Stories from Monday, March 11, 2019

Vicki Sue Grimes Sept. 13, 1953 - March 6, 2019 WAUNETA, Neb. — Vicki Sue Grimes was born Sept. 13, 1953, at Benkelman, Neb., to Jack W. and Verna M. (Brown) Sandman. Vicki attended public school in Wauneta, graduating from Wauneta High School in 1971...

Addison Walbridge Feb. 3, 1922 - Jan. 24, 2019 ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Addison Walbridge, 96, of Arapahoe, died Thursday (Jan. 24, 2019), at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe. He was born Feb. 3, 1922, in Palisade, Neb., to Earl and Verna (Cross) Walbridge. He graduated from high school in Lexington, Neb. in 1939...

Ida F. Rogers Sept. 21, 1933 - March 22, 2019 HOLDREGE, Neb. —Memorial services for Ida F. Rogers will be Friday, March 22, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege with Chaplain Kathy Doiel officiating. A private family inurnment will be at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery at McCook, Neb...

McCOOK, Neb. — Celebrating McCook is not something we do very often. More frequently, we lament what is missing, what we want to change, what is wrong with our community. But what happens when we take the time to step back to reflect on what is good about our community. What happens when people are asked this simple question: What are the bright spots in McCook and Southwest Nebraska?...

We’ve just adjusted the clocks to allow for the earth’s tilt toward spring in the northern hemisphere, but winter is not ready to release its grasp. McCook is on the edge of a winter storm warning for Thursday, but we’re in a flood watch starting Tuesday evening, with heavy rain predicted to create runoff problems, especially because the ground is still frozen and unable to soak up the water...

It's now possible to order almost everything we need from Amazon and similar sites, and have our groceries and pharmaceuticals delivered to our door and fulfill our pets' needs on chewy.com without leaving home. The advent of these circumstances are certainly convenient, a tremendous timesaver with practically the next day service, but is in progress?...

Levi Neel, 5, left, attacks water bottles in the elephant trunk booth, Amity Loop 4, right, gets acquainted with a goat in the petting zoo, and musical chair participants, top, look for the last open chair at the Red Willow County 4-H Carnival Sunday in the Alice Building on the fairgrounds...

McCOOK, Neb. — A two-vehicle accident three miles west of McCook on Highway 6&34 at 4:36 p.m., Friday, March 8, injured six people. An investigation by Red Willow County Sheriff's Deputy Joe Ernst indicates that an eastbound 2006 GMC compact SUV driven by Kayleen J. Mackety, 44, of Palisade, was eastbound when it crossed the center line of the highway and struck a westbound 2014 Nissan mini-van driven by Brandy Rhodes, 32, of Benkelman...