills at a fundraiser at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in McCook Saturday morning. ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- The Harper family has been selected to serve as the Grand Marshals for the Nebraska State Fair Celebration parade on Sunday, Sept. 6. The family, from McCook, Neb., includes brothers Dan and Randy Harper, as well as Randy's wife Myrna...

There were cell phones before June 29, 2007, but they haven't been the same since. That was the day Apple introduced its first iPhone, and it's becoming more and more unusual to see someone answer a mobile call with the Star Trek-like flip phones that were the standard at the turn of the 21st century...

One of McCook's very early physicians was Dr. Zachius L. Kay, from Kentucky, who graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1876. After graduation he practiced medicine for a short time in Illinois. Of interest to McCook is the fact that while in Illinois, the first baby that Dr. Kay delivered (of more than 3000 in his career) was George McClain, who later became a long-time Sheriff of Red Willow County, Neb...

Jack Lee Blauvelt June 18, 1935 - July 11, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Jack Lee Blauvelt, 80, of McCook, passed away July 11, 2015, at his home surrounded by family. He was born June 18, 1935, in Holbrook, Nebraska, to Harry and Verna (Graning) Blauvelt. Jack entered the United States Army during the Korean Conflict on May 1, 1953, and was honorably discharged on Oct. 6, 1956. Following his return from overseas, he became an over-the-road truck driver...