Stories from Friday, September 12, 2025

For Linda Buck, the morning of September 11, 2001, remains unforgettable. Living in Denver with her husband and two children, she had just seen them off to school when the phone rang. “It was our friend who said, ‘Oh my God, we’re being attacked. Turn on the TV now,” she recalled. Buck woke...

The state’s minimum-security Work Ethic Camp in McCook will soon be converted for federal use as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, raising questions across Southwest Nebraska about the impact on the community and the region. ...

For Miguel and Mira Camacho, owning a small business in McCook has always been about more than food and family. It’s been about community. But in recent weeks, they say that sense of community has begun to waver after the announcement that the state’s Work Ethic Camp will be converted into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center...

Chase County Longhorns know how to run and that was proven again Thursday afternoon. Freshman Addison Hauxwell conquered every challenge and took home another championship with her time of 20:12.47 — almost 45 seconds ahead of hernearest pursuer Addison Jones from Wray, Colo...

McCook’s Hadley Carpenter serves strong and the Bison freshmen attacked throughout a home sweep of North Platte at McCook High Thursday afternoon.

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Junior High coach David Peterman and his seventh-grade volleyball team are picking up wins this season including two vs. the visiting North Platte Bulldogs on Thursday. “We have had a great start to the season. This is a great group to work with,” Peteran remarked. “Two games this week at home, with Ogallala next week. There have been a lot of improvements in only a few weeks of practice.”...

KEARNEY, Neb. — McCook JV quarterback Spencer Snyder threw two touchdown passes, however it wasn’t enough to overcome Kearney Catholic big plays on special teams Monday afternoon. The Stars prevailed, 24-13, though Jackson Hartwell and Eli Smith caught those Snyder scoring strikes...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison brought some first-play “juice” that no Gatorade, H2O or certainly North Platte Bulldogs could match. With help from his super special-teams blockers, Beau Bednar ran the season’s first kickoff to six fantastic Bison eighth-grade points...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — The Dundy County Stratton Tigers, a squad regarded as one of the top teams in D1, hosted Sutherland on Thursday. DCS dominated the game, winning 48-0. DCS took little time getting the offense going as Dante Horner scored on a three-yard run, capping off a six-play drive...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Senior libero Bailee Foster made 17 digs but those Holdrege Dusters kept attacking en route to a 3-0 win over McCook’s varsity volleyball team Thursday night. The Bison (3-4 record) finished a tough road week after two tight sets in Tuesday’s 3-0 loss at Ogallala...

McCOOK, Neb. — Gamechanger.com provides details about the McCook High softball team turning a 4-0 deficit into Thursday’s 14-4 win over Lexington at the Jaycees Complex. The Bison are now 4-10 after entering this week at 1-8. ... Cassidy Rogers collected three hits in three at bats in the win. Rogers doubled in the second inning, tripled in the first inning, and singled in the third inning...

RIVERTON, Wyo. – The McCook Community College golf team started the day Friday battling for third place in the Central Wyoming Tournament but had a tough day and finished fifth among the five Region IX teams competing in the two-day tournament. Eastern Wyoming claimed the team title with a +12 score. Central Wyoming was 12 shots back of second place Lamar to start the day but charged back hard Friday but finished the day one stroke behind the Lopes. Lamar was 25 shots back of Eastern Wyoming...

RIVERTON, Wyo. – The McCook Community College Volleyball team split a pair of matches Friday in the Central Wyoming Invitational. MCC swept Colorado Northwest Community College then were swept by Central Wyoming. “We need to work on our consistency and our competitive nature as individuals to better our team,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza...

William Wallace “Bill” Reade II, age 90, passed away on July 19, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Bill was born in Bird City, Kansas on February 18, 1935, as the youngest of 5 siblings. He grew up and spent all of his school years in Bird City and enjoyed playing all sports in school and all things outdoors including fishing and hunting. His mother Vivian cared for the home, sewing the great majority of all the family clothing and his father Clarence worked on the farm...