Stories from Friday, June 6, 2025

It seems that there is a resurgence of faith among the young adult generation in our world. The experts like to point to the pandemic as the seed that started the growth. I like to believe that our young people have determined that the world does not revolve around them and that there is a higher power guiding their lives. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Ed Thomas YMCA of McCook leadership reminds all that registration is continuing for this year’s Summer Slam Adult Disc Golf Tournament. Final deadline is Thursday for the event at Kelley Park on Saturday, June 14 in McCook. Registration fees are $30 per person for both YMCA and community members...

McCook’s Cody Stevens (above) recently enjoyed a great weekend with his Special Olympics teammates at the Summer Games in Omaha last month. Stevens won state titles in both the 10-meter and 25-meter wheelchair races. He also placed third with his tennis ball throw. ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After giving up the lead in a Game 1 loss to Texas, NiJaree Canady was determined not to surrender Texas Tech’s lead again. With the tying run on third in the final inning, the Red Raiders ace had one thought as she faced Texas batter Kayden Henry...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Remember, McCook High alum Beckett Heskett will be among many top area fall sports athletes competing in Saturday’s West Nebraska All-Star Games. Heckett was huge on the Bison front lines just like Shrine Bowl football selections Davien Hanson and Quentin Terry who are at UNK for their contest Saturday...

These McCook Rebels 10-and-under softball girls are learning early how to finish near top of big tournaments. For a second consecutive weekend, the Rebels finished second among all Silver Division teams at the Kearney Klassic. The Rebels 12s and 16s also competed along with McCook Storm at a tournament featuring teams from Kearney, Hastings, Columbus and Grand Island among others. The Rebels 10s earned silver medals at a Holdrege Titans Summer Break Bash Tournament one week earlier...

McCOOK, Neb. - The long-anticipated disc golf course at Barnett Park is rapidly taking shape, and organizers say it could be fully completed as early as July. According to project co-leader David Brewster, all 18 baskets have been installed, signposts are now in place, and the fairways have been cleared with trimmed trees offering better visibility and playability. Signage design has been finalized and is currently in the print queue...

The penny, long derided as a nuisance and praised mostly for sentiment, will soon disappear from U.S. production lines. The U.S. Mint has announced it will cease minting the coin in early 2026, citing its ballooning production cost—now nearly three cents per penny—and the dwindling relevance of cash in a tap-and-swipe economy. It marks a turning point in American currency, and for better or worse, the end of a minor but enduring chapter in everyday transactions...