Stories from Thursday, September 15, 2016

Ya, so that whole phrase "don't cry over spilled milk"? Ya, that's a bunch a baloney. That darn phrase has been nagging at me for years when my girls would spill their drinks, milk being the most popular, and I'm here to say that I ain't agreeing with it. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Prairie Gold Homes has yet to construct a modular home at its indoor construction-skills training facility in McCook, although, that might not be much of an indicator if you're looking to gauge the program's success since coming to town, according to officials...

Contractors hoist a beam for a new 6-plex hangar under construction at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, Wednesday afternoon. Hackel Construction of Ord, Nebraska, was awarded a $586,682 construction bid for the project in May. City staff anticipated the city to ultimately be responsible for 10-percent of the project cost, with Federal funds covering the majority...

Struggling with her own strep throat, coach Hayley Kobza couldn't have mapped a better first long road trip for her sick McCook Community College volleyball team...

If results from the first rodeo of the season are any indication, the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will be a force to be reckoned with this year...

They were cowboys and cowgirls -- if only for a day...

After what's felt like half a season, the McCook Bison finally return to the friendly confines of Weiland Field this Friday for a meeting with the Alliance Bulldogs...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The annual Junktoberfest is set for the Red Willow County Fairgrounds, W. Fifth and O Streets in McCook, Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Courtney Pollmann at (308) 340-6094, junktoberfest@hotmail.com or facebook.com/junktoberfest...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- The Mid-Plains Board of Governors approved an increase of its tax request to $15.886 million but decreased the tax levy by .0597 cents per $100 of assessed value. Following a public hearing, the board approved a budget with a calculated levy for general operations of 5.8903 cents, down from 5.9500 cents last year...

High school students filled Norris Park Wednesday afternoon, showing their school spirit at the first community pep rally downtown in about 10 years. Pep rallies during Spirit Week used to be on the corner of C Street and Norris Avenue; that fell by the wayside when it was moved to the high school gym. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A hand-made picnic table and airplane ride. Smoked brisket and cotton candy. Stuffed animals and Plinko. All this -- and more -- is available in one place at the annual Fall Festival at St. Patrick Church in McCook on Sunday. In its 42nd year, the St. Patrick Fall Festival brings out the young and old to the streets around St. Pat's on East Fourth and F Streets. Events also take place in the school gym and across the church campus...

BRUCE BAKER City Editor McCOOK, Neb. -- Prairie Gold Homes has yet to construct a modular home at its indoor construction-skills training facility in McCook, although, that might not be much of an indicator if you're looking to gauge the program's success since coming to town, according to officials...

Nebraska and adjoining states have had to take a whole new look at the issue since Colorado legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. A couple of groups are forcing the issue, collecting signatures to place a couple of different issues on the 2018 ballot...

Hattie Toth March 18 1911 - Sept. 14, 2016 ATWOOD, Kan. -- Hattie Toth, 105, died Wednesday (Sept. 14, 2016), at Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood. She was born March 18, 1911, in Rawlins County to Benjamin Ira and Mary Catherine (Whisman) Bliss. ...