Stories from Thursday, November 19, 2015

McCook Humane Society shelter director Lorie Prestes, third from the left, accepts a donation of $62.27 from Viaero Wireless retail sales associate Christy Eder, as Christy and her fellow Viaero employees also donate dog food and shelter supplies in recognition of "Adopt a Senior Dog Month." During the month, Viaero employees in McCook sponsored an "adopt-a-pet" event, a doggie "pedicure/peticure" day and a "cutest pet" contest which raised $62.27. ...

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...

"I love it when a plan comes together." That catch-phrase by Col. John "Hannibal" Smith on the old "A Team" television series applies in the real-life donation of McCook's old Elks Club on East Seventh. Wednesday night, owners Perry and Vicky Case officially donated the property to grateful Mid Plains Community College officials, who will put the property to good use...

So a couple 0f weeks ago, we packed up all the red gear we could find and headed to Lincoln for our annual Husker football game. If we had our way, we'd get season tickets and go to every home game, but with three busy girls and a family of five, it just doesn't make sense. So, for now, we pick one home game a year and make it a tradition...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- An Imperial-based telecommunication company's sale to a Nebraska student loan company is part of a long-term strategy for growth, according to one of the founders. Student loan company Nelnet said Monday that it will pay $46.25 million to acquire 92.5 percent of the Imperial company, ALLO Communications. ALLO's managers will own the rest of the firm...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook funeral home eyeing expansion recently encountered a roadblock stemming from broad-based changes made to McCook's zoning ordinance in 2013. City Council approved a modification Monday evening intended to rectify the situation, after city staff described it as an unintended consequence of previous changes...

JL Construction workers from left, Jamie Lucio and Joel Gutierrez, squeegee water from a recently poured commercial foundation for a new Napa Auto Parts store under construction on West B Street, Wednesday morning. Walls of the building are scheduled for setup this week, weather permitting, and the project is on pace for completion early next year, according to JL Construction owner Joe Leamon. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Mid-Plains Area Governing Board members made it official at the board's monthly meeting Wednesday, unanimously accepting the former Elks Club property and building as a gift from Perry and Vicky Case. It's a process both parties have been working on for more than a year...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Darren Dale just picks a date and goes with it. Dale, the manager of the annual "McCook Farm and Ranch Expo" on the fairgrounds, wasn't fazed by weather that most considered, in one word, "bad." After scraping off six to eight inches of snow Wednesday morning and dodging the rain drops that fell Wednesday afternoon, Darren was philosophical about it all. "I just pick a date and go for it," he said, with a grin...

Corey Walters, Extension crop economist at the University of Nebraska, and Kate Brooks, Extension livestock economist at UNL, describe outlook, analysis and implications for agriculture producers in 2016 during the "Cornhusker Economics" seminar in McCook, Nebraska, Thursday, Nov. ...