Stories from Friday, April 22, 2022

McCOOK, Neb. — Great rallies and three-set thrillers filled quite a championship week of Women’s Volleyball at the McCook YMCA. Seeded third among four teams, Golden Girls on The Block twice shook off first-set defeats set to win the Women’s Rec League Tournament...

Perfection. Whether it’s Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, the Gettysburg Address, a ‘59 Coupe DeVille, or the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team, it is as elusive as it is subjective. As I move into my sixth decade, I find myself looking at seemingly small things and realizing that they aren’t small at all. In doing so, it has recently occurred to me that there are few things quite as perfect in life as the lowly banana...

Carter David Chancellor Teddy and Megan Chancellor of Indian Land, S. C., announce the birth of their son, Carter David Chancellor, who was born March 25, 2022, at Atrium Health in Pineville, N.C. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. He has one sister, Alexis, 6, and two brothers, Luke, 4 and Eric, 2. Grandparents are Marty and Teresa Gonshor of Oxford, Ala., Rose Chancellor of Gastonia, N.C. and the late Ken Chancellor. Great-grandparent is Mary Lewis of Kennesaw, Neb...

Olelia Ann Hartsfield was born in Cottage Grove, Kentucky 90 years ago this Sunday. Who, you might ask, is Olielia and what does she have to do with Southwest Nebraska? Well, Olielia, after attending Dunbar High School where she was a cheerleader and no doubt, an excellent student, happen to marry one Wilker H. T. “Mickey” Stubblefield and ended up moving to McCook, Nebraska where he would play baseball for the McCook Cats...

McCOOK, Neb. — Much of the latest candidates’ forum was as one would expect — candidates with extensive experience pointing to that experience as their best qualification, while younger contenders said it is time for a change. But in the biggest surprise of the night, one of the candidates pointed to his experience as the reason he was withdrawing from the race...

Quality Irrigation’s scratch games and series wins hopefully mean water will be a hot topic as it falls from the sky. The latest Men's League standings at TJ's Family Fun Center in McCook. Men’s Major Maris General 285.5-194.5 TJ’s Family Fun 277-203...

McCOOK, Neb. — Planning for a new community-based mural will kick off on Friday, April 29, with the screening of “Called to Walls” at the Fox Theater. The screening will start at 7 p.m., with doors open at 6 p.m. The film follows muralist Dave Loewenstein who created community-based murals in smaller towns across the U.S...

McCOOK, Neb. — Estimated costs for tax increment financing projects in the City of McCook comes to $41.49 million. The city has 10 active projects that have been financed in whole or in part with TIF, according to the Tax Increment Financing Report 2022 that the McCook City Council approved Monday night from the consent agenda. The annual report is mandated by state law to be complied with each year by May 1 on the progress of TIF projects...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Public Transit system started in 1974 and has been operating for 48 years, said Beth Siegfried, Senior Services director. The McCook City Council approved Monday night the proclamation of April 17-23 as National Public Transit Week and Siegfried updated the council on statistics of the service...

The final gavel and the adjournment of the second session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature occurred last Wednesday, April 20. The last day of a session is referred to as “Sine Die,” Latin for “without a day.” This was a sixty-day session, but it was packed full of issues, chief among them the allocation of the federal ARPA funds...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The Dundy County-Stratton golfers delivered a 10-stroke win for Thursday’s Southwest Invitational team title. DC-S shot 402 which topped Cambridge’s 412 with Hitchcock County and Medicine Valley tying in third at 418. Maywood-Hayes Center totaled a 423 score...

PAXTON, Neb. — Maywood-Hayes Center’s girls and the Wallace boys were team champions at Thursday’s Paxton Track-Field Invitational. The M-HC girls edged Wallace, 91-85, as they led 11 schools competing. Sutherland was third with 83 points. Junior Ashlin Broz ran her best 1600-meter time yet (5:53.95) and joined freshman Reagan Stengel for a 1-2 800 finish...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Sophomore Brenna Deterding ran her fastest 800 meters ever and several other titles powered the Cambridge girls to a Jim Mather Invitational team title Wednesday. Deterding won the 800 and also capped her days as part of a champion 1600-meter elay...

MPERIAL, Neb. — Chase County totaled more than 500 points as both the girls and boys won team titles at their home track/field meet on Tuesday. Senior Jordan Jablonski ran a leg on three champion relays (400, 1600, 3200) to go with her latest pole vaulting victory...

RIVERTON, Wyo. – The McCook Community College Golf team is in third place after the first round of the Central Wyoming tournament. Northeastern Junior College leads the field at three-under par, Eastern Wyoming is five shots back in second, and MCC is 18 shots back of the leaders...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — Ogallala finished one stroke behind McCook at Tuesday’s Ron Coleman Invite but finished 27 strokes lower than all contenders at Thursday’s Gothenburg Invitational. Indians loved the Wildhorse Course as Ogallala golfers placed 1-2-3...

OGALLALA, Neb. — A 22-0 effort showed how the McCook High tennis girls dominated Thursday’s Ogallala JV Doubles Invitational. Not only did the Bison win all 22 matches, 21 of those victories were no closer than 6-2 eight 6-0 sweeps. McCook totaled 22 points which doubled closest challengers Ogallala (11) and Alliance (11)...

MCCOOK, Neb. -- McCook firefighters are bringing a grass Fire under control on the north edge of McCook, only to be called out to another grass ire south of Wlsonville. Indianola and Bartley firefighters also responded to both fires. Tractors were called in to disc up weeds along US-83 both of McCook and south of the Work Ethic Camp...