Stories from Thursday, October 21, 2021

McCOOK, Neb. — One win-or-you're done game was 66-0 at half, another 40-0 and a third finished 56-zip. Ouch. Fortunately, three area teams advanced impressively with an average offensive production of nearly 65 points. Dundy County-Stratton (8-1) drubbed district rival Cambridge, 66-8, at Benkelman just one week after the Tigers delivered a 62-22 victory...

McCOOK, Neb. — Any Bulldogs hungry for a win shouldn’t expect milkbones tossed their way at Weiland Field Friday night. The McCook Bison will be trying to go 4-1 on their home field this season against a foe who’s not been within 17 points of victory this fall...

McCOOK, Neb. — Well-earned Mexican cuisine awaited the Maywood-Hayes Center Wolves following their RPAC tournament title late Tuesday evening. Not that kill leader Olivia Hansen needed any extra fuel to topple the tall Cambridge Trojans who defeated M-HC earlier this season...

Next month is the Big Give McCook, the one-day community drive-in McCook to raise funds for 31 nonprofit organizations. The McCook Community Foundation Fund is among those organizations for which you can donate. But this column isn’t about MCFF. It’s about service...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook laid the groundwork Monday night for housing development in the near future. At the regular meeting, the McCook City Council approved extending or adding property owned by the McCook Economic Development Corp. to redevelopment areas, areas that are eligible for tax increment financing. The council also approved a project for 25 residential homes in the Clary Subdivision and TIF funding for a proposed home on West Ninth and Q...

Phyllis Jeannine Reynolds Dec. 5, 1936 - Oct. 19, 2021 McCOOK, Neb. — Phyllis Jeannine Reynolds, age 84, of McCook, passed away Tuesday evening, Oct. 19, 2021, at Community Hospital in McCook. Jeannine was born on Dec. 5, 1936, in Oberlin, Kan., to Marion and Lee Ora (Lawver) Mockry. She grew up on the Mockry farm in Decatur County, Kan., and attended school in Cedar Bluffs and McCook...

Delores “Dee” June (League) Campbell June 1, 1936 - Oct. 2, 2021 LONGMONT,Colo. — Delores was the 13th child born to Anna and Ray League of Stratton, Neb. Her mother, Anna, passed away when Dee was only four days old. Her loving Aunt Ellen and Uncle Ernie League took her in, and raised her as their own child, where she gained another sister!...

Dwight C. Pfeiffer Feb. 6, 1957 - Oct. 15, 2021 ALLIANCE, Neb. — Dwight C. Pfeiffer, 64, of Alliance, died Friday (Oct. 15, 2021), in North Platte, Neb. He was born Feb. 6, 1957, in Lexington, Neb., to Lyle and Lois (Menze) Pfeiffer. He married Ann L. Steele on April 14, 1985, at Ainsworth, Neb. He was an over-the-road truck driver...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Junior Bryn McNair jolted 20 kills past Hershey Panthers while Chase County dominated this South Platte Valley Association title match 25-13, 25-18, 25-18 recently. The Longhorns (24-4 record) also saw junior Giselle Acuna’s 13 lethal shots stop any Hershey (19-7) plans to score its 20th win this season...

McCOOK, Neb. — Diamond Vogel was painting all sorts of bowling throws in the perfect places while posting three top Men’s League team scores recently. However, TJ’s Family Fun was top three among all four divisions which kept a strong hold on league leadership entering this week’s games...

McCOOK, Neb. — Northeastern Junior College, the region’s first-place team, downed McCook Community College Wednesday night in straight sets 25-13, 25-23, and 25-18. “This isn’t where we wanted to be this time of the season,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “But I will always say ‘when we lose, we learn,’ so that’s exactly what tonight was about.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Wauneta-Palisade senior Alexa Sandman keeps the ball in play as both she and junior Cali Cox (right) made 12 digs during Tuesday’s RPAC semifinal against Maywood-Hayes Center at the Graff Events Center. The Broncos earned fourth place among 14 RPAC teams for a second consecutive year. Stat leaders and more details will appear on mccookgazette.com and in today's Gazette...

McCOOK, Neb. — Cambridge overcame senior Carlee Stuhmer’s 29 kills to win a wild RPAC semifinal over Alma 27-25, 16-25, 25-21, 25-21 Tuesday afternoon. The Trojans toppled coach Lauren Carpenter’s alma matter behind three true killers: sophomore Jalen Kent had 16 kills, senior Autumn Deterding 15 and junior Jacey Kent with 15...

McCOOK, Neb. — The High Plains Historical Society will hold an annual meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 7 to 9 pm at the High Plains Museum in McCook. The agenda includes board elections, by-laws approval, and the announcement of both a membership drive and a capital campaign...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Farm, Ranch, & Hemp Expo will return to the Red Willow County Fairgrounds with new dates, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19-20. “Moving to the weekend will allow for more attendees to attend and increase visibility to show products and services,” said Tana Dale, Star Expos Owner...

Workers demolish a building used to clean up contamination from an old electronics plant on Airport Road, a hopeful sign that the chemical is no longer a problem. In 1989, an industrial solvent used at the old TRW plant was found to have contaminated the area, discovered as the City of McCook was searching for a site for new water wells that were not contaminated with nitrates from agricultural fertilizer. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska has had 1,005 people die after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, but only 83 of those were fully vaccinated, according to the latest figures from the Department of Health and Human Services. From Jan. 1 to Sept. 25, 2021, 922 people died who were not fully vaccinated, according to the DHHS...