Incumbents have two days to file for re-election

07/13/10 McCOOK, Nebraska -- There are two vacancies yet to be filled by candidates for races that will be on Red Willow County's General Election ballot, besides those candidates nominated at the Primary Election.

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Barrel racer qualifies for nationals

06/23/10 BROKEN BOW, Nebraska -- A rural Bartley cowgirl and her barrel-racing horse won the Nebraska Barrel Horse Association youth 4-D division state championship in Broken Bow June 18, 19 and 20, and earned the right to compete in the National Barrel Horse Association world championship in Perry, Georgia, at the end of July.

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Details of pharmacy contract released

06/23/10 McCOOK, Nebraska --While local business interests continue to preach the importance of shopping locally, the county owned Hillcrest Nursing Home of McCook is being criticized for its contract with an Omaha pharmacy.

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On the right track: Track &Trail Search and Rescue

06/09/10 By Randy Bartley BROOKVILLE - Contrary to the old saying, these dogs can hunt and what they hunt are people, missing people. The Track & Trail Search and Rescue team is new but the members of the team are not new to search and rescue.

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No interest in historic 524 Norris Ave.

06/08/10 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County commissioners received absolutely no inquiries about nor a single bid to buy or demolish the two-story white-frame apartment house at 524 Norris, north of the county courthouse in McCook, Nebraska.

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The Quigleys of Indianola -- pioneer family

02/15/10 Some of the people who came to Western Nebraska in the early days were adventurers, or speculators, looking for opportunities to make a fast buck. But, after 1862, many were Homesteaders, looking for a new beginning, a chance to wrest a living from 160 acres of "free" government prairie land.

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County board elects officers

01/12/10 Red Willow County's District 1 commissioner was elected to his 10th year as chairman during the county board's annual reorganization Monday morning. Commissioner Earl McNutt of McCook chaired his first meeting in January 2001. He was elected to the board of commissioners in 1998.

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K-9 officer has successful debut performance

01/06/10 BEAVER CITY -- Red Willow County's new K-9 officer got her first opportunity to show off her tracking skills during a manhunt on New Year's Day in Furnas County.

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Prep Standings: 12-18

12/18/09 BOYS NORTHERN LAKES LEAGUE Team (Overall) W L Perrysburg (4-0) 3 0 Rossford (4-0) 3 0 Bowling Green (2-2) 2 1 Southview (2-1) 2 1

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St. Jude Memphis Marathon results

12/05/09 1. Jynocel Basweti, 23 (Santa Fe, NM.), 2:16:18.2. Teklu-Tefera Deneke, 30 (Bronx, NY.), 2:16:38.3. Richard Kessio, 35 (Kennesaw, GA.), 2:17:29.4. Edward Kimosop, 30 (Coon Rapids, MN.), 2:20:19.5. Kipruto Rotich, 29 (Columbia, MO.), 2:24:46.6. Hillary Kogo, 30 (Nashville, TN.), 2:30:35.7. Brian Baillie, 27 (Carbondale, IL.), 2:30:36.8. Chris Herren, 26 (Nashville, TN.), 2:32:47.9. Ryan Giuliano ...

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Cambridge grad Mollring continues family tradition

11/17/09 Grant Mollring has coaching in his blood. The University of Nebraska-Kearney assistant has descended from a long line of coaches in the Cambridge family. Grandpa Junior Mollring was a coach at Cambridge for many years.

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No more Coach Mo for Bison football program

10/28/09 There's probably a few people in the area that might not recognize Jeff Mollring by his real name. More affectionately known as Coach Mo, the 31-year coaching veteran will bring a successful career to an end at the end of the current school year.

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News to Use

09/29/09 Inventors, hermits and frontiersmen have all roamed the fields and forests of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, to leave their marks on what was once only a dense wilderness.

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Local Scoreboard for Sept. 9

09/08/09 Preps VOLLEYBALL West Liberty-Salem d. Mechanicsburg, 25-17, 25-11, 25-18. WLS: Parker & B.

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Welcome home!

08/28/09 Welcome home signs on chain-link fences in Bartley and on Highway 6&34 west of Indianola greet Nebraska National Guard Staff Sgt. Billy Jones and Master Sgt. John Herron, both of McCook, back home today after a year in Afghanistan with the Guard's Agricultural Development Team. John's wife, Pam, said that her daughter, Julie Ellis, honed in on "random chain-link fences on the highway" to create ...

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Local Scoreboard for Aug. 27

08/26/09 Preps BOYS GOLF Tecumseh 147, Greenon 153 at Snyder Park TECUMSEH - Jeffers 35, Furlong 36, Rapp 38, Loney 38.

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Local Scoreboard for Aug. 26

08/25/09 Preps BOYS SOCCER Catholic Central 1, Cin. Seven Hills 0 GOALS - Halula.

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Celebrating twenty years

08/15/09 Phoenix Intern During the mid-1960s, local pediatrician Dr. Lola Reed saw a need in the Phoenixville community for childcare. In 1966, the Phoenixville Area Children's Learning Center (PACLC) opened its doors on Main Street, offering affordable, responsible childcare to local families.

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Meet Your NeighborHeather Reiffer

08/15/09 Phoenix Intern By JESSA BARTLEY-MATTHEWS In the late 19th Century, the Reading Railroad laid 13 miles of new tracks at the request of local farmers and merchants, connecting Phoenixville and Byers Stations. Sandwiched between the two towns was Anselma, a stop along the railroad line that served the community by providing services such as a grist mill, a general store, a post office, and a ...

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Multi-venue open mic finalists at Steel City

08/15/09 Phoenix Intern Open mic nights are increasingly emerging as a viable way for fresh talent to make their voices and instruments heard. Particularly during the summertime months when schools are on vacation and young folk roam free, area venues such as Newtown Square's Burlap and Bean, Spring City's Chaplins the Music Cafe, Phoenixville's Steel City Coffee House, and Doylestown's Puck, create ...

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