Stories from Thursday, July 13, 2023

McCOOK, Neb. ­—More than 42 years after the inaugural McCook girls’ cross country team won the Class B State Championship in dominant fashion, members of the group are still enjoying time together, reminiscing about their unprecedented successes of the past...

McCOOK, Neb. — A good strong rope can still connect friends better than anything during crazy, sometimes out-of-control rodeos. “You really can’t control anything in rodeo,” McCook’s state champion-national qualifying cowboy Parker Nokes admitted this week. “You can’t control the calf, you sometimes can’t even control the horse you are on.”...

INDIANOLA, Neb. — Wheat harvest is currently delayed due to a combination of moisture and the berries in each head not being ripe yet. Rain this late in the wheat growing season tends to drop the test weight and the weeds are going to slug up the combines if we try to cut too fast. Farmer Tom says he doesn't remember a time in his life when we were this late getting started...

McCOOK, Neb. - McCook Committee on American Civics met before the school board meeting and discussed the upcoming year's new policies and reviewed the content provided by the teachers to ensure that no unapproved curriculum is being taught as a primary form of government. Superintendent Grant Norgaard outlined the school's duty in helping students become responsible, patriotic and civil citizens...

McCOOK, Neb. — Southwest Area Training Service plans a reception and barbecue picnic in celebration of its 50th year of service to Southwest Nebraska. It will begin at 4 p.m. Monday, July 17, at the SWATS workshop, 506 East 12th in McCook. Since 1973, SWATS has provided pre-vocational training for residents of Red Willow, Hitchcock, Dundy, Hayes and Frontier counties. It operates six residential properties and serves more than 40 individuals...

INDIANOLA, Neb. — A statewide grant from the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation will help preserve and enhance the lifetime work of the late Ken Dow. The Indianola Historical Society has received $750 to convert Dow's videos to digital media...

McCOOK, Neb. — Alec Langan is a junior at Chadron State College majoring in Health Sciences, with plans of studying pharmacy. He’s currently employed as an intern at U-Save Pharmacy and Medical Supply in McCook. He works as a Certified Pharmacy Technician, and helps fill and count prescriptions, as well as other miscellaneous tasks like cleaning. ...

CURTIS, Neb. — The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture has received a $644,489 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide a targeted curriculum to train potential and current employees for the Nebraska meat processing industry. NCTA is partnering with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Animal Science in developing the curriculum in close consultation with private industry...

We enjoyed a motel breakfast conversation with a nice couple, decked out in full motorcycle leathers, who were part of a large contingent on their way to Milwaukee for the 150th anniversary of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company this week. We joked that they were a little too early to enjoy a helmet-less ride through Nebraska, since the Cornhusker state will require all riders to wear approved headgear until Jan. 1, 2024...

LONDON -- Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded women’s finalist at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1963, eliminating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday by reeling off seven consecutive games in one stretch today. Vondrousova is a 24-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic who is ranked 43rd...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — The Class C Junior Legion state baseball tournament pairings and host Imperial Horns will play Saturday's grand finale of four first-round games. Imperial (16-5 record) will play Crofton with first pitch set for 7 p.m. in Imperial and 8 p.m. CST...

BATTLE CREEK, Neb. – Memorial service for Jeffery C. “Jeff” Wiemers, 58, of Battle Creek will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sun., July 16, 2023, at the Eckert Event Center in Battle Creek, Neb. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Jeff passed away on Sun., July 9, 2023, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. surrounded by his family. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements...