Stories from Friday, March 22, 2019

I’ve been retired from teaching at the college for three years now and that’s enough time to give me perspective on the profession I chose for myself and the way I’m handling life without it. I didn’t fall in love with teaching right away. I kind of sleep-walked through my first experience as a college student which ended without a college degree and joining the police department in Tulsa. ...

Stevie Everly Ames Ryan and Kelcie Ames of Omaha, Neb., announce the birth of their daughter, Stevie Everly Ames, born March 3, 2019, in Omaha. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Steve and Kerry McConville of Bartley, Neb., and Steve and Connie Ames of Elkhorn, Neb...

Over the past few years of columns I have talked about my gg- grandfather, William Joseph Coady, who in an effort to prove his service in the Civil War and thereby obtain a stipend for his wife (who was much younger than he) and children, walked from the Alma, Nebraska area to Shelby, Indiana to complete his quest. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The coordinator of a Southwest Nebraska schools' "Stuff the Bus" disaster relief effort was close to tears this morning as eight schools buses rolled into McCook one after the other with items donated for Nebraska flood and blizzard relief...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook will continue the Tree Rebate Program for the 2019 spring season. Trees must be purchased between the dates of March 25, 2019 and June 7, 2019, with rebate requests rebate requests received by June 21, 2019. There are restrictions on the type fo trees and planting specifics, and there are some changes from previous years...

HOOPER, Neb. — A McCook native and the son and grandson of McCook residents is helping with flood rescue and relief efforts in Northeast Nebraska. The first day of unprecedented flooding, on March 13, Kyle Gaston drove an "airboat," or "fan boat," to execute about 30 rescues of people and their pets and carry them to safe shelters. Gaston has been a conservation officer with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for two years...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook girls earned two dual tennis wins and continued to show good progress at both the varsity and junior varsity levels. At No. 5 singles, Delaney Jumps rallied for a 9-7 win after overcoming a 0-5 deficit against North Platte’s Anam Vaziri...