Stories from Tuesday, August 9, 2016

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. Activity log These items are taken from reports filed by the McCook Police Department. The locations refer to block numbers, not specific addresses. If you have information about any of these reports, call the police department at (308) 345-3450...

Mary Bauer Feb. 20, 1938 - July 31, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Mary Bauer of McCook passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Neb. Mary was born on Feb. 20, 1938, in Chicago, Ill., to parents, Albert and Barbara (Griegl) Pilch. She attended school in LaSalle, Ill...

Kenneth Calvin Waddell Aug. 2, 1925 - July 30, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Kenneth Calvin Waddell of McCook, age 90, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Community Hospital after a long illness. Kenneth was the fourth child born to parents, Lee A. and Jessie (Staats) Waddell on Aug. 2, 1925, in Freedom, Neb. He was raised on a farm north of Indianola and graduated from Havana High School in 1941. His whole class was a total of six boys...

Richard Craig Burr May 9, 1954 - Aug. 8, 2016 BIRD CITY, Kan. -- Richard Craig Burr, 62, of Bird City, died Monday (Aug. 8, 2016), at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Neb. He was born May 9, 1954, in St. Francis, Kan. He was a farmer. Survivors include his sister, Belinda and husband, Michael Boyson of Bird City and mother, Darlene (Amack) Burr, also of Bird City...

With limited time remaining in the regular season, every point matters that much more and the fierce competition showcased at Lexington Raceway on Sunday evening was evident of the neck-and-neck battles throughout the evening on the Dawson County Fairgrounds...

WELLFLEET, Neb. -- Pardon me for being so blunt, but Frank and Cory Kleist of Wellfleet, Nebraska (population 76) have some choice words for those of you who live in the big- and mid-sized towns of America. "You can take city life and shove it," the Kleists say nicely but firmly...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The fourth case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and two positive cases of West Nile virus have been reported in the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department district, according to officials. SWNPHD officials urge residents to take precautions to avoid mosquito and tick bites. More information is available at www.swhealth.ne.gov or on Twitter or Facebook...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The superintendent of McCook Public Schools will make more than his counterparts in Aurora and Holdrege, but less than what they make at Gothenburg and Alliance. That's according to a compensation comparison of 27 superintendent salaries of schools in the same athletic conferences as McCook, from sources compiled by Superintendent Transparency Act Disclosure filings, 2015-16 and presented by board president Tom Bredvick at Monday night's regular meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The U.S. Army War College graduated its 100th class in early June and among the several hundred military officers honored was McCook High School class of 1990 alumnus and U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Anthony Bauer. The June 10, 2016, graduating class from the war college included 377 military officers representing both active-duty and reserve branches, as well as civilians from U.S. ...

Americans enjoy some of the cheapest and most abundant varieties of food in the world. Some question the production methods that are used to provide that abundance, however, and a GMO labeling bill recently signed by President Obama is controversial because it allegedly overrides state laws requiring labeling of genetically engineered foods...

Ah ha the Trail clan did a bit for the local economy this past weekend. Motel rooms rented 13. Meals out a bunch. Ordered lots of fried chicken, roasting ears, snacks, and even made a late evening run on the ice-cream emporium. Good time. Your columnist got chided a bit by an "easterner" who spied the sign on the outskirts of the city pointing to "Ben Nelson McCook Regional Airport". "Isn't that embarrassing? asked Pete. "How did that happen?"...

Michelle Lynn Walters Aug. 10, 1981 - Aug. 7, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Michelle Lynn Walters, age 34, of McCook, died on Sunday Aug. 7, 2016, at Boulder, Colo., as a result of a biking accident while participating in the Boulder Ironman competition. Michelle was born on Aug. ...

It's official: more than one celebration awaits "National Ice Cream Pie Day" on Thursday, Aug. 18....