Stories from Thursday, January 6, 2022

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Trailing late in the third quarter Tuesday, McCook High’s boys brilliantly employed a strategy everyone should follow today if possible: Go inside! Senior Cam Werkmeister’s no snowflake and he was tougher to stop than a couch moving through Broken Bow’s doorway...

Elloise Rae Chambers Jan. 9,1946 - Jan. 3, 2022 PORTLAND, Ore. — Elloise Rae (Giles) Chambers was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus on Jan. 3, 2022, after a long battle with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body disease. Elloise was born Jan. 9,1946, in Hastings, Neb., the second child of Melvin and Henrietta Giles. ...

Yale David Hunt May 31, 1983 - Dec. 11, 2021 FAIRBURY, Neb. — Yale David Hunt of Fairbury passed away on Dec. 11, 2021, at Creighton/Bergan Mercy hospital in Omaha, Neb., at the age of 38. He was born on May 31, 1983, to David and Loretta Hunt in McCook, Neb. ...

90th birthday The family of Norine Stewart of Grand Island, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. She was born in Stapleton, Neb., and has six children. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Country House, 833 Alpha Street, Grand Island NE 68803...

Clarissa “Cassie” (Teel) Uerling Aug. 7, 1933 – Dec. 23, 2021 FORT SMITH, Ark. — Clarissa “Cassie” Uerling (nee Teel), 88, of Fort Smith, passed away on Dec. 22, 2021. Cassie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, and nurse. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church...

Kenneth John Quigley July 22, 1929 -Dec. 17, 2021 ORANGEVALE, Calif. — Kenneth John Quigley was born at his aunt’s home in Indianola, Neb., on July 22, 1929, along with his twin brother, Charles. He passed away after a long illness on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at the age of 92...

McCOOK, Neb. — The recent high-speed chase on U.S. Highway 83 highlighted the need for new communications equipment the department will be getting, McCook Police Chief Joel Smith told the McCook City Council Monday night at the regular meeting. On Dec. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska – A businessman who has had extensive ties to McCook since the 1990s is expressing his gratitude to the community through a generous donation to the McCook Community Foundation Fund for the benefit of the Discovery Center of Southwest Nebraska project...

McCOOK, Neb. — With an average of 81 new COVID-19 cases reported each week for the last month in the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department District, less than half the Red Willow County population is fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Covid Data tracker...

Every January, people make their own personal New Year’s resolutions. And then a month later, perhaps weeks or even just days later, people break those same New Year’s resolutions. Diets are abandoned when the call of the cookie jar is just too strong. Exercise routines are let go as appointments and activities fill the calendar. Vows to go to bed early are cast aside in favor of binge-watching on Netflix...

Four Huskers scored in double figures Wednesday night at Michigan State, and Nebraska tied its season high with 12 steals, but NU struggled with its shot in the second half in a 79-67 road loss to the 10th-ranked Spartans. Nebraska trailed by just four at halftime and it was still a two-possession game with seven minutes remaining before Michigan State pulled away with a 12-2 run. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — One pin was all that decided the top scratch and handicap games as Men’s Major bowlers finished their first half of this season recently. New standings actually start tonight so watch for updates begnning next week. Men’s Major TJ’s Family Fun 293.5-213.5...

Tickets are on sale now for the 2022 Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team Scholarship Banquet. The banquet will be Feb. 12 at the Ramada by Wyndham North Platte and Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by a prime rib dinner at 7 p.m...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Both the Broken Bow Indians and McCook junior Shawna Wilkinson hit season-high point totals Tuesday night. Yet a few too many Bison miscues helped those Bow girls celebrate their 68-42 victory to tip off basketball in 2022. “We turned the ball over too many times which gave Broken Bow too many extra shots,” coach Amy Scheil observed. “We also gave bow too many second chance points. We also sagged in on the post too much which gave too many open three-point shots.”...