Stories from Thursday, December 24, 2020

60th anniversary The family of Leon and Sarah Wright of Indianola, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Dec. 23, 1960. Their family includes children, Jackie (Rusty) Park, Verlyn Wright, Brenda (John) Dickinson and Michael Wright; 7 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 39884 Drive 717, Indianola, NE 69034...

McCOOK, Neb. —Time is of the essence when it comes to scheduling a strategic planning meeting for capital improvement projects, the McCook City Council agreed. But how to do that with participation from community, in the middle of a pandemic, is the fly in the ointment...

McCOOK, Neb. — The pandemic is not hurting city sales tax receipts for the City of McCook. In his report to the McCook City Council on fourth quarter expenses at the McCook Chamber of Commerce, chamber director Dawson Brunswick noted that sale and use taxes were up from last year, with $207,080 in sales and use taxes in 2019 and $228,717 for 2020...

McCOOK, Neb. — PFM Financial Advisors, a company that advises the City of McCook on its cash flow expenses/revenue for the water and sewer departments, will have a completed forecast for the city sometime in January. Typically, the company presents its findings to the city in October, but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented that from happening this year, said McCook City Manager Nate Schneider at the regular city council meeting Monday night...

If there are still a few people on your list who need a gift, it is time to resort to my personal favorite gift: create a handwritten note for an event or product to be redeemed next year. It is kind of like a gift certificate without the hassle of buying one...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Anna Williams, a 5-10 outside hitter from Peyton, Colo. signed her national letter of intent Tuesday to play volleyball in the fall for McCook Community College. Williams is an opposite-side hitter from Falcon High School where she had the 10th most kills for players in Class 4A as a junior with 149 in 71 sets. ...

PAXTON, Neb. — Whoops, they did it again brilliantly as Maywood-Hayes Center’s undefeated girls edged Mullen, 42-40, in the Paxton Pre-Holiday Tournament championship game Tuesday night. Just like their state volleyball collision last month, both teams brought super records into this showdown...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Sorry, Broncos, but bah humbug. Dundy-County Stratton’s boys had enough of spirited Wauneta-Palisade as a 16-0 third quarter broke open the 71-40 Tigers’ victory Tuesdy evening. The visiting Broncos (1-7 record) raced in front, 17-15, through one quarter...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Dundy County-Stratton’s girls avenged a Cattle Trail tourney defeat and roared into Christmas break with their 61-54 home win over Wauneta-Palisade Tuesday evening. Senior Haylee Davis swished two three-pointers through the nets to ignite a 21-10 first quarter...