Stories from Thursday, March 13, 2025

The McCook Community College softball team celebrated their home-opener at the Jaycees Sports Complex Wednesday by scoring 48 runs in a doubleheader sweep over Dakota College at Bottineau 20-0 and 28-4. The Lady Indians scored 16 runs in the second inning in the Game 1 rout which featured 17 hits – three each by sophomore Anna Elliott (Calgary, Alberta), Peytann Weiland (Aurora, Colo.) and freshmen Kashlin Beck (Claflin, Kan.) who smacked her first home run of the year...

Obituary Gladys Mae (Mustion) Harper Sept. 25, 1935 - March 10, 2025 HOLDREGE, Neb. - A funeral service for Gladys M. Harper will be held on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Holdrege, Neb. with Pastors Darren Theesen and Chris Murphy officiating...

Obituary Pamela “Pam” Sue Schilz May 29, 1947 - March 12, 2025 McCOOK, Neb. - Pamela “Pam” Sue Schilz passed away in her home in McCook, Neb., surrounded by family, on March 12, 2025, at the age of 77. Pam was born on May 29, 1947, in McCook, Neb., to parents Gerald C. ...

90th birthday The family of Stan Garretson will be hosting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday on March 22, 2025. Stan was a long time math instructor and volleyball coach at McCook Community College. Stan’s family includes his spouse, Ellen; daughter, Gail and husband Marc Smalberger of Canon City, Colo.; and son, Steve and wife LaDonna of Denver, Colo. Stan and Ellen also have four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren...

McCOOK, Neb. - Two employees of Hillcrest Nursing Home were recently honored 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. — As the days lengthen and temperatures rise, Nebraska’s gardeners are starting to see signs of an early spring. David Lott, a horticulture educator at the Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Extension Office in North Platte, recently shared his insights into the weather patterns and gardening challenges residents might face in the coming months. He warns of the potential for a hot, dry summer, emphasizing the need for gardeners to adapt early...

McCOOK, Neb. – A striking canary-yellow 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster coupe, a car that always turns heads when cruising through the streets, will soon be up for auction to benefit St. Patrick Catholic School. The car, owned by Vickie and the late Griff Malleck, will be sold through an online auction as part of the school’s annual fundraising event. Proceeds from the auction will go directly to support the school...

June in McCook will be abuzz with fun events, including a Youth Summit, hosted by McCook Community Foundation Fund. Our young people in Youth Change Reaction will host the first Nebraska Community Foundation gathering for youth, which will bring youth from across Nebraska to McCook. ...

The most recent Men’s League results where Fullmomentum and host TJ’s Family FUn Center are holding those top two team spots over dangerous The Krips.... Men’s Major Fullmomentum 87-33 TJ’s Family Fun 85-35 The Krips 81-39 W.E.C. 69.5-49.5...

Spring wild turkey season begins March 25 for archers in Nebraska. The youth shotgun season opens April 5, with the regular shotgun season starting April 12. All spring turkey seasons close May 31. Turkey hunters must use archery equipment March 25-April 11 and may use either archery equipment or a shotgun April 12-May 31...

ALVA, Okla. – The McCook Community College baseball team got back-to-back complete-game shutouts from a pair of freshmen to lead the Indians to a Wednesday sweep over Northwestern Oklahoma State JV. MCC won 6-0 and 11-0. Freshman Aviv Bobrov (Shekhanya, Israel) pitched a complete-game shutout in Game 1 with 11 strikeouts and the Indians played errorless ball behind him. MCC put up two runs in the first and second innings and added one each in the third and seventh innings...

Kent Fichtner HAYES CENTER, Neb. - Kent Fichtner, of Hayes Center, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at his home in Hayes Center at the age of 53. Visitation will be held on Sunday afternoon, March 16, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appointment as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has left many observers chagrined, and not just for the partisan reasons. His penchant for embracing the unconventional – whether it’s his well-publicized battle with a parasitic brain infection or his unsettling activities with dead bears – makes for entertaining copy, but his track record of co-opting conspiracy theories is more troubling. ...

Russell S. Eisenhart CULBERTSON, Neb. - Russell S. Eisenhart passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the age of 100. 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...