Stories from Thursday, July 18, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — Home has been a great place considering McCook’s First Central Bank Juniors are 8-1 during their 2019 Legion baseball season. They blasted B-6 area champ Gothenburg, 11-3, on July 3 and also delivered an 11-1 smashing of rival Gothenburg Melons...

CLEVELAND — The preseason buzz tied to Nebraska football continues. The Huskers were picked to win the Big Ten West in a media poll conducted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. NU (198 points) edged Iowa (194½) for the top spot, while both schools received 14 first-place votes...

Gazette Editor Bruce Crosby posed the question on Facebook: “Where were you when you saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon?” We’ll share some of the responses here: Bruce Hoffman -- Watching in a hospital room, while working as a janitor at Lincoln General Hospital...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) has been notified of a cluster of Influenza B cases in the nine-county health district. Influenza is highly contagious and is caused by the influenza virus.    The virus is spread from person to person primarily through droplets, which are released when an infected person coughs or sneezes.   SWNPHD highly recommends regular handwashing, covering your cough, staying home when you are sick with a fever, and getting a flu shot each year as prevention methods.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- While McCook may have its fast-food restaurants and chain stores which can be found across the country, it’s the little, unique things which truly set McCook apart - which are “Only in McCook.” It’s those “Only in McCook” tidbits which have helped McCook and Sehnert’s Bakery earn the Nebraska nomination for “Nicest Place in America” from Reader’s Digest...

ABILENE, Kan. — Calling all bridge players to celebrate and preserve the legacy of the “Bridge Player in Chief!” The sixth annual Dwight D. Eisenhower Bridge Benefit will be July 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.. at the Eisenhower Presidential Library Courtyard, 200 Southeast Fourth Street in Abilene...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Men’s League continued with Old Sarge’s Bar building on its lead but Pinnacle Bank rising to challenge Red Willow Aviation. A League Old Sarge’s Bar 63.5 Samway/Michaelis 60 Culbertson Bank 59.5 Studio 205 56.5...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison Tennis Camp was again a success with more than 100 participating in summer sessions. Many earned honors from camp director Matt Wiemers. Some were featured on Monday’s Gazette sports pages and more appear today. The Monday-Wednesday Beginner session champs appear from left in above photo: Taylor Ruggles, Caleb Shaw, Kyson Barger, Brooklynn Gillen, Ashlyn Randel and Abby Schneider...

McCOOK, Neb. — With first game set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, McCook Football League director Joe Vetrovsky offered these remarks: “It has been a fast and exciting start to the McCook Football League season! The participants in the McCook Football League have been practicing hard while withstanding the July heat...

Paul Daily of Wild Horse Ministries, Trout, La., will demonstrate his God-given ability to reach people who shy away from organized religion and church as he "gentles" a horse in a round pen at the old train depot on Main Street in downtown Trenton on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. ...