Stories from Thursday, June 12, 2025

Charley Mack Keller Sept. 8, 1934 - May 30, 2025 OBERLIN, Kan. — Charley Mack Keller, 90, passed away on May 30, 2025 in Oberlin. Charley was born Sept. 8, 1934 to Charles Earl Keller and Dica Lavona Seaton in California, Mo. He was the seventh of 10 children...

Vene LaVaun (DeMoss) Deminski May 15, 1927 - June 1, 2025 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Vene LaVaun (DeMoss) Deminski was born, along with her twin sister, on May 15, 1927 in Almena, Kan., to Ivah Mae (Shaffer) DeMoss and Laverne Edward DeMoss. Her dad worked for the railroad so they moved several times as she was growing up. Vene graduated from Mascot High School. After high school she married Robert L. Estes. To this union two daughters were born, Kathleen Marie and Jerri Kay. They later divorced...

Delores Kay Cappel Dec. 13, 1940 - June 10, 2025 McCOOK, Neb. — A wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Mrs. Delores Kay Cappel passed away on June 10, 2025, at the Community Hospital in McCook at the age of 84. Delores entered this life on Dec. 13, 1940, in Wauneta, Neb., the youngest of nine children to Theodore and Susie (Herbert) Einspahr...

Gary Lee Townsend Oct. 16, 1936 - June 6, 2025 DANBURY, Neb. — Gary Lee Townsend, passed away on June 6, 2025 in Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Neb. He was born on Oct. 16, 1936 to Densel and Neva (Crook) Townsend. He graduated in May 1954 from Decatur County High School. After high school, Gary attended McCook Community College from 1954-1956...

90th birthday The family of Jean Sughroue is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on June 19, 2025. She was born in Danbury, Neb., on June 19, 1935. Her children are Donnie and Angie Sughroue of Bartley, Neb., Cindy and Dale Fahnholz of McCook, Neb., and Kathy and Gaylord Smallfoot of Eustis Neb., and the late Danny Sughroue. Jean has 7 grandchildren along with several great-grandchildren. Birthday wishes can be sent to her at 711 Mousel Room #6, Cambridge, NE 69022...

McCOOK, Neb. - It’s official: the bond issue is back on the ballot this August. The McCook School Board has unanimously voted to reintroduce the junior high/high school construction bond issue, hoping this time to earn a “Yes” from the community. After months of discussion, Superintendent Grant Norgaard outlined the structural, functional, and safety concerns plaguing the current buildings in a clear, matter-of-fact presentation to the board...

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in a long-running dispute between Hayes and Frontier counties. The case involved a disagreement over who should pay for a bridge replacement near their shared border. At the center of the case was County Bridge #C004306105, located on Avenue 377 approximately 60 feet inside Hayes County. ...

Joy Farr McCook Gazette TRENTON, Neb. - After weeks of tense exchanges between livestock developer Shane Rippen and residents of Culbertson in Hitchcock County, the community gathered once again to express concerns about a proposed feedlot just one mile north of the village...

For much of the last century, the neck tie was reliable fodder for comedy in the days leading up to Father’s Day, but times change. The norms of business attire have relaxed, and classic neck wear has all but disappeared. So what do we poke fun at now? A spike in grilling gear sales? The estimated $300,000 it takes to raise a child to 18? That dad jokes, unlike children, remain mercifully free?...

McCOOK, Neb. — Gothenburg’s Killer Bees stung the McCook Pinnacle Bank Juniors Wednesday night just when they were feeling good after a 17-6 win. Pinnacle pulled free from Phillipsburg, Kan., in Tuesday’s 11-run victory at the Jaycees Complex. A 6-6-6 sign actually looked really good considering what Alec Osborne, Calvin Schaffert and Noah Chancellor teamed to achieve against the Kansans:...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College Men’s Basketball Coach Dillon Hargrove has announced a two-day youth basketball skills camp for boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. The camp is set for Wednesday and Thursday June 25-26 from 9 a.m.-noon for boys and girls. Cost is $40 per camper...

MINDEN, Neb. — On Wednesday evening, the New West All-Star Classic took place for the volleyball side of things. On Thursday evening, there will be basketball games. Wednesday night’s matches featured battles between the Republican Plains Activities Conference and the Fort Kearney Conference, and the Southwest Conference versus the LouPlatte Conference...

MCCOOK, Neb. – Even with podcasts, audiobooks, and e-readers, there’s still something special about opening a real book. And now that’s even easier, thanks to the new little free libraries in McCook. In the span of a week, four of them popped up in town, each unique in its own way. ...