- Bison climb record charts, hit bests in SWC sweet success (High School Sports ~ 05/05/22)
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McCook JV boys win Hitchcock golf title at the Hills
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Nothing like a good shower at home to brighten the mood even more about a team title Tuesday afternoon. “It was a fantastic day,” coach Ben Vetrovsky declared about his McCook JV golfers winning the Hitchcock County Invitational at Heritage Hills. “The course soaked it (the moisture) in real nice. You could barely tell it rained. It made for a real pleasant day.”...
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City asks customers to conserve water
(Local News ~ 05/05/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Conserving water now may stave off water restrictions later. Pat Fawver, City of McCook utility director, told the McCook City Council Monday night that a letter the water department sent out with the latest billing asked city residents to consider cutting back their outdoor watering, in an effort to conserve water for later in the summer...
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Council OKs $36,000 emergency purchase of sewer equipment
(Local News ~ 05/05/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council Monday night approved an emergency purchase for the sewer, bypassing the usual bidding process. The purchase is for a new “Muffin Monster Headworks” grinder for $36,331.90, with shipping estimated at $500 and labor to install estimated at $2,500. Funds for the emergency purchase will come from savings on outfall line rehabilitations in the city sewer department...
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Despite welcome rain, fire chief urges continued caution
(Local News ~ 05/05/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Despite the recent rain, now is not the time to let your guard down about wildfires, the City of McCook Fire Chief said. That’s because “who knows what can happen in the next couple of months,” Fire Chief Marc Harpham told the McCook City Council Monday night...
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Dundy Roo Festival Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/05/22)
HAIGLER, Neb. — The 8th annual Dundy Roo Festival Extraordinaire is Saturday, featuring arts, crafts, wine and brew tasting, food and more Sponsored by the Haigler Community Foundation in partnership with the Nebraska Arts Council and Museum of Nebraska Art, the festival will feature National Geographic photographer and life-long Nebraskan Joel Sartore’s “Amphibians — Vibrant and Vanishing” exhibit, as well as another exhibit, Colors at Play, by notable Nebraska artists such as Canfield Smith, Laurie Houseman-Whitehawk, Aaron Holz and others.. ...
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John Allen Wilcox
(Obituary ~ 05/05/22)
John Allen Wilcox April 1, 1944 - April 11, 2022 COLUMBIA, Mo. — John Allen Wilcox, 78, of Columbia, Mo., died April 11, 2022, in Palm Beach County, Fla. He was born April 1, 1944, in Grand Island, Neb., to Justin Lynn and Florence Wilcox. He grew up in McCook, Neb., and graduated from McCook High School and McCook Junior College and earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Missouri...
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Michael J. Heskett
(Obituary ~ 05/05/22)
Michael J. Heskett McCOOK, Neb. — Michael J. Heskett, 59, died Tuesday (May 3, 2022), at Community Hospital of McCook. Cremation was chosen and a memorial service is being tentatively planned for June 4, 2022, at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook. Online condolences can be left at herrmannfh.com. Memorials may be left in his name to the Southwest Area Training Center. Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements...
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Dale Duane Wolf
(Obituary ~ 05/05/22)
Dale Duane Wolf June 26, 1932 - April 22, 2022 BLACKSBURG, Va. —Dale Duane Wolf, age 89, passed away in his sleep on April 22, 2022. Born on June 26, 1932, at the Wolf Family Farm in Harlan County, Neb., Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Alberta (Burton) Wolf...
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Free piano, violin concert in honor of Mother’s Day
(Community News ~ 05/05/22)
WAUNETA, Neb. — An evening of music and fellowship is coming up this Saturday, May 7, beginning at 6 p.m., MT, as the Wauneta United Methodist Church hosts violin and piano duo Kevin and Heidi Cheng. There is no charge to attend. The concert is being provided free-of-charge to the people of Southwest Nebraska by the Wauneta UMC in celebration of Mother’s Day...
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Local, area students graduate from UNMC
(Community News ~ 05/05/22)
OMAHA, Neb. — The University of Nebraska Medical Center will hold in-person May commencement ceremonies at each of its five campuses. Diplomas and certificates will be conferred on 1,062 students. Ceremonies, which will take place May 5 in Norfolk, Kearney and Lincoln and on May 7 in Omaha and Scottsbluff, also will be livestreamed for those who prefer or are unable to attend in person. ...
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Heritage Men's Golf League finishes week one
(Community Sports ~ 05/05/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Spring has truly arrived and summer isn’t far away since the Heritage Men’s League 2022 golf season teed off Tuesday evening. Old Sarge’s Bar has taken a familiar spot on top the A League. Other standings through one week of competition:...
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Longhorns, Trojans lead all area champs at 'Best of The West'
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/22)
Chase County Longhorns rounded up eight event championships to lead area schools at Tuesday’s “Best Of The West” track-field meet. Yet Southwest, Cambridge, Medicine Valley and Maywood-Hayes Center also took home victories from this annual late-season showcase...
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MCC baseball team takes on Region IX tests in Lamar
(College Sports ~ 05/05/22)
The McCook Community College baseball team will begin post-season play Friday for the first round of the Region IX playoffs at Lamar, Colo., and after reaching the final four tournament a year ago, the team hopes to take it a step farther this season...
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MCC softball team sizzles into Region IX tourney at home
(College Sports ~ 05/05/22)
On March 24, after a pair-of one-run losses in the final at bat at Northeastern Junior College, the McCook Community College softball team fell to 11-13 on the season and 3-3 in Region IX. That’s when MCC caught fire – fueled by a dynamic offense – and went on a 10-game winning streak, lost twice at home April 9 to Otero Junior College, then won 13 straight games to catapult to the top of the Region IX Standings going on a 23-2 run overall and 11 straight Region IX wins...
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Registrations have kicked off for McCook Youth Football Camp
(Community Sports ~ 05/05/22)
The McCook Bison Football Program will once again be conducting the McCook Bison Championship Youth Football Camp for individuals entering 2nd-8th grades (school year 2022-23) this summer 2022. The camp will run from Monday June 6th through Thursday June 9th. The cost will be $50.00 per participant. You can pick up registrations at McCook High School, the Sports Shoppe, KICX, Coyote Country, or McCook Lettering. This camp is open to all individuals in Southwest Nebraska/Northwest Kansas...
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Orwellian Overload and a new ‘Whodunnit’
(Column ~ 05/05/22)
I’m a word guy. I have been since the first time I heard George Carlin in the early 1970s. In his “Class Clown” album, Carlin observed that words are inherently neutral and that if there are any “dirty” words, it’s because we have assigned an unpleasant meaning to them. The word itself, a collection of letters, is not to blame...
- Noreen Jumps (Obituary ~ 05/05/22)
- Isiah McCauley (Obituary ~ 05/05/22)
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