Stories from Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Take a drive out into the surrounding countryside to look at the crops and pasture land. A week or so ago the pasture grasses were a nice fresh green in color. Now they have the lighter grayish hew that signals dry dry dry. The wheat crop is turning a golden ripe color but if you look closely the stalks are shorter than normal and the heads are even shorter. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Three different plans were presented to the McCook City Council Monday night on how city sales tax revenue could pay back a bond used for a new swimming pool. If approved by voters, an additional .5% added on to McCook’s 1.5% city sales tax is estimated to garner $830,000 annually. ...

Doris Ford Oct. 19, 1930 - June 19, 2022 McCOOK,Neb. — Doris Ford, age 91, of McCook, passed away early Sunday morning, June 19, 2022, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Doris was born on Oct. 19, 1930, in Dyersburg, Tenn., to Charley and Pearlie (Foster) Manley...

Jody Lee (Elwood) Black July 23, 1963 - June 20, 2022 OBERLIN, Kan. — Jody Lee (Elwood) Black was born on July 23, 1963, to Robert Neal and Norma Jean (Michals) Elwood in McCook, Neb., and gained her wings on June 20, 2022, at the age of 58. She grew up on a farm outside of Wilsonville, Neb., with her six siblings, where you’d find her outside most of the time riding horses, tantalizing her sister Susan with cats, helping her mom and sisters dress chickens, and playing with the animals, especially the German Shepard puppies her mom raised. ...

Betty June Williams Hardin Aug. 29, 1925 - March 23, 2022 HASTINGS, Neb. — Betty June Williams Hardin, 96, of Hastings, died March 23, 2022, at the Perkins Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Hastings. She was born Aug. 29, 1925, in Beaver City, Neb., to George Samuel and Leora (New) Curry. She married Donald Williams and after his death, married Thomas Hardin...

Thomas Maddux Dec. 30, 1928 - Jan. 13, 2022 WAUNETA, Neb. — Thomas Maddux died Jan. 13, 2022, at North Platte, Neb. Survivors include children, Thomas C. “Sonny” Maddux, Kate (Brad) Pierson, Tammy (Mike) Peterson and Karla (Cliff) Leffingwell; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

Tennyson Genevieve Grace Dominguez June 16, 2022 - June 19, 2022 BARTLEY, Neb. — Tennyson Genevieve Grace Dominguez was born, six weeks early, on June 16, 2022, in Cambridge, Neb., to mother, Bonnie Dominguez. She was diagnosed with a chromosomal abnormality early in the pregnancy but defied all odds by not only surviving birth but also living for three days surrounded by the love of her family...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The McCook Rebels 16-and-under girls softball team went 2-2 in last weekend’s North Platte fastpitch tournament. Coach Lance Gillen’s Rebels won 6-00 over Kearney Aftershock 18-and-under girls as Danika Havlicek pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts in four frames...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — The Chase County Juniors held on for a 7-6 “suspended” win then fought off McCook First Central Bank’s comback, 9-8, in Friday’s regularly-scheduled contest. The 7-6 contest was resumed from a June 2 game in McCook. Game two featured a four-run Chase fourth inning where Mason Wallin, Cooper Dillan and Jaret Peterson delivered clutch RBI-hits...

McCOOK, Neb. — Latest scores from YMCA of McCook Summer Co-Ed Softball League action last week at the Jaycees Complex. Knights of Columbus 11, the Odd Squad 4 The Swollen Goat 12, the Odd Squad 11. Samway Floor Covering and Furniture was not in action...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — An early 4-2 McCook National Bank lead didn’t last too long during a 14-6 seniors baseball loss against Holdrege Monday. Bryson Gullion’s go-ahead home run erased an early 2-0 deficit and put MNB ahead 3-2. Travis Neben started the rally when he was plunked with an inside pitch...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Monday was clearly not a fun day for McCook’s First Central Bank Juniors during a 19-5 Legion Baseball loss to rival Holdrege. The hosts dealt FCB a third straight defeat after Imperial won two Friday evening. McCook had won four straight before Friday...

McCOOK, Neb. — Two McCook Community College baseball pitchers will continue being teammates at a four-year school. Sophomores Ethan Fritz and Jordan Muschlaek have signed on at Arkansas Tech, an NCAA Division II school in Russellville, Ark. The team’s nickname is the Wonder Boys...

CASPER, Wyo. — The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team wrapped up a week’s worth of competition at the College National Finals Rodeo on Saturday. Representing MPCC were Jacob Haren, of Erie, Colo., in the tie-down roping and team roping; Jentri Hurlburt, of Arcadia, and Barrett Schlieker, of Fort Lupton, Colo., in the team roping, Koby Jacobson, of Haiku, Hawaii, in the bull riding and Quade Potter, of Stockville, in the steer wrestling...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have apprehended a juvenile following a pursuit in Lincoln Tuesday morning. The juvenile was found to be in possession of a handgun and brass knuckles. At approximately 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, a trooper observed two motorcycles without license plates stopped on O Street in Lincoln. ...

McCOOK, Neb — The Red Willow County Republican Party June meeting will begin with a meet and greet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 at Bedore Barn — Marlene’s Kitchen, with a business meeting at 7 p.m. The agenda includes information about the state convention in Kearney on July 9, and Elizabeth Tegtmeier, the candidate for the State Board of Education, invites everyone to a general election campaign kickoff at the Homestead Pumpkin Patch in North Platte on June 30. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — On June 30 U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development housing specialists will host two virtual housing symposiums for residents of McCook and surrounding areas, including Hitchcock and Furnas Counties. Two sessions will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams...

Julie Francis, top left, of Holbrook, shows her daughter, Elena, 2 1/2, the array of candy collected from the parade Saturday morning at this year’s Medicine Creek Days 2022. The theme this year was “Small Town Heroes,” recognizing the firefighters and everyone else who stepped up to help in April when two massive wildfires threatened the town and neighboring areas. ...

Mary Terry, the longtime village clerk in Cedar Creek, shook her head no whenever Steve Sharp told her she deserved a raise. “Her answer was always the same. It was always, ‘You can’t afford to give me a raise,’” said Sharp, elected chairperson of the village board in 2010...