Stories from Friday, February 3, 2023

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Entering just seven wrestlers, the McCook Bison still scored 75 points for a top five team finish at Thursday’s Southwest Conference tournament. Freshman Tristan Campbell pinned his way into the championship round, including a nice second-period finish of 22-match winner Landon Holloway from Ainsworth...

The McCook Bison know an epic challenge awaits them tonight against 19-0 Ogallala. These unbeaten Indians hadn’t allowed any opponent to finish within 13 points until Holdrege pushed them to 80-69 in last week’s Southwest Conference tournament semifinals...

Reflecting on 2022 and moving into 2023, I wrote a letter to our current and future members: To the Future Members of the McCook Chamber of Commerce, What an exciting time it is to live in McCook, NE! With so much potential looming on the horizon, I am excited to invite you to be a member of the McCook Chamber of Commerce and join the growing number of businesses, organizations, non-profit entities, and individuals who have partnered with us...

I am a little bit concerned about our dollar. I’m not tremendously worried, but I am watching carefully. The dollar’s status as a global currency is extremely strong. It will continue to be the international monetary device of choice during our lifetimes, but those of our children? I’m not so sure...

McCOOK, Neb — The McCook City Council will be brought up to speed on what’s going on with city entry signs, at the regular meeting on Monday, 5:30 p.m. at the City Council chambers at the City Municipal building. The council has allocated $30,000 of city sale tax revenue to the entrance sign project. ...

Betty Lehmkuhl July 26, 1926 - Jan. 31, 2023 KEARNEY, Neb. — Betty Lehmkuhl, 96, of Kearney, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at Kearney First United Methodist Church with Pastor Seungli You officiating. Interment will follow at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church...

John Francis Cordeal was not a native Nebraskan. He was born in Pontiac, Ill. on October 01, 1873, and came with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Cordeal to McCook in 1884 when his father joined forces with his uncle, J. A. Cordeal and formed a law firm. J.A. had been practicing in Alma, Nebraska. It was noted in the paper that Mrs. Cordeal had taken up residence in the Arbuckle home with her children: John, Ernest and Maude...

McCOOK, Neb. — A recent Saturday on Jan. 21 marked the McCook Optimist Club’s 32nd annual MAC Attack youth basketball tournament. There were 35 youth boys’ and girls’ teams ranging from 3rd grade to 8th grade from northwest Kansas, southwest and south-centra Nebraska registered for the event...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Gothenburg Swedes swooped into McCook Junior High and took three games from McCook’s seventh-grade boys on Thursday. “A” game action featured Mason West scoring 14 points for McCook and Jackson Gillen four. Yet Gothenburg scored a 58-18 victory...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Cambridge High’s wrestlers have qualified for the Class D state dual touranment on Saturday. The Trojans won seven of 10 duals this season and will enter as a darkhorse No. 8 seed among eight teams. Cambridge will get first shots at No. 1-ranked Aquinas. Opening match is set for 9 a.m. in Nebraska-Kearney’s Health and Recreation Center...

CURTIS, Neb. — The Medicine Valley Raiders roared to a 36-10 halftime lead and won 63-21 over Wauneta-Palisade Thursday evening. Senior Joseph Brown made one of his final home games memorable, pouring in 20 points which nearly matched that Bronco team total...

CURTIS, Neb. — Sophomore Remmi Stout unleashed eight of her 14 points in the final quarter to lead Medicine Valley’s 47-43 win over Wauneta-Palisade Thursday night. Junior Stella Heapy tallied 10 before halftime, then three late free throws as the Raiders (7-9) finished their sweet home victory...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College baseball team gets the season started this weekend though weather and other schedule conflicts could move these games backe farther than Saturday-Sunday. MCC is coming off a 28-28 season a year ago under 17-year coach Jon Olsen, and a 17-17 record in the Empire League North Division, which was good for third place...

McCOOK, Neb. — Sentencing is set April for an Indianola man who could face 40 years in prison after pleading no contest to manslaughter and witness tampering in the killing of a McCook man in October 2020. Alva C. Decker, 35, pleaded no contest to manslaughter and no contest to conspiracy to commit witness tampering and was found guilty on both counts...

McCOOK, Neb. – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is mourning the loss of Work Ethic Camp Warden Pam Morello, 75, who died on February 2, 2023. She was known by most people simply as “Mo.” She started at WEC 21 years ago as a corporal and ended her career as the warden. Her retirement was effective the same day...

LINCOLN, Neb. — An inmate serving time for sexual assault and other charges in Red Willow and Frontier counties is missing from the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln. According to authorities, George Piper did not return to the facility following his job in the community...