Stories from Tuesday, June 4, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — Consider that defending champion Michael Colgate’s score only went up one stroke from last year — yet he dropped six places. That’s how amazing the race became for a 31st annual Community Hospital Pro Am title at Heritage Hills last weekend...

80th birthday The family of June Goad of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. She has five children, 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 402 East 4th Street, McCook, NE 69001...

Richard (Dick) Phillips Dec. 21, 1925 - June 1, 2019 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Mr. Richard (Dick) Phillips passed away on 1 June 2019, at the age of 93. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Betty, of 67 years and daughter, Hollis Ann. He is survived by his daughters, Kathleen Maercklein, Debra Phillips and her husband, Stephen Ansley, Lisa Garza and son, Richard W. Phillips and his wife, Emily Phillips. He also had eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren...

FELLING FIELD — The First Central Bank Royals grabbed an early lead on its way to an 8-3 victory over CrossFit McCook White Sox on Sunday. Beckett Heskett ignited the Royal attackith two hits in two at bats. Kycen Bradley led things off on the mound forRoyals. He went one inning, allowing one run on one hit, striking out three and walking one...

FELLING FIELD — Sports Shoppe Iron Birds lost the lead late in a 6-1 defeat to Bortner Pioneer Seeds Tin Caps on Monday. The game was tied 1-1 with Tin Caps batting in the top of the third when Jackson Gillen drew a walk, scoring one run. Sports Shoppe Iron Birds lost despite out-hitting Bortner Pioneer Seeds Tin Caps three to two...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Pinnacle Bank’s 14-and-under baseball team saw its win streak stopped at eight with a 7-4 loss at Broken Bow Monday evening. The Bow hosts somehow turned one hit into seven runs as five walks helped assist this attack. McCook’s Jacob Gomez-Wilson ripped two hits of his own to double that team title and scored a run...

McCook National Bank Senior baseball players spent four hours on Monday to assist with “MNB Night” at McDonald’s Restaurant in McCook. From left are coach Jeff Holthus, Trae Koetter, James Mockry, Coady Armstrong, Drew Harvie, Joel Carter, Brandon Derauf, Kaleb Gillen and coach Scott Smalley. ...

The 2019 McCook Bison Championship Football Camp hit full speed on Monday as assistant coaches/former Bison greats Matt Berry (above, right) and Jake Curl show proper technique with a blocking bag. The Bison camp begins each day at 10:30 a.m just west of McCook High School...

McCOOK, Neb. — After questioning the closing of a downtown street and lack of information on events, the McCook City Council Monday night opted to amend and postpone two requests from the McCook Chamber of Commerce. The request from the chamber for “Third Thursday” on June 20 asked for closing several streets in downtown McCook, including West C from Norris Avenue to to West First from 4 to 9 p.m. ...

Indianola artist Roxann Owens hand-painted the National Motto, "IN GOD WE TRUST," above the Red Willow County county court window in the central lobby of the courthouse over the Memorial Day weekend. During a visit to commissioners in July 2019, Barb Otto of O’Neill said that the U.S. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County will pay Figgins Construction of Red Cloud $58,071.16 for the labor and equipment used to complete the county's six armor coating projects for 2019. Figgins Construction of Red Cloud once again was the only bidder for the county's summer AC projects. Commissioners opened Gary Figgins' bid at their weekly meeting Monday morning...

McCOOK, Neb. — New and remodeled building in the city and Red Willow County totaled almost $1 million for the month of May and more than $21 million for the year. When new plumbing for last month is factored in, total estimated building/plumbing costs came to $1.08 million in May...

McCOOK, Neb. — Although hearing from a few citizens that it was too early, the McCook City Council approved on first reading an ordinance to move up city council meeting times from 6:30 to 5:30 p.m. Councilman Gene Weedin said he had no problem changing the meeting time, but wanted to make sure it could be changed back if needed...

STRATTON, Neb. — The Village of Stratton And Trenton are working with Southwest Nebraska Community Betterment Corporation in leading a cooperative effort to provide some needed renovation to homes within the incorporated communities of Stratton & Trenton using Community Development Block Grant funding provided by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development...

It was only a little morning argument, the usual misunderstanding. I made a statement repeating an announcement printed on a pill bottle that there was no refill and that an Rx was required. Grannie Annie my pill supervisor disagreed and figured the old guy was all wet and probably wrong. Each of us got all puffed up concerned the other was wrong. Went back to the source and mentally noted that action needed to be taken to keep the prescription current...

LINCOLN, Neb. – McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport and three others will receive Department of Transportation discretionary grants, according to U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer. McCook will receive $562,158 for apron and runway rehabilitation. Eppley Airfield gets $2.8 million for taxiway rehabilitation, Central Nebraska Regional Airport $2.1 million for an aircraft rescue and fire fighting building, and Norfolk Regional / Karl Stefan Memorial Field will receive $738,861 for runway rehabilitation...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Police Department is seeking information about a missing juvenile, Peyton Elizabeth Wayman, 17. She was last seen in the 1300 block of North Highway 83 in McCook about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30, wearing gray capri-type pants with a stripe and a tank top...