Stories from Thursday, June 26, 2025

LINCOLN, Neb. — Good bye, Canada, and good riddance!

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska Athletic Department capped a strong athletic year by placing 21st in the final 2024-25 Division I Learfield Directors’ Cup standings released Thursday morning. Nebraska finished the year with 830.50 total points, marking its best finish since a 17th-place showing in 2010 and second straight top-25 finish...

For the second consecutive year the McCook Bison Boys and Girls tennis teams have earned the Team Academic Excellence Award for their success in the classroom.  Both teams achieved a higher grade-point averagethat is required which is a cumulative 3.3...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Two local pool teams will advance to the American Poolplayers Association (APA) World Pool Championships in Las Vegas after competing in the Western Nebraska APA World Qualifiers held recently at North Platte’s Eagles Club. NORTH PLATTE, Neb. ...

McCOOK, Neb. - For nearly 250 years, Americans have celebrated their independence in a variety of ways. As Founding Father John Adams once wrote to his wife, the day should be “celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival that should include Pomp and Parade … Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.”...

It isn’t easy to talk about money but with the transfer of wealth that will happen between the generations over the next few decades, it is something that needs to be a topic of conversation. As part of that discussion, pause for a moment and try to guess how much money will transfer to the next generation between 2020 and 2030, just in Red Willow County. And to make it a little easier, let’s make it multiple choice:...

Sunday’s bombing of Iran has brought a sobering moment of reflection for many Americans. For some, it stirred fresh fears of escalation in a volatile region. For others, it opened old wounds—memories of when Iran first held American lives hostage and the nation captive to its defiance...

Jan. 11, 1944- June 21, 2025 TRENTON, Neb. - Darlene Ann (Linenberger) Leahy passed away at her home in Trenton, Nebraska on June 21, 2025. She was born on January 11, 1944 in Garden City, Kansas. Darlene was the fifth of thirteen children born to Robert Linenberger and Julia (Werth) Linenberger. ...

Jan. 18, 1924- June 24, 2025 BEAVER CITY, Neb. - Burdene Kasson, age 101, of Beaver City, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. She was born on January 18, 1924 to Emmett & Josephine (Brown) Walker...

McCOOK, Neb. - Mom and Dad are together again with family and friends. Come join us to celebrate the lives of Ron and Karen Shaffer. July 1, 2025 10:00 a.m. Memorial Park Cemetery McCook, Neb. Always loved, forever missed, never forgotten.