Stories from Thursday, November 30, 2017

Southwest junior Caitlyn Smith (14) clears away a rebound late in the Roughriders' overtime win over visiting Medicine Valley that started high school basketball for 2017-18 Thursday evening at Bartley. Southwest and Cambridge both started 2-0 while Arapahoe joined Wauneta-Palisade as other area winners. Watch for scores, photos and more details in Friday's McCook Gazette...

Richard “Dick” J. Remington Dec. 12, 1928 - Nov. 27, 2017 MINDEN, Neb. — Richard “Dick” Judson Remington, 88, of Minden, passed away on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at Kearney County Health Services. Celebration of life services will be 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. ...

Gus H. Wolters Oct. 11, 1929 - Nov. 29, 2017 OBERLIN, Kan. — Gus H. Wolters, 88, died Wednesday (Nov. 29, 2017), at Decatur Health Systems in Oberlin, He was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Ludell, Kan., to Gustav J. and Bertha (Castens) Wolters. He grew up on farm near Ludell. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951-54...

McCOOK, Neb. — AmFirst Bank’s philosophy about the value of community banking continues with the three Nebraska banks’ acquisition in mid-summer by Pinnacle Bancorp, this according to an official of the McCook bank location during a McCook Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning...

McCOOK, Neb. — A McCook man was sentenced to probation time on a felony conviction for possession of methamphetamine recently in Red Willow County District Court. The man, 46-year-old Leland L. Kleckner Jr. of 1107 West 4th Street, was ordered to served 36 months probation on the Class IV felony offense. ...

CURTIS, Neb. – Cup of Joe on the Go is just the shot of java needed to start the day for college students at their agricultural campus in Curtis. A second-year, start-up venture for business students in the “Management Concepts” class at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture has become a satisfying treat for customers for three hours on Tuesday and Wednesdays mornings...

We were amused a few years ago to read that Japanese couples were being encouraged to go home and - ahem - procreate for the good of their country. Growing into an industrial powerhouse after World War II, Japan’s economy has been suffering in recent years because of a declining workforce...

During the week when the YMCA opens, it is pitch-black outside. When the YMCA closes at the end of the day, it is just as obscure. For many YMCA members, that is all they know: entering and leaving the YMCA in the dark. If those who usually workout at 5 a.m. show up at say 2 p.m., they would feel out of their element...

ATWOOD, Kan. — They lost only to state champion Hoxie and steamrolled their last three foes, 150-0. They didn’t even play the Kansas Jayhawks. Coach Matt Smith’s Rawlins County Buffaloes were simply awesome throughout their 7-1 season and certainly worthy of a state playoff spot that was somehow denied...

Services are pending with Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook.