Stories from Friday, February 7, 2025

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — McCook’s great eight varsity wrestlers teamed for three titles, six places and more than 100 points at Thursday’s Southwest Conference championships. “It was a good last tune up before districts next week,” coach Nick Umscheid said as his Bison finished fifth among eight teams. “I tell the guys that it’s their last dress rehearsal before the post-season.”...

The dark underbelly of discourse tends to be what both sides are trying to hide, a looming danger that neither wants to talk about or admit to, rather they stir up the public over issues that incense response. We’ve all been there, trying to spend time with someone while they are monitoring their social media with thumbs up or thumbs down to every post. No one, not parents, friends, children, or neighbors are more important than making that gesture...

McCOOK, Neb. - There are an unbelievable number of reasons to search dollar coins, but there are also complications. These coins are fun to look through, but they come in two sizes. Because of the various sizes, if you are looking to get some of these coins at banks, almost all of them will be no older than 1979...

CONCORDIA, Kan. – The McCook Community College baseball team was held to four hits and committed five errors Thursday in their second game of the season, a 12-2 loss to Cloud County Community College. “I just felt like we did not play good at all today, all the way around,” said MCC Coach Jon Olsen...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Mallory Springer’s 18 points led a strong Cambridge Trojans victory over Hi-Line, 63-37, Thursday evening. Brooklyn Holtze closely followed with 16 points and Aspen Webb tossed in 10 as Cambridge lifted its season record to 10-9 overall...

CURTIS, Neb. — Broncos-Raiders are always sprited games whether its Denver-Las Vegas or Wauneta-Palisade and Medicine Valley like Thursday night. The W-P girls won varsity game one, 49-41, as Kamryn Fanning connected for 14 points and Izzy Stehno scored 10...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison basketball teams are going west for what will be an impactful weekend featuring four games this weekend. Tonight, the McCook boys take on a 17-1 Ogallala team — and that one loss is painfully fresh because these Indians lost to Cozad in Saturday’s Southwest Conference tourney title game...

McCOOK, Neb. — Just a final reminder that for the first time ever: McCook High’s wresetling girls are hosting a district/state-qualifying meet on Saturday. The A-4 district will among top Nebraska girls wrestling program Norfolk among several other contenders...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Arapahoe bowler Lauren Moore finished second only to McCook’s Izzy Clause at the district tournament and earns her place in next week’s Nebraska State Championships. Moore’s 541 series was second overall as she joins Clause (555) and three Lexington Minutemaids among those advancing into Lincoln on Monday...

McCOOK, Neb. — The season begins this weekend in Oklahoma as the McCook Community College softball team take on Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa in Enid, Okla. today and against Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa on Saturday. MCC’s home-opener is scheduled for March 16 against Northeastern Junior College following 24 road games...

McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook Planning Commission will convene for its regular meeting on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 5:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Among the items on the agenda, the commission will review and approve the minutes from its previous meeting on October 14, 2024...

McCOOK, Neb. – The number of commercial passengers flying to Denver from McCook continued to grow in January. A total of 172 passengers flew to Denver from McCook using the federally subsidized essential air service, Denver Air, at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport...

McCOOK, Neb. – The Red Willow County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, Feb. 10, at 9 a.m. Among the key topics on the agenda are a discussion on the future of a Kenworth semi from the Household Hazardous Waste program and the quarterly jail inspection...

The longtime Librarian of Congress and Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Boorstin once wrote, “You can’t find your way if you don’t know where you are.” It’s a widely-recognized truth that applies equally to applications as fundamental as map reading and accounting, to strategic planning in business and community activities. Before we know where we are going, we need to take stock of where we are...

McCOOK, Neb. — Marjorie Erickson knows that processing mental health trauma takes time. A survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, it took years for Erickson to heal from that tragedy. Now a certified aesthetician, she wants to give her clients a little boost in their self confidence, something Erickson struggled with herself for decades after Columbine...