Stories from Friday, April 26, 2019

McCook High record-setting relay swimmer and state qualifier Mollie Tate (seated, second from right) signed to swim for the University of Nebraska-Kearney during a special gathering at McCook High School Thursday morning. Mollie will major in nursing at UNK while pursuing both her degree and more swimming success for the Antelopes. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Yowza! The trek up Cross Creek’s one gigantic hill only signaled a certain Cambridge family’s stroke chances were going down-down-down. Senior Preston Carbaugh kept every Trojan feeling healthy even if his opening after-breakfast RPAC shots Thursday had a certain bean burrito quality to them...

The Keystone Business Center on the bricks in downtown McCook hosts the "N150" traveling exhibit, highlighting the 150-year history of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, until 5:30 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., Saturday. Twenty students made up the university's first class in 1869. ...

Griff Carfield Sept. 13, 1950 - April 24, 2019 LEBANON, Neb. — Griff Carfield, age 68, of Lebanon, went to be with the Lord on April 24, 2019. Griff was born Sept. 13, 1950, in McCook, Neb., to Kenneth and Mary Majestie (Rayburn) Carfield. Griff graduated from McCook High School in 1969. He was drafted to the Vietnam War shortly after graduation, where he served in the Army...

80th birthday The family of Norma Klein of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday on Sunday, April 28, 2019. She has four children, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Help her family celebrate by sending cards of congratulations to her at her 603 West H, McCook, NE 69001...

The war between the north and south was the bloodiest war the United States ever fought as far as loss of life. The battle of Antietam was the bloodiest battle of the war according to historical records. Commanders of the War, George McClellan for the Union and Robert E. Lee for the Confederate army, oversaw the engagement of 132,000 soldiers: 87,000 for the North and 45,000 for the South...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Rosters have been announced for the 35th annual Cambridge School Organization (CSO) All-Star Basketball games on Friday, May 24. The girls will tip at 6 p.m. and boys follow in Cambridge High School’s gymnasium. Chase County’s Chris Bartels will help direct the West boys squad which will include Longhorns Braden Space and Scott Wheeler who played on last season’s district finalists...

McCOOK, Neb. — Heritage Hill Men’s League standings through the first round of play on Wednesday: A League Samway/Michaelis 24.5 Gary Thompson Agcy 22 Deveny Motors 21 Studio 205 21 McCook Lettering 20 Golight 20...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Team scores, medalists and other low scores from area golfers during the RPAC championship tournament on Thursday: Teams: 1. Alma 393, 2. Hitchcock County 411, 3. Southern Valley 414, 4. Southwest 429, 5. Bertrand 433, 6. Cambridge 438, 7. Arapahoe 463, 8. Dundy County-Stratton 472, 9. Maywood-Hayes Center 527. Medicine Valley, Paxton and Wallace did not record team scores...

McCOOK, Neb. — Although he had misgivings about it, Sen. Dan Hughes said he “held his nose” and voted in favor of a bill that would allow a county board to impose a sales tax to help pay off a federal judgment. Hughes explained Thursday morning at the McCook Chamber of Commerce conference call that he didn’t like the bill as he doesn’t like giving up sale tax authority, but in this instance, there was no alternative for residents in Gage County. ...

CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor McCOOK, Neb. — "I don't want to get involved." "I am not getting in the middle of this." "It's not my child; everyone parents differently." "This is none of my business." "What if I'm over-reacting?" What's YOUR excuse for not alerting officials to possible child abuse or neglect?...

McCOOK, Neb. — A $5,000 check from the Nebraska FFA Foundation was formally presented Wednesday to the McCook FFA program. Presenting the check was Stacey Agnew, executive director of the Nebraska FFA Foundation, joined by Charles Herbster, appointed by President Donald J. Trump as chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Advisory Council and Dave Heineman, former governor of Nebraska for 10 years and also a member of the advisory council...

Clean and affordable wind energy is powering homes and fueling economic growth. In 2018, no other state grew its wind energy capacity faster than Nebraska, and in 2019 no state is better positioned than Nebraska to reap the benefits associated with this important renewable energy resource...

Work in society has been pretty much the same since the Industrial Revolution when we moved from an agrarian society to a machine society. That was a time when people who had worked at the same jobs their entire lifetimes as their parents and grandparents did had to learn a new line of work that had been completely foreign to them up until then...