Stories from Monday, July 24, 2017

McCOOK, Neb. -- Kaden Sitzman has Holdrege’s number...

ELKHORN, Neb. -- Brandon Crick missed the final cut of the Pinnacle Bank Championship after shooting a 6 over 77 Sunday at Indian Creek Golf Course...

Marieta Ann (Albrecht) Balius March 23, 1931 - July 22, 2017 MCCOOK, Neb. — Marieta Ann (Albrecht) Balius, age 86, of McCook, lost her valiant battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on July 22, 2017, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Marieta was born March 23, 1931, in McCook to parents, Lloyd Ernest and Margaret Elizabeth (Gillen) Albrecht. ...

95th birthday The family of Inger Jacobs of McCook is hosting an open house in honor of her 95th birthday. She was born July 30, 1922, in Grand Forks, N.D. The reception is Sunday, July 30, 2017, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the private dining room at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Room 421,309 West 7th Street, McCook, NE 69001...

Columnists and online comments have sometimes chided governments at all levels for the attitude that state and federal grants are free money. That’s a valid point. States like Nebraska, with constitutional requirements for balanced budgets, don’t really have balanced budgets if you count the funding that results from federal deficit spending...

Bob and Fritzi Prest were prominent members of the MccCook business and social scene for many years. Prest Drug was located on McCook’s main intersection at Norris Avenue and C St. Besides the tragedies of lives and property lost in the 1935 Republican River flood, there was the necessity of changing plans, large and small, for everyone living in the flood areas...

Five-year-old Wyatt Gohl, above, left, and 10-year-old Lacyn Keller, both of Culbertson, go head-to-head in the first-ever Power Wheels little kids’ demo derby during the Red Willow County Fair and demolition derby in McCook July 20. Each kid’s mission was to pop the balloons taped to competitors’ bumpers; the last driver with the most balloons wins. In this case, it was Lacyn, left....

INDIANOLA, Neb. — Almost $1 million in state funds will go to 11 Nebraska schools for preschool education, including to one in Southwest Nebraska. A total of $831,899 was awarded in Early Childhood Education Program grants for schools to provide early childhood programs for at-risk three- and four-year-olds. Southwest Public Schools in Bartley was awarded $18,096.50...

McCOOK, Neb. — Mandatory water restrictions are still in effect Monday as city water volume continues around 4 million gallons per day. Residents are restricted to outside watering on an every-other-day basis, in accordance with their odd or even house number and the date...

Chyanne Friehe of rural Culbertson, left, is the new 2017 “Miss Southwest Nebraska Rodeo Queen,” crowned before the Red Willow County Fair rodeo Saturday evening. Chyanne is the 17-year-old daughter of Brad and Jennifer Friehe; she’ll be a senior this fall at McCook High School. Lacey Langer is the new Miss Southwest Nebraska Rodeo Junior Queen. She is the 14-year-old daughter of Jody and Larry Langer of Superior; she’ll be a sophomore at Superior High School...

Rowdy Moon of Sargent scores 75 points on “Set ‘em Up, Joe” during bareback competition at the Red Willow County Fair NSRA (Nebraska State Rodeo Association) rodeo in McCook Saturday evening. Also Saturday, Whitten Hoover of Ainsworth scored 77 points on “Rooster,” and Logan Glendy of Oconto scored 74 points on “Dumb.” Moon is a member of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Club of McCook and North Platte; he finished 13th in the nation in barebacks following the College National Finals Rodeo in June. ...

Dale Johnson of Campbell backs Bess and Brush into the “loading dock” during the obstacle course of the draft horse competition at the Red Willow County Fair Sunday afternoon. Judge Darrell Eberspacher of Seward looked on. The draft horse show was one of the final events of the 2017 county fair...

With McCook National Bank’s Seniors just one win from state, what other Class B contenders are on track to joining them at Alliance this weekend? Area 4: WAHOO — Wahoo blanked MNB, 7-0, in June but the area tourney hosts are facing elimination after losing a 2-1 opener against Pleasant Dale on Thursday...

McCOOK, Neb. — Highly-competive season openers kicked off the McCook Football League season at Weiland Field Friday night. Only one score separated all three contests with the third being called due to some late-evening lightning. The Ravens and Chiefs will finish their contest at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Ravens were leading 18-14 when this contest was called due to potential threatening weather...

McCOOK, Neb. — Move over, Spiderman, because nothing could match McCook’s “Flash” dashing around the bases Saturday evening. Blink once and Cameryn Berry was putting the ball in play. Blink again and Berry reached third base while dodging a wild throw that nearly hit him...