Stories from Thursday, April 30, 2020

McCOOK, Neb. — A resident at Hillcrest Nursing Home has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The resident is in the hospital. “Hillcrest is working very closely with the health district and other entities for guidance in regards to this situation,” said Hillcrest administrator, Brad Cheek, in a press release...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) has been notified of two additional persons from SWNPHD’s health district that have tested positive for COVID-19. New cases include: • One Red Willow County resident - A female in her 30s who is self-isolating at home, related to direct contact with case #4 from Red Willow County...

McCOOK, Neb. — Perhaps this Logan could be called Wolverine whether he’s clawing for rebounds, pouncing on infield grounders or slashing an ace serve past another helpless tennis foe. Yet Logan Barenberg won’t be caught watching the X-Men Wolverine movies or anything else much on TV. He might even toss a classic eye roll about the current affliction dominating almost every media these last several weeks...

As the fallout from the transfer of Noah Vedral continues, Nebraska Football has other quarterbacks on their radar. Tuesday, it was reported that Nebraska is going after Ty Keyes. Keyes is a pro-style quarterback. Measuring in at 6’2”, 205 pounds, he is the 14th overall pro-style quarterback in the 2021 class, and the fourth overall player in his class from the state of Mississippi per the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He is a four-star recruit...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Despite three new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the district, Southwest Nebraska is part of the state where some restrictions will be lifted Monday. The Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department was notified of three new cases Wednesday, bringing the total to seven...

ALMA, Neb. — A shot of morning fast-break espresso immediately comes through the phone call with new Southern Valley coach Jimmy Sindelar. “I’m really excited. It’s like a dream come true to farm and coach basketball in the winter time,” Sindelar said as he’s become the official leader for these 2020 Class D-1 state finalists. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Community Hospital has been the recipient of funds from several federal stimulus programs designed to assist in the response and mitigation of the pandemic. “Overall, we have seen revenue drop 40%-45% due to delayed or canceled elective care services,” according to Sean Wolfe, Community Hospital CFO. ...

I have had the privilege of being on various Zoom calls with people from across the country as we make our way through these trying times. And one theme continues to emerge on a regular basis: People are turning to the outdoors to deal with this crisis...

EDITOR’s note: Former residents of McCook, now of New York City, shared their experiences of quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.Tyler Rambali, the daughter of Darcy and Travi Rambali of McCook, was finally catching a break in her acting career with several jobs lined up, when the pandemic brought everything to a halt. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The Red Willow County Assessor wants to remind owners of personal property that the returns should be filed now for the tax year 2020. Anyone who owns any depreciable taxable tangible personal property on or before January 1st must file a personal property return. Your federal income tax depreciation worksheet is required for verification...