Troy Schwans | Managing Editor Summer brings with it the simple joys of sunshine, fresh air, and one of the season’s greatest pleasures, grilling outdoors. Whether it’s a quick dinner after work or a weekend cookout with friends, many people are firing up their grills...
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Bingo Held at Canistota Legion
The Canistota American Legion Auxiliary, along with Legion Post #162, held bingo on Saturday, June 21. A “FUN” crowd was on hand, and it was well attended!
Hours of operation adjustment for McCook County Treasurer’s Office
To better manage the transition to the new 605Drive software used for motor vehicle title and registration, the McCook County Treasurer’s Office will be adjusting the hours of operation. Beginning July 1, 2025, the office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,...
Blackout Winners at Bingo
At the close of an evening of Bingo at the Canistota Legion, Dana Klinkhammer (left) and Karen Voeltz (right) were the lucky winners of blackout!
Future Leaders 4-H Club holds annual family picnic and meeting
The Future Leaders 4-H Club met on June 22 for their annual family picnic.In absence of both the president and vice president, Secretary Karlie Stiefvater called the meeting to order. Caroline Tschetter led the flag pledge while Lizzie Hodne led the 4-H pledge....
McCook Central Athletic Booster Club meeting
The McCook Central Athletic Booster Club will hold a meeting on Sunday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at the McCook Central Performing Arts Center (PAC).All members, supporters, and community members interested in helping promote and support McCook...
The stoics and summer
Reflections on Faith & Community by Rev. Jerry Bertelson Summer arrives with its familiar paradox: the season of rest that often brings anything but. Between packed calendars, unexpected storms, and the kind of heat that tests even our best intentions, we may find...
If you sleep with dogs, do you wake up with fleas?
Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent An old saying indicates that if you lie down with the dogs, you’ll get up with the fleas. If that adage is true, what happens if you sleep with cats?Although we had a dog when I was a child, I never slept with...
Fear!
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer It shows up right when we’re about to take a step forward. It whispers doubts when opportunities knock. It questions whether we’re ready, smart enough, strong enough, or worthy enough. And too often, we listen to it.What if everything you’ve...
Jesus calms the storm
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent After Jesus fed the five thousand, He dismissed the crowd then sent His disciples by boat to the other side of the Sea of Galilee while He went to a hillside to pray. The disciples talked in disbelief about what they...
