Stories from Saturday, December 30, 2023

Robert Glen Walgren May 5, 1931 - Dec. 21, 2023 WAUNETA Neb. - Robert Glen Walgren was born May 5, 1931, to Leslie and Lillian (Tatum) Walgren in rural Dundy County, Neb. Robert grew up and attended elementary school in rural Dundy County south of Wauneta and later attended and graduated from Wauneta High School...

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. — The McCook High boys beat Ralston, 61-57, to complete a Nebraska City Holiday Tournament title sweep following those Bison girls winning 48-31 over Louisville earlier on Friday. Junior Brooklyn Gillen's 17 points led the McCook girls, who take a 6-4 record into Tuesday's Southwest Conference test at Broken Bow. Both Bison teams play and also at Gothenburg on Friday...

LINCOLN Neb. - A Southwest Nebraskan woman’s death 10 years ago still impacts change today. Toby Antonson has said “One of the biggest challenges I have faced and continue to face every day, started on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. I will never forget this date. It was my mother’s day off, but she had been asked to train a new employee. At 3 p.m. on Highway 26, near Oshkosh, Neb., they met Edward Hood. It was the last meeting my mother would ever have.”...