Stories from Thursday, August 22, 2024

As we recognize both National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on August 21 and Nebraska Drug Overdose Awareness Week from August 25 to 31, it is critical that we stand in support of the efforts made by both the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division and Nebraska officials to combat the deadly opioid crisis. ...

On an outdoor bicycle ride, I am constantly surveying my surroundings, in particular the road or more likely, the shoulder alongside the highway in front of me. Cyclists are regularly looking for obstacles or anything that might prove dangerous or cause an accident...

Eugene Henry Baumfalk Aug. 31, 1935 - Aug. 21, 2024 McCOOK, Neb. - Eugene Henry Baumfalk was born Aug. 31, 1935 in Hitchcock County to Alvin and Hannah Pollmann Baumfalk and entered Heaven on Aug. 21, 2024. Alvin passed away when Eugene was only eight years old. Hannah later remarried Harry Hein and two more brothers and a sister were added to the family. Eugene graduated High School from Culbertson and lived in the Culbertson and the McCook area his entire life...

McCOOK, Neb. - Teammates mentoring program began in 1991 with the vision of Coach Tom Osborn and his wife Nancy. Coach Osborne felt that the athletes in his program could make an impact on the middle school students and 22 football players began meeting with middle school students in the Lincoln Public Schools. ...

McCOOK, Neb – Community Hospital Behavioral Health is hosting an inaugural "Hope and Healing Walk" on Tuesday, Sep. 10, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 5:30 p.m.. The event will be held at Community Hospital, Temporary Shell Space (entered through the Convenient Care location north of the McCook Clinic)...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors approved an annual budget of nearly $62 million at a regular meeting Wednesday in North Platte. The Board gave the green light to publish the proposed budget for the upcoming year, which anticipates total expenditures of $61,984,583...

McCOOK Neb. — A fresh and engaging exhibit has recently opened at the Museum on the High Plains, featuring a remarkable collection of Lego creations crafted by four talented local young men. Jackson Dellevoet, Cole Graham, Van Keslin, and Colby Evans, who all graduated from McCook High School last year, have come together to share their passion for Lego building with the community...

McCOOK, Neb. — Opponents better know their A-B-Cs if they’re going to stop six returning letterwinners from lifting McCook High’s volleyball girls far above their sixth-place Southwest Conference finish of last season. That’s certainly the Bison plan as seniors Ashlyn Randel, Bailee Fawver, juniors Bailee Foster, Abby Renner, Jaylea Walgren, Karstyn Porter and sophomore Cali Crawford lead that McCook quest for super improvements...

LINCOLN (AP) — The 2024 Nebraska football season begins Aug. 31, when the Huskers host the UTEP Miners at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. In advance of the season, the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is highlighting changes fans can expect when arriving at Memorial Stadium and other athletic venues...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant coach will be suspended for the No. 25 Hawkeyes’ opener against Illinois State on Aug. 31 over a violation while recruiting quarterback Cade McNamara, according to multiple media outlets...