Stories from Tuesday, July 14, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. – Test Nebraska has released the locations, dates and times for testing scheduled for the remainder of July. They include McCook on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds; Curtis July 20 8-10 a.m. at the Curtis Community Center, Trenton on July 21, 8-10 a.m. in the Community Room, and Cambridge, Aug. 6, 8-11 a.m. in Marks Pharmacy, 722 Patterson...

McCOOK, Neb. — Mowing on a weekend has never been more fun as First Central Bank Juniors motored through Kearney, Elwood and Eustis at the Jaycees Complex. Coach Kaden Sitzman’s team went from one win this season to five after playing all of its first several games on the road...

Alma Isabel (Sheffer) Romine July 28, 1936 - April 17, 2020 PALISADE, Neb. — Alma Isabel (Sheffer) Romine, age 83, longtime resident of Palisade, NE passed away April 17, 2020 at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, IA. Alma was born in Hamburg, NY to Frances (Elmer) and Ruth (Thexton) Sheffer on July 28, 1936. She was one of four children...

40th anniversary Brendan and Kathi (Haag) Moore of North Platte, Neb., are celebrating their 40th anniversary on Sunday, July 19, 2020. They were married at St. Catherine’s Church in Indianola, Neb., in 1980. They live and farm in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas.Their family includes children, Brett (Joy) Moore of Denver, Colo., Bradly (Katie) Moore of Lawrence, Kan., Rebecka Moore of Denver; and three grandchildren...

Shirley Y. (Richards) Hudson Dec. 19, 1923 - June 17, 2020 McCOOK, Neb. — Shirley Y. (Richards) Hudson, formerly of McCook, NE, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Hays, Kansas. Shirley was born at Palisade, Nebraska on Dec. 19, 1923. She was the eldest of seven daughters born to Clarence Martin and Ora Inez (Miles) Richards. She lived in and around Stratton, Nebraska all her life. After attending Stratton Schools, she graduated with the class of 1941...

Doris Lea Warta Hartwell Oct. 13, 1925 - July 4, 2020 GLENDALE. Ariz. — Doris Lea Warta Hartwell passed away on July 4, 2020, in Glendale at the age of 94. Doris was born in Glasco, Kan., on Oct. 13, 1925, to Dr. A H Shull and Margaret (Ludwig) Shull. She married Dr. Edmund L. Warta in 1946 and later moved to Atwood, Kan., where they raised their daughter, Kristen and sons, Mark and Alan. She belonged to Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Atwood for many years...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s Herrmann Jones Juniors delivered their own great weekend with home wins over North Platte and Lexington by a 19-1 total score. Coach Greg Larson’s team took an early lead over N.P. with more than enough run support for winning pitcher Landon Kmoch...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A Veterans Outreach is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the McCook Christian Church Community Room, 507 West B in McCook. Matthew Starkey, Nebraska Department of Veteran Affairs / Outreach State Veteran Service Officer, and the Red Willow-Furnas County Veteran Service Office will be on hand...

McCOOK, Neb. — Pinnacle Bank’s Junior B team swiped 16 bases against North Platte’s Rattlers and stomped Lexington, 13-5, in last weekend’s home sweep. Gamechanger.com recaps from both contests: Saturday Pinnacle 9, North Platte 2 NP Rattlers got on the board in the first inning...

McCOOK, Neb. — There is no “black and white” when it comes to how McCook Schools will operate this year due to the COVID-19 virus, said Superintendent Grant Norgaard. In fact, how the school system will implement social distancing requirements is still a work in progress but Norgaard is hopeful the guidelines can be made public and posted on the school’s website by Friday, he told the McCook Board of Education at the regular meeting on Monday. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Only three of 10 scheduled prairie chicken viewing sessions could be held because of the coronavirus pandemic, and tax receipts from hotel stays are down dramatically, Red Willow County Commissioners learned Monday. However, many of the prairie chicken tours are rescheduling for next year, and there are more requests for information on hunting and year-round camping, so things look brighter for next year, Red Willow County Tourism Director Carol Schlegel told the board...

Board approves salary hikes for administrators McCOOK, Neb. – The McCook Board of Education unanimously approved increases to the superintendent’s salary and a salary package increase for eight administrators. Superintendent Grant Norgaard’s salary will increase by $1,000, from $167,500 to $168,500. ...

Grannie Annie answered a knock on our front door. There stood a local man, possibly City employee, who wanted to show her a picture on his cell phone. “I think that you will like this.” was his response to her greeting. On the cell phone screen was a picture of his son, stationed in Korea, holding a zip lock candy package with a sticker of a short scripture on it and saying that it was from “Friends in SW Nebraska and the McCook Community.”...

McCook Bison 12U defeated Sidney 8-7 on Saturday after taking the lead late in the game to finish 8-1 this season. Gabe Roberts led things off on the mound for McCook Bison 12U. He went five innings, allowing six runs on ten hits, striking out five and walking one...

McCOOK, Neb. — New guidelines adopted by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) late Monday afternoon will move most fall and winter sports to an abbreviated spring schedule. For McCook Community College this moves women’s volleyball to the spring and pushes back the start of the men’s and women’s basketball seasons until January...

This election year, take action beyond the factions When it comes to the 2020 election, we’re nearing the end of the beginning. The window to request a November mail-in ballot opened this week. There are more polls to digest every day. Speculation about running mates is beginning in earnest. And in our two-party realm, everything seems to become either Entirely Red or Completely Blue...

KEARNEY, Neb. — All the Omaha and Class A North All-Stars were suddenly quiet when Cambridge senior Deryk Huxoll dove across the Cope Field goal line. “Oh yeah, we’d been hearing it,” Huxoll said about North team confidence entering Saturday’s 62nd Shrine Bowl football game. “They had the big names from the big schools. We (the South) were like 17-point underdogs coming in.”...

INDIANOLA, Neb. - Although it’s the seventh event on the Republican River Fitness Series calendar, the Old Settler’s Adventure Run will be the first in-person race in 2020. The Adventure Run 5K is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8 in Indianola, starting at the city park...

Kyle Johnson, 11, Cambridge, tries on Jack McKenzie’s rat rod, right, while Jack takes his V-8 bar stool for a ride at the Wagner Auto Group car show Saturday. Mustangs face off against Corvettes, Saturday, below, while car fans enjoy Cruise Night Friday night on B Street, bottom...

McCOOK, Neb. — The games are all set for McCook Football League in 2020 as practices kick off tonight. All games take place on Weiland Field where the McCook High Bison play with practices at McCook High School: Thursday, July 23 Rams vs. Eagles, fifth and sixth grade at 6:30 p.m...