Stories from Friday, April 24, 2026

Because of the weather forecast for Saturday, the final regular season home games for the MCC baseball team have been moved up a day, to Friday. The Indians’ doubleheader against Western Nebraska will start at 1 p.m. Friday at the Jaycees Sports Complex...

McCOOK, Neb. — This year, the McCook Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 95th anniversary. And with that, the Chamber has decided it’s time for a change. Not a change for change’s sake, but for something bigger and more impacting to the entire area. A community-driven branding system has been proposed and built around four core community strengths, anchored by the flexible word “Here,” designed to unify the county, boost local pride and make the area more visible and attractive...

McCOOK, Neb. - The signing of a memorandum of understanding between McCook Public Schools and the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing marked a significant step toward addressing the region’s healthcare workforce needs, as local and state leaders gathered Wednesday at McCook Senior High School to formalize a new nursing pathway for students...

Chipperfield Ag moved through every team division to the best scores last week while Isaiah Powers proved to be a tough handicap. Men’s Major Maris General 195.5-104.5 Fullmomentum 188.5-111.5 Chipperfield Ag 185-112 Rednecks 174-126...

KEARNEY, Neb. – Nebraska Kearney head men’s basketball coach Marty Levinson announced today that Joel Hueser is joining the program as an assistant coach. The Kearney State graduate and former Loper basketball player replaces Mitch Runco who returned to Omaha this spring after being a two-year staff member. Rob Fuller is the program’s other assistant and about to begin year three...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Team scores and all top six area placers from Wednesday’s Jim Mather Track-Field Invite. GIRLS Teams: 1. Elm Creek 136, 2. Alma 72, 3. Loomis 63, 4. North Platte St. Patrick’s 59, 5. Cambridge 56, 6. Bertrand 33, 6. Arapahoe 33, 8. Wilcox-Hildreth 32, 9. Hi-Line 22, 10. Southern Valley 16, 11. Franklin 5...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Chase County’s track teams piled up 236.5 and 257.5 points while winning their annual invitational featuring seven teams on Tuesday. The Chase girls reached that high number ahead Ogallala with 131.5 followed by Perkins County, Hershey, Dundy County-Stratton, Maxwell and Garden County...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — All the McCook Junior High boys top four placers at Tuesday’s triangular with Holdrege and Ogallala. The Bison girls’ results appeared in Thursday’s McCook Gazette. 100 meters: 1. Noah Chancellor, MC, 13.15; 2. Xander Galarneau, MC, 13.4 (PR); 3. Sawyer Younger, MC, 13.5 (PR)...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — It was a windy day at Cross Creek Golf Links in Cambridge for the Southwest Invite. We saw a number of good scores, including Roughrider senior Houston Billeter. He shot a 71 and took home 1st. Let’s check out all of the results. Individual Results...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook High’s JV tennis girls delivered another team championship with 49 points in the Ogallala Invitational on Thursday. These Bison are ripping at every level with an East-West Shootout set for Monday featuring several top varsity teams...

GOTHENBURG, Neb.— McCook coach Ben Vetrovsky provided these details about his McCook Bison boys golf team playing Thursday’s Gothenburg Invitational on the Wildhorse Golf Course. The Bison finished fifth in a field of 16 teams yesterday scoring a 343. North Platte won the invite with a 326 with York coming in second with a 328...