Stories from Thursday, April 9, 2026

HASTINGS, Neb. — Nancy Powell, 77, of Hastings, Neb., passed away March 19, 2026,...

ELKHORN, Neb. — Delores May (Besack) Wiemers was born on February 3, 1945,...

Army National Guard sergeants Billy Straub and Brant Scherbarth watch on as Tristen Watts, senior, (floor left) and Dominic Hixon, junior, take on a pushup challenge during the Spring Job Fair at McCook High School. The fair was sponsored by the McCook Chamber of Commerce...

McCOOK, Neb. — The number of applications for McCook city employees has declined over the last few years, and the reason is still a mystery. City of McCook Human Resources Coordinator Lilia Dimas isn’t sure whether the issue stems from the COVID era or another cause. Regardless of the reason, the positions need to be filled...

As of this writing, Artemis II has completed its pass around the Moon and is on its way home, with an Apollo-style splashdown expected Friday evening. The mission represents the most significant step yet in America’s return to deep space. Its immediate purpose is to test the Orion spacecraft’s systems that enable further exploration, including navigation, communications, heat shielding and the broad category NASA calls “life support.”...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Chase County’s Zak Anderson shot a superb 69 to top an excellent Dundy County-Stratton Golf Invitational field on Tuesday. Anderson edged Hitchcock County senior Jack Baker’s 72 after the Falcons won last week’s Cambridge Invitational...

Jason Hoppe reached great heights with his scores jumping high into Easter while Maris General Construction regained its first-place foundation at TJ’s Family Fun Center. Men’s Major Maris General Con. 152-98 Fullmomentum 149-91 Rednecks 140-100...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Defending Class D champion Dundy County-Stratton won 11 events while dominating its annual track-field home meet on Tuesday. The Tigers were victorious everywhere from Brock Bailey winning both power throws to to Ethan Latta’s high jump to senior Xander Cardoza breaking free for a 3200-meter run victory...

KEARNEY, Neb. — McCook JV results from recent tennis action including last week’s Kearney Quadrangular where one Bison duo finished unbeaten. The best records: 2 Doubles-Sophia Pierson/Adalaide Miller went 5-0 Defeated Johnson/Turner, Hastings 6-2; Pesek/Roberts, Kearney Catholic 6-1; Uhrmacher/Anderson, Adams Central 6-3; Lind/Karr, Hastings 6-4; Mosley/Galaska, Kearney Catholic 6-2...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College baseball team went up 5-0 after three innings, saw the lead whittle away, then got a pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning by freshman Jakoby Hamer (Edmonton, Alberta) to down Garden City Community College 9-4 Tuesday at home...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s new varsity and JV lineups sparkled again during Tuesday’s 24-stroke dual win over Ogallala at Heritage Hills Golf Course. Senior returner Trenton Raile and team leader Wyatt Benes broke par in this nine-hole event where McCook’s varsity totaled 157 overall...

PALISADE, Neb. — Jo Ann Ward, age 92, of Palisade, NE passed away at her home in Palisade on Tuesday, April 7, 2026...