Stories from Friday, May 8, 2026

PUEBLO, Colo. – The McCook Community College baseball team survived the first day of the Region IX tournament with a 14-13 win over Luna Community College in 11 innings at Damon Runyon Field Sports Complex. “We did not play well by any stretch of the imagination,” said MCC Coach Jon Olsen, “But at this point it is survive and advance.”...

ALMA, Neb. — Cambridge made a late-season statement on Thursday as the girls outscored host Alma and other RPAC finals at Thursday’s Alma Invitational. Senior Elizabeth Kubik deliverd a shot put championshipto go with freshman Lydia McGowen winning both long-distance races...

It’s been a memorable wildfire season in Nebraska … an all-time record season in fact. Multiple wildfires ravaged grasslands to the tune of more than 800,000 acres in combination for the so-named Cottonwood, Morrill and Road 203 wildfires alone. Livestock grazing was incinerated, miles of expensive fenceline destroyed, houses and outbuildings placed in deep peril...

Judy Krutsinger Aug. 13, 1949 - April 23, 2026 IMPERIAL, Neb. - Judy Krutsinger, born on Aug. 13, 1949, in Benkelman, Neb., to Clarence and Lillian (Phifer) Krutsinger passed away on April 23, 2026, in Imperial, Neb.. Judy was raised in Parks, where she attended school until she transferred to York, Neb. ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Hitchcock County’s boys scored a one-stroke win for the North Platte St. Patrick’s Invitational golf title Thursday afternoon. The Falcons shot 336 which edged North Platte’s JV gold team with 337 while those host Irish were third overall at 342...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Coaches Association annually recognizes individuals that support and promote the values of education-based athletics. The NCA and Nebraska Fellowship of Christian Athletes partnered to create the “Doyle Denney Heart of a Coach Award” to honor an individual coach that has created a lasting legacy as a servant coach...

KEARNEY, Neb. — McCook High’s tennis girls took second at the Kearney Catholic Invitational despite not being full strength on Thursday. The Bison were missing junior Cassidy Rogers, who’s recovering from flu so coach Matt Wiemers shuffed his lineup...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison football program will once again be conducting the McCook Bison Championship Youth Football Camp for individuals entering 1st-8th grades (school year 2026-27) this summer. The camp will run from Monday, June 1 through Thursday, June 4. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Marion Laverne (Patton) Larmon passed away May 3, 2026, in Lincoln, Neb...