Stories from Thursday, April 18, 2024

TRENTON, Neb. — Team scores and top five area placers from Wednesday's Hitchcock County Invitational: GIRLS Teams: 1. Wauneta-Palisade 93, 2. Hitchcock County 77, 3. Medicine Valley 56, 4. Southwest 52, 5. McCook JV 44. 100 meters: 1. McKenna Doetker, W-P, 13.33; 2. Madison Carlson, HC, 13.74; 3. Allison VanPelt, SW, 14.06; 4. Payton Truksa, SW, 14.15; 5. Morgan Griffin, MC, 14.21...

As my high school career comes to an end, I reflect on all of the accomplishments, failures, lessons, and opportunities that I have made. From participating in sports to being involved in clubs, I have learned a tremendous amount of skills that I will be able to apply to my...

Berenice Maxine Caress Jan. 11, 1931 - April 7, 2024 SALIDA, Colo. - Berenice Maxine Caress, age 93, departed peacefully on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the Columbine Manor in Salida, Colo. Berenice was born in Dundy County Nebraska on Jan. 11, 1931, to William and Nora Reiman...

McCOOK, Neb. - Two employees of Hillcrest Nursing Home were honored at the Hillcrest Foundation’s Night on the Hill fundraiser with the annual Harpst award. The awards were established by former Hillcrest Administrator Don Harpst and his wife, Alice, and are given annually to one nursing staff team member and one non-licensed team member. Employees are nominated by their co-workers, and an awards committee choses the final recipients...

McCOOK, Neb. — Mid-Plains Community College governors approved a new program and major software expenditure at their meeting Wednesday evening in McCook. The board greenlit the Medical Laboratory Technician program review as presented, endorsing the forwarding of the report to the Coordinating Commission for Post Secondary Education, and approved a five-year contract for Jenzabar Campus Marketplace software, with the Board approving it at a cost of $248,653.41...

McCOOK, Neb. — Mark Hardiman, a dedicated theater and speech instructor at McCook Community College, has genuinely showcased his talent as a writer with the captivating production ‘Lies, Gales, and Mermaid Tales’, which premiered at The Yard in McCook on April 12. The show was a delightful blend of creativity and community spirit...

Prizes offered for blood donors McCOOK, Neb. — Donors at upcoming American Red Cross blood drives have a chance to register for $10 e-gift cards and a chance to win a $7,000 gift cards, according to coordinator Cathy Carman. Upcoming drives include 12:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 and 11 a.m. to 5 pm. Wednesday, April 24 at the Community Building on the Red Willow County Fairgrounds, 1412 W. Fifth in McCook...

A pair of McCook Community College baseball players have won this week’s top Region IX honors. Sophomore Blake Dale was named the region’s player of the week and Cory Wouters was named the region’s top pitcher. This is the second time each player has earned top player nods with Wouters first one coming for his offensive output...

lby Community College baseball team built an 11-3 lead through six innings Wednesday and held on for an 11-10 win over McCook Community College. MCC mounted a comeback with three runs in the bottom of the sixth, two in the eight and added two more in the ninth but couldn’t complete the reversal. Five MCC pitchers issued 11 walks and hit two batters...

The McCook Community College softball team split a pair of games Wednesday at home losing a 6-5 game to Southeast Community College and coming back to win the second game 6-1. Down 5-4 in the seventh inning of Game 1, Southeast pushed across two runs and retired the Lady Indians in order in the bottom of the inning...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The McCook Community College golf team picked up its first tournament win today with an eight-shot win over North Platte in the one-day Nebraska Junior College showcase. The tournament was held at River’s Edge Golf Course and originally scheduled as a two-day event, but was pushed back two days because of adverse weather and reset as a one-day tournament...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Team scores, champions and all top five area placers at Wednesday’s Jim Mather Invitational: GIRLS Teams: 1. Elm Creek 142, 2. Cambridge 73.3, 3. Southern Valley 67, 4. Loomis 61, 5. Alma 48, 6. North Platte St. Patrick’s 36, 7. Wilcox-Hildreth 35, 8. Arapahoe 29.3, 9. Bertrand 28.3, 10. Franklin 7...