Stories from Wednesday, April 8, 2020

McCOOK, Neb. — After one season as McCook Community College men’s basketball coach, Kyle Drennan is leaving to take over as director of basketball operations at the University of Illinois-Chicago. “This wasn’t my plan and it was a very difficult decision,” Drennan said. “My plan was to coach here for three or four years, establish myself and prove that I could coach at a high level.”...

Scott Russell Leisy Oct. 28, 1985 - April 6, 2020 ATKINSON Neb. — Scott Russell Leisy was born on Oct. 28, 1985, in Sidney, Neb., to Lisa (Sterling) Lamb. He was adopted by Darrel and Wilda Leisy at four months old, and he always felt the utmost gratitude to his birth mother for placing him with forever parents who loved and supported him unconditionally...

Audrey Jean (Chrisman) Gaver Jan. 8, 1921 ~ April 1, 2020  NICHOLSVILLE, Ky. — Audrey Jean Gaver, 99, widow of Charles Albert Gaver, left her earthly home on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.  She was a native of Saronville, Neb., born Jan. 8, 1921, to the late Frank W.  and Leila Mearle Nine Chrisman, who had a family of three, two of which preceded her in death.  She was of the Baptist Faith and her greatest joy was raising her children. ...

Margaret L. Herbert Nov. 2, 1947 - April 6, 2020 ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Margaret L. Herbert, 72, of Arapahoe, died Monday (April 6, 2020), at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1947, to Charles C. and Cecil (Staal) Chessmore in North Platte, Neb. She married James Welch and had three children. After a divorce, she married Donald Herbert on March 24, in Arapahoe. She worked at Monroe Manufacturing Company in Cozad, Neb...

49th anniversary The family of David and Margaret Ruf of Wilsonville, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 49th wedding anniversary on Saturday, April, 11, 2020. They were married in the Wilsonville Baptist Church. Their family includes children, Ami and Bryan Hauxwell of McCook, Neb., Carey and James Rohr of Eustis, Neb., Mary Ann and Brad Sides of Seward, Neb., Heath and Vickie Ruf of Wilsonville and Ella and Chris Pachta of Belleville, Kan.;and 14 grandchildren. ...

onsider one of the finest No. 19s to play major league baseball was Milwauee Brewers great Robin Yount. Robin? Come on, a real diamond legend would surely be named Batman. Yount never won a World Series during his 20-year MLB career, just as Cleveland Browns’ most famous No. 19 quarterback Bernie Kosar went 0-3 in AFC title games...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Temperatures were triumphantly reaching into the upper 70s across southwest Nebraska just like Tuesday. However, April 8 of 2019 also led to many triumphs in track and field. Especially those Chase County Longhorn teams as they combined for nearly 400 points while sweeping Don Stine Invitational titles one year ago...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Huskers.com has unveiled a “Vote For The Greatest Moment in Nebraska Football History: with a bracket-style format where fans can vote for their favorites at twitter.com/HuskerFBNation. A true though sometimes toxic fan since coach Tom Osborne’s first season, Gazette scribbler R.B. (Red Bigfat) Headley offered his first-round eliminations last week...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College volleyball team has added a pair of Brazilian volleyball players to the 2020 roster to complete the recruiting. Coach Hayley Kobza has announced that two players from São Paulo, Brazil will join the squad for the 2020 season: Amanda Goudinho Pizzol and Thaynara Isabela Faria de Jesus a 5’10” right-side hitter from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil...

McCOOK, Neb. — With one dissenting vote, the McCook City Council approved an amended agreement with an insurance brokerage firm for city employee health insurance. Councillor Janet Hepp cast the lone nay vote, with Councillors Gene Weedin, Jerry Calvin, Mayor Mike Gonzales and by a teleconference call, Councillor Jared Muehlenkamp, in favor of a two-year, instead of the proposed three-year, agreement with Hays Companies Inc...

McCOOK, Neb — After postponing the request from a March meeting, the McCook City Council approved Monday night $200,000 in tax increment financing for a local developer who plans to upgrade a vacant building on B Street to be used for various businesses...

McCOOK, Neb. -- People looking for a Good Friday church service on April 10 will likely find locked doors, due to the coronavirus. But one church in town will have a special Easter experience for those who drive by the church. McCook E-Free Church is joining a nationwide effort to invite people into the Resurrection story with an Easter Bible Drive-Through. Maintaining social distancing, each driver will be offered a free Jesus-Centered Bible (Group Publishing)...

McCOOK, Neb. -- With McCook Community College restricting public access to college facilities most activities and events at have been cancelled. However, one annual event is continuing this spring – albeit in a new “virtual” format. The MCC annual paint-in exhibition is up and running on Facebook, with more than 300 pieces of art from area high school students...