Stories from Thursday, December 23, 2021

SIDNEY, Neb. — The McCook girls and boys resume their great basketball starts at next week’s Sidney Cabela’s Holiday Classic. Both Bison teams tip off against Torrington, Wyo., on Monday. The McCook girls (5-2) record are set or a 3 p.m. CST contest, or 2 p.m. in Sidney...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Team scores, all top four Gazette-area placers and champions at Saturday’s Fran Jorgensen Wrestling Invitational. Top 10 teams of 23: 1. Norton (Kan.) 138, 2. Twin Loup 134, 3. Arapahoe 111, 4. Cambridge 109.5, 5. Axtell 89, 6. Alma 69.5, 7. Oakley (Kan.) 69, 8. Decatur Community (Kan.) 60, 9. Doniphan-Trumbull 59, 10. Franklin 54; 14. Southwest 35...

SIDNEY, Neb. — Remember all tip times are Central Standard Time listed here which means they start one hour earlier in Sidney which is Mountain time zone. GIRLS Monday McCook Bison vs. Torrington, Colo., 3 p.m. at Sidney Middle School Mitchell vs. Ord, 3 p.m. at Sidney High School...

Simon Wesley Cousins Nov. 29, 1947 - Dec. 20, 2021 OAKLEY, Kan. — Simon Wesley Cousins, 74, of Oakley, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at the Logan County Hospital. He was born on Nov. 29, 1947, in Colby, Kan., to Harold and Velma (Dawson) Cousins, of Oakley. ...

Wayne Lee Carpenter May 18, 1939 - Dec. 19, 2021 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Wayne Lee Carpenter, age 82, of North Platte, passed away at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland, Neb., on Dec. 19, 2021. He was born in rural Red Willow County near Indianola on the family farm on May 18, 1939, to Thomas and Frances (Lohr) Carpenter. He attended Bartley Public Schools, graduating in 1957...

Edward Denzil Mills Nov. 1, 1942- Dec. 7, 2021 SEBASTIAN, Fla. — Edward Denzil Mills passed away Dec. 7, 2021. Denny, to his family and friends, was born on Nov. 1, 1942. Denny was raised on a farm outside Bartley, Neb.. He grew up farming, hunting, fishing, and playing sports with his brother Gary and numerous cousins. Denny attended Bartley High School and graduated valedictorian of his senior class...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council approved unanimously all consent agenda items in one motion Monday night at the regular council meeting. This included approval of the third change order, certificate of substantial completion and the final payment on the major water main projects that took place this year. These projects were on West Fifth from G to M Street, East 14th from C to D Streets, D Street from East 14th to East 12th and D Street from the center of the cul-de-sac on Gemini Street...

McCOOK, Neb. – Hillcrest’s Little Folks Childcare will be closing effective Feb. 28, 2022. The announcement was made to parents in a meeting Wednesday and in a letter signed by Hillcrest Administrator James Foster. “We are heartbroken over this very difficult decision, but we simply cannot staff the childcare adequately now and in future months to come.”...

Vicki Wadle, left, and Mindi Relaford have opened “Ed’s Place” at 110 W. Third, honoring Mindi’s dad and Vicki’s former husband, Ed Holdcroft of Denver, who was buying the building for them when he passed away in August. Diners will remember Vicki’s skillet breakfasts from her former restaurant at the north sale barn in McCook. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., with pan-fried chicken on Sunday...

I recently attended a dinner banquet with Warren Buffet as one of the keynote speakers. In the Q & A session, someone asked him if he was optimistic about our country given all of the problems we seem to be dealing with on a daily basis. Warren’s response is one that will stick with me for a long time. He said the luckiest person in this world is the person who was born this morning in America because we have and will always have, the greatest country on the face of this earth...

WAUNETA, Neb. — Senior Alexa Sandman scored her season-best 29 points to lead a 74-38 Wauneta-Palisade girls win over Dundy County-Stratton Tuesday. Sophomore Peyton Cox powered inside for 15 points to continue her consistent season. The Broncos are 6-2 with three consecutive wins since a close Cattle Trail Tournament finals loss to Maywood-Hayes Center. The DC-S Tigers slipped to 0-8. No individual stats were obtained...

BARTLEY, Neb. — Forget about Christmas, because Dennis Hengen was thinking about the winter weeks through January-February and maybe even into March! “I think maybe we turned the corner. We’re getting on the right track,” Southwest’s basketball coach said after his girls rallied past Southern Valley to a 48-42 win Tuesday night. “It is good to have a (holiday) break, because we could put in some new wrinkles and refine some things.”...