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MNB Night at McDonald's tonight
(Community Sports ~ 06/03/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — Fresh off a road win over Norton, Kan., the McCook National Bank Seniors will be part of "MNB Night" which begins 4 p.m. today at McDonald's restaurant in McCook. From 4 to 8 p.m., a portion of all revenue from McDonald's purchases will go to support the Senior Legion baseball team. McCook National Bank players will be there as a team photo will be taken around 8:15 p.m...
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Colorado pro prevails in Coleman HorseRace
(Community Sports ~ 06/03/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — Colorado pro Ben Portie resumed his winning ways at Heritage Hills on Friday with his 2019 Ron Coleman Memorial HorseRace championship. Portie conquered a great field of 26 pros from five states who moved on into the 31st Community Hospital Pro-Am Saturday and Sunday...
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Erstad resigns from NU baseball coaching
(College Sports ~ 06/03/19)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Head Baseball Coach Darin Erstad announced Monday afternoon that he has resigned from his position. Erstad guided the Husker program for the past eight seasons, leading the Huskers to a Big Ten Championship and four NCAA Regional appearances...
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Buffalo Commons continues to set the bar high
(Editorial ~ 06/03/19)
Any one of the four headliners at this weekend’s Buffalo Commons Festival would have been enough to carry off a successful event, but as it was, attendees were treated to a feast of history, music and storytelling, often all in one package. Sure, if we’re honest, Nebraska may not be for everyone, but we can’t imagine anyone who would not find something intriguing in the many sites and stories relayed by Alan Bartels, assistant editor of Nebraska Life Magazine, assembled from his years at The Grand Island Independent and subsequent career roaming the state for his current gig. ...
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John V. “Jack” Deveny
(Obituary ~ 06/03/19)
John V. “Jack” Deveny Nov. 23, 1923 - May 28, 2019 HASTINGS, Neb. — Hastings resident John V. “Jack” Deveny, 95, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings. Rosary was Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Butler Volland Chapel. ...
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Roderick N. “Rod” Fiene
(Obituary ~ 06/03/19)
Roderick N. “Rod” Fiene Feb. 27, 1965 - May 30, 2019 ELWOOD, Neb. — Roderick N. “Rod” Fiene, 54, died Thursday (May 30, 2019)l at his home in Elwood. He was born Feb 27, 1965, in Cambridge, Neb., to Eldon “Hank” and Carleen (Noltie) Fiene. He graduated from Cambridge High School with the Class of 1984. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. for 30 years. He married Tamra Kahrs on May 31, 1986. He later married Patricia Munoz on May 21, 1999...
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Making memories
(Local News ~ 06/03/19)
CLOCKWISE from upper left, Jake Riley gets in touch with his feminine side at the Fox Theatre Saturday night, at the High Plains Museum, Alan Bartels recounts one of his memorable experiences roaming the state as a reporter and editor, the Diamond W Wranglers deliver a dose of western music and R.P. ...
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'Bison Commons' at the lake
(Local News ~ 06/03/19)
Visitors from Omaha, Lincoln and Unadilla — front, Shari Timm; and back, from left, Leland and Elva Osten, Bill and Sandy Seibert and Gordon Hopp — enjoy a weekend special bison link breakfast at the Marina Lighthouse on Red Willow Lake north of McCook Sunday morning. ...
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Mudcats and 'Nuts triumph at Felling on Friday
(Community Sports ~ 06/03/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — Pinnacle Bank Mud Cats defeated Parker Scrappers 14-4 thanks to a strong start Friday night at Felling Field. Pinnacle Bank Mud Cats scored on a single by Asher Wilson, a double by Spencer Snyder, and a double by Hayden Uerling in the first inning...
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FCB Juniors salvage Sunday finale at N.P.
(Community Sports ~ 06/03/19)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook’s First Central Bank Juniors finished tournament play with a 17-9 win over Ogallala Sunday afternoon. FCB (2-5 record) got things started in the first inning when Cale Johnson singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. McCook FCB Juniors 2019 put up six runs in the fifth inning. Johnson, Isaac Hinze, L Snyder, Mathew Vanpelt, and Tanner Jacobs each drove in runs during the inning...
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MNB pitchers hold Norton to one hit
(Community Sports ~ 06/03/19)
NORTON, Kan. — McCook National Bank pitchers teamed to throw a one-hitter in the Seniors’ 8-4 win at Norton, Kan., Friday evening. Seth Dugger started and threw three hitless innings which followed Trae Koetter’s terrific complete-game 6-0 victory over Gothenburg on Wednesday...
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Cemetery tour
(Local News ~ 06/03/19)
Gabe Sehnhert presents a talk on Wiley Matthews, who served three years as a bugler in the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, later going on to be a Lincoln County Commissioner, but was buried in Riverview Cemetery as commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, members of the McCook GAR serving as pallbearers. Sunday’s cemetery tour, which wrapped up this year’s Buffalo Commons Festival activities, concentrated on Civil War veterans buried in McCook...
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Bison football alums tackle Shrine Bowl test
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/19)
McCook High alum Colin Giron (55) blasts past Norfolk Catholic blocker Joe Teten during the annual Shrine Bowl Football Classic in Kearney on Saturday. Giron made one unassisted tackle for the South during the North team’s 32-10 win. The Class B all-state lineman and shot put state champion will become familiar with this UNK field since he signed to play football for the Antelopes this fall. ...
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Warm weather welcomes new shave iced shop
(Local News ~ 06/03/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — Tucked into the northwest corner of the B Street Auto Spa and sharing the car wash's pure RO water to make crystal-clear ice, "Tropical Sno" opened Friday morning in McCook. Nan Schaper of Olathe, Kan., co-owner of the new shave ice establishment with her husband, Dan, and their daughter and son-in-law, Kristen and Josh Cherry of McCook, is excited about offering shave ice to McCook residents and travelers to and through the community...
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Barnyard Bash
(Local News ~ 06/03/19)
With that theme, everyone was a farmer at the fifth annual Bartley Days on Saturday and Sunday. The celebration included a parade, fun run, kids games and craft/vendor shows at the park, a car show, street dance and beer garden along with dodgeball and volleyball tournaments. McKenna Hunt, 2, in her gingham dress and cowboy boots, carefully picks up candy from the parade. Throwing candy to parade goers are Mitchell Stritt, from top, Gabe Stritt and Kylea Stritt of Burton Well Drilling...
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A chat with the Norrises
(Local News ~ 06/03/19)
History buffs enjoy a talk on water issues by Sen. George W. Norris in the back yard of his home on the McCook street that bears his name, across the street from Norris Park. Ellie Norris was on hand Saturday afternoon to help correct her husband’s memory when it might have needed a little perspective. McCook’s most famous couple is portrayed by Pastor Clark and Dawna Bates...
- Ruby Patricia Keeler (Obituary ~ 06/03/19)
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