Stories from Saturday, September 3, 2005

Like many residents his age, Vernon "Bud" Manker is a veritable walking museum of McCook history. But whether it was delivering dry cleaning to a "cathouse" on B Street, or watching the construction of the East Ward school, Manker had plenty to talk about growing up in McCook during the 1930s, with even Sen. George Norris making his way into his conversations...

Ever since the news broke several months ago about newly elected Dave Hergert's fraudulent election, the outcry from the people of Nebraska has been essentially of one voice, except of course from Hergert and his supporters. Hergert exceeded the spending cap for his race to unseat Don Blank of McCook on the University Of Nebraska Board Of Regents. ...

Among all of the paid holidays of America's working people, Labor Day is probably taken the least seriously of all. Oh, it's true that there are parades in some places -- especially big union towns -- and there are tributes to labor by politicians in newspapers, TV and radio programs...

**Dear Editor, There are thousands of displaced persons as a result of Hurricane Katrina. People cannot stay in shelters for more than a few days. (We) should send an invitation to come to our Southwest Nebraska towns where there is affordable housing. There are homes sitting empty that are for sale or rent in all our small towns...

McCook posts 4th straight shutout over Scottsbluff SCOTTSBLUFF -- The McCook Bison overcame knee injuries to all-state performer Brendan Liess and Jeff Klug to pound the Scottsbluff Bearcats 30-0 in Friday night's season-opening high school football game at Bearcat Stadium...

HAYES CENTER -- The Wauneta-Palisade Broncos outlasted the Hayes Center Cardinals 54-48 Friday night at Hayes Center in the season-opening games for both teams, Wauneta-Palisade's Taylor Dixon rushed for 272 yards and four touchdowns. A key fumble recovery aided in the Broncos' cause...