Stories from Thursday, March 27, 2025

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Coach Matt Wiemers expected Lexington to be the season’s first great challenge and maybe this score will show if his McCook Bison were ready: Bison tennis 53, Minutemaids 2.

Obituary Robert Nicholas Klein Feb. 8, 1938 - March 22, 2025 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Robert Nicholas Klein was called home to be with the Lord on March 22, 2025. Robert was born on Feb. 8, 1938, to Nicholas and Alice Klein in Bellwood, Neb. He was raised on a farm ½ mile from David City, Neb...

Obituary Kent Battreall April 25, 1961 - March 23, 2025 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. - Kent Battreall, 63, of North Platte, Neb, joined his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 23, 2025. Kent was born to Robert and Aloha Battreall on April 25, 1961 in David City, Neb...

Obituary Roger LeRoy Linner Nov. 15, 1963 - March 23, 2025 BEAVER CITY, Neb. - Roger LeRoy Linner, age 61, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at his home in Beaver City, Neb. Roger was born on Nov. 15, 1963, in Norton, Kan. He was the twelfth child born to Harold and Annabelle (Maret) Linner of Beaver City, Neb...

Obituary Roy Ernest Unger Nov. 19, 1941 - March 23,2025 LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. - Roy Ernest Unger, 83, passed away on March 23,2025 in Lee’s Summit, MO. Roy was born on Nov. 19, 1941 to Ernest and Mamie (Garver) Unger. Raised on a farm west of Oberlin, Roy graduated from Decatur Community High School with the class of 1959. ...

The Trump Administration’s recent executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve invites comparison to the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve or even the fabled gold hoard at Fort Knox. But any such comparison quickly collapses under scrutiny. Oil and gold are tangible, essential, and carry intrinsic or at least historical value. Bitcoin, in contrast, is a digital abstraction – ones and zeros on a ledger – and without market demand, that’s all it is: ones and zeros...

INDIANOLA, Neb. – A piece of local history has found a new home in the heart of Indianola. A one-room schoolhouse, originally built in the 1880s and located five miles south and west of Indianola, was moved on Tuesday to its new spot at the corner of U.S. ...

McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook Economic Development Corporation will host an open house at the North Pointe Addition, McCook’s newest single-family residential subdivision, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. With newly installed infrastructure, fiber communication services, and natural gas access, the addition is build-ready. Residential lots are available for purchase at $20,000, and MEDC is offering incentives for timely building completion...

was a matter of timely subject matter or a fortunate convergence of schedules, Wednesday morning’s “Coffee Talk” offered a rare blend of community perspectives in an informal, unscripted setting. Alongside featured guests – McCook Economic Development Director Charlie McPherson and MEDC Director of Housing Development Amanda Engell – attendees included a Community Foundation representative, a Norris Avenue business owner, a civil engineer, a retired educator, a current City Council member, and a former mayor, with a remarkable amount of overlap among those titles.. ...

The latest results from TJ’s Family Fun Center where that league host team still holds first place but watch out for Diamond Vogel, who’s caught Fullmomentum for a second-place tie. Men’s Major TJ’s Family Fun 127-53 Fullmomentum 115-65 Diamond Vogel 115-65...

McCOOK, Neb. — A trio of McCook High girls and one boy made the All-Southwest Conference basketball mention for their efforts this season. Bison sophomore Cali Crawford earned second-team honors after leading the scoring attack in a strong 15-10 season. She topped 30 points during an early-season victory over Valentine...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High School leaders are happy to announce Kaylee Wiemers as the new head girls golf coach for the McCook Bison. McCook High activities director Darin Nichols provided these details: “Kaylee (Samway) Wiemers was an outstanding golfer while in high school placing in the top 10 at stat threeout of four years and winning the 2012 Girls State Golf Tournament her senior year...