Stories from Friday, April 7, 2023

LINCOLN, Neb. — Grants of up to $40,675 are available to rural homeowners in Frontier, Furnas and Red Willow counties whose homes were damaged in the Road 702 fire that began April 22, 2022, as part of President Biden’s declaration of a disaster area and the availability of $55.7 million in grant funding through the Rural Disaster Home Repair Grant Program...

As I’m sure you are all aware, Mr. Trump had his day in court earlier this week and every talking head on the planet is either preaching or prognosticating about the matter. Are we turning into a third-world country where we imprison our political rivals? Or are we a good and decent country that has fallen under the spell of a mega-maniacal sociopath who needs to be reigned in? There are sincere arguments for both, but what distresses me more than the arrest of a former president is the number of people on both sides who have already made up their minds about the outcome. ...

Like most major employers, McCook Public Schools is struggling to find workers. The school has had some success attending six recruiting fairs this year but is trying to “widen our net to attract talent to McCook to teach,” according to information on the agenda for Monday’s school board meeting...

(A personal testimony written in today's vernacular, except for the Hebrew scripture). After decades of eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, as much as I wanted & developing food allergies & health issues, I went back to God's Word to see what His "Perfect Will" originally was for bodily nourishment...

The results from McCook YMCA Adult Women’s Volleyball matches Thursday evening. Women’s Competitive GTA Insurance 2, Carpenter Breland 0 El Puerto #1 2, GTA Insurance 0 Matson 2, Carpenter Breland 1 El Puerto #1 2, MNB Bank 0 Matson 2, Wagner Auto Group 0...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The Chase County Longhorns took both girls and boys top team honors at Thursday’s Don Stine Invitational. More can be seen in the next Gazette and at mccookgazette.com. A quick rundown of all Gazette-area event champions: GIRLS 100 meters: 1. Kiley Hejtmanek, Maywood-Hayes Center, 13.11...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — The McCook JV girls only lost two matches all day while taking first overall at Thursday’s Lexington Tennis Invitational. No fewer than five Bison celebrated championships as seniors Laci Stewart, Harper Stevens, Paige Wolcott, sophomore Brooklyn Gillen and Jaylee Hammond finished 15-0 for the day. Complete results:...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Hitchcock County paid no attention to Perkins County’s individual victory and still took first overall at the Dundy County-Stratton Golf Invitational on Thursday. The Falcons shot 366 for an eight-stroke victory over Perkins’ 374. Host DC-S placed third overall with 392, Medicine Valley was fifth at 442, Cambridge one stroke back in sixth at 443, Southwest eighth (489) and Chase County ninth (501)...

KEARNEY, Neb. — McCook coach Ben Vetrovsky provided details on the Bison boys’ top five finish at Thursday’s Kearney Invitatonal. The Bison boys golfers compete at Meadowlark Golf Course in the Kearney Boys Golf Invitational. The Bison finished fifth among 15 teams in the field with a team score of 343...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College golf team shot a five-under par 283 Thursday at its home golf course and leads Eastern Wyoming by 25 shots and Northeastern Junior College by 33 shots. “The first day of our home tournament was a great start for us and gives us a commanding lead going into Day 2,” said MCC Coach Tyler Loop. “The guys are swinging it very well right now and having fun doing it.”...

McCook High senior Sabrina Vrbas (seated center) signed to continue her cheerleading career with the Hastings College Broncos Thursday. Family along with many Bison friends and teammates attended. Above from left in front are mom Jessica Vrbas, Sabrina and dad Josh Vrbas...

The crew at BlessEng's daycare enjoyed a visit from this weekend's biggest celebrity Friday afternoon.

One time when I was in Omaha, I was looking for some restaurant options. I found one place that looked interesting and wanted to check the menu before I went there. Their website was very minimal and lacked information, but it did link to their Facebook page. ...