Stories from Monday, July 20, 2015

Kathleen A. 'Kathy' Glodowski June 15, 1954 - July 15, 2015 NORFOLK, Neb. -- Kathleen A. 'Kathy' Glodowski, age 61, of Madison, Nebraska, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Faith Regional Medical Center in Norfolk. Kathleen 'Kate' Ann Glodowski was born June 15, 1954, at Schuyler Memorial Hospital. ...

Col. Richard Maney Patterson June 9, 1924 - July 19, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Col. Richard Maney Patterson, of McCook, passed away July 19, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Homein McCool Richard (Dick) was born June 9, 1924, in Los Angeles (Glendale), California, to Col. Earl S. and Adeline Maney Patterson, later of Palm Springs. He was the great-grandson of late Tennessee Governor, Cannon Maney...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook man arrested for drunk driving following a five vehicle accident on West C Street, and later injuring a corrections officer while violently resisted the efforts of two jailers to subdue him, was sentenced to probation last week in Red Willow County District Court...

A Nebraska state fire marshal has not yet made a declaration of the cause of the fire July 16 that destroyed a World War II-era hangar at the former U.S. Army Air Base northwest of McCook, Nebraska. Red Willow Western Rural Fire Department Fire Chief Bill Elliott said this morning the fire marshal was "very meticulous and very thorough" as he investigated the charred ruins of the hangar owned by Hanchera farms. Elliott said that insurance investigators are also studying the fire scene...

Twins Cohen and Corbyn Wright go round-and-round on a kiddie ride on the Furnas County fairgrounds in Beaver City, Nebraska, Wednesday evening. The twins are the 3 1/2-year-old son and daughter of Amy and Jason Wright of Stamford, Nebraska. The rides on the Furnas County fairgrounds are home-owned, and manned by volunteers from each community in the county...

Where were you 46 years ago today? If you were old enough to know what was going on, you were probably glued to the television or listening to the radio to hear the latest from NASA, first that the astronauts had landed safely, and then to watch fuzzy video of Neil Armstrong climbing down the ladder of his lunar module...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Red Willow County Judge Anne Paine set preliminary hearings and reduced bond for several of the nine defendants who appeared in her courtroom Thursday morning facing drug and other assorted charges. The nine arrests resulted from a single traffic stop in which Red Willow County Sheriff's Department officers were alerted to the possible presence of a controlled substance by K9 officer Luna...

Chanta Lynett (Vrbas) Brown Nov. 29, 1979 - July 17, 2015 OMAHA, Neb. -- Chanta Lynett (Vrbas) Brown was born Nov. 29, 1979, to Gaylord and Ronda (Hudson) Vrbas. She and her two brothers were raised south of Stratton on the family farm. Chanta was beautiful, talented, always smiling, and her bubbly personality was contagious. ...

Barbara Durner Dec. 17, 1933 - July 20, 2015 INDIANOLA, Neb. -- Barbara Durner, age 81, went home to heaven on Monday, July 20, 2015, at the Cambridge Manor after a courageous battle with lung disease and cancer. She was born on Dec. 17, 1933, to James and Nellie (Easton) Allen in Frontier County. ...