Stories from Friday, September 24, 2021

The McCook Community College volleyball team came back from a two-set deficit Friday and handed Trinidad State a 3-2 loss in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. The Trojans won the first two sets by 25-17 scores before MCC responded to win the next three 26-24, 25-21, 17-15...

80th birthday The family of Ed Ruf of Wilsonville, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. He was born in McCook, Neb. His family includes wife, Ruth Ruf of Wilsonville; children, Barb and Kevin Hitt of Almena, Kan., Bev and Bill Moorberg of Keller, Texas and Bob and Missy Ruf of Oberlin, Kan.; 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 70749 Road 407, Wilsonville, NE 69046...

From the Sidney Telegraph many years ago, I have a picture of my great-grandfather along with a large group of men standing ready with their horse drawn equipment to harvest a field for a neighbor who had been injured. Fast forward 130 years and I witnessed the response to a tragedy here in Southwest Nebraska and the true meaning of neighbors helping neighbors. I’m going to say, if you’re lucky enough to live in our wonderful Tri-State region, you’re lucky enough!...

CURTIS, Neb. — The Medicine Valley Raiders built a 44-0 halftime lead and cruised over Overton, 44-14, Thursday evening. The 3-2 Raiders’ second win in a row featured Hayden Kramer running for two touchdowns from 17 and two yards. He also caugh scoring passes of 40 and 30 yards from senior quarterback Hudson Stout...

BIRD CITY, Kan. — Chase County swept a 14-4 St. Francis, Kan., team to finish their triangular championship Thursday evening. The Longhorns are rumbling along at 11-3 this season following their 25-19, 25-19 victory. They also took two from Dundy County-Stratton 25-10, 25-7...

McCOOK, Neb. — Clark and Dawna Bates are the first recipients of the Norris Institute’s Cloyd Clark Norris Preservation Award. The Bates were honored this morning at the annual Norris Institute Breakfast at the McCook Christian Church. The Norris Institute established the award this year in honor of the late Judge Cloyd Clark, who formed the Norris Institute in 2007 with the late Gene O. ...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — The great news is that McCook’s golf girls are entering full lineups into tournaments like Holdrege on Thursday. McCook started the season with only two players but put four five on those greens Thursday afternoon. Sure enough, McCook’s Janessa Dwyer led all Gazette-area golfers with her 117 at the Holdrege Invitational on Thursday...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook’s varsity softball girls showered good hits all over a doubleheader Thursday but dropped two close contests. In fact, the Bison lost in “walkoff” fashion when Scottsbluff scored three last-inning rns for the 7-6 win. McCook (6-16 record) led 6-3 through three innings as freshman Malia Hiker doubled and drove home three runs...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Joel Miller and Lincoln Michaelis’ comeback from a 5-2 deficit to beat Lexington, 9-7, at No. 3 doubles highlighted McCook’s tennis triangular sweep on Thursday. Results from both varsity and JV matches: McCook 6, Lexington 3 Varsity Singles...

OGALLALA, Neb. — Official results will only confirm what McCook coaches saw with their eagle eyes Thursday afternoon. “The team ran well!” Bison cross country leader Tom Sughroue said about the Ogallala Invitational. “They were having difficulty with their timing systeam so I don’t have results yet. But I felt like we ran very well on the day.”...

McCOOK, Neb. - A local photographer/artist will be exhibiting his work on the 6th floor of the Keystone Business Center beginning Saturday. In addition, Jack Stevens will be be offering his reflections and insights from his journeys in an artist conversation on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. The sixth floor exhibition space will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday this Heritage Days weekend, and then by appointment...

McCOOK, Neb. — Lack of housing will be addressed in the city with a new planned subdivision. It’s one of several initiatives taking place in the city to tackle the housing shortage not only in McCook but nationwide. The McCook City Council unanimously approved Monday night a request for a new subdivision sought by HCC Leasing LLC. ...

McCOOK, Neb. - The Ed Thomas YMCA of McCook invites its members, as well as non-members, to attend a fundraising event in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All proceeds from the event will go to Community Hospital’s Anderson Center for Radiation Oncology...

So far in 2021, at least two or three of these columns have been tributes to those who have passed, including Cloyd Clark and Tor Olson. Hopefully, their families and friends found those words comforting, uplifting or at least brought back a few fond memories...

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — The Wallace girls and Southwest boys won great team title races at Thursday’s Maywood-Hayes Center cross country invitational. Champion Mariah Gardner from Wallace pulled less than four seconds ahead of Brady’s Ava McGown for the individual title...