Stories from Tuesday, March 10, 2026

The starting time for Tuesday’s doubleheader between the McCook Community College softball team and Dakota College-Bottineau has been moved up one hour. First pitch will be 1 p.m. at the Jaycees Sports Complex. MCC is 17-3 on the season and Dakota College-Bottineau is 3-5...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College women’s basketball team pulled out a last-second 63-62 win over Casper in front of the home crowd Saturday at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. “What a great game to be a part of,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “A lot of up and down on both sides.”...

Juli Beth Gummere, a cherished soul and beloved friend, was born on August 11, 1959, in Creighton, Nebraska, to Dale and Shirley (Schultz) Hilkemeier. She graduated from Creighton High School. She pursued higher education at the University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, where she graduated with a degree in horticulture and began a lifelong love of plants, flowers, and the outdoors...

You are invited to participate in a card shower...

Ruth Ruf of Alma, Neb, will celebrate her 85th birthday on March 1...

INDIANOLA Neb. — Bob and Connie Quaduor of Indianola, Neb. Will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on March 5th, 2026. The couple was united in marriage on March 5, 1961, at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook. on March 5th 1961...

Parker, Colo. The peterson family is pround to anounce the arrival of McKinley Rose Peterson, born Jan. 11, 2026 in Lone Tree, Colo Mckinley’s parents are Tristan and Wyatt Peterson...

Mary Berg Bears will celebrate her 70th birthday on March 6...

McCOOK, Neb. - Future endeavors took center stage at the March 9 McCook School Board meeting, as board members discussed upcoming trips, facility repairs, school improvement goals and potential legislation. With the district entering its final quarter of the school year, attention shifted toward structural and academic needs that will shape the months ahead...

McCOOK, Neb. - The Red Willow County Board of Commissioners will not provide an extra $20,000 to the Red Willow County Health Department for vaccines, because for now, the department remains within budget. Rhea Hernandez, director of the Red Willow County Health Department, asked commissioners for an additional $20,000 to maintain the department’s vaccine supply. ...

A McCook man, Glenn Morgan III, was recently arrested in Dawson County sting operation on suspicion of solicitation of prostitution as part of an ongoing prostitution ring investigation. A case status hearing is set for April 27. Morgan III, 51, was arrested on November 7, 2025, at Overton, Nebraska. He pled not guilty to the charge of Solicitation of Prostitution - Second Offense, a Class IV felony, and signed a waiver of preliminary hearing...

One of my high school classmates, MHS Class of 1955, shared the following story, concerning her family, with me: In the time frame of about 1945/46, LaVern Edwards, Goldie’s older sister, was working at Cudahy Cheese Factory in Culbertson. She was walking on the street, and a soldier from the McCook Army Air Base stopped to talk to her. ...

Campaign season has now officially begun in Nebraska. When that happens, a familiar set of rules come into play. Campaigns, committees and individuals who spend money advocating for or against candidates and ballot questions must comply with the disclosure requirements established under Nebraska law and overseen by the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission (NADC)...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – No. 15 Iowa Western Community College swept a pair of games Sunday against McCook Community College. The Reivers won both games in their last bats winning the first game 2-1 and taking the second game 12-10 to sweep the three-game series...

he McCook Community College softball team completed a four-game sweep over Trinidad State to open Region IX play this weekend. The Lady Indians won the Sunday games 12-0 and 12-2. “We competed at the plate collectively and were able to produce a lot of offense all weekend,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College men’s basketball team was hitting on all cylinders Saturday offensively and defensively in a 103-70 win over Eastern Wyoming in the opening round of the Region IX tournament. The win came in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center...