Stories from Thursday, August 2, 2018

We are going to cover a lot of ground, both literally and figuratively, so hold on for another short-attention-span column… As all house and building owners know, maintenance and improvements are simply needed, whether daily, monthly or yearly. The YMCA is no different...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Ladies League hosted a “Guest Night” 2 Lady Scramble Tuesday evening for their weekly golf. Low scores: Connie Gohl, Jerda Vickers, Becky Loop and Monica Wacker all finished with 31. Flag prize winners were on every hole. Sis Farms and WalMart donated the flag prizes...

WAYNE, Neb. — Teams that played or beat McCook National Bank were not celebrating a Class B Legion state baseball title Wednesday night. Instead, Springfield Primetime Sporting Goods rebounded from a Tuesday loss and whipped Wahoo, 13-3, to decide this champion...

McCOOK, Neb., - Community development has always been about numbers. Creating jobs. Economic growth. Investing in infrastructure. But according to a University of Nebraska professor, economic development also involves a psychological factor. Dr. Lindsay Hastings serves as the Clifton Professor in Mentoring Research and Director of Nebraska Human Resources Institute, a leadership development organization at UNL. ...

The new office at 310 West D Street is set to be completed by April 1, 2019 - or maybe sooner.