Stories from Tuesday, November 28, 2017

McCOOK, Neb. — A constituent services representative for U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse will be in the Red Willow County Courthouse Wednesday morning (Nov. 29) from 9-10:30 a.m. The courthouse is at 502 Norris Avenue in McCook. The events are intended to provide guidance and aid to Nebraskans requiring help navigating Washington's federal bureaucracy, according to a press release...

Connie S. Akeson Nov. 18, 1961 - Nov. 24, 2017 CHAPPELL, Neb. — Connie Sue (nee Edwards) Akeson departed this life on Nov. 24, 2017. She is now one of Heaven’s newest residents and will spend eternity there with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A celebration of her life will be Wednesday, Nov. ...

Leona Kay French Nov. 24, 1943 - Nov. 22, 2017 FREMONT, Neb. — Leona Kay French, 73 years, of Morse Bluff, Neb., died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont. Leona was born Nov. 24, 1943, in Palisade, Neb., to Floyd and Bertha (Williams) Witt. ...

Robert (Bobby) E. Hawkins July 22, 1924 - Nov. 16, 2017 GREELEY, Colo. — Robert (Bobby) E. Hawkins, 93, residing in the Centennial Health Care Center in Greeley, passed away in his sleep on Nov. 16, 2017. Bobby was born July 22, 1924, on the family farm south of McCook, Neb., to Benjamin and Ida Hawkins. ...

There is an endless supply of worthy causes out there that are worth supporting. America has more homelessness and hunger than it should, but we’re all wealthy compared to most of the world’s citizens. Sometimes it’s appropriate to marshal the resources of national and local governments to deal with truly pressing, worthy problems...

The new McCook Community Hospital opened July 1st, 1974. Not mentioned in the publicity for that event was any mention of the generous people that donated the land for the new campus. Earlier the same people donated the land to build Red Willow County’s Hillcrest Nursing Home. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — A convicted felon arrested on weapon and drug possession charges was sentenced to probation earlier this month in Red Willow County District Court following a plea agreement. The McCook man, 53-year-old Stephen E. Cornelius of 607 West 5th Street, was sentenced to 12 months probation and ordered to pay a $100 fine after admitting guilt to a trio of charges, including a Class IV felony offense for attempted possession of a deadly weapon by a felon; a Class 3 misdemeanor for possession of more than one ounce of marijuana; and an infraction for possession of drug paraphernalia.. ...

DANBURY, Neb. — Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at 2 p.m., 46 years, 4 months and 22 days since his plane went down, Daniel W. Thomas of Danbury, Neb., is finally home and being laid to rest. Air Force Major Marti Garrison, along with Allen Cronin, with the military mortuary service out of Dover, Delaware, escorted Captain Thomas’ remains from Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii to Danbury, Nebraska. ...

DANBURY, Neb. — The remains of Capt. Daniel W. “Danny” Thomas, killed during the Vietnam War, have been laid to rest in the Danbury-Marion Cemetery. Phillip Daniel Thomas, Capt. Thomas’ nephew, provided this letter written by Patrick McCaslin, a member of Danny’s classified mission...