Stories from Tuesday, March 7, 2017

I just received word that Brigadier General Harold Confer USAF Retired, passed away last evening. Harold hailing from good Southwestern stock lived in the San Antonio, Texas after he retired from the Air Force pursuing a second career in real estate. He is survived by one brother Paul of Culbertson...

Clarice Helen Schievelbein Feb. 2, 1927 - March 5, 2017 ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Clarice Helen Schievelbein, 90, of Arapahoe, died Sunday (March 5, 2017), at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born Feb. 2, 1927, in Frontier County, Neb., to Raymond and Louise Esther (Niederberger) Debban. ...

80th birthday The family of Doris Ruppert of McCook is hosting a reception and card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Sunday, March 12, 2017. The reception is Saturday, March 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the community building at the Red Wiilow County Fairgrounds, 1400 W. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Barnett Park has provided a unique venue for an up-close-and-personal meeting with Southwest Nebraska waterfowl for many years, in addition to being a popular beginners fishing hole. At least one of those activities will be absent this summer with city leaders also contemplating the future of the other...

STRATTON, Neb. -- Stratton Fire Chief Joe Hubl can't say enough about the fire departments that surround his. His department fought wildfires on Saturday, Sunday and, in horrific winds, on Monday, calling for mutual aid each day. "Everyone showed up all three days," Hubl said. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Barto's home village has given Barto and his wife, Tenielle, 10 acres of land. With the promise of more, if they need it. There's nothing there now. But the village has faith that Barto and Tenielle will put the land to good use. And Barto and Tenielle have faith that God is directing their plans to build -- on this very plot of land in one of the poorest countries in the world -- a children's home, a school, a clinic, and their own home. ...

It was not that long ago, it seems, that businesses and organizations were debuting their first websites in a nod to the changing times and widespread availability of Internet access. Too many websites are zombies, living on in web surfers' browsers despite being devoid of content rarely if ever being updated...

Laramie, Wyo. -- The McCook Community College basketball team knew they had a big task ahead of them, traveling up to the top seeded Laramie County Golden Eagles in the first round of the Region IX basketball tournament. MCC was close early, but couldn't pull the upset, falling 103-85 and finishing the season at 15-16...

TRINIDAD, Colo. -- In the first basketball playoff game played at Trinidad State Junior College's Scott Gym in almost 40 years, the Trojans prevailed 64-48 over McCook Community College Saturday to punch their ticket to the elite eight of Region IX...

BEAVER CITY, Neb. -- A Beaver City teen has been charged with first-degree assault in connection with a stabbing in Beaver City Monday morning. Furnas County Sheriff Kurt Kapperman reported this morning that the stabbing victim is a 19-year-old Beaver City man who was transported to Tri Valley Hospital in Cambridge by Beaver City EMS personnel. He was later flown to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Sure it won't make up for Saturday, but at least the Dundy County-Stratton boys can somewhat even a score with Guardian Angels Central Catholic Thursday afternoon. The two schools meet again at Lincoln following a classic Class D-1 girls title game which DCS lost by three points in double overtime...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The Red Willow County Sheriff's Office warns business owners of a credit card scam that has emerged in McCook and the area since the middle of January. Sgt. Steve Kotschwar said this morning that the sheriff's office became aware of the situation in late February, after a couple made a large purchase at a McCook business in January and paid with a pre-paid credit card. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Losing only to the eventual state champions helped both Cambridge and Dundy County-Stratton earn final Top 10 rankings for girls basketball. The Lincoln Journal-Star released all six classes' Top 10s on Monday. No surprise the DC-S girls were No. 2 behind only Class D-1 champion Guardian Angels Central Catholic...

AMES, Iowa -- No one's standing around from Stillwater, Okla., once the starting gun fires on another women's distance medley relay race. Especially not one McCook Bison alum who still loves to run right past those other Big 12 middle distance leaders...