Stories from Tuesday, January 13, 2026

EATRICE, Neb. — Senior Tristan Campbell reached 19-0 with another title while classmate Gabe Roberts reached 100 career wins for the McCook High wrestlers at Beatrice last weekend. Senior heavyweight and state medalist Spencer Steinbeck also returned from injury to reach the tourney finals...

McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook Public Schools Board of Education convened for its regular meeting Monday evening at 6 p.m., opening the first session of the new calendar year with the annual election of officers. The meeting was called to order by Superintendent Grant Norgaard, who began with a motion to elect Brad Hays as the 2026 Board President. ...

McCOOK, Neb. - Elected officials in Red Willow County will receive a 3.5% annual wage increase, beginning in 2027. That figure was negotiated up from 2.5% as agreed during the budgeting process. The change resulted from a much higher increase recommended by the Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO)...

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Never heard of it. The only reason that caught my attention is that it is only a short distance east of where our daughter and family live on the southeast edge of Tulsa. It seems that a group of Muslim believers have petitioned the City of Tulsa to build a Mosque on ten acres of land that they already own...

At Saturday’s Norris Day presentation at the High Plains Museum, the speaker struck a note that carries special weight in the present. George Norris, he reminded the audience, warned that a legislator who merely follows public sentiment becomes little more than an “automatic machine.” Listening to voters matters, Norris believed, but elected officials also have a duty to apply judgment and act on principle, even when that runs against popular opinion...

BARTLEY, Neb. — Both teams brought dynamic duos but Cambridge’s supporting cast decided a 74-67 boys basketball victory over Southwest Friday night. Senior Brady Ahlemeyer and Hodge Raburn were super again with 43 points combined led by Ahlemeyer’s 23...

Marie Louise Foley, a beloved mother and grandmother, was born on July 19, 1947, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Monroe and Mae (Morris) Schmidt. Growing up in Bartley, Nebraska, she completed her education and graduated with the Bartley High School Class of 1965...

Kathleen “Kathy” A. Haas, age 71, of McCook, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 in Omaha, Neb. following a brief, yet courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Kathy was born December 22, 1954 in Columbus, Neb. to parents Walter and Lucille (Schroeder) Kopetzky. She was one of five children. Kathy attended and graduated from Scotus High School in Columbus and then attended Kearney State College receiving her degree in education in 1978...

Darrell Leon Mickey was born to Coy Malone Mickey and Agnes (Cloe) Mickey on November 6, 1945, in Benkelman, Neb. His life of 80 years ended suddenly Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Omaha University Hospital with his wife and children by his side. Darrell grew up living with his parents and siblings, David, Sue, Coy, John, and Mary Emma, in Bird City, KS and later Atwood, KS. ...

Former Phillipsburg resident Clinton Ernest White passed away November 23rd, 2025 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home of McCook, NE at the age of 95. Clinton was born January 24, 1930 in Agra, KS the son of Ernest Albert White and Ruth Emergene White. He was married on October 28, 1950 to Mildred (Millie) Marie Lawson. Together they had 4 children, LeAnn, Jerry (J.D.), Katherine, and Dianne...

Adelaide Fay Unger, born on December 30, 1952, in Oberlin, Kansas, was the daughter of John Wahrman and Donna Mae Urban. Fay grew up in Cambridge, Nebraska with her mother, Donna Mae, and her adoptive father, Allen Frandsen. Fay graduated from Cambridge High School, later advancing her education at a business school in Grand Island. Her dedication to caring for others led her to becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse, a path she pursued at McCook Community College...