Stories from Wednesday, June 13, 2018

McCOOK, Neb. -- Nebraska coaches Ryan Held and Frank Verducci spoke at Coppermill Steakhouse and Lounge in McCook Tuesday afternoon as part of the Husker coaching staff's in-state tour this week...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — A trail of 50 runs around the basepaths proved Sunday was no day of rest for anyone facing Plowboys & Plowgirls. The powerful lineup produced 14, 20 and 16 runs while clinching last weekend’s fifth annual Brad Ross Memorial Coed Softball Tournament title...

McCOOK, Neb. — Rick Haney just can't seem to get out of school. The 1980 McCook High School graduate attended his last McCook School Board meeting Monday night and will retire at the end of the month as business manager/treasurer for the district. He began his career at McCook Public Schools 30 years ago as a business education teacher. John Brazell has been hired as the new business manager and will begin in July...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Southwest Nebraska Community Theatre has received a license to perform the musical "Mamma Mia!" at the historic Fox Theatre March 16, 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24, 2019, according to Gene Weedin, SWNCTA president. Auditions for the production will be held in November...

Lucille Agnes Kooper April 10, 1932 - June 8, 2018 CASPER, Wyo. — Lucille Agnes Kooper passed away at the age of 86, on June 8, 2018, at her home in Casper. She was born in Bartley, Neb., on April 10, 1932, to Henry Mathias Tines and Mary Lucille (Pycha) Tines...

INDIANOLA, Neb. — Nebraska has impressed the “blue-haired, mohawk dude” running coast-to-coast to raise funds to combat childhood sexual abuse. “Everyone here waves,” says a grinning Christian Griffith of Jackson Beach, Fla.. who entered Nebraska at Blair earlier in the week, and ate lunch in Indianola Wednesday, June 6...

McCOOK, Neb. – Pine View is the new name for the special care unit at Hillcrest. The unit is a special area for residents with Alzheimer’s or dementia. It was chosen by a committee at Hillcrest from dozens of names dropped in a nomination box. Seven names were chosen at final contenders and from that, residents and staff voted on their favorite name...

Lorri Sughroue Associate Editor McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook School Board voted unanimously to increase breakfast and lunch prices by 10 cents for the upcoming school year. The increase is so the district can catch up to the federal reimbursement rate for free/reduced-priced meals in the district, said McCook Schools Superintendent Grant Norgaard Monday at the regular school board meeting.The reimbursement rate from the federal government is based on an average of school meal prices nationwide and is higher than what the district charges.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s Head Start program plans an open house Friday from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., at the school at 712 West 12th. Parents with preschool-age children, age 3 or 4, are encouraged to attend. Head Start provides comprehensive services to children and families. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Sears Hometown Store of McCook will celebrate its grand opening Friday and Saturday with discounted prices, giveaways, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Prices — which will be discounted an additional 10 percent — will be in effect throughout the entire 18 hours of the grand opening celebration, which will begin at 9 a.m. on both Friday and Saturday and last until 6 p.m. each day...

An FBI agent is in big trouble after providing an unintended lesson on safe firearm handling. Chase Bishop, 29, was off duty at a Denver distillery and dance club when he decided to demonstrate a backflip. The flip came off perfectly, but his concealed weapon came loose, falling to the floor in the process...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Sports Shoppe Cubs struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing the Carpenter Breland Funeral Home Phillies during a 10-1 Phillies win on Tuesday. In the first inning, the Carpenter Breland Funeral Home Phillies got their offense started with DeAndre Berry’s two-RBI single...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Alex Anthony and Cameron Werkmeister both batted in four runs to lead a powerful 12-5 Pinnacle Bank win over Lexington Sunday afternoon. Layne Stevens scored four runs as coach Greg Larson’s team evened its record at 4-4 with a third consecutive win...

GERING, Neb. — McCook’s First Central Bank Juniors shut out Chadron, 17-0, and Kimball 12-0 to highlight a 2-1 weekend at the Gering Legion baseball tournament. An 11-run first inning ignited FCB on Saturday against the Chadron Cardinals. Only three innings would be needed to finish this win as Colton Stevens allowed just three Chadron hits, walked one and struck out four...

McCOOK, Neb. — Oliver Corbett came the ballpark and meant business on Tuesday, driving in six on three hits to lead McCook Cardinals 10-and-under baseball team past Broken Bow Royals 20-5 on Tuesday. Corbett drove in runs on a grand slam homer in the first, a double in the second, and a single in the third...

McCOOK, Neb. — All 13 Hermann-Jones Bison rounded the bases and touched home plate during a 16-1 home win over Broken Bow on Tuesday. Amazingly, all this scoring only required two innings as H-J scored seven in its first followed by a nine-run second frame...

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. -- McCook-native Brandon Crick finished second at Tuesday's Nebraska qualifier for the Pinnacle Bank Championship held at ArborLinks in Nebraska City...