Stories from Thursday, June 22, 2023

Lula Mae “Lu” Six Sep. 13, 1935 - June 19, 2023 HASTINGS, Neb. - Lula Mae “Lu” Six, age 87, of Hastings, Neb., formerly of Arapahoe, Neb. passed away on Mon., June 19, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village at Hastings. Viewing and visitation will be Thur., June 22, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. ...

Kurt Douglas Harmon Aug. 6, 1953 - June 20, 2023 TORRINGTON, Wyo. - Kurt Douglas Harmon, 69, passed away peacefully at his home on June 20, 2023 surrounded by his family. Kurt was born Aug. 6, 1953 to Beenie and Veldron Harmon in McCook, Neb. Kurt retired from BNSF Railway after forty-three years of service in the Signal Department. In 1978 he met his best friend and love of his life, Patty, who he married April 28, 1979. They went on to have three children; John, Benjamin and Caitlin...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — LSU staved off elimination from the College World Series for a second time. And now the Tigers are right where they expected to be all along. Cade Beloso hit a go-ahead three-run homer, freshman Griffin Herring pitched 4 2/3 innings of shutout relief in his longest outing and LSU forced a second bracket final with a 5-2 victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest on Wednesday night...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — A wild 21-hit contest became frustrating as the McCook National Bank Seniors fell 7-6 at Gothenburg Wednesday. “We should have been able to handle them,” coach Chris Conroy remarked this morning. “We seemed to come out a little flat for some reason.”...

It’s tough to tell the traffic at Felling Field Tuesday night but the first baseman (above) is stepping on his bag for an out during Minors League playoff action (below left, right). The Minors title game will be played Friday, weather permitting.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Five McCook shooters were members of the Nebraska One Box Rock Crushers that took second place in the USAYESS Junior Clay Target Championships recently. They broke 1,430 out of 1,500 targets after taking home the national title the two previous years...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska women’s basketball team will face a loaded 2023-24 home schedule that will include eight games against 2023 NCAA Tournament teams. The Huskers announced their non-conference schedule on Thursday in conjunction with the unveiling of the conference home and road plays by the Big Ten...

INDIANOLA, Neb. — A shout-out to the honest folks at the ballpark who returned my purse. Evidence there are still good people in the world. Listening to the news has once again set my teeth on edge. I realize that folks who only watch the liberal media don't believe the left is really planning to do all the disturbing things to cripple our standard of living that they have planned, so I thought I'd give you a hint of some idiotic schemes in their works...

McCOOK, Neb. — Changes in leadership were among items on the agenda for the McCook Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting Wednesday. Chamber Board member Terri Skolout is ending her term this month after a six-year stint. Chandler Wagner, who was previously on a one-year term, is set to move into a three-year session. ...

McCOOK, Neb. – A regional health organization is making some changes to its legal structure but is continuing to provide health-related services to its patrons. A legal notice, which will be published in the legal section of the newspaper on June 23, 30, and July 7, gives notice that the Board of Directors of Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department Inc. have voted to dissolve the non-profit corporation...

McCOOK, Neb. — It’s only been a few short weeks since Ellinger and Cappel, LLC moved into its new location at 109 West 8th St. in McCook. But on Wednesday afternoon, the CPA firm officially opened to the public with a ribbon cutting at its new digs alongside the McCook Chamber of Commerce...

Somewhere, someone dreamed up the idea of creating community cooperative “snakes” out of painted rocks, and the latest, “Kelly C. Trail,” has appeared south of H Street on the Kelley Creek Walking Trail in McCook. Contributors include folks like Mickey Martinez, from left, Faith Martinez, Piper Fawver, Karsyn Hopkins and Amber Hopkins...