Stories from Wednesday, July 17, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook's First Central Bank Juniors will take on Central City Cornerstone to finish Saturday's first round of the Class B Legion baseball state tournament on Merv Breland Field at the Jaycees Complex. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. to cap a busy four-game opening day...

Connie R. Cross Nov. 1, 1938 - June 17, 2019 NICEVILLE, Fla. — Connie R. Cross, 80, died June 17, 2019, at Twin Cities Hospital in Niceville. She was born Nov. 1, 1938, near Edison, Neb., to Ray Addison and Merna Elizabeth Mills Cross. She graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1956. She married Wayne McCoy at the Arapahoe United Methodist Church...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced that 22 McCook Community College students have been selected to one of three NJCAA all-Academic teams. Of those 22, eight are members of the women’s softball team, four each are from the women’s basketball and volleyball teams, and three each play for the men’s baseball and golf teams...

LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook High alum Noah Hofman shot three strong rounds of 70 or below to finish a close third at the 111th Nebraska Amateur Championship last week. Hofman’s four-day total of 282 was only two strokes behind four-time champion Alex Schaake from Omaha, who needed a seven-hole playoff for his title on Thursday...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Both teams were strong on the mound Tuesday, but McCook FCB Juniors 2019 defeated O’Neill Pinnacle Bank Juniors 3-1 to earn a spot in Tuesday night’s B-6 area final. McCook FCB Juniors 2019 pitchers allowed just one hit to O’Neill Pinnacle Bank Juniors...

Lorri Sughroue Associate Editor McCOOK, Neb. —About 500 people visited the Third Thursday event last month in downtown McCook. In fact, two food trucks at the event ran out of food, McCook Chamber of Commerce director Jamie Mockry told the McCook City Council Monday night...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook will spray for mosquitoes tonight, beginning around sun down, weather permitting. Although the chemical used is not harmful to people or pets, if you have any concerns please stay indoors. To eliminate prime mosquito habitat, please remove any standing water or unwanted vegetation on or around your property...

CLAREMORE, Okla. — As “2019 National Miniature Hereford Queen” Cameron Lashley of rural McCook helped with the opening ceremonies and the royalty corn hole tournament at the Miniature Hereford Association's "Junior Nationals" June 25-30 in Claremore, Okla...

COZAD, Neb. — The McCook National Bank Seniors will be seeded No. 1 when they start pursuit of another B-6 area tournament title and state tournament berth Friday afternoon. MNB (23-13 record) will open at 1 p.m. on Friday against No. 6 Holdrege First Bank, which owns a 1-14 record this season according to gamechanger.com...

LINCOLN, Neb. – The McCook Police Department has received a grant from the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Office to purchase one in-car camera system and two mobile radar units, according to Mark Segerstrom, Administrator for the NDOT Highway Safety Office...

McCOOK, Neb. -- “Nice. That’s a great word to describe McCook,” according to Steve Hulsebus of Omaha and a regular visitor to Southwest Nebraska. As this series has progressed, people have reached out about why they think McCook should be named among the “Nicest Places in America” by Reader’s Digest. ...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Beaten but far from finished. How else could the McCook First Central Bank Juniors be described this week? Sure, they saw a 9-4 lead with three outs remaining turn into one terrible 10-9 defeat to host Broken Bow in Tuesday’s B-6 area final...

Television personality Mike Rowe has made a career out of spotlighting the honor in other people’s careers, specifically those that are dangerous and dirty, and especially those that don’t require an expensive advanced academic degree. Financial advisor Dave Ramsey’s success stems from learning from his own mistakes, and he advises callers to take a dispassionate look at what income is likely to result from that expensive education they are about to embark on, rather than just the emotional boost that will result from obtaining a degree.. ...