Stories from Friday, March 18, 2022

Now entering its fourth week, the War in Ukraine has officially surpassed the collective attention span of the American Public, and the partisan bickering is back in full stride. On the left, blame for the war falls equally between Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson. ...

After this week, the Nebraska Legislature has only fifteen working days left in this year’s sixty-day Legislative session. Most of the debate this week and next week has centered on (and will focus on) the State’s budget and how we spend the federal ARPA funds. A major component of these discussions this week has involved whether to build a new state prison and whether the state should adopt criminal justice reform measures that aim to reduce crime and recidivism...

100th birthday The family of Alyce Mae Stritt is hosting an open house to celebrate her 100th birthday. The open house is Sunday, March 27, 2022, 2-4 p.m., at St. Catherine’s Hall in Indianola. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 718 West 14th, McCook, NE 69001...

The last Chautaugua in McCook began on July 12, 1990. For the life of me, I couldn’t remember why I hadn’t taken part in the festivities, that is, until I remembered that Legion Baseball was in full swing then and I was no doubt parked on a bleacher cheering on the team...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska State Patrol is renewing its request for information regarding the disappearance of Linda Dillard, who went missing last June in southeast Nebraska. The investigation is ongoing. Dillard was last seen on June 16, 2021, in the rural Table Rock area. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will be asked to approve a water rate increase of 6% and sewer rates by 3%, at the regular meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at city council chambers in the Municipal Building. The water increase is recommended to cover inflation, staff wages, capital projects and to avoid larger increases in the future, according to the city manager’s report. ...

Concert for Healthcare lineup announced for Oct. 8 McCOOK, Neb. —A lot of toe tapp’n will be happen’n at the Kiplinger Arena, Red Willow Fairgrounds, on Saturday, October 8 when Jerrod Niemann presents his Ghost Rider Tour. The intimate, yet energizing show will help raise funds for Community Hospital Health Foundation’s Concert for Healthcare. Doors open at 6 pm. Nashville recording group, BEXAR, opens at 6:30pm and Jerrod Niemann cranks out the songs beginning at 8 pm...

FREMONT — The McCook YMCA youth swim team wrapped up its regular season Saturday at the Nebraska State YMCA Swim Championships in Fremont. The 30-plus team members range in age from 6 years old in their first championship to 18 year olds competing for the final time as a YMCA swimmer. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — What a pleasure it was to preview the upcoming production of Little Women by Allan Knee, Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein. Produced by The Southwest Nebraska Community TheaterAssociation; with direction by Rachel Witt and assistant direction by Emily Lytle, Little Women is the coming of age story of four sisters in the late 1800s. ...