Stories from Tuesday, June 28, 2022

McCOOK, Neb. — Fresh off a Class B top four state finish, the McCook Prodigy 18U softball girls weren’t settling for less than McCook Firecracker Tournament champions last weekend. Prodigy swept through three opponents at the Jaycees Complex, proving they could pitch shutouts and win one-run thrillers...

So do you ever get a bit dissatisfied after watching the national news and pondering the things gone wrong in this wonderful country of ours? Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s January 6th committee meeting to dishonor former President Trump. Representatives Maxine Waters and Chuck Schumer braying out violent threats against the Supreme Court Justices who decided Roe vs Wade differently than what the lefties had in mind. ...

Deloris Jane Howell May 30, 1941 - June 24, 2022 AURORA, Neb. — Deloris Howell, age 81, of Aurora, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022, at Westfield Quality Care. A graveside service is 3 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Aurora Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m., on Thursday prior to the service, at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora. ...

Judith “Judy” Hidy July 22, 1945 - June 26, 2022 TRENTON, Neb. — Judith “Judy” Hidy, age 76, of Trenton, pased away at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton on Sunday, June 26, 2022. She was born in Holdrege, Neb., to Paul and Ruby (Allen) Leonard on July 22, 1945. The family moved to the Culbertson area, where Judy attended and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1963...

McCOOK, Neb. — Gardening is a lot like farming, said Bettie Gull of McCook. “Nature rules regardless of what you do,” the 95-year-old recently said of her garden. “It’s like farming in a way, you put in all this work and nature can destroy it in a few minutes.”...

LOOMIS, Neb. — The McCook Pinnacle Bank Legion B team’s still a strong 21-9 despite their 7-5 loss to Loomis for a league championship Monday evening. No other details were obtained about this contest. Imperial over MNB McCOOK, Neb. — McCook MNB Seniors 18U watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 29-6 loss to Chase County on Monday...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — “Frank’s Predators” out of Frank’s in Trenton will advance to the American Poolplayers Association (APA) 8-Ball World Pool Championship in Las Vegas after winning the Western Nebraska APA 8-Ball World Qualifier held at Eagles Club...

The McCook Rebels 12-and-under softball girls worked on their sliding techniques (right) while scoring 24 runs in their Firecracker Tournament finale on Sunday. The Rebels ran past Western Nebraska Edge, 24-2, in this 14-and-under softball game at the Jaycees Complex...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Rebels 16U softball girls have unleashed some strong pitching like their two no-hitters of Broken Bow Thursday. Yet it was a 0-0 tie that cost these Rebels the Firecracker Tournament title last weekend. In Saturday’s secondcontest, the Sandhills Reign 18U team battled McCook through five scoreless innings...

Can you remember when you first heard the term “COVID-19?” Some of us hoped Americans would unite together to fight a common enemy, the way they did after Pearl Harbor or more recently and briefly, September 11, 2001. Instead, many of us seized on Internet claptrap, lies spread by unscrupulous politicians and media bent on pandering to fearful, gullible viewers and voters to the point where even wearing a mask represented a political statement. ...