Stories from Monday, March 9, 2020

LAMAR, Colo. – The McCook Community College baseball team swept a three-game series – all one-run games -- with Lamar Community College over the weekend to move into first place in the Empire League. The Indians won on Saturday 9-8 and came back Sunday taking Game 1 of a doubleheader 4-3 and winning the second game. 11-10...

Dolores M. (Hesterwerth) Horton May 18, 1936 - Feb. 29, 2020 HAYDEN, Idaho — Dolores M. (Dee) Horton, age 83, of Hayden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Generation Assisted Living in Rathdrum, Idaho. Dee was born on May 18, 1936, in McCook, Neb., to John and Dorothy Hesterwerth. ...

Spencer Neely Oct. 28, 1974 - March 6, 2020 BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Spencer Neely, age 45, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 11 a.m.. at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow. Inurnment will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, at the Indianola Cemetery...

La JUNTA, Colo. – The McCook Community College softball team split a pair of games with Otero Junior College Saturday losing the first game 8-0 and winning the second game 10-1. The Rattlers’ offense struck for runs in every inning in Game 1, finishing the game off in five innings with a three-run fifth inning...

ATWOOD, Kan. — Exactly half of the all-Northwst Kansas League girls basketball first team featured Decatur Community Red Devils and Rawlins County Buffaloes this season. D.C. senior guard Alyssa Van Vleet joined classmate Anna Carter in representing the Red Devils...

McCook Chamber of Commerce honored three recipients at the annual chamber banquet Saturday night. From left, Trevor Taylor with VK Electronics was awarded the Volunteer of the Year; Tom Bredvick, McCook Public School Board President was awarded the Community Builder Award; and McCook Community College was awarded the Community Service Award. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Community Hospital’s 11-year-old, eight-ton MRI machine was recently removed to make way for a new, more technologically advanced model. The old, 16,000-pound machine was removed from the building last week by Sampson Construction with help from Community Hospital maintenance staff...

McCOOK, Neb. — AmeriCorps Conservation Nebraska’s “Common Ground Program” invites the community of McCook to a free screening of the NET documentary, “Follow the Water” and a water testing afterwards. The screening will be Friday, March 20, from 1:30-3 p.m. at Carver Cinemas at 224 Westview Plaza in McCook. The concession stand will be open for purchases...

The coronavirus crisis, like most similar events, is as much about perception as reality. After health officials told us the most important things we can do are wash our hands and stay at home when we are sick, many of us responded by stocking up on toilet paper and bottled water...