Chase County Invitational on Saturday. Hitchcock County 285 pounds: Jayden Loghry (25-6 record) placed second. He pinned A. Bercomo, Holyoke, in :54; pinned T. Ebert, MC, in 3:25; won 4-2 over D.

The Indiana Hoosiers are the college football national champions for the first time ever. Top-seeded Indiana defeated No. 10 Miami (Fla.) in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff National Championship ...

Slump? More like a hiccup the McCook High boys fired out of their system fast at Minden Saturday afternoon. The Bison brought an 8-3 record -- but 0-2 during their most recent weekend showdowns with ...

Joan Kay Calvin passed away at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska on January 18, 2026, she was 83 years old. Joan was born on February 11, 1942, to Harold and Faye (Loomis) Shepherd. She ...

McCook High's girls were matching nine-win Minden shot for shot into the second half Saturday afternoon. "The girls did a nice job running their offense and really doing a nice job defensively," coach ...

Blaine Allen Frerichs, born on July 24, 2003, in Grand Island, Nebraska, was a treasured son, brother, and uncle whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of all who knew him. The beloved child of Chad ...

Corvin Dean Stark, age 88, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at this home. He was born at Cambridge, Nebraska August 23, 1937, to Henry G. and Hilda (Harm) Stark. He was ...

The YMCA of McCook is happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 Youth Soccer League sponsored by Valmont. Divisions will be formed for the following age groups: Pre-K/Kindergarten, ...

Me thinks that the radical mullahs controlling today's Iran may have made a bit of an error. Killing by the thousands, their demonstrating citizens, they have gotten the attention of President Trump.

A funeral service for Sharon E. Schluntz will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Huntley Methodist Church in Huntley, Nebraska, with Pastor Jean Clayton officiating. Interment ...

Eugene Fred Koch, a devoted family man, proud Marine, and lifelong agricultural professional, passed away on January 17, 2026 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 71 years old. Eugene was ...

Michael Christner, of Hayes Center, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Grand Island Regional Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was 65 years of age. Cremation was chosen and ...