Stories from Thursday, August 10, 2017

McCOOK, Neb. — There are still more prairie chickens roaming free than Joel Arterburn’s number of McCook High School golf “birdies.” His soaring playoff catch over a Beatrice Orangemen is still more memorable than his longest high drive during any prep golf tourney...

Janice Elaine (Stute) Buss June 15, 1949 - Aug. 8, 2017 CHAPPELL, Neb. — Janice Elaine (Stute) Buss passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 68 years young...

Results from the Heritage Hills Ladies League where a Play The Back 9 4 Lady Scramble took place Tuesday evening. Flag prizes Long putt on hole No. 11: Karlie Dueland. Closest to pin on hole No. 15: Rebecca Vosburg. Long putt on hole No. 18: Travi Rambali...

McCOOK, Neb. — Commercial air service is in jeopardy at the North Platte, Kearney and Scottsbluff airports as McCook is enjoying its best year in more than a decade. The airline servicing the three larger communities, PenAir, announced Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The news quickly caught the attention of both U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s world-class steer-wrestler Garrett Nokes describes his sport: “What it boils down to is two people and three animals all trying to get on the same page.” Add speed while learning the necessary precision coordination, and the page gets crowded. Someone’s liable to end up doing a face-plant in the arena dirt...

McCOOK, Neb. — An extensive line of hunting and fishing products will be featured at Southwest Outdoors, Inc., the new name for the sporting goods store located a quarter of a mile east of McCook’s eastern city limits. “We already have guns from more than 40 different manufacturers in stock,” Eric and Larisa O’Brien announced, “and we are adding extensively to our inventory, doing our best to meet the needs of the outdoor enthusiasts in this region.”...

“I love it when a plan comes together,” said John “Hannibal” Smith on the old “A-Team” television show, usually after an unlikely, entertaining series of events. The city of Alliance might have the same sentiment. The Northwest Nebraska town expects a deluge of visitors to arrive in time to see the total eclipse sweep through on Aug. 21...

Well that was a toughy! Went through my first Senior Picture session last Sunday with my firstborn. Wow! What an amazing but emotional experience that was! I had been warned by other Senior moms of how it might go. Some moms warned me that it would be stressful and nerve-racking and that we’d probably end up fighting by the time it was all over. ...

I would like to express my deep gratitude to the people of McCook, Culbertson, Trenton, and Stratton for the outpouring of sympathy after the death of my husband, Randy Andrews. The love, sympathy, and support shown to Randy's family, my family, and myself has been truly humbling. Support from your friends and neighbors in times such as this is why we enjoy living in the small towns of Nebraska... Thank you from the bottom of my heart...

Yesterday, I was extremely fortunate to join a group of fellow open-ocean swimmers to swim in an area of ocean where sharks frequent. We boarded a 25-foot-long boat and headed directly to the heart of shark waters 3 miles off Halewia Harbor Hawaii. As promised upon arrival 8- to 15-foot sharks were circling the boat, estimated number of 30. ...