Stories from Friday, July 9, 2021

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — The No. 5-seed McCook National Bank Juniors knocked off No. 2 and B-6 area tournament host Gothenburg, 6-5, Friday night to start playoff baseball action. McCook (7-14 record) will play a 6 p.m. winner's bracket game on Saturday against Holdrege or Minden...

McCOOK, Neb. — He’s gone from sweet home Alabama to playing basketball in more nations than fellow home-stater Charles Barkley boasts hair on his glorious globe of a head. Thomas Vigilanco has shot jumpers across Italy, France, Denmark and Iceland besides attending the same camp as LeBron James...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Board of Education will be asked to approve a statement on the current version of the Nebraska Department of Education’s proposed health standards and to approve the superintendent’s salary, at the regular meeting Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the junior high conference room...

McCOOK, Neb. - A McCook couple who have built their lives in the community are packing their bags and moving to Kearney today. Stan and Carmen Goodwin took some time with the Gazette to look back on their contributions to the business community, as well as their involvement in various other community activities...

Phyllis R. Grine NATRONA HEIGHTS, Pa. — Phyllis R. Grine, 93, formerly of Natrona Heights, died peacefully April 6, 2020, in the Hanna Healthcare Center at Longwood at Oakmont in Verona, Pa. Born in McCook, Neb., she was the only child of Frederick and Edith Rutt. ...

Jon N. Glanzer Feb. 12, 1938 - July 7, 2021 HOLBROOK, Neb. — Jon N. Glanzer, age 83, of Holbrook, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, Arapahoe, Neb. He was born on Feb. 12, 1938, at his grandparent’s family farm south of Arapahoe to Walter and Edna (Riepe) Glanzer...

50th anniversary The family of Scott and Rosa Boehm of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary on Monday, July 12, 2021. They were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oberlin, Kan. Their family includes children, Denise (Kevin) Sweeney of Lincoln, Neb., Rebecca Boehm of Kearney, Neb., and two grandchildren, Ace and Daniel Sweeney. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 207 West 11th, McCook, NE 69001...

The early 1970s in McCook found the people raising money for a new hospital. I remember that fundraiser because those people taking pledges didn’t care if you pledged $25 or $25,000, each individual pledge was important to them, and it may well have created the most diverse group of donators for any project in McCook. ...

PHOENIX (AP) — The ball went from Chris Paul to Devin Booker and didn’t stop moving until Deandre Ayton scored after every Suns player had touched it. The 10-pass sequence was the prettiest play of the NBA Finals and the kind the one-man show Bucks couldn’t dream of...

McCOOK, Neb. — The second session of Men’s Golf League at Heritage Hills teed off Wednesday night with these team points totals through one week: A League Samway/Michaelis 20.5 Arrow/Kohl Auto 19.5 Old Sarge’s Bar 19.5 Edward Jones-Rippen 19...

McCOOK, Neb. — With no home game this week, how about a glance at the McCook National Bank Seniors’ season leaders entering their final two weeks before B-6 tournament play? The Legion Post 203 boys (7-9 record) are set to play next at Lexington today in a single nine-inning contest. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m...

MCCOOK, Neb. — The Journey of Hope North team will be coming through McCook on Saturday. They will arrive to their lodging at Memorial United Methodist Church, a longtime sponsor of Journey of Hope. They will get some rest before having dinner around 5:30 p.m. at the church...