Stories from Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Vernon D. Bletscher Jan. 11,1939 - July 6, 2024 ARAPAHOE, Neb. - Vernon D. Bletscher, age 85, of Arapahoe, passed away at his home on July 6, 2024, surrounded by his three girls Rebecca, Nancy, and Becky. He was born on Jan. 11,1939 to Herbert W and Vesta M (Camblin) Bletscher in Robinson, Kan...

Lennie Gene Spady Jan. 25, 1951 - July 7, 2024 McCOOK, Neb. - Lennie Gene Spady, aged 73, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. He was born on Jan. 25, 1951, to Harold and Donna Spady, in Imperial, Neb. He graduated from Chase County High School in 1969 and married Teri Smith in 1973. They made their home and raised their four sons in Imperial. They recently moved to McCook, Nebraska...

Oralene Marie (Hall) Winchell Sep. 24, 1943 - July 6, 2024 McCOOK, Neb. - Oralene Marie (Hall) Winchell, age 80, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, July 6, 2024, after a short losing battle with cancer. She was born in Mitchell, Neb. on Sep. 24, 1943. Daughter of Oral and Pansy (Trauernicht) Hall...

Justin Dale Patras July 26, 1996 - July 6, 2024 McCOOK, Neb. - Justin Dale Patras went to be with the Lord peacefully at Great Plains Regional Medical Century in North Platte, Neb. on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at the young age of 27. Justin is survived by his wife, Monica Kyley Patras and their four children, Lily (5), Aurora (3), Waylon (2), and Delilah (10 months); his parents, Bill and Barb Patras; two sisters, Emily Patras (fiancé, Kyle Markussen) and Zoey Patras, all of McCook; grandparents, Jack and Neta Ridinger of North Platte; uncles, Ted Fuller of Texas, Trent (Gena) Fuller of Gretna, Neb., and Steve Ridinger (Phyllis Knox) of North Platte; several cousins, and a ton of friends. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County Commissioners took steps toward needed jail repairs and agreed to support a company that hopes to provide better Internet service to parts of McCook. With a deadline approaching, the board spent the final portion of Monday’s meeting outlining the county’s next budget, including how to spend the last of its pandemic recovery funding...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High School students will have lousy cellphone reception this fall, but that’s OK. That means the “faraday bags” they will be required to carry their phones in are designed to avoid distractions while they are supposed to concentrate on their lessons...

Yes, your old columnist loves a parade, and our neighbor Culbertson has the best! For years I have driven my Model T and observed the crowd from the inside, but this year Grannie Annie and I elected to watch from the sidelines along with our five great-grandsons and their parents...

Dear Editor, It is said that an ancient Chinese curse reads: “May you live in interesting times” … Well, my friends, here we stand. Despite the mainstream media’s disgracefully disingenuous efforts to portray otherwise, most Americans are now aware that President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline was and is far more advanced than party operatives would have us believe. ...

Rebels best local rivals, fall to out-of-towners McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook Rebel 14U and 18U both beat out other McCook softball teams to advance in the Rebel's Firecracker Tournament this past weekend at the Jaycee's Sports Complex in McCook, but neither team won its division...

McCOOK, Neb. - One of the long-standing businesses in the community of McCook is Hot Tub Brokers just off of West B Street. They have now been in business for over 20 years.