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Bison fouls add up in 65-58 loss at Topside Tip-Off championship
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/17)
GOODLAND, Kan. -- The Bison came up just short in the end...
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Bison battle through Duster Scramble to high places
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/17)
HOLDREGE, Neb. — A whirlwind of five Duster Scramble matches didn’t stop the McCook Bison wrestlers from winning several top places on Saturday. Senior Kaleb Taylor continued to crush all his 220-pound competition while winning another championship and remaining unbeaten (8-0)...
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Cattle Trail consolation recaps
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/17)
Recaps from Saturday's Cattle Trail boys and girls consolation games...
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Violet Elizabeth Hilker
(Obituary ~ 12/11/17)
Violet Elizabeth Hilker May 5, 1928 - Dec. 6, 2017 ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Violet Elizabeth Hilker, 89, of Arapahoe, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2017) at Hillcrest Nursing Home of Bellevue, Neb. She was born on the family farm north of Arapahoe on May 5, 1928 to Fred and Louise (nee Koeteman) Huxoll. She married Chester Hilker of Arapahoe on Dec. 1, 1948...
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Shawn Ritchie
(Obituary ~ 12/11/17)
Shawn Ritchie IMPERIAL, Neb. — Shawn Ritchie, 43, of Imperial, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2017) at the Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. Survivors include his wife, Samantha Hilker of Imperial; children, Gavin Byrd, Colby Ritchie, Diesel Hilker and Harley Ritchie; mother, Penny Ritchie of York, Neb.; and brothers, Randy Ritchie and wife, Ann and Tim Ritchie of Lincoln, Neb...
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Spike strips stop chase suspect in Holdrege
(Local News ~ 12/11/17)
HOLDREGE, Neb. — A Dundy County suspect was taken into custody after spike strips were used to stop his vehicle in Holdrege after a high-speed chase starting in McCook. At about 3 a.m. Sunday, the Dundy County Sheriff’s Office issued a BOLO “be on the lookout for” alert for an unidentified Hispanic male, possibly armed, driving a white 2009 Chevrolet Impala with 79 county plates. He was wanted in connection with an assault in Dundy County...
- Structure fire (Local News ~ 12/11/17)
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Lopes end rough Indians road trip
(College Sports ~ 12/11/17)
LAMAR, Colo. – Another cold-shooting performance in Colorado sent the McCook Community College men to an 81-58 loss to Lamar Community College Sunday. The Indians made just 29.3 percent of its shots from the field and 13.3 percent from the 3-point line (four of 30), while the Runnin’ Lopes connected on 43.3 percent from the field and four of 13 from the 3-point line...
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Lamar shooters fire past MCC women
(College Sports ~ 12/11/17)
LAMAR, Colo. – A cold fourth quarter for the Lady Indians and an impressive 3-point shooting day for the Runnin’ Lopes resulted in a 78-63 win by Lamar Community College over McCook Community College Sunday afternoon. MCC scored just seven fourth quarter points and LCC hit 13 3-pointers in a game that marks the end of the pre-Christmas schedule for MCC...
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Bison heat up in win over Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/17)
GOODLAND, Kan. -- On Friday, McCook shot a hot .421 from beyond the arc to defeat Colby, Kan., 58-43 in a Topside Tip-Off semifinal match. The Bison jumped out to a 34-20 lead at halftime before narrowly outscoring Colby 24-23 in the second half. McCook had three players reach double figures in the win, and were led by Clayton Stevens’ 19 points. Stevens went 4-of-7 on three-point attempts for a .571 percentage...
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New Tigers mean more trouble for Trail foes
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — What’s your name? Who cares! Step right up and hit the next big shot! That’s the basic Dundy County-Stratton girls gameplan, especially when they play at McCook’s Peter & Dolores Graff Events Center. They unofficially own the college building, and nothing changed during a 65-35 Cattle Trail finals win over previously unbeaten Wauneta-Palisade Saturday night...
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'Tasting on the Bricks' set for Friday, Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/11/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — The success of “Tasting on the Bricks” last year has led to a repeat performance this year. Twelve businesses are participating in the “Tasting on the Bricks” on Friday and Saturday. The event features appetizers or beverages from downtown business who chose to participate and a chance to win a gift from each of those stores...
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Lady Bison finish sixth at Topside Tip-Off
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/17)
GOODLAND, Kan. -- McCook took an early lead but was outscored 43-31 in the final three quarters, as the Lady Bison fell to Norton, Kan., 50-42 in Saturday’s fifth-place game of the Topside Tip-Off Tournament.
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Tiger boys make it four straight Trail titles
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Coach Kris Freeland almost sounded like a “birthday boy” as Dundy County-Stratton senior Phalen Sanford celebrated his 18th with 21 game-high points Saturday night. “I can’t believe we are 5-0 with just two returning starters. Especially with the sickness that’s gone through our school,” Freeland proclaimed following his boys’ fourth straight Cattle Trail tournament title...
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Planning commission to consider request for Ben Nelson Museum
(Local News ~ 12/11/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Planning Commission is slated to consider a request for a special exception allowing for a museum at the boyhood home of Sen. Ben Nelson on Norris Avenue. The commission will coordinate a public hearing tonight, 5:15 p.m. at City Council Chambers, to discuss the request...
- Preparing for the Toy Box (Local News ~ 12/11/17)
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Scammers target vulnerable military veteran community
(Editorial ~ 12/11/17)
There are advantages to having a pre-screened customer base for large enterprises. We’ve noticed a lot of advertising for at least one insurance company that serves veterans that is apparently taking advantage of a niche market in the actuarial tables...
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Introduction to football
(Column ~ 12/11/17)
Recently, word came, via The Plainview News, informing us that Harold Foster had passed away at the age of 99. I never really knew Harold — he was some ten years older than I, but I knew his younger brothers — Earl, whose backyard adjoined my folk’s house, and Orville, who was my age, and a fellow who, with the start of football, had just become my friend...
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To acquire the virtues
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/11/17)
Back in the Middle Ages, St. Thomas Aquinas composed a prayer to help him cultivate a power that would protect him from the onslaughts of the deadly sin of lust, (otherwise known today as "sexual harassment," "pornography," such "euphemisms," which avoid using the rancid term of "sinful lust," thus opening the door to the destruction of the divine that exists in the human person, leaving only the "animal part" of the "rational animal", letting loose what only is the worst kind of beast, the "human beast.". ...
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Roughriders take third at weekend meets
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/17)
The Southwest grapplers took third at two tournaments over the weekend...
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