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Trojans streaking at 20 straight set wins
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/18)
TRENTON, Neb. — Rivals Southwest and Hitchcock County certainly took great shots at stopping Cambridge’s win streak Tuesday night. “I think we trailed in almost every set,” coach Margo Kent confirmed. Yet every set featured one time-tested fact: These Trojans never flinch...
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Council candidates appear at Coffee with a Cop
(Local News ~ 10/10/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Four candidates vying for three seats on the McCook City Council gathered at the Bieroc Café Tuesday for the Gazette’s monthly “Coffee with a Cop” meeting. The fifth candidate, Bill Longnecker, was out of town and unable to attend. Political newcomers Bruce Baker and Jared Muehlenkamp joined with incumbents Mike Gonzales and Gene Weedin to discuss their reasons for running for office and what they would like to get accomplished if elected. ...
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High court upholds man's conviction of kidnapping, manslaughter charges
(Local News ~ 10/10/18)
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the sentencing by a Hitchcock County district court judge of the man found guilty in the kidnapping and manslaughter death of an 18-year-old McCook man in 2014. Supreme Count judges ruled on Friday, Oct. ...
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Record number of students score high on ACT
(Local News ~ 10/10/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Twenty-two students at McCook High School last year scored 30 or above on the rigorous ACT test. “That many kids, for our size of district, is amazing,” Superintendent Grant Norgaard said Monday night at the regular school board meeting...
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Fire prompts updates in school's safety plans
(Local News ~ 10/10/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The massive fire north of McCook in March that caused the evacuation of McCook Elementary students had a silver lining of sorts, in that it uncovered unanticipated snags in emergency strategies. That situation revealed that buses transporting kids in a crisis setting needed additional stop signs and safety jackets due to unexpected traffic, said Superintendent Grant Norgaard during discussion of the school district’s Emergency Operation Plan at the McCook School Board meeting Monday night. ...
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Tragic reminder of how fragile life is
(Editorial ~ 10/10/18)
As this is written, we’re still waiting to hear details of the fatal head-on collision north of McCook Tuesday, but whatever details are forthcoming will do little to lessen the impact of the tragedy. Over the scanner, we could hear the urgency in the voices of emergency personnel called to the scene near Hugh Butler Lake, then sad resignation in the call back to the dispatcher that the ambulance call was no longer urgent...
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Morris on Norris: Teacher rules reaction
(Column ~ 10/10/18)
In case you missed it, I thought I better start off by telling you about the “Rules For Teachers — 1914” column which appeared in the McCook Gazette’s October 6, 2018, Weekend Edition. The reason for bringing you up to date is that the old-timey teacher rules were so puritanical that they made the McCook school board president, two retired teachers and me shake our heads in disbelief that what society expects of teachers is so drastically different today from what it was a century-plus-four years ago.. ...
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SV Eagles tangle with tough teams
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/18)
ORLEANS, Neb. — Southern Valley coach Jessi Thalheim provided insight and details from three recent Eagle volleyball matches. Southern Valley lost to Cambridge and Northern Valley, Kan. But did defeat Silver Lake last week. Vs. Cambridge “The Trojans brought a very well rounded team to play us last Tuesday night...
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Warriors run to career bests
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/18)
ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Arapahoe runners hit a super six personal bests at their recent home cross country meet. Brandon Tucker placed eighth overall while finishing 5K in 18:58. Ashton Vargas placed 33rd (22:44), Tanner Deisley 38th (25:08), Josiah Goshert finished 39th (26:48) and Hunter Swanson 45th (38:54) as all reached personal bests...
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Longhorns stop Bison in 'C' team finale
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/18)
IMPERIAL, Neb. — The McCook C team finished the football season 4-3 with a 22-12 loss to the Chase County Longhorns JV team Monday night in Imperial. Coach Bill Ramsay provided these remarks: “This has been a good year, the players have been very coachable, worked hard and have shown tons of improvement this season...
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Laramie fights off Indians in five
(College Sports ~ 10/10/18)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The McCook Community College volleyball team dropped a five-set decision at Laramie County Community College Tuesday, 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 11-15. Sophomore Ryan Maddera (Greeley, Colo.) had 13 kills. Sophomore Ty Johnson (Conroe, Texas) had 12. Freshman Faith Simpson (Wauneta-Palisade) had 10 kills...
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Roughriders push a pair of volleyball foes
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/18)
TRENTON, Neb.— The Southwest Roughriders traded great shots with Cambridge and Hitchcock County except for a 25-7 final set Thursday evening. “I thought we played well in both sets against Cambridge,” coach Kim Barnett commented following the 25-17, 25-18 wins for Class D-1 Top 10 Cambridge. “We passed well which helped get our offense going.”...
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Stellar Falcon efforts lead to home split
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/18)
TRENTON, Neb. — They made quite an impact on their Class D-1 Top 10 foe even though the Hitchcock County Falcons fell to Cambridge 25-17, 26-24 Tuesday night. “They are a scrappy bunch,” Trojans coach Margo Kent said. “They put up quite a block for being no taller than they are. They gave us trouble for sure.”...
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Bison spikers serve up cool road win
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/18)
BROKEN BOW, Neb. — McCook volleyball girls were clearly slick operators Tuesday night as they served ace after ace in a cool win over the Ainsworth Bulldogs. “We had multiple aces against Ainsworth, I think there were seven according to the stats,” coach Aubrey Feeney said following a 25-23, 25-20 Bison victory at the Broken Bow Triangular...
- Three killed in traffic accidents — victims identified (Local News ~ 10/10/18)
- Arley W. Steinhour (Obituary ~ 10/10/18)
- William Shanahan (Obituary ~ 10/10/18)
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