Stories from Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Bruce Gaylord Guinn Dec. 17, 1925 - Nov. 14, 2015 OBERLIN, Kan.-- Bruce Gaylord Guinn passed from this life on Nov. 14, 2015. Born in Decatur County, Kansas, on the family farm in 1925, Bruce lived most of his 89 years in Oberlin. Attending schools in Oberlin, he participated in athletics, school plays, and served as class vice president during his senior year in 1944. ...

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...

Have you ever attended a big wedding and had the feeling in your heart that this marriage will last? Sure you have. This was the happy experience of Grannie Annie and your old guy columnist this past weekend. A few years ago I taught the groom to fly right here at the McCook airpatch. ...

Flu activity is slowly increasing and it's only a matter of time before it's in full bloom, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Nebraskans are among the most faithful in getting flu shots, 54 percent of us 6 months of age or older covered by flu vaccine, the fourth best state in the nation for the 2014-15 season...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A Nebraska public television crew was in McCook last week with descendants of the first owners of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on McCook's main street. NET's crew -- Kay Hall of Lincoln, videographer David Koehn, audio engineer Andy Bigham and secondary camera man Dan Smith -- filmed at the Van and Janet Korell home Friday morning as Stephanie Hurst of Aurora and Patty Cordell of Gothenburg toured the house that the world-renown architect designed for their great-grandparents Eliza and Harvey P. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The sale of an approximate five acre section of land targeted as the new home for a steel building to be used for vehicle and boat storage advanced Monday evening. The McCook City Council unanimously approved a special exception to allow the construction project in an agriculture district...

Mid-afternoon Monday, Matthew Coulter -- in short sleeves -- hangs Christmas decorations in downtown McCook, Nebraska. The day had started with fog that cleared and the afternoon high was in the low 70s. Within a couple of hours, the weather had changed drastically. ...

In a garage-turned-mail room in McCook, Nebraska Tuesday morning, Annie Trail's corps of about 20 volunteers pack Christmas "we care" packages to be shipped to U.S. military chaplains and their fellow personnel serving overseas. Kathy Eaton, left, and Lee Clapp tucked toothpaste, toothbrushes and packages of peanuts around vacuum-sealed blankets. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook man received jail time during a sentencing hearing in Red Willow County District Court earlier this month following a conviction for possessing of methamphetamine. The offender, 31-year-old Benjamin R. Farr of 508 E. First Street Apt. 3, was ordered to serve 300 days in jail after accepting a plea agreement in July admitting guilt to a Class 4 felony offense for possession of a controlled substance and dismissing an infraction alleging possession of drug paraphernalia...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook man was sentenced to jail time last week following his conviction on a second offense drunk driving charge. The offender, 24-year-old Chance D. Evans of 307 E. Fifth Street Apt. 4, was originally facing a charge for DUI (.15+) third offense. He accepted a plea agreement in September admitting guilt to a lesser DUI (.15+) second offense...