Stories from Wednesday, October 30, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — Kyle Drennan admits that from the time he graduated college until he was about 30, he chased money. He chased nice things. He’d put his marketing degree to work. He rubbed shoulders with movers and shakers from Fortune 500 companies in Boston, Denver and Texas...

Martha Jo (Brashears) Jorgensen March 20, 1939 - Oct. 28, 2019 CURTIS, Neb. — Martha Jo (Brashears) Jorgensen, 80, died Monday (Oct. 28, 2019). She was born March 20, 1939, in Delaney, Ark. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Courtney Fetters...

McCOOK, Neb. — The 244th birthday of the United States Marine Corps is Sunday, Nov. 10. In 1775 the Continental Congress authorized the formation of two Marine battalions. They made their first landing in the Bahamas in 1776 during the Revolutionary War, and have been active in nearly every conflict since that time...

CURTIS, Neb. -- Curtis residents and partners of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are invited Sunday afternoon for a public forum with the intended next president of the University of Nebraska. The 3 p.m. NCTA Community Forum and reception with Admiral Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., retired superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, will be at the auditorium of the Nebraska Agriculture Industry Education Center, near Siminoe Avenue and University Road...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Not every organization involved in the Big Give McCook brings up warm and fuzzy feelings, but they are just as important and truly make an impact in Southwest Nebraska, helping those less fortunate have a better life. Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Services and Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska are two of the 29 non-profit organizations taking part in the Big Give McCook on Thursday, Nov. 7...

Densel O’Dea of McCook enjoyed a crop of peanuts in his back yard this year, thanks to the bushy-tailed scavengers that stole them from a neighbor and planted them in his yard. Nebraskans more familiar with corn might be interested to know that each peanut bloom produces a runner that plants itself to turn into a peanut...

Maybe the hundreds of kids who took part in the Gazette’s Halloween Parade Saturday have so many goodies they won’t bother going out for more Thursday night. If you believe that, let me tell you about some swamp land I have for sale in Florida .....

Mother Nature added her own touch to Halloween this week. Snowfall was somewhat less than some predictions, but that will generate few complaints.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Both RPAC tournament finalists from last week now must wait to see if their volleyball seasons will continue into this weekend. RPAC champ Southern Valley (22-5) lost a five-set subdistrict final to the Minden Whippets Monday evening...

Coach Samantha Kennedy and the Chase County Longhorns scored their 22nd win this season with a subdistrict finals victory over Gothenburg on Tuesday. Watch for more details about 22-7 Chase County.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — With 29 kills and only two hitting errors, junior Haylee Sandman powered Wauneta-Palisade to a D2-10 subdistrict title over Brady Tuesday evening. The Broncos rumbled to their 20th win this season (20-7 record) in four sets 25-20, 25-22, 15-25, 25-18 at North Platte High School...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — The McCook Bison will try to beat Holdrege a third time and then take their third shot at Lexington in today’s B-7 subdistrict volleyball tournament. McCook (9-23 record) will meet Holdrege (3-24) at 5:30 p.m. with the winner facing those top-seeded host Minutemaids (12-20) around 7:15 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — Shots blazed back and forth so much that steam should have been rising from redhead Autumn Deterding. Her Cambridge Trojans and the Hitchcock County Falcons unleashed a four-set, all-out fight Tuesday night to determine a D-11 subdistrict volleyball champion...