Stories from Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Marvin D. Peterson NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Marvin D. Peterson, 89, of North Platte, formerly of Hayes Center, Neb., died Sunday (July 30, 2017), at North Platte Care Center. Visitation is Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2017, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte. ...

Neva L. Voycheske June 27, 1930 - July 28, 2017 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Neva L. Voycheske, 87, of North Platte, formerly of Chadron, Neb., died July 28, 2017 at Great Plains Health. She was born June 27, 1930, in Alliance, Neb., to Lyle and Vera (Whetstone) Hakanson. ...

EDISON, Neb. — R&S Track Service Co. will be performing repairs to the side of track owned by Ag Valley CO-OP, which will require closing of the crossing on US-136 located in Edison at Reference Post 1.95 on Tuesday, Aug. 8 through Wednesday, Aug. 9, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation...

They say that one lawyer will starve if he’s the only one in town, but two lawyers can make a decent living. There are much better lawyer jokes out there, but it’s no laughing matter if you need legal advice and none is available. That’s too often the case, especially for low-income residents in West Central Nebraska...

I have heard from several people in the sandhills region who are concerned about the R-Project. Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) needs to construct a 345,000-volt transmission line from NPPD’s Gerald Gentleman Station near Sutherland to a new substation to be sited adjacent to NPPD’s existing substation east of Thedford...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Gun Club is preparing for its 2017 Fall Trap Shooting League which starts Monday evening. Sign-ups and shooting are both set to begin at 6 p.m. The fall season will faeture 400 targets while continuing for eight weeks. League organizer Paul Teel said “everyone is welcome; this is a good time to get tuned up for the upcoming hunting seasons.”...

McCOOK, Neb. —McCook Clinic, P.C. and Southwest Nebraska Physical Therapy recently donated $3,735 raised from sports physicals to the McCook Bison Booster program. McCook physicians, physician assistants and Community Hospital’s physical therapy department, Southwest Nebraska Physical Therapy, performed 249 athletic physicals last year for McCook Public Schools...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Cross Fit pushed them to 11-8, but every other Team Pinpoint win was by 10 runs or more during its unbeaten 2017 YMCA Coed Softball League title season. The lineup loaded with Cambridge and other area talent ran through their regular season 9-0, then added three more tournament wins...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook cowboys and brothers Garrett and Justen Nokes came away winners in the 2017 Red Willow County Fair NSRA rodeos recently on the fairgrounds in McCook. Justen tied for second in the bull dogging in McCook, wrestling his steer down in 4.1 seconds and earning $845.55...