Stories from Monday, July 29, 2019

GERING, Neb. — The rain-suspended Class B state tournament turned into a hailstorm of McCook National Bank hits Sunday evening. Cam Berry singled to start and singled to finish a seven-run third inning that propelled MNB’s Seniors past Gering, 13-5, at Oregon Trails Park...

GERING, Neb. — McCook National Bank Seniors fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 10-2 loss to Platteview PrimeTime Sporting Goods from Springfield in their Class B Legion state tournament opener last weekend. Platteview PrimeTime Sporting Goods Varsity took the lead on a single in the first inning...

Helen A. Hinz, Nov. 16, 1967-July 29, 2019 Helen A. Hinz, age 51 (11/16/1967), of Culbertson, NE died at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Monday, July 29, 2019. Services are pending with Herrmann Jones Funeral Chapel.

The Rev. Donald F. Jenkins Aug. 18, 1934 - July 19, 2019 EDISON, Neb. -- The Rev. Donald F. Jenkins, 84, of Edison, Neb. died Friday, July 19, 2019 at his home. He was born August 18, 1934 in Maquoketa, Iowa to Stanley and Emelia (Gnade) Jenkins. Donald served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He worked briefly as a diesel mechanic in Louisiana where he wed Carol DiGiovanni on December 28, 1957...

Robert ‘Bob’ Burke Hoyt April 12, 1943-July 25, 2019 CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Robert “Bob” Burke Hoyt of McCook passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyo., after a brief courageous battle with cancer. He was 76 years old...

McCOOK, Neb. — Missionaries Tenielle and Barto Yelkouni of McCook and Sogtenghin, Burkina Faso, West Africa, will appear on NTV television Tuesday, at 10 p.m., to tell the story of building their school in Sogtenghin. On July 20, the Yelkounis announced that they had reached their goal of raising $35,000 to build the five-room school. ...