Stories from Friday, March 28, 2025

McCOOK, Neb. — Thursday was the sparkling definition of warm and fuzzy as coach Matt Wiemers reviewed his McCook tennis girls’ most recent big wins. “Beautiful weather and the girls played well,” he proclaimed about a 12-0 home trouncing of Class A North Platte in sunny 80-degree weather. “North Platte has a nice team, but our girls battled well in the later parts of some close matches to pick up wins.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College softball team won its 14 straight game and completed a season sweep over North Platte Wednesday winning 9-2 and 16-0. “We did what we needed to do to win,” said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. The win puts MCC in first place in the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference standings at 6-0 and gives the Lady Indians a 26-4 record...

McCOOK, Neb. – Best known in McCook for his business, Longnecker Jewelry, a longtime fixture on Norris Avenue, Bill Longnecker is also a person of many avocations – from writing and painting to community theater and the occasional foray into politics...

Fay Ann Barenberg McCOOK, Neb. - Fay Ann Barenberg, of McCook, was surrounded by the love of her family when she passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at her home in McCook. She was 87 years of age. 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...

I’m sure you’ve heard the commercial on the radio that starts “People, we shouldn’t have to say this….” I feel the same way about what I’m about to write, I shouldn’t have to write this, but I do. If you have been on Medicare Part B for at least 12 months, you are eligible for Annual Wellness Visits every 12 months thereafter. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Humane Society is preparing for a significant renovation project set to begin on Tuesday, April 1, which will address ongoing plumbing issues and replace the shelter’s aging kennels. The current kennel structure, which has been in use for about 40 years, has faced numerous plumbing issues over the years, sometimes requiring the shelter to close for short periods of time. ...

Since President Trump signed his executive order to “return education to parents and communities” by directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education,” everyone in the educational space has been contemplating the ramifications. ...

Geologists use the discipline of paleomagnetism to measure the Earth’s magnetic field as it existed millions of years ago. When molten rock cools, magnetic minerals align with the planet’s magnetic field – locking in a record of the direction it pointed at that moment in time. By studying those ancient alignments, scientists can see how the Earth’s magnetic field has reversed again and again throughout history...

McCOOK, Neb. — The latest results from McCook YMCA Adult league action this week. Basketball Co-Ed League MC Ballers 81, Team LaBrie 78; The Vets 78, Team Gillen 72 Men’s League Swish Kebobs 66, Team Bolli 58; Community Hospital 73, Island of Wannabes 55; Tuesday Hoopers 68, Goon Squad 66...

MINDEN, Neb. — Defending state champion Will Cacy’s 400-meter victory led the Arapahoe track and field teams at Tuesday’s Marsh Beck Invitational. An Arapahoe girls’ 400-meter relay earned second place. All Warrior top placers along with all champions during Marsh Beck Invitational competition on Tuesday...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College baseball team traded shutouts Thursday with Western Nebraska in an Empire League doubleheader. MCC lost the first game 5-0 and won the second game 4-0. Freshman Landon Molloy (Parker, Colo.) struck out 10 Cougars in Game 2 to help gain the split...