- Bison champion girls lead strong area at Bader Invitational (High School Sports ~ 04/23/24)
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Chamber job fair connects 300 high school students with 15 local businesses
(Local News ~ 04/23/24)
McCOOK Neb. - According to McCook Chamber Director Sarah Schneider, the high school job fair was a success. Over 300 students attended and met with 15 area businesses that are members of the Chamber. Many are hiring for both permanent and summer positions...
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State poet to perform at Pour Farm
(Local News ~ 04/23/24)
McCOOK, Neb. — Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason will make an appearance in McCook on Thursday, April 25. In conjunction with the McCook High School English Department, Mason will be performing at the Pour Farm, 416 Norris, in McCook from 6 to 7 p.m. Mason will be reading several of his own poems and encourages students to bring their own poetry to share. The event is open to the public, free of charge with all ages welcome...
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Emily Young, Elevate wellness win $15K Hormel Competition
(Local News ~ 04/23/24)
McCOOK, Neb.— Four checks totaling $25,000 were awarded Friday for the 2024 Hormel Entrepreneurship Competition. Emily Young, Elevate Wellnes, LLC received the first-place award and received a check for $15,000. Mayson Tyerman, Imperial, Tyerman Turf Care won second place and received $7,000. There was a tie for third place between Kristine Stritt, Bartley, Country Chill (McCook); and Kelsey Owens, Champion, Champion Grass Fed Beef. Those enterprises both received $1,500...
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Elected office memories, roads and the race for commissioner
(Column ~ 04/23/24)
Ah ha. Election season approaches and some of the voters in Red Willow County will be choosing to reelect their Commissioner or one of the other gentlemen running for office. This former Commissioner has an opinion but that will be kept close to my heart...
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Doyle Wineland
(Obituary ~ 04/23/24)
Doyle Wineland March 12, 1937 - April 20, 2024 ARAPAHOE, Neb. - Doyle Wineland, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the age of 87. He was born in Hill City, Kan. on March 12, 1937 to Alvin Henry and Gussie Meryl (Bice) Wineland...
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Chantel Marie Doyle
(Obituary ~ 04/23/24)
Chantel Marie Doyle March 8, 1975 - Feb. 2, 2024 AIKEN, S.C. - Chantel Marie Doyle passed away Feb. 2,2024, in Augusta, GA. She was born March 8, 1975, in McCook, Neb. to Larry and Deanna Dicke. She was adopted by Randy Doyle in December of 1979. Chantel attended elementary through the 8th grade in McCook, graduated from Lincoln High School in 1993, and the University of Nebraska in 2008. At the time of her passing she was living in Aiken, S.C...
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Roads, keeping prisoners in hot water top county agenda
(Local News ~ 04/23/24)
McCOOK, Neb. — In a move focused on safety, the county has decided to replace road signs cautioning drivers about people on horseback with 35 mph speed limit signs. Originally, Commissioner Randy Dean purchased and installed equestrian signs in Commissioner Charlies Fritsche’s district on Road 381. However, these signs were taken down after objections were raised by other residents...
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‘This event really shows the heart of the students’: More than 400 Lopers participate in annual service project
(Local News ~ 04/23/24)
KEARNEY, Neb. – Kelcie Burke was a freshman at the University of Nebraska at Kearney when she participated in her first Big Event. That was five years ago. Now, she’s a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in early childhood education. And she’s still part of the annual community service project...
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Health Science Camp offered June 6 in McCook
(Local News ~ 04/23/24)
McCOOK, Neb. – Calling all 7th and 8th graders with a passion for healthcare! Get ready for an exciting opportunity! The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) and Community Hospital are teaming up for the upcoming Health Science Explorers Camp, set to take place on Thursday, June 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Community Hospital in McCook...
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MCC softball team secures top three Region IX spot
(College Sports ~ 04/23/24)
SCOTTSBLUFF -- The McCook Community College softball team split a pair of games Sunday but it was enough to clinch the third seed for the Region IX Tournament. MCC took the first game 11-1 but Western Nebraska scored a pair of runs with two outs in the sixth inning of Game 2 to pull out a 9-7 win...
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MCC baseball finishes four-game sweep of visiting league foe
(College Sports ~ 04/23/24)
The McCook Community College baseball team completed a four-game sweep Sunday at home over Luna Community College winning a doubleheader 15-2, 13-0. “It was just a really good day of baseball today,” said MCC Coach Jon Olsen. “I thought we did a great job of just going out and doing our job.”...
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Bison, area boys place high at Don Bader Invite
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/24)
LEXINGTON, Neb. — Senior Evan Mai’s two jumping champinships topped the McCook Bison at Friday’s Don Bader Invitational. Josiah Wilkinson won an 800-meter tittle also while several Bison hit personal bests. BOYS 100 meters: 1. W. Kulhanek, Overton, 10.75; 2. I. Doty, Sidney, 10.96; 6. Laken Wissink, Dundy County-Stratton, 11.31...
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McCook tennis girls take second to Crusaders at East-West
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/24)
KEARNEY, Neb. — Grand Island Central Catholic stayed on top for now against McCook with a dual win that decided Friday’s East-West Tennis Shootout. Both teams were among Class B’s top three in power points entering this 10-team dual tournament. The Bison bounced through four foes including 5-0 sweeps of Gothenburg and Platteview...
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McCook JV boys reach top three at home invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/24)
McCOOK, Neb. — Team scores, all champions and top six area placers at Monday’s McCook JV Track-Field Invitational: BOYS Teams: 1. Chase County 137, 2. Perkins County 96, 3. McCook JV 77, 4. Holdrege 67.5, 5. North Platte St. Patrick’s 63, 6. Cozad 49.5, 7. Gothenburg 15, 8. Lexington 9, 9. Medicine Valley 8, 10. Cambridge 3, 11. Ogallala 1...
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New nursing home rules threaten rural communities
(Editorial ~ 04/23/24)
The recent move by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement minimum staffing requirements in long-term care facilities has drawn significant opposition from lawmakers, and rightfully so. Led by representatives like Adrian Smith and Senator Deb Fischer, concerns have been raised about the potentially devastating impacts of these rules, particularly on rural communities like those in Nebraska’s Third District...
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Three arrested for improper relationships with inmates
(State News ~ 04/23/24)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Following an investigation conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol, three individuals have been arrested for their involvement in inappropriate relationships with multiple inmates within the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services during 2023...
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In the upcoming election, values matter
(Column ~ 04/23/24)
In the upcoming election, values matter In his 1796 farewell address, our first President George Washington said, “Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle”. In short, the very survival of our nation relies on the survival of our public faith. ...
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Masonic Lodge to lay cornerstone for new McCook Aquatic Park
(Local News ~ 04/23/24)
McCOOK, Neb. — In keeping with a centuries-old tradition, the Masons of Nebraska will lay the cornerstone of the McCook Aquatic Park in a ceremony Saturday May 18th at 1:00 PM at 500 East M Street McCook. The head of Nebraska’s Masons, Grand Master John Ferguson of Kimball, Ne., and officers from around the state will take part in the ceremony, which dates to several hundred years ago. ...
- Donnalea Sue Harrison (Obituary ~ 04/23/24)
- Janette Lee Marks (Obituary ~ 04/23/24)
- Gweneth Nadine Vrbas (Obituary ~ 04/23/24)
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