Stories from Thursday, February 8, 2024

Lucy Elizabeth (Cole) McNees Sep. 7, 1938 - Feb. 5, 2024 KEARNEY, Neb. - Lucy Elizabeth (Cole) McNees, age 85 years, was born Sep. 7, 1938, in the town of Fowler, N.Y. to Merton Douglas Cole and Frieda Mable (Church) Cole and passed to her eternal reward on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Kearney, Neb...

LaVonne June (Aden) Banzhaf June 14, 1935 - Feb. 2, 2024 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. - LaVonne June (Aden) Banzhaf was born June 14, 1935 to Emil and Judith (Bratten) Aden at their home. LaVonne graduated from Gothenburg High School. After school she would walk to work at E and J Wash House in Gothenburg. After her dad’s passing in 1954, she helped raise her siblings...

Tracy Lillian (Pratt) Morehead April 5, 1962- Feb. 3, 2024 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. - Tracy Lillian (Pratt) Morehead, 61, of North Platte passed away at her home Feb. 3, 2024. Tracy was born April 5, 1962, to William Ernest and Sandra Lillian (Jones) Pratt. After graduating from North Platte High School in 1980, she attended Chadron State College and was on the softball team...

Larry David Fisher Oct. 5, 1944 - Feb. 5, 2024 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. - Larry David Fisher, 79, of North Platte, passed away Feb. 5, 2024 at UNMC in Omaha. He was born on Oct. 5, 1944 to Ora and Bessie (Webster) Fisher in Cambridge. Larry graduated from Indianola High School with the class of 1962 and then attended Milford Vo-Tech for automotive technology. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A former McCook man was sentenced to 31 years in federal prison for charges involving child pornography. U.S. Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jeron Messersmith, 29, formerly of McCook, was sentenced Wednesday federal court in Lincoln for attempted production of child pornography and production of child pornography. Senior U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Messersmith to 372 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system...

Johnson Services has been working to clean and video the sewer mains of McCook. They have been hanging yellow door tags on each home that have been going by.

McCOOK Neb. - A group of avid disc golf enthusiasts in McCook has recently gained approval to move forward with the construction of a new disc golf course in Barnett Park. The proposal, which has been in the works for several months, received overwhelming support from the City of McCook’s Parks Advisory Board following a presentation by the dedicated team on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024...

As the mid-winter doldrums set in, I figured this was a perfect opportunity for a SOS column - or Short Of attention Span - to cover a couple of topics this week to try and keep things lively. (Give me some grace on the acronym - the lack of sunshine recently is taking its toll.)...

The announcement of the forthcoming Barnett Park Disc Golf Course in McCook, Nebraska is cause for celebration and enthusiastic support from residents and visitors alike. This initiative, driven by a group of dedicated disc golf enthusiasts and bolstered by the generosity of local businesses and organizations, promises to enrich our community in numerous ways...

Juwan Gary had a team-high 15 points to lead four Huskers in double figures, but Nebraska fell at Northwestern, 80-68, Wednesday evening. Gary scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half but it was not enough as Northwestern hit eight 3-pointers in the first half enroute to building a 16-point halftime lead...

Latest results from Men’s League bowling at TJ’s Family Fun Center: Men’s Major Glass Express 159-51 TJ’s Family Fun 133.5-75.5 Maris Gen. Cons. 119.5-90.5 Fullmomentum 118.5-88.5 Quality Irrigation 116-94 Burton Well Drilling 107-103...

Results from area girls varsity basketball games Tuesday evening: Cambridge 45, Arapahoe 40 ARAPAHOE, Neb. ­­— Trailing 36-30, Cambridge outscored rival Arapahoe 15-4 in the fourth quarter to take this victory Tuesday. Sophomore Mallory Springer joined senior Jalen Kent for a super 1-2 outside shooting punch. They teamed to hit four of seven from beyond the arc with both making two three-pointers...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Don’t look now but the Dundy County-Stratton girls are 11-10 following their 34-26 home win over North Platte St. Patrick’s Tuesday night. The Tigers have overcome an early six-game losing streak as they’ve now won 10 of their last 14 contests...

Sophomore Brady Ahlemeyer zipped five of seven three-point tries through the nets and Cambridge never looked back during a 57-41 win over Arapahoe Tuesday. The Warriors (11-11 record) actually led 26-24 until a 16-6 Trojan third-quarter surge. Ahlemeyer’s 15 points led the recovery from a Saturday home loss to highly-rated North St. Patrick’s...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will host its annual spring fundraiser rodeo in McCook March 8-9. Performances are open to the public. They will begin at 7 p.m. each night at the Kiplinger Arena at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. Slack is scheduled for noon March 8 and at 10 a.m. March 9...

McCOOK, Neb. —Everything points at a McCook return to Class B football whether it be higher boy enrollment numbers to “slightly” lower gas prices. “Our overall boy enrollment numbers in our high school grades have continued to rise so we will have around 75-80 players on our roster ninth through 12th grades with obviously the majority of our numbers being in our ninth to 11th,” head coach Joe Vetrovsky said. “We are excited about our program numbers from top to bottom.”...

Ed Overton McCOOK, Neb. - Ed Overton, of McCook, passed away early Thursday morning, Feb. 8, 2024 at his home in McCook. He was 85 years of age. Services are pending at this time. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook...