Stories from Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Audra B. Duncan June 13, 1915 - Nov. 18 2017 OBERLIN, Kan. — Audra B. Duncan, 101, died Saturday (Nov. 18, 2017), at Good Samaritan Society-Decatur County in Oberlin. She was born June 13, 1915, in Lockney, Texas, to Rufus and Pearl (Beall) Crosswhite. She grew up in Lockney and Bird City, Kan. She graduated from high school in Bird City. She married William Pope Duncan on Nov. 11, 1932, in Floydada, Texas. They later divorced...

McCOOK, Neb. — The lack of injuries within Red Willow County’s work force this past year resulted in an $11,740 dividend check presented to county commissioners during their weekly meeting Monday morning. Larry Eisenmenger of McCook, representing MNB Insurance and EMC Insurance, told commissioners that the county’s safety record and the lack of worker’s compensation claims “speaks highly of the county’s emphasis on safety.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners are looking for a new member of the county’s planning commission, someone intrigued by the challenge of zoning regulations that commissioner Steve Downer admits can be “a puzzle.” Kristi Korell, the county’s zoning administrator, told county commissioners during their weekly meeting Monday morning that planning commission member Mary Kircher of rural McCook has moved, leaving a vacancy on the seven-member commission...

McCOOK, Neb. — City leaders approved changes to a pair of redevelopment plans last night to correct a tax distribution error related to the Clary Village project and ensure a similar situation wasn’t created with a “Norris Alley” improvement project targeting property associated with the Keystone Hotel...

We usually associate being hungover with New Years celebrations, but according to NerdWallet, it’s a big problem when it comes to holiday spending. Americans are expected to spend $660 on average this Christmas season, but many are still “hung over” from last year’s shopping, having failed to pay off 2016 holiday debt...

It is all in, all done. Grannie Annie’s Adopt-a-Chaplain project delivered to the Post Office this morning, the final 50 boxes of 350, sent to her seven adopted Military Chaplains. Grannie and I continue to be amazed by the generosity of this Southwestern Nebraska area that makes this project, love for our fellow men and women, possible...

Having family in the McCook and Cambridge areas, I read The McCook Gazette article online: “Alternative Keystone Pipeline Route Approved by Nebraska Public Service Commission” (Nov 20th issue). With the final vote being a razor-close 3-2 vote, it definitely shows that the Keystone XL proposal lacks unanimous confidence. I think that if the project was as “safe and reliable” as proponents say — it would have been a more decisive vote...