Stories from Thursday, November 16, 2017

Paul L. Nunamaker Dec. 15, 1937 - Nov. 13, 2017 STRATTON, Neb. — Paul Leslie Nunamaker was born Dec. 15, 1937, at Rimersburg, Pa., to George (Jock) and Viola (Edinger) Nunamaker. Paul grew up and attended school in Pennsylvania and became a brick layer for Harbison Walker Refactories in Templeton, Pa...

Jack D. Morse March 1, 1949 - Nov. 14, 2017 BEAVER CITY, Neb. — Jack D. Morse, 68, of Beaver City, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2017), at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, Neb. He was born in Holdrege, on March 1, 1949, to Dale W. and Marie “Mae” (Allen) Morse. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — A 34-year-old McCook man sits in jail today after leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase through four counties Wednesday afternoon. The man hasn’t been arraigned yet, but most likely faces charges of felony flight to avoid arrest, according to Red Willow County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Steve Kotschwar...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Police Department issued a reminder earlier this week that city ordinance forbids residents from parking campers, trailers, boats and other oversized vehicles on city streets after Nov. 1, annually. The larger vehicles impair vision and create a safety hazard for pedestrians and drivers, according to the police department...

McCOOK, Neb. — A plea agreement was reached last week with the second of two offenders arrested in connection with a counterfeit credit card scheme which victimized at least eight different McCook businesses earlier this year and resulted in just shy of $7,000 in losses...

McCOOK, Neb. — A Palisade woman was scheduled for sentencing recently in Red Willow County District Court on a felony offense for failing to affix an illegal drug tax stamp to methamphetamine found in her possession. The woman, 32-year-old Heather L. ...

McCook, Neb. — Twenty-one silent auction packages were donated for the 20th An Evening for Hospice event on November 11. Ten of the 21 packages were donated by Community Hospital individuals and departments. The silent auction raised more than $2,000 of the $14,215 net total. ...

Not that I have ever given it much thought, but I realized the other day that my kids basically have no idea what I do when I’m not with them. Nor do they care probably, which is fine and is typical of their ages but I find it funny when I really think about it. ...

Always a tumultuous time, adolescence has become more dangerous with the growth of social media. After declining for nearly 20 years, the teen suicide rate rose between 2010 and 2015, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. The struggle to fit in and adjust to changing bodies and changing roles has always been difficult, but even more so when one is bombarded with images of others’ adventures, acquisitions, friends and successes, not to mention outright cyberbullying...