Stories from Thursday, June 27, 2024

Over nearly 20 years, I lost track of how many times I was required to drive to Whiteclay to report on a protest about the beer stores there. Those four stores sold up to 3.5 million cans of beer a year, and were the liquor stores of choice for the adjacent Pine Ridge Indian Reservation right across the Nebraska-South Dakota border...

When my family moved into our current house, it was known for many things: serving as housing for the needy when it was first built in the early 1900s, sitting on the road to the motocross track that was in operation at the time, or being the house for numerous renters and families over the past century...

Dillon Anthony Conroy Jan. 31, 1997 - June 21, 2024 CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Dillon Anthony Conroy, our beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend, left this world unexpectedly on June 21, 2024, in Cheyenne, Wyo. at the age of 27. Dillon was born to Anthony (Tony) Paul Conroy and Becky Elaine (Scott) Conroy on Jan. ...

Leland D. Maris April 30, 1940 - June 24, 2024 WAUNETA, Neb. - Leland D. Maris, 84, went into the arms of the Lord Jesus June 24, 2024, at Kearney Regional Hospital. Leland was born on April 30, 1940, to Frank and Florence (Adamson) Maris on the Maris farm in Hitchcock County...

McCOOK Neb. - Three years have passed since the tragic death of Sgt. Dennis Keoki Cabanting, a former US Army veteran who bravely served his country only to face struggles on his return. Despite the passage of time, his mother, Julieann Day-Najar, continues to seek answers to the haunting question: why was her son not granted military funeral honors...

The Yard, a self-service taproom, was welcomed into the McCook Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. McCook Chamber members and cordials gather for the Ribbon Cutting to welcome The Yard as a member. Wife Tyler Sue and daughter Kapri hold the ribbon as Tyler Loop cuts it.  With a unique backyard theme, The Yard offers a one-of-a-kind experience for the area, featuring various backyard games, a golf simulator, trivia night, music bingo, and event rentals.  ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Three McCook Community College baseball players have been named to the Omaha World Herald’s junior college all-Midlands baseball team. Four more players received honorable mention. Pitcher Aiden Johnson, DH Jackson Yeager and utility player Cory Wouters were named to the first team while honorable mention went to catcher Michael Quick, closer Ethan Badcock, utility player Luke Bies and outfielder Will Edwards...

MCCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College softball team recently placed six players on the Omaha World-Herald’s all JUCO Midlands team. The Lady Indians, who finished with a 34-21 record, led all junior college teams with six players selected on the 15-player team. Central Community College and Southeast Community College both placed three players on the team with Western Nebraska having two players and Northeast Community College one...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — McCook’s Legion Post 203 baseball teams finished three dramatic games Wednesday at the Class B Seniors state tournament site in Holdrege. Good news! McCook National Bank erased a 5-0 Holdrege lead to win the finale, 7-5. “We gotta quit doing that,” coach Chris Conroy falling into a 5-0 hole due to one big Holdrege inning. “But I thought we played our best game in all facets, and without four starters (missing due to wrestling camp this week).”...

McCOOK Neb. - With the recent designation of McCook’s Creative District, visitors to McCook will likely seek out the galleries and the Art Guild to take in the community’s creativity. But one would be remiss not to visit the local tattoo shop adorned with art for viewing and sale, not just tattoos. ...