Stories from Thursday, February 26, 2026

Christopher "Chris" Allen Reid, of McCook, NE, passed away at his lake house in. Randolph, Kansas on February 23, 2026, at the age of 62. Chris was born April 1, 1963 in Oxford, NE to parents Marion Chester and Sandra C. (Storz) Reid. He was one of four children who grew up in southwest Nebraska, graduating from Stratton High School in Stratton, NE with the Class of 1981. Chris spent his entire life in agriculture, stewarding well the land he so loved. He had a passion for farming, retiring in 2023...

McCOOK, Neb. - In a little more than a week, on March 8, Americans will “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time. Most people grumble about the switch, and lawmakers in Nebraska and elsewhere have shown interest in abandoning the twice-yearly change. The remaining questions are which time would be adopted permanently—standard or daylight saving—and whether enough surrounding states would make the change at the same time...

Latest results from the league bowlers as Fullmomentum charged to the top of every team category at TJ’s Family Fun Center. Men’s Major Fullmomentum 51-9 Chipperfield Ag 44-16 Steve Lytle Fshng42.5-17.5 Git ’Em All 40-20...

BERTRAND, Neb. — RPAC rivals Cambridge and Bertrand play for a subdistrict title tonight after both winning semifinals Tuedsay evening. The No. 2-seed Trojans broke free from Southwest, 67-52, with seniors Brady Ahlemyer scoring 22 points and Hodge Raburn netting another 15...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Senior Charlie Callis scored 18 points to lead four double-figure scores in Maywood-Hayes Center’s 62-45 playoff win over Hitchcock County Tueday evening. The Wolves (16-8) also featured 15 from Kade Broz, Keenan Richards 13 and Jaxson Anders adding 11 with a team-best 11 rebounds...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska (24-4, 13-4) welcomed Maryland (11-17, 4-13) to Lincoln on Wednesday evening. The Huskers tied a school record on the night, taking down the Terrapins 74-61 to pick up their 13th conference victory of the season, matching a school record...

Because of expected low temperatures in Norfolk for the baseball doubleheader between McCook Community College and Northeast Community College scheduled for Monday, the teams are moving up schedule and will play those games Friday. Monday's forecast would have called for first-pitcher temperature at 1 p.m. to be 38 and a high of 42 while Friday's temperatures are expected to be about 62 for most of the afternoon...

McCOOK, Neb.– The City of McCook was recently awarded a $300,000.00 Community Forestry Infrastructure grant from PlantNebraska. The grant was part of $10 million in grant funds awarded to PlantNebraska in 2024 by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program...

One of the differences I’ve noticed since I started chasing news 30 years ago is the increased use of the consent agenda. It was not unheard of then, but a few institutional shifts have pushed it from an occasional parliamentary convenience into a standard operating tool...

It’s hard to imagine sitting outside and watching a movie right now. O.K., it’s not really that hard to picture because we haven’t had a very rough winter in Southwest Nebraska this year. And with sun setting at 5 p.m. during the winter months, an outdoor movie could start and be over by early evening. Wait, this idea isn’t sounding so bad after all...