Stories from Tuesday, November 22, 2022

LINCOLN, Neb. — A game report with insights from Hitchcock County players will appear in Wednesday's McCook Gazette. The Falcons finished their 13-0 season with a 22-12 D-2 championship game win over previously unbeaten and defending state champion Howells-Dodge at Memorial Stadium...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook High’s Unified Bowling team traveled to the North Platte Invite on Saturday competing against teams from North Platte, South Platte, Alliance, Ogallala, Scottsbluff, and Kearney. Teams were seeded in a two bracket tournament based on a three game total pin fall...

McCOOK, Neb. - A light agenda greeted Red Willow County Commissioners Monday at their regularly scheduled meeting. Most of the agenda dealt with items that were tabled in the previous regular meeting. Commissioners voted to formally drop the application for a historic preservation grant for improving the windows of the courthouse. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. – The Harvard Business Review recently published a study by Christine Porath, a professor of management at Georgetown University, claiming that rudeness, disrespect, or insensitive behavior is on the rise. The study states that front-line workers, such as law enforcement, retail, food production, hospitality, and education employees have “become punching bags on whom weary, stressed-out, often irrational customers (and sometimes fellow employees) took out their anxieties and frustrations”. ...

McCOOK, Neb — The City of McCook administration offices, Senior Center, Library and Transfer Station will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no residential trash pickup on Friday Nov. 25. Regular trash pickup will resume on Monday, Nov. 28...

Derek Brent Sheffer June 21, 1951 - Nov. 19, 2022 McCOOK, Neb. — Derek Brent Sheffer, age 71, of McCook, formerly of Hutchinson, Kan., passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Community Hospital in McCook. Derek was born on June 21, 1951, in Phillipsburg, Kan., to Winton Lott and Peggy Jeanne (Stice) Sheffer. He received his education in Stockton, Kan., where he graduated from high school...

90th birthday The family of Mary Lou Vrbas, longtime resident of Culbertson, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Her family includes children, Denise, Jerry, Mary Ann, Cindy, Jim and Julie. Cards of congratulations will reach her at El Dorado Manor, 71434 Highway 25,Trenton, NE  69044...

McCOOK, Neb. — The cast for this holiday season’s production of a Charles Dickens adaptation of “Christmas Carol” in McCook is stepping up preparations for the December run. McCook Community College Theater Instructor Mark Hardiman will direct the production – a joint presentation by MCC and the Southwest Nebraska Community Theater Association. Rachel Witt is the assistant director/sound designer...

McCOOK, Neb. —Voter-approved city sales tax revenue for the pool/ballpark facilities can’t be captured until April but until then, there’s plenty to do behind the scenes, according to city staff On Monday night, the McCook City Council unanimously approved on the first reading, suspending three separate readings, to impose an additional one-half of one percent, .5%, city sales and use tax. Councilman Darcy Rambali was absent...

McCOOK, Neb. — After hitting a few roadblocks, the plan for entrance signs to the city is gaining traction. Councilman Jerry Calvin pulled from the consent agenda at Monday night’s council meeting an update on the installation of welcoming signs at the entrances coming into McCook. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Red Willow County GOP and guests are meeting on Nov. 29, at 6:30 pm for a Thanksgiving/Christmas/Election Celebration at Bedore Barn-Marlene’s Kitchen. Bring a favorite holiday snack to share. At 7 p.m., Jeff Cook-Coyle, Project Development Officer for Premier Energy, (firm proposing the solar farm near McCook) will give an informal presentation and answer questions concerning the project...

In a couple of days we will be enjoying Thanksgiving. It is one of this old gentleman’s favorite holidays and hopefully yours too. Family time. An occasion to sit around a table brimming with good food, healthy if you choose, and celebrate each other’s lives. ...

The Hitchcock County Falcons had never reached a state football playoff before coach Randall Rath and his freshman class in 2019. 2019: The Falcons go 5-4 to qualify for state, losing at Burwell 48-16. 2020: Despite COVID-19 issues, the Falcons win their final three games and improve to 6-3. They lose their playoff opener at Elm Creek, 32-14...