Stories from Wednesday, November 22, 2023

OMAHA, Nebraska - Juanita Gibson, a 38-year-old woman from Hillsboro, Kansas, was sentenced on November 21, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for her involvement in a witness retaliation plot. The Acting United States Attorney, Susan Lehr, announced that Gibson was charged with conspiracy to assault a witness and attempted assault of a witness. ...

Over the past few weeks, I have been researching stories and pictures for an annual report for the McCook Community Foundation Fund. As I sifted through news stories and searched through countless photos, I quickly lost count of all that had happened over the past year: both for MCFF and for the community...

Where were you when you hear President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas? Where were you when you heard he had died? If you were old enough to be aware, you can probably remember both places. For the aging baby boomer generation, few events had the impact of the assassination of JFK. By comparison, the deaths of his brother and Dr. Martin Luther King seemed like sad summer reruns...

Larry Schnabel BENKELMAN, Neb. - Larry Schnabel, formerly of Trenton, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 20, 2023 at the Dundy County Hospital of Benkelman. He was 80 years of age. Services are pending at this time. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook...

Across the State of Nebraska, you may see the gathering of signatures to put the EPIC tax on the ballot to be decided on by the voters. The EPIC tax, or eliminate property, income, and corporate tax, provides an opportunity to completely transform Nebraska’s complicated, outdated, and broken tax system- a goal I certainly support...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Ed Thomas YMCA raised funds during October in support of local cancer services provided by the Anderson Center for Radiation Oncology, a department of Community Hospital. Throughout October, the YMCA held a variety of exercise classes and activities that raised funds for cancer support. ...

Latest league results from TJ’s Family Fun Center where top bowers like Jeremy Lytle, Brad Lewis and Doug Lambert surely mixed a turkey (three straight strikes) somewhere in their high scores: Men’s Major Fullmomentum 236.5-153.5 Quality Irrigation 228-159...

COLUMBUS, Neb. – The McCook Community College men dropped a 93-85 decision Tuesday to Central Community College to open the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference season. “I thought we played hard enough to win but at the end of the day we didn’t make enough plays and they did,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl...

COLUMBUS, Neb. – The McCook Community College Lady Indian basketball team opened the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference schedule Tuesday with a 71-61 win over Central Community College. MCC got down 18-11 at the end of the first quarter and clawed back from a 27-22 deficit midway through the second quarter to go on a 12-2 run to lead at the half 34-29...

The Maywood-Hayes Center Wolves played their annual Jamboree pre-season games against Ogallala — a familiar McCook Bison Southwest Conference foe — at Hayes Center Monday evening. Senior Ellie Broz (above) fearlessly worked inisde the paint against a tall Ogallala post while senior Jeremiah Ingison (22 below) attepts to put up a running shot despite bumping with an Indian defender. High school winter sports regular-season events begin on Thursday, Nov. 30...

HONOLULU (AP) — Steaming mad about some Kansas trash talk, Marquette coach Shaka Smart stormed up the sideline looking ready for a fight. His calm and collected players, however, were in complete control all night against the No. 1 team in the country...

The 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football All-Conference Team has been selected after a vote of the league coaches. Jalyn Gramstad of Northwestern has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Offensive Player-of-the Year. Lonell Boyd Jr. of Morningside was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Defensive Player-of-the Year. Matt McCarty of Northwestern College was named the Hauff Mid-America/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County Commissioners will consider several routine items at their meeting Monday. They include tax roll corrections, declaring District Court items as surplus and a roadway occupancy agreement for Telcom/Century Link. Correspondence includes a property value adjustment from NIRMA and approval of Ruggles Farms from the Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment...