Stories from Thursday, May 4, 2023

SUTHERLAND, Neb. — Another Tuesday closer to glorious summer vacation and no school featured McCook High’s girls winning a prestigious “Best Of The West” annual showdown. Team scores were tablulated on athletic.net. The Bison joined two-time Class C state Chase County girls in topping 22 other teams that scored points...

INDIANOLA, Neb. - It is a mystery to me how the weather has changed over the years just in my lifetime. I personally don't believe the climate alarmists theory; I just think the world comes around and goes around and it will be what it will be. I can remember as a child getting much more snow in this area, at least more than we have in recent years. ...

As I write this, I am in the middle of chaperoning an 8th-grade field trip for my youngest child, likely my last field trip. For 12 years, we have visited the same religious sisters, slept at the same retreat house and wandered around the Unicameral, still getting lost after all the trips to visit our state senator. But it is coming to an end, at least with my own child in tow...

McCOOK, Neb. – Following the now routine 8-hour filibuster, the Nebraska Legislature gave first-round approval to a $10.7 billion mainline biennium budget yesterday, representing a 2.3 percent increase per year. The budget provides for spending of $5.34 billion in the first year and $5.36 billion in the second year...

Humberto Estevane July 21, 1973 - May 2, 2023 LINCOLN, Neb. - Humberto Estevane, age 49, of North Platte, Neb. passed away on Tue., May 2, 2023 at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln, Neb. Humberto was born July 21, 1973 in Mexico to parents Jose Estevane and Maria Polina (Luna) Becketta...

McCOOK, Neb. - The “Felling” behind the Felling Field name will no doubt be looking on with pride Friday at the 2023 opening ceremony of McCook Midget Baseball Association. In the crowd will be Keith Felling, grandson of R. M. “Skip” Felling, who the field is named after. Skip Felling possessed the tenacity and the love of America’s favorite past-time required to make the field become a reality for the youngsters of McCook...

McCook Pickleball held a tournament fund raiser on Sunday for Stella McConnell who is battling cancer. The tournament was held at the YMCA and players from Oberlin, North Platte and McCook participated and raised over $2,000 for the family. First-place winners included, from left, men’s group were Ryan Blake and Rob Putz, Mixed 3.5 Cathy Kennedy and Glenda Elllerton, and 3.0 Heidi Southard and Shirley Ryser...

The McCook Heritage Ladies Golf League started Tuesday evening with 17 teams on A League, 20 teams on B League and some subs signed up for this season. A few familiar faces will be missed but new players have been welcomed as well. Results from the first ‘Fun Night’ with A League and B League mix, 4-person scramble from the Optimist markers...

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