Stories from Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Four of the five candidates running for Nebraska’s 38th District have filed first primary reports with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission (NADC). In Nebraska, candidate committees follow an election-based reporting schedule rather than quarterly deadlines, with filings tied directly to the primary and general elections. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — On a patch of prairie south of McCook stands a quaint one-room church. Its towering steeple beckons folks to its doors on Sunday mornings. A new voice can now be heard echoing throughout the century-old building. James Helms took up the duty of pastor at St. John’s Lutheran (Ash Creek) Church, just 20 minutes southeast of McCook, in February, and he has no regrets...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Peggy Klocke, age 67, of North Platte, Neb., passed away on April 26, 2026...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Cooper Lynn Wendland, age 21, of Arapahoe, Nebraska, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 19, 2026...

COLBY, Kan. – Colby Community College sent the McCook baseball team to their fourth straight loss Monday topping the Indians 15-5 in a seven-inning game ending early by the 10-run rule. “We have definitely run ourselves into a funk here. Not much that we are out there doing is going right and it’s really the first adversity we’ve hit this year,” said MCC Coach Jon Olsen...

McCOOK, Neb. — All team scores and top six placers from the area at Monday’s McCook JV track-field invite. GIRLS Teams: 1. Hitchcock County 234, 2. North Platte St. Patrick’s 192, 3. Minden 121, 4. Ogallala 116, 5. Holdrege 105, 6. McCook 88, 7. Gothenburg 70, 8. Medicine Valley 42, 9. Chase County 40, 10. Cozad 16, 11. Hershey 10, 12. Lexington 4, 12. Perkins County 4...

McCOOK, Neb. — Senior Jayce Hauxwell ruled three events and helped Hitchcock County top 300 points to win Monday’s McCook JV Invitational featuring many area varsity athletes. Hauxwell showed his speed with two race victories (400, 800 mictories) while also climbing to first among all high jumpers...

CULBERTSON, Neb. — Charlotte Ann Hall, age 75, passed away in her home in Culbertson, Neb., on April 26, 2026...

HAMLET, Neb. — Benjamin Clark McMinn passed away on December 30, 2025...

McCOOK, Neb. — Helen “Jean” Wilcox was born on September 11, 1925, in Helvey, Neb., to Ruby A. (Dallas) and Lawrence L. Matzke. She returned to her heavenly home on April 27, 2026, surrounded by her family...

McCOOK, Neb. — Hazel Loomis, formerly of Hayes Center and a longtime resident of McCook, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026...