Stories from Thursday, February 12, 2026

Alice Estelle Norman, age 83, of Cambridge, NE passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at her home in Cambridge. Alice was born April 22, 1942 in McCook, NE to parents James P. Norton and Mildred L. Carfield. She was one of three siblings. Alice attended school in McCook...

Brooklyn Faith Becker was born on December 4, 1996 and gained her angel wings on Thursday, February 5, 2026 due to complications from an infection. Brooklyn was born in Winnebago, Nebraska and came home with Joanna on August 9, 1997. She may have had a single mom, but she was blessed with 5 uncles who are the strongest and most influential father figures one girl could have...

Vica Jean Kier, age 88 passed away surrounded by her family on February 9, 2026 at Dundy Co Hospital in Benkelman, Nebraska. Jean was born July 28, 1937, in Dundy County to parents, Dan and Cynthia (Burgett) Ellis of Benkelman, Nebraska. She attended country school north of Benkelman and graduated class of 1955 at Benkelman high school...

Theda Beth (Jones) Stanley, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2026, at the age of 82. Theda Beth was born to John and Ruthella (Carter) Jones in McCook, Nebraska, on June 14, 1943. After graduating from McCook High School in 1961, she worked as a telephone operator before meeting and marrying the love of her life, Dale Stanley. ...

For a farm girl who grew up writing by candlelight, her memory is sharp, her voice steady, her stories precise. Arnez Gans can take you back to a two-story farmhouse in Octavia, Nebraska, where she grew up the youngest of three children, and where electricity didn’t arrive until she was 17 years old...

ATLANTA, Ga. – The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) today announced student Elisabeth Sandall-Sherwood from McCook, Neb, daughter of Stacie Sandall of McCook, has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization. The Society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship, and community commitment. The announcement was made by NSHSS Co-founder and President James Lewis...

The word “money” can bring about a multitude of feelings based on your current situation, your family history, your childhood memories, certain life events or most likely, all of them in one tangled mess. All of those defining moments are valid points in how we quantify and emotionally tie ourselves to the word “money.” But the concept of stewardship is rarely discussed among families due to its immense complexity...

We have, thankfully, gone a few days without ugly headlines from Minneapolis, but they are not gone forever. The next chapter in Twin Cities saga will not unfold in the streets but in a courtroom. Scheduled for arraignment is dethroned media personality Don Lemon, charged in connection with a January disruption at a Minneapolis church...