Stories from Friday, September 6, 2024

Results for both Gazette-area football teams and familiar foes Friday evening: Area teams Cambridge (1-1) 32, Franklin 12 Hitchcock County (2-0) 46, Maxwell 0 Southwest (2-0) 56, Harvard 14 Arapahoe (2-0) 67, Bertrand 6 Dundy County-Stratton (2-0) 40, Bridgeport 8...

OMAHA, Neb. — Kate Ruth, 36, of Wichita, Kansas, was sentenced on Thursday in federal court in Omaha for her role in a conspiracy to assault a witness and attempted assault of a witness. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter sentenced Ruth to 24 months in prison, followed by a 3-year term of supervised release...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office has issued a Consumer Alert regarding a recent rise in email extortion scams targeting Nebraskans. The scam involves sending highly personalized emails to potential victims, threatening to expose allegedly embarrassing content unless they send large sums of money to a Bitcoin address. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Despite Senator Deb Fischer’s decision to decline all proposed debates, Dan Osborn’s campaign is moving forward with its original plan. The campaign had initially scheduled four debates—one in each of Nebraska’s congressional districts, along with an additional debate at the State Fair...

McCOOK, Neb. — A county budget hearing originally set for Monday has been delayed until Monday, Sept. 23. Red Willow County and the City of McCook plan a joint “pink postcard” hearing Sept. 17 as required by law for budgets growing more than 2%.

Sen. George W. Norris, often hailed as the “father of rural electrification,” would likely view President Biden’s recent $7.3 billion investment in rural electrification as a continuation of his legacy. Norris, a steadfast advocate for rural Americans, helped bring electricity to millions during the Great Depression by championing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Rural Electrification Act (REA). ...

McCook, Neb. - On the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 5, McCook was visited by 85-year-old Kenn Neyland of Great Bend, Kansas. Kenn visited McCook as a part of his effort to visit all of the cities and towns in the tri-state area, carrying a 35-pound cross and sharing his stories along the way...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has confirmed the presence of Cache Valley virus in a mosquito pool collected in Lincoln County. The West Central District Health Department gathered the samples on Aug. 6, 2024, as part of the DHHS mosquito surveillance program. This marks the first time CVV has been detected in Nebraska, with the discovery made through expanded testing conducted by the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL)...

A lack of housing is a barrier to growth in northwest Kansas, where about half of the housing stock was built prior to the 1950s. With the region in need of new homes, a fresh funding initiative aims to address regional gaps. The Kansas Legislature passed a budget for fiscal year 2025, which began in July, that includes a provision to transfer $7.3 million from special revenue funds to the Northwest Kansas Housing Economic Development Fund...

Marlin J. Marintzer Aug. 29, 1942 - Sept. 5, 2024 OBERLIN, Kan. - Marlin J. Marintzer was born on Aug. 29, 1942, in Oberlin, Kan., son of Emmery and Josephine (Solko) Marintzer. He grew up in Herndon, Kan. and attended St. Mary’s Parochial Grade School and Herndon Rural High School graduating in 1960. ...

HASTINGS, Neb. — McCook High’s JV tennis boys scored a 25-12 dual triumph over Hastings Adams Central Tuesday afternoon. A rundown of those 25 Bison victories as McCook prepares for today’s 4 p.m. home dual with Lexington. SINGLES Junior Truman Hancock won 6-2 over J. Reents;...

CURTIS, Neb. — Recent football powerhouse Arthur County scored a 64-25 victory over Medicine Valley in the Raiders’ football season opener Thursday. The Raiders (0-1) dd pass for 220 yards with three quarterbacks getting involved. Sophomore Lucas Einspahr threw two scoring strikes to senior Tyce Pate covering 59 and 37 yards...

COLBY, Kan. — The Southwest Roughriders raised their volleyball record to 6-0 with two more wins in a triangular Thursday evening. Leaders from both matches courtesy of coach Kim Barnett: Sw def Rawlins Co 25-22 25-12 Aspen Billeter 25 assists 8 digs 1 ace serve...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Arapahoe overcame a sizable second-set deficit and rallied to beat Hitchcock County 25-20, 26-24 which finished the Warriors’ sweep of Thursday’s Dundy County-Stratton Triangular. Sophomore Desi Farner’s 10 kills with 10 digs powered Arapahoe’s third win in four matches so far this season...

HASTINGS, Neb. — McCook’s top four hitters teamed for eight hits, eight runs and nine RBI in a 10-3 varsity softball win over Lincoln Standing Bear Thursday. The Bison also achieved extra bases on six of their 10 hits against McCook High grad Megan Ruppert’s second-year Standing Bear program...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL draft in April with the expectation that the speedy wide receiver out of Texas would give their offense some much-needed pop. It took Worthy five plays in a season-opening 27-20 win over Baltimore on Thursday night to prove it was a wise decision. And to show the rest of the league that they were fools for letting him land with the Chiefs...

McCOOK, Neb. — Local beef cattle producers are invited to join the Nebraska Cattlemen Southwest affiliate for an informative meeting on Thursday, September 19. The event will feature a presentation by Dr. Blaine Lowe of Beef Veterinarian Insights, who will discuss the critical role of Vitamin A supplements in cows during the fall and winter seasons, particularly before calving...

McCOOK Neb. —Ahead of the upcoming McCook Public School Board meeting, the board will convene in the Junior High conference room for the 2024-25 Budget Hearing, 6 p.m. Monday. The proposed $25 million operating budget includes a $9.41 million property tax request, down from $9.57 million last year.

RIVERTON, Wyo. – The McCook Community College golf team started the Region IX schedule with a sixth-place finish in the two-day Central Wyoming Tournament which concluded Friday. Eastern Wyoming claimed the team title with a one-over par 577. Central Wyoming was second, 22 shots back and Otero Junior College was third trailing the leaders by 31 strokes. The Lancers had four golfers in the top eight...

GAINSVILLE, Texas – The McCook Community College volleyball team travelled to Texas for their first road games Friday and split a pair of matches in the North Central College Tournament. The Lady Indians downed Wharton County Community College 3-2 then lost to No. 13 Blinn College 3-0...

90th birthday The family of Jim Ruff of Culbertson, NE are requesting a card shower in honor of his 90th Birthday on Sept 12th, 2024. The family will also be hosting a 90th birthday celebration at the Memorial Methodist Church, 105 East E Street in McCook from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday September 15th...

The family of Verleen Kuhlman of Kearney Neb. (formerly McCook Neb.) is hosting a Birthday celebration in honor of her 80th birthday.on Saturday Sept. 21, 2024. The celebration will take place from 2-4 p.m. at the Holy Cross Lutheran Churc, 3315 11th Ave, Kearney Neb...