Stories from Thursday, October 5, 2023

KEARNEY — A new Class B state tennis duals tournament has the McCook Bison boys ready to swing into ultimate championship mode on Saturday. “Oh yeah, we’re going there with the idea to win it,” coach Matt Wiemers remarked about his Bison who seeded No. 2 among 11 teams competing on four Kearney tennis courts...

McCOOK, Neb. — Time to put an erasable number on those McCook High all-time record awards. McCook senior Kori Rippen was talking just last week about her record-setting 28 kills against Alliance during the Bison volleyball season opener in August. What’s better than hearing a senior athlete understand about what keeps making her better and better...

Next week, Norris Avenue will be closed to traffic for the annual Heritage Days parade in McCook. People will be lining the sidewalks, while kids will be dashing around trying to grab the most pieces of candy. Floats will slowly make their way down the streets, as neighbors and friends greet each other throughout the morning of Saturday, Oct. 14...

LINCOLN, neb. – According to Gov. Jim Pillen's office, today at sunset, all U.S. and state flags are to return to full staff, with the interment of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. Senator Feinstein died Sept. 29. By proclamation of the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at half-staff in her honor, until the date of interment...

Ronald C. Andrijeski Jan. 22, 1939 - Oct. 3, 2023 HOLDREGE, Neb. - A Mass of Christian Burial for Ronald C. Andrijeski will be held on Fri., Oct. 6, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege, Neb. with Father Jay Buhman officiating. A luncheon will immediately follow the service...

McCOOK, Neb. – The seventh annual Big Give on Nov. 2 will look a bit different this year with a new logo, a new website and Facebook page and most notably, a new name: Southwest Nebraska Big Give. But the 24 hours of giving still serves the same purpose: to help area non-profit organizations meet their financial needs...

Collections of common household hazardous waste are planned on a monthly basis beginning the first Saturday of the month; starting 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday. Examples include household batteries, paint, cleaning products, pesticides, electronics and many others — any item with a warning label. ...

Trail of Treasures, Pumpkin Palooza this weekend The 12th annual Trail of Treasures will stretch from Brownsville on Nebraska to Haigler, the gateway to Northeast Colorado this Friday through Sunday. Patterned after the popular and successful Nebraska Junk Jaunt, the main goal of Trail of Treasures is to promote tourism and provide an economic boost to the local economies...

Culbertson’s annual Pumpkin Palooza will be Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. at the village’s Ambulance Barn. Free will donation proceeds will benefit Culbertson CIP project.

Latest league results from TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook this week: Men’s Major Diamond Vogel 122.5-57.5 Fullmomentum 111-69 TJ’s Family Fun 99-5.77.5 Burton Well Drlling98.5-79.5 Stockman’s Feed 96.5-83.5 The Krips 96-81...

The Southwest High volleyball team’s now 20-2 after beating Chase County and North Platte St. Patrick’s Tuesday night. Against St. Pat’s, Kyra Nelms clobbered 10 kills with Atleigh Nelms blasting another seven past Irish defenders. Anikka Nelms kept the family name powerful with six lethal shots...

Thursday, October 5 Cross country: McCook in SWC at Ogallala, 4 p.m. Cross country: Area teams in RPAC at Alma, 4 p.m. Boys tennis: North Platte at McCook, 4 p.m. Volleyball: McCook at Gothenburg, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Medicine Valley at Southwest, 6 p.m...

McCook’s softball leaders through the 23 regular-season games leading into subdistricts this week. Remember, the Bison won their B-9 subdistrict with two wins at Kearney’s Patriot Park Monday. Now McCook (14-11 record) takes on Class B No. 3 Grand Island Northwest (15-6) in a best-of-three district finals series at Veterans Park in G.I...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook coach David Peterman provided these remarks about his seventh-grade volleyball team’s victory on Monday: “We played our last home game against Dundy County-Stratton’s junior high team. The toughest part about playing them is that they have seventh and eighthgrade together so we’re playing up a grade level for “A” team...

McCOOK, Neb. — A consultant will deliver its analysis of an application for a special zoning exception for a solar installation northwest of McCook at a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council on Monday. Marvin Planning Consultants will be on hand to explain its memo and answer questions at 5:15 p.m. Monday at the City Council chambers, 505 West C in McCook...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — North Platte Community College will launch an online auction for surplus electronics next week. Printers, projectors and over 40 laptops and desktops, including 15 iMacs, will be available. The auction will go live at 8 a.m. Oct. 14 and will continue through 5 p.m. Oct. 20. Items will be available for viewing during that time at: https://airauctioneer.com/mid-plains-community-college-it-surplus-auction-oct-2023...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers located throughout the state recently observed Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, fostering one-on-one interactions between youngsters and local law enforcement personnel. Hastings marked the occasion on Sept. 5, while Kearney organized a picnic on Sept. 6...

Greg Saylor March 25, 1956 - Oct. 3, 2023 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. - Greg Saylor passed away on Tues., Oct. 3, 2023 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge, Neb. He was 67 years of age. Visitation will be held on Mon., Oct. 9, 2023 from 3-7 p.m. at Lockenour-Jones Mortuary in Cambridge...

HASTINGS, Neb. - McCook High School's team of art students placed second out of 36 teams at the Hastings Mural Day competition. The McCook team consisted of Rowen Wiemers, Ashley Hernandez, Tim Adkins, Abigail Diaz, Maria Lopez and Kyla Patel. Art instructor Tara Peterman said the students were hand-picked from the advanced art class because they showed a great passion for art and a high skill level...