Stories from Wednesday, July 12, 2017

DuReece Gehring Nov. 19, 1925 - Dec. 16, 2016 BERTRAND, Neb. — Graveside memorial services for DuReece Gehring were Monday, July 10, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, south of Maxwell, Neb. DuReece Gehring, 91 years of age, of Bertrand, Neb. (formerly of Indianola, Neb.), passed away on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, at the Bertrand Nursing Home in Bertrand...

IMPERIAL, Neb. – A road profile/chip seal project was expected to begin today on US-6, east of Palisade, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Chip seal is an application of emulsified oil to the roadway surface followed by an application of aggregate...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook School District will see a drop of almost a half million dollars this year in state aid, compared to last year. The district will get $4,231,674 in state aid for 2017-18, a 9.69 percent decrease of $443,960 from the previous year. Last year, the school district received $4,685,635...

You know it’s hot, when the grass is brown and black cattle fight for a spot in the shade, in this scene from Hayes County. Tuesday’s high was 103º in McCook, but forecasters were expecting cooler temperatures and more chances of rain for the rest of the week...

McCOOK, Neb. — Hillcrest Nursing Home is going to the dogs — and to one dog in particular. Millie, an affable, five-month-old Golden Doodle (half Golden Retriever, half standard poodle), ambles into Hillcrest each morning with her master, Laura Kugler. For the past two months, Kugler, an RN at the nursing home, has been bringing Millie to work, where she’s being trained by Hillcrest activities director, Tamra Neel...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Ashley Carson wowed everyone during McCook Community College’s volleyball tryouts last fall, and her talents continue to impress across the state of Nebraska. Carson recently earned the Grand Island Independent’s first “Paul Beranek Courage Award” which remembers Ravenna High School’s great basketball coach who led those Bluejays to state basketball championships...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Southern Valley graduate Savana Quinn and Arapahoe alum Brielle Weverka tallied 13 points during the Miss Nebraska Senior All-Star Basketball Game on Sunday. Quinn netted nine points while Weverka finished with four. Their Red All-Star team still fell, 66-41, as the Blue All-Stars featured three double-figure scorers led by Pleasanton’s Autumn Pritchard with 19 points...

McCOOK, Neb. — The month of June was a busy month for McCook Community College men’s basketball coach Brandon Lenhart and women’s basketball coach Kellen Fernetti as both coaches held individual youth camps and summer leagues for area high schools. The camps and summer leagues each set a record for the number of campers and high schools entered. The boys camp and girls camp combined saw 123 campers enter the MCC Peter & Dolores Graff Events Center to work on their basketball...

McCOOK, Neb. — Three of the five suspects arrested during an early morning raid of an alleged meth lab on West 15th Street last month pleaded not guilty Monday in Red Willow County District Court. 35-year-old James Bonacci, 30-year-old Shanda Blake and 26-year-old Jessica Cole were subsequently scheduled for individual motions hearings on July 31, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., 8:15 a.m., and 11 a.m., respectively...

McCOOK, Neb. — O’Neill, Nebraska, native and Nashville-based singer-songwriter Rachel Price will perform at McCook’s Loop Brewing Co. this Friday, July 14, as part of a coffee shop tour to benefit local animal shelters. The 7:30 p.m. performance promises an intimate setting from the emerging performer...

McCOOK, Neb. — The month of June was a busy month for McCook Community College men’s basketball coach Brandon Lenhart and women’s basketball coach Kellen Fernetti as both coaches held individual youth camps and summer leagues for area high schools. The camps and summer leagues each set a record for the number of campers and high schools entered. The boys camp and girls camp combined saw 123 campers enter the MCC Peter & Dolores Graff Events Center to work on their basketball...

When H. Ross Perot was a paperboy, he noticed that, in between each customer, he walked by several homes that didn’t subscribe to his newspaper. Knocking on a few doors, he soon had one of the largest routes in the circulation department by making better use of the footsteps he was already investing each day...

Hitchcock County Fair 4-H’ers in dog showmanship, obedience and agility classes perform before judge Brittany Klotz of Bartley in the cool hours — 90 degrees at 9:30 a.m. — Wednesday morning. Kylee McLain and Rocky stand for the judge, ultimately earning the reserve championship in intermediate showmanship. ...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Trouble makes one more trip east for all those Mid-Nebraska League foes who’ve seen enough of McCook National Bank recently. The four-time defending league champs will feature three players in tonight’s annual league All-Star Game at Memorial Field...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Flaming Flamingos descended upon Cambridge along with Swamp Donkeys and others who were Late To The Party. But when Saturday evening arrived, the fourth annual Brad Ross Coed Memorial Tournament came to teams focused on family and hard work...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Flaming Flamingos descended upon Cambridge along with Swamp Donkeys and others who were Late To The Party. But when Saturday evening arrived, the fourth annual Brad Ross Coed Memorial Tournament came to teams focused on family and hard work...