Stories from Monday, October 5, 2015

Virginia Gauger WAUNETA, Neb. -- Virginia Gauger, 97, died Friday (Oct. 2, 2015), at Sunrise Heights Nursing Home in Wauneta. Survivors include children, Twilla Denker, Dorothy Gauger and Jim Gauger, all of of Wauneta; brother, Dwight Egle and wife, Wilma, of Wauneta; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren...

Darrell Dee Davis June 6, 1955 - Sept. 30, 2015 JENNINGS, Kan. -- Darrell Dee Davis, 60, died Sept. 30, 2015 at Aurora, Colorado. He was born June 6, 1955, in Oberlin, Kansas to Norman and Jessie (Reed) Davis. He attended Jennings High School and Goodland Vo-Tech...

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...

No matter how many seasons we've experience, it seems like we have to learn the same lessons every year. It always takes a sunburn before we remember to apply sunscreen before heading outdoors when summertime arrives. Later in the year, the welts on our arms and warnings about West Nile virus remind us it's time to find the mosquito repellant...

The very early settlers to McCook, in 1882, started immediately to make their settlement into a community which would welcome women and families. This meant the formation of churches, the sure sign of social refinement on the frontier. The pioneer church in McCook was the Congregational Church. In 1882, a group of 16 settlers organized the first Congregational Church...

McCOOK, Neb. -- All creatures great and small will be the focus of the Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival First Tuesday event 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bieroc Café. Pam Gaston, owner of Pet Pros and teacher for dog-owner obedience classes will be the featured speaker for Pet Stories. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Police Department is transitioning to a new pay schedule which the city hopes will help with officer retention. The new format transitions from the previous grid schedule to what city officials describe as a step schedule, which lays out a roadmap of sorts for officer advancement opportunities. The new stepped schedule allows officers to reach maximum pay sooner than the previous format...

Tyler Rambali of McCook is crowned Miss Chadron Saturday night at the Miss Chadron pageant held in conjuction with the annual Fur Trade Days celebration. She is the 20-year-old daughter of Darcy and Travi Rambali of McCook and attends McCook Community College. Tyler won the talent competition, singing "Let It Go" from the movie "Frozen," and will advance to the Miss Nebraska pageant in North Platte in June...

INDIANOLA, Neb. -- Friends plan a benefit Sunday, Oct. 11, for the family of Parker Springer, the Indianola, Nebraska, baby who has endured numerous medical difficulties and procedures since her birth Jan. 31. After being at Children's Hospital in Omaha for five months and one day, Parker came home, on Sept. 29...

McCook Community College freshmen volleyball players gather some of the pink stash in preparation for this year's "Pink-Out" game tonight against North Platte. Pictured are, from left, Samantha Smith, Greeley, Colo.; Tessa Dennis, Lyman, Wyo.; and Melissa Hall, Gladstone, Australia. ...

Dozens of abortion protesters line B Street Sunday afternoon, bearing pro-life signs in an annual peaceful demonstration. More than 1,400 Life Chains were planned across the United States and Canada on Sunday.

Willis Lee Jones March 21, 1917 - Oct. 4, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Willis Lee Jones of McCook passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at Community Hospital. He was 98 years old. Willis was born on March 21, 1917, to Walter Lee and Pearl (Black) Jones at home in rural Knox County near Bloomfield. He was the middle of seven children...