Stories from Monday, November 18, 2019

Omaha has officially jumped off the Dundy County-Stratton bandwagon despite recent playoff wins over D-1 West No. 2 Fullerton and No. 3-seed Arcadia-Loup City. State-wide football writer Stu Pospisil has been more impressed with the Burwell Longhorns’ quest for a third state final in four seasons...

Marjorie Pauline Phelps Jan. 24, 1920 - Nov. 16, 2019 McCOOK, Beb. — Marjorie Pauline Phelps, long time resident of McCook, passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. She was 99 years old. Marjorie was born on Jan. 24, 1920, in Harlan County, Neb., to parents, Harold and Anna (Kauk) Brown, Sr. ...

Irene Jacqueline Damrow Wilson Feb. 11, 1927 - Nov. 15, 2019 BENKELMAN, Neb. — Irene Jacqueline Damrow Wilson was born on Feb. 11, 1927, to William George and Ethel Irene Shaw Damrow in Benkelman. She grew up on the Ough farm and attended school at St. Paul’s Lutheran School through the eighth grade and then graduated from Benkelman High School four years later with her teaching certificate...

Roy Vernon Frick Sept. 5, 1936 - Nov. 9, 2019 TRENTON, Neb. — Roy Vernon Frick, age 83, passed away at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. He was born in Trenton on Sept. 5, 1936, to Roy Charles and Viola Faye (Owens) Frick. He attended and graduated from Trenton High School in 1955...

HESSTON, Kan. -- The McCook Community College women’s basketball team improved to 6-1 Saturday, winning 88-46 against Hesston College in the final game of the Lark Classic. “I thought we came out with the energy we need to have all the time,” MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett said...

McCOOK, Neb. — Less than one week after the end of the McCook Community College volleyball season ended, Coach Hayley Kobza signed her first player for the 2020 season. On Friday, Gibbon High School senior Kaylee Palmieri signed her letter of intent to play for the Lady Indians...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — McCook Unified Bowling teams traveled to competed in the Grand Island Northwest Tournament on Saturday. Teams rolled four games of “baker’s bowling” to seed them for the tourney. McCook Team 1 featuring Kassadi Lemburg, Mason Michaelis, Luke Maris, Reese Dellevoet and Ethan Graff scored a four-game toal of 447...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Mid-Plains Community College governors will take steps Wednesday that will affect the cost of education at its campuses. Meeting in North Platte, the board will consider proposals for room, board and tuition rates for the 2020-21 academic year...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to be the lifeline for patients in need this holiday season by making an appointment to give blood or platelets. While helping to save lives is likely motivation enough, those who come out to give Nov. 18-Dec. 18 will also receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email, courtesy of Suburban Propane...

WILSONVILLE, Neb. — Phil Hopper, pastor of Abundant Life Church (abundantlifels.com) in Lee’s Summit, Mo., will speak at the Wilsonville Community Center on Thursday (not Wednesday as indicated in an earlier story), Nov. 21, 2019, at 7 p.m. According to organizers, this is a unique opportunity to meet Pastor Phil who pastors a mega church in the Kansas City area. ...

IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Mid-Plains Community College will expand its campus in Imperial to better meet the needs of students, businesses and industries in the southwest corner of its service area. Enough funds have been raised to begin the project - possibly as early as this spring...

CURTIS, Neb. — Nebraska Extension and the NRCS field offices of McCook and Curtis plan to host a workshop on Eastern Red Cedar Control Meeting Dec. 5 at the Curtis Memorial Community Building in Curtis. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the meeting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Nebraska-born singer, songwriter, and news reporter Ginger ten Bensel can now add *authorto her resumé. “Big Red Christmas,” a children's book based on Ginger’s newest holiday song, is available now! And that’s just part of the story. While the words are Ginger’s, the illustrations belong to her 88-year-old mother, who first picked up a paintbrush when she was 8 years old...