-
Marcus Vontz: MCC is right choice
(College Sports ~ 03/02/06)
Former Cambridge standout says school is a good fit Cambridge High School alum Marcus Vontz just felt good about his choice to stay close to home and play basketball for two seasons at McCook Community College and head coach Ty Orton. "It worked out really well," said Vontz, a 6-foot-2 sophomore who helped lead the Trojans to a state title in 2004 and is the Indians' leading scorer at 11.4 points a game...
-
Deja vu all over again: Cambridge vs. Wauneta-Palisade in boys state opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/06)
LINCOLN -- Cambridge and Wauneta-Palisade athletes and fans will get very cozy during the postseason. Cambridge and Wauneta-Palisade will play each other in the first round of the Nebraska State boys basketball tournament March 9-11 in Lincoln. The two schools are involved in Thursday's 9 p.m. Class D-1 first-round game at the girls state tournament...
-
Beloit ends season for Oberlin boys
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/06)
BELOIT, Kan. -- The 2005-06 season ended for the Decatur Community-Oberlin boys basketball team with a 69-43 loss to Beloit Tuesday in the Kansas Class 3A sub-state. Oberlin finished the season with a 5-16 record. Beloit jumped out to a 25-10 lead in the first quarter and led at halftime 37-20...
-
'I do not like green eggs and ham ...'
(Local News ~ 03/02/06)
Erica Wood, 8, attempts to swallow a forkful of green eggs and ham Thursday morning at McCook Elementary. Students at the school were treated to the tinted eggs as part as the Read Across America Day which celebrates Dr. Suess' birthday. The school has several activities planned for the day, which included several readers coming in and reading Dr. Suess books for the children...
-
Low-cost living puts pressure on social services
(Local News ~ 03/02/06)
Small rural communities in Nebraska have had an influx of people with social problems in the past few years, State Sen. Tom Baker of Trenton said this morning during a conference call to the legislative committee of the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce...
-
Deadline brings flurry of late filings
(Local News ~ 03/02/06)
The 5 p.m. filing deadline for non incumbents on Wednesday produced a flurry of last-minute filings, including those for the McCook School Board, County Commissioner, Legislature and governor. The two incumbents on the McCook School Board, James Coady and Greg Larson, will be challenged by seven non incumbents for the three open seats. Those who filed by Wednesday include Richard Stull, Shane Messersmith, Brad Williams, Larry Shields, Brian Rok-usek, Brenda McMurtrey and Gary Power...
-
Candidate calls for his own accountability
(Local News ~ 03/02/06)
John Hanson wants to be held accountable if elected as congressman for the 3rd District, and said his action plan for Strengthening Rural Neb-raska will do just that. Too many politicians are vague about what they plan to do, Hanson told supporters Wednesday at McCook National Bank, which is why he embarked on a 20-city tour this week to explain his 29-point plan. The Strengthening Rural Nebraska plan will specifically detail what he wants to do if voters decide to send him to Congress, he said...
-
Bill improves state's open meetings law
(Editorial ~ 03/02/06)
The public's business must be conducted in public. It's the bedrock of our system of government. In practice, however, it too often depends on the interpretation of officials who may not fully grasp or appreciate their responsibility to the taxpaying public...
-
Sorry Rush is back
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/02/06)
Some of my best friends are Limbaugh addicts ("dittoheads"). You don't always agree with all your friends, right? I personally am sad to hear Rush is coming back to McCook airwaves. I fear he will undermine habits of good citizenship, and will damage families and spiritual lives...
-
It's hard to let them go
(Column ~ 03/02/06)
My son called last night from Alexandria, Va., obviously upset. His girlfriend hadn't called -- she wanted to take some time to think about their relationship, his computer had broken down and a friend in California had been in an accident and wasn't doing well. Things just weren't going his way...
-
Evelyn V. (Johnson) Logan
(Obituary ~ 03/02/06)
Feb. 14, 1907--Feb. 28, 2006 Evelyn Valentine (Johnson) Logan died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, upon arrival at Community Hospital in McCook at the age of 99. She was born Feb. 14, 1907, in Decatur County, the daughter of Charles C. and Elsie (Simonsen) Hendricks. Evelyn grew up on the family farm south of Lebanon in Decatur County. She graduated from Decatur County High School. She attended college and, for 11 years, she taught in rural school in Harlan County Township...
-
Victor William Haarberg
(Obituary ~ 03/02/06)
July 15, 1924--Feb. 22, 2006 DALLAS, Texas -- Victor William Haarberg, 81, died Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2006) in Dallas, Texas. He was born July 15, 1924, in Wauneta. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen; daughters, Cathy Kelcher and husband, Jack of Dallas and Brenda Pfeiffer and husband, Ron of Memphis, Tenn.; son, Jon Haarberg and wife, Reita of Wauneta; sisters, Dorinda Polly and husband, Ken of McCook and Irma Suelflow and husband, Ed of Mequon, Wis.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.. ...
-
Bruno Harm Janssen
(Obituary ~ 03/02/06)
June 3, 1928--March 1, 2006 ARAPAHOE -- Bruno Harm Janssen, 77, died Wednesday (March 1, 2006) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. He was born June 3, 1928, in Seward to Harm and Caroline M. (Kamprath) Janssen. He attended country school south of Arapahoe...
-
Pearle Agusta (Steinke) Daugherty
(Obituary ~ 03/02/06)
Sept. 22, 1925--Feb. 25, 2006 LOVELOCK, Nev. -- Pearle Agusta (Steinke) Daugherty, 80, died Saturday (Feb. 25, 2006). She was born Sept. 22, 1925, in Trenton. Survivors include her children, Sharon Lee, Sheila Ann, Jerry Leon and Jeannie Faye; sisters, Irene F. Stover, Iva Schnabel and Norma Martinez; nephews, John Cook and Douglas Roose; and a niece, Charlotte Francis...
-
M. LaVonne Year
(Obituary ~ 03/02/06)
May 13, 1923--Feb. 26, 2006 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- M. LaVonne Year, 82, died Sunday (Feb. 26, 2006) at Avera McKennan Hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., as the result of a stroke. She was born Mary LaVonne Buckley on May 13, 1923, to Grover and Margaret Ellen (McGlone) Buckley in Brookings, S.D. She graduated from Brookings High School in 1941...
Stories from Thursday, March 2, 2006
Browse other days