Stories from Tuesday, November 18, 2025

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College men rolled to a 120-76 win Monday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center over the York University JV as 13 players scored for the Indians and each played at least 11 minutes. “This was a good bounce-back win for us at home and we did what we wanted to do,” said MCC Coach Dillon Hargrove. “We wanted to come out with a lot of energy and we did that. We wanted to place emphasis on the defensive end and our starters really took pride in that.”...

McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook City Council held a relatively short meeting on Monday evening. The meeting was attended by both high school and junior college students who, serendipitously, received a textbook-quality lesson on how the proverbial municipal sausage is made...

McCOOK, Neb. - Peace Lutheran Church in McCook will host a turkey and ham dinner on Sunday, Nov. 23, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The meal is open to the public, with a freewill offering to support the church’s annual Christmas care packages for U.S. service members deployed overseas...

Sadly, your old columnist just learned of the passing of a dear friend from being a roommate in college, in this case at the brand-new Air Force Academy. Jon Black was his name, and he came to McCook to stand with me in Grannie Annie and my wedding. ...

Although the exact origins have been challenged, Mark Twain is most credited with the quip, “God created war so that Americans would learn Geography.” The line feels newly relevant as Venezuela becomes the next potential flashpoint, forcing us to reacquaint ourselves with a part of the map most Americans rarely study...

McCOOK, Neb. — Results from McCook YMCA Co-Ed volleyball mathes Monday night. Recreational Shonda over Off/On The Court 25-12, 28-26 Highstreet Insurance over Off/On the Court 25-23, 25-11 Arm and Hammer over Highstreet Insurance 26-24, 23-25, 5-2 Shonda over CH Health Husslers 25-14, 25-18...