Stories from Tuesday, April 18, 2023

This old, has-been military careerist, has an opinion of the “Top Secret” leaks/leaker that is big news of late. As usual, there is lots of opinion on mainstream media by talking heads that have never been granted clearance for classified material. Most have no idea of the penalties for improper handling of classified material and we see a lot of poor examples in the headlines of late. Your President and mine for instance taking classified material home and carelessly storing it!...

McCOOK, Neb. — Details of coverage may not change immediately, but Red Willow County Commissioners voted unanimously to change brokers providing health insurance to county employees. While the county may not actually switch from a partially self-insured system to a fully insured system, commissioners expressed a desire to make that transition easier as one of the reasons for awarding the contract to Svoboda Benefit Solutions of Aurora and Omaha...

Richard “Rich” D. Kier March 22, 1946 - April 14, 2023 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Richard “Rich” D. Kier, 77, of Grand Island passed away on April 14, 2023 at Grand Island Regional Medical Center. Rich was born on March 22, 1946 in Shenandoah, Iowa to Clarence and Lela (Norvell) Kier. He was raised and received his education in Shenandoah, graduating from high school in 1964...

John R “Jake” Jacobsen OMAHA, Neb. - Jake passed on April 10, 2023. Memorial Service is Friday, April 21 at Braman Mortuary, 6505 S 144th Street in Omaha. Visitation at 10:00 a.m.; Funeral at 11:00 a.m. To view a live broadcast or to see the full obituary go to www.bramanmortuary.com...

95th birthday HASTINGS, Neb. - A long-time McCook resident, Ileen Lenhart, will be celebrating her 95th birthday on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Ileen was born April 22, 1928. An Open House will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at 815 Valley Chase Drive, Hastings, Neb...

Robert E. “Bob” Brunswick McCOOK, Neb. - Robert E. “Bob” Brunswick, age 64, lost his battle with cancer on December 22, 2022 at his home in McCook with his family by his side. Cremation was chosen and and a graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 20, 2023 in Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook. ...

Preston Phillips CAMBRIDGE, Neb. - Preston Phillips age 90 formerly of Cambridge passed away at the Hillcrest Estates in Gothenburg, Neb. on April 11, 2023. Graveside services will be held at Fort McPherson National Cemetery on June 2, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. Military Honors will be preformed by the Cambridge American Legion Post. Friends may leave online condolences at lockenour.com. A full obituary will appear upon family approval...

Marijuana is illegal in Nebraska, with strict laws and penalties. While 4/20 celebrations are not as widespread as in other states, they are still heavily promoted and marketed by the cannabis industry. Social media makes it easy to influence youth. Recreation cannabis is a big and growing business nationwide. Cannabis companies admit they leverage 4/20 day as an opportunity to promote the industry and its products, and they have that right as any American business...

LAMAR, Colo – After scoring outscoring Lamar Community College 86-14 in sweeping the first four games of the series, McCook Community College dropped the series finale Monday to the Running Lopes 14-5. “Yeah, it doesn’t really make sense what happened. Too many mistakes,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. “These five-game series are a grind, but when you win like we did yesterday (21-2 and 30-0), we need to stay locked in.”...

BEATRICE – The Southeast Community College Storm downed McCook Community College Monday 5-4 to sweep the three-game Empire League North series. The Storm overcame a 4-0 deficit with a run in the sixth inning, tied the game with three in the seventh and scored the game-winner in the eighth inning...

CURTIS, Neb. — The Hitchcock County golfers were champions again with a two-stroke victory at Thursday’s Medicine Valley Invitational. The Falcons totaled 351 to edge Loomis’ 353. Dundy County-Stratton finished fourth at 401 with McCook’s JV girls earning fifth at 405. Their results were featured in the Gazette on Friday...

McCOOK, Neb. — It’s fun to see footballs flying rather than political hot potatoes around Nebraska Cornhusker quarterback Heinrich Haarberg this spring. The former Kearney Catholic Stars quarterback was among several topics Husker insider Sean Callahan touched on during his annual McCook stop Monday evening...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — A trio of McCook tennis girls remained unbeaten this season with another team title at Friday’s Lexington Invitational. The Bison totaled 74 points to outscore closest contender Kearney Catholic. Senior Carsyn Craig took her record to 12-0 with three No. 2 singles wins. She scored 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 sweeps of those opponents...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High’s boys delivered a great warm-up for their Coleman Invite today with a runner-up Sidney Invitational team finish on Monday. Sophomore Reid Loop led the Bison’s 30 as he shot 79 for sixth place in this 10-team tourney. Classmate Landon Kmoch was one just stroke off Loop’s pace in eighth place (80)...

A meeting room at Community Hospital was packed Monday morning as first responders, hospital, city and county officials gathered for an annual “tabletop drill” to rehearse what steps to take in case of an emergency. A full-scale drill in the community will take place in the fall...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s potential for economic development got a major boost with a first step for expanding the city’s industrial park. City Council members gave unanimous approval to the voluntary annexation of a little more than 32 acres of land east of the existing industrial park in southeast McCook and north of Ravenswood Road...