Stories from Tuesday, July 9, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Champion Town Talk averaged 14 runs per game while allowing only 13 to score all weekend. Yet super teamwork went far beyond the diamond during last weekend’s Bartley Young Guns third annual benefit softball tournament. First, Cambridge hosted the tournament after rain forced a move from Indianola...

I dropped by the elevator this morning to see if the first load of wheat had appeared yet. Nope still too wet. The sprinkle of rain this morning, I wrote on Monday, won’t help the process of drying down for harvest but later this week it will be in full swing. I guess the old bromide that says “You can take the boy off the farm but you can’t take the farm out of the boy” still proves true...

Denzel Richard Lofgreen Feb. 22, 1926 - July 6, 2019 NORTON, Kan. — Denzel Richard Lofgreen, 93, of Norton, died Saturday (July 6, 2019), at the Andbe Home in Norton. He was born Feb. 22, 1926, to Burdge David and Ada Blanche (Porter) Lofgreen in Fruita, Colo., on Feb. 22, 1926. He graduated in 1943 at Beaver City, Neb. He served in the Merchant Marines in 1945...

OMAHA, Neb. — Three McCook Community College baseball players have been named to the Omaha World Herald’s All-Nebraska JUCO team and three more received honorable mention. Freshman Isaac Vargas is one of five pitchers named to the team. Sophomore Ricardo Jimenez was named as shortstop and sophomore Julio Seperich was named to the team in the outfielder...

OMAHA, Neb. — Four McCook Community College softball players have been named to the Omaha World-Herald’s all JUCO team including three sophomores and a freshman. Sophomore outfielders Jerusha Miner (Gunnison Valley, Utah) and Chanel Siebenthal (Lakewood, Colo.) were named to the team along with sophomore pitcher Shae Muggridge (Perth, Western Australia) and utility player Brooklyn Jensen (West Valley City, Utah)...

FORT MORGAN, Colo. — They cleared a Summit team on the plains of Colorado and have now reached their highest mark all season. McCook’s First Central Bank Juniors are above .500 at 12-11 following an uplifting 3-1 performance at last weekend’s Fort Morgan (Colo.) tournament...

McCook’s Major League All-Star Game at Felling Field was postponed Monday night due to rain. It has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. today with the tourney champion Team Pollman Pirates (right) and finalist Kmoch Mets (left) among players who will participate. The All-Star game concludes McCook Midget Baseball League action for 2019 at Felling...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners are asking drivers on the county's rural roads to proceed with caution — watch for washouts and patchy gravel cover after frequent, heavy rains this spring and summer have pounded some roads to smithereens...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Board of Education unanimously approved up to $24,743 as requested by Superintendent Grant Norgaard for administration salary increases. Administration pay increases are based on superintendent evaluations and would range from a 2.5% to 2.7% increase, Norgaard told McCook School Board Monday night at the regular meeting...

OMAHA, Neb. — Alexandria Murillo of McCook was named "Nebraska Princess Cover Girl" during a pageant June 27-29 in Omaha. Alex received a trophy, crown and banner, and won special recognition for "best thank you note" and "Spirit of America," and was first runner-up in casual war and runway, actress winner and second runner-up overall out of 38 fellow contestants...

McCOOK, Neb. -- When someone passes away, the common response to the bereaved is, “If you need anything, just call.” More often than not, the offer isn’t acted upon and life moves on. But in the case of the Haas family in McCook, the community went above and beyond what was expected of them after a family tragedy. It’s that response which is another reason McCook is vying for “Nicest Place in America” from Reader’s Digest...

It’s true that money can’t buy happiness, but it’s certainly a factor when it comes to staving off misery. This can be a critical time of year for recent high school graduates making final decisions that could affect them for the rest of their lives...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Following overnight storms, most of Central Nebraska is encountering significant flooding impacting several roadways, including the Interstate. The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is advising motorists this flooding event is rapidly evolving and to expect...

KEARNEY, Neb. – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is providing temporary housing for people impacted by flooding in Kearney and surrounding communities. UNK opened its Centennial Towers West (CTW) residence hall on Tuesday (June 9) to accommodate students, faculty and staff, as well as community members displaced by the flooding. The university is also working with nearby hotels to relocate and house hundreds of travelers who were evacuated...

LEXINGTON, Neb. -- The American Red Cross has opened a shelter in Lexington, Nebraska, in response to flooding in the area. The shelter is located at Lexington High School (1400 Minuteman Drive, Lexington, NE 68850). The Red Cross is working closely with local emergency management officials to coordinate relief services. The role of the Red Cross is to focus on addressing the immediate needs of those affected...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln (CCC-L). William Mathes #87946 was reported missing when he did not appear at his place of work this morning. CCC-L is one of two community custody facilities operated by NDCS. ...

NORFOLK, Neb. -- Several people were injured in a crash that occurred this morning at the intersection of Highway 81 and Highway 91 in Humphrey. The crash occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m., when a Ford Transit van was traveling northbound on Highway 81. As the van approached the intersection, a semi-tractor/trailer traveling westbound on Highway 91 pulled out in front of the van. The van collided with the driver’s side of the semi, just behind the driver’s door...