Stories from Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Berdina Agnes Evans Nov. 1, 1928 - Jan. 4, 2016 ELWOOD, Neb. -- Berdina Agnes Evans, 87, died Monday (Jan. 4, 2016), at the Bertrand Nursing Home and Assisted Living in Bertrand, Nebraska. She was born Nov. 1, 1928, to Herman and Mary (Weber) Schievelbein on the family farm south of Elwood...

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...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Beat the winter doldrums by attending the Nebraska Extension "Master Gardener" classes starting Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Red Willow Extension office, 1400 W. Fifth, McCook. Registration is open through Wednesday, Jan. 13. Gardening enthusiasts can participate by attending individual classes at $10 per class. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A registered sex offender who groped a local flower delivery woman was subsequently convicted on his second offense for sexual assault in Red Willow County in less than two years. The offender, 29-year-old Robert E. Propp of 712 E. Third Street, was sentenced to 90 days in jail in late October following his most recent conviction for third degree sexual assault. ...

IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Imperial won $15,000 as one of 54 grants totaling $1.6 million for litter cleanup, recycling and public education programs and activities. The money will be used to replace a 20-year-old chipper. Chips are used as mulch in parks and available at no charge to citizens...

In case you've run out of things to worry about in 2016, here are a few: Remember Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who says his rights are being violated, and who the government says owes it $1 million in unpaid grazing fees? Well, two of his sons are in Oregon in support of a group that has taken conrol of the federal headquarters of a bird-watcher's paradise, in protest of the mandatory minimum sentense of two ranchers convicted of arson on federal land near their ranch...

To all who read the lead article in the 12/31 issue, I would like to say that I spoke inappropriate things in an improper setting and for that I am truly sorry. To those who were adversely affected, I humbly ask for forgiveness and desire that you do well in your endeavors and prosper...

HASTINGS, Neb. -- A sculpture created to honor the Nebraska pioneers has recently been donated to the permanent collection of Mary Lanning Rehab Hospital in Hastings. "Frontier Vision: the Pioneer Woman," was conceived by Cambridge artist Sondra L. Jonson as a tribute to the courage and heroism of the women who helped settle the American frontier...

My how time flies, here we get a new year and already six days have passed. So, you got that new telescope or pair of binoculars for Christmas and you face the biggest question that all budding astronomers face. What do I look at? I know I faced that problem when I received my first telescope at age 12. I knew there was a lot of things in the night sky to look at, I even knew the names of some of them -- like the planets, and the moon--but my big problem was where were they...

McCook, Neb.--Community Hospital's New Year's baby was a little miss named Ellisyn Ann Marvier born on Sunday evening. Her parents, James and Chelyn Marvier from McCook, and their 4-year-old daughter, Paisley, welcomed Ellisyn on Jan. 3 at 10:08 p.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 19½ inches long...

Nellie Margaret McConville Jan. 3, 1917 - Jan. 6, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Nellie Margaret McConville of McCook passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at Hillcrest Nursing Home surrounded by her four daughters. Nellie just celebrated her 99th birthday. She was born on Jan. ...

Bradford Kay Bochow Nov. 24, 1936 - Dec. 15, 2015 TRENTON, Neb. -- Kay Bochow died Dec. 15, 2015, at the age of 79. He was born on Nov. 24, 1936, at a ranch/farm south of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, the only child of Ernest and Delila (Holman) Bochow. Brad grew up on the farm and graduated from Sylvan Grove High School before enlisting in the Army during the Korean War. After the war ended, Brad was a pitcher for an Army baseball team that won two 4th Army Championships...