Stories from Tuesday, October 17, 2023

LINCOLN, Neb. — All six McCook state tennis players scored at least one win with three reaching the Class B state semifinals during tennis action at Lincoln's Woods Tennis Center today. The result? McCook has totaled 30 team points to start Tuesday only two behind Class B co-leaders Elkhorn North and Grand Island Central Catholic.

BARTLEY, Neb. — The Southwest Roughriders rallied past Cambridge Monday night to set up a No. 1 showdown tonight which decides this year’s RPAC tournament champions. East champ Southwest (25-3) will meet West champ Wallace (26-2) in tonight’s title match at the Graff Events Center starting around 7 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — He didn’t need Bill Belichick for Patriots coach Josh Lewis to remember what even some McCook fans had forgotten this fall. “They play football. They know what they’re doing,” Lewis declared after the mighty-mighty-once again McCook Bison knocked off previously unbeatable Adams Central, 17-14, Friday night at Weiland Field...

The Annual Heritage Days in McCook was impressive in that our new Chamber Director, Casey Flint, has only been in position for a couple of weeks so the whole Chamber Board of Directors stepped forth to ensure that everything went as planned. Good job all around even though they didn’t do a very good job of controlling the weather. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College volleyball team wrapped up Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference play Monday with a straight-set win at home over Southeast Community College. MCC won 25-20, 25-11, 15-14. “This was a good win for us, we just have to focus on the small things that we can fix overnight,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza...

McCOOK, Neb. — Most people will clean up their messy property if asked nicely, the director of a regional development agency told the McCook City Council Monday evening. The secret is “fostering local pride in appearance” and making sure each property gets a “fair and impartial review,” Amber Kuskie, executive director of the West Central Nebraska Development District said...

McCOOK, Neb. — Consideration of the college’s strategic plans and a closed session for negotiations are among the items on the agenda for the Mid-Plains Community College’s board of governors Wednesday evening. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in McMillan Hall 213 on the McCook Community College campus, 1205 E. Third in McCook...

Gale Callison Allen Feb, 25, 1935 - Oct. 13, 2023 KEARNEY, Neb. - Gale Callison Allen was born Feb, 25, 1935 to Jack Albert and Dorothy Leona (Lyle) Allen on the family farm south of Cambridge, Neb. He attended grade school at three country schools around Cambridge. Gale attended high school in Cambridge, Edison, and Beaver City, where he graduated in 1952...

McCOOK, Neb. - Former McCook High School Class of 1983 students came from all over the country and across the world for their 40th class reunion Heritage Days weekend. “It’s not often four of the five foreign exchange studets come back for a reunion, let alone the 40th,” said classmate Janice (Moreau) Howell...

Things were “Kinda Corny” for McCook’s Heritage Days 2023. The Heritage Days parade had 85 official entries on a cool but festive Saturday morning. Winners included: Antique Car — Dick Trail; Antique Farm Machinery — Pinkham Farms; Class Reunion — MHS Class of 1993 (second row from top, left); Classic Car — Roger Moreau (top); Community Organization/Church/Civic — St. ...

Goodbye, Mr. Spike I offer, for your reflection, a painting of Spike, a fine little Peekapoo, who died at 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 04, 2005, after a lifetime of struggle against forces much larger than he. He was a found dog, brought to us by a lady on her way to work one morning in May two years ago. She found him out on the road in front of our place dodging traffic and looking worried...