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Bison drop tough 21-14 battle at Scottsbluff
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Sophomore Sebastien Boyle's 72-yard touchdown run on the second play after halftime broke a 14-14 tie and eventually decided Scottsbluff's 21-14 win over McCook Friday night. The Bearcats (6-2 record) clinched their district championship with a fifth consecutive win...
- Bison No. 1 singles, No. 1 doubles in state finals! (High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
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After besting Skyhawks, Bison take state runner-up honors
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook's tennis boys finished second only to two-time Class B champion Mount Michael Benedictine at the state tournament on Friday. No. 1 doubles Evan Humphrey and Nathaniel Miller dropped an exciting three-set title match while senior Isaac Hinze suffered only his second defeat all season during the No. 1 singles championship match...
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Raiders, Falcons wrap up regular season with big wins
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
Area football scores from Friday night: Medicine Valley (6-2) 70, Maywood-Hayes Center (0-8) 8 Hitchcock County (7-1) 46, Hi-Line 22 Chase County (3-5) 36, Bridgeport 33 Wallace (6-1) 52, Wauneta-Palisade (4-4) 6 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 62, Southwest (1-6) 6...
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Bison's leading duo making return to Class B state
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
OGALLALA, Neb. — Super McCook Bison leadership carried on through the intense B-4 cross country meet on Thursday. Junior Samantha Rodewald delivered again, leading through much of the girls’ race before finishing a close second to familiar foe Madison Seiler from Gering...
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Costume shop gets into Halloween spirit
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — Teresa Holdcroft has been collecting costumes for years and now, she’s sharing that passion with a costume rental shop in McCook, “Wanna Be?” She got a little push from her husband, she admitted. “He told me, you need to do something with all of this,” Holdcroft said of her large collection...
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National Women Involved in Farm Economics convention set Nov. 3-5 in McCook
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — The national convention for Women Involved in Farm Economics is set for the Cobblestone Motel Nov. 3-5 in McCook. The location was selected by National WIFE President Jennifer Steen of Stratton to celebrate 45 years of WIFE. Women from across the nation will meet to elect officers, determine policy and programs for 2022, educate themselves on agriculture issues, listen to speakers and tour local businesses of interest. ...
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Council will consider adding more property to TIF development
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will be asked to move additional property into redevelopment areas so it can be developed for housing, at the regular meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at the city council chambers at the Municipal building. The property is owned by the McCook Economic Development Corp. and involves three separate requests and public hearings...
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Cole birthday
(Birthdays ~ 10/15/21)
100th birthday The family of Norma (Walters) Cole of Trenton, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of her 100th birthday on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. She was born in Trenton in 1921. Her family includes her late husband, Orlan Cole; children, Linda Qualls of Midwest City, Okla., Joyce Channell of Culbertson, Neb., Marge Brown of Culbertson, William Cole of Trenton, Richard Cole of Pueblo, Colo.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ...
- Mary Etta Schrader (Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
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Dwight William Egle
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
Dwight William Egle Oct. 26, 1924 - Oct. 10, 2021 WAUNETA, Neb. — Dwight William Egle was born to Elmer and Ida Egle on Oct. 26, 1924, in Stratton, Neb. He attended school in Stratton and graduated from Stratton High School with the Class of 1942. Dwight married Wilma E. ...
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Local students graduate from University of Nebraska Med Center
(Community News ~ 10/15/21)
2,510 new UNMC students mark beginning of their health professions OMAHA, Neb. — The University of Nebraska Medical Center welcomes 2,510 new students this fall as they make a commitment in the health professions and begin educational programs in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk. Students are enrolled in programs for medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, allied health professions and graduate studies. ...
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Revisiting 1951 McCook High School
(Column ~ 10/15/21)
That it is not just McCook that is suffering from a lack of people seeking employment as was quite clear when we made a trip to Lincoln this last week to watch the grands play softball, one for Wesleyan and one for UNK. If you want to see the results of nearly two years of mis-information, panic and true devastation, take a trip to Lincoln and make a point of staying in a motel, eating out and shopping. ...
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Despite lower vaccination rate, Nebraska safer than many other states
(Editorial ~ 10/15/21)
Nebraskans, especially in this part of the state, are naturally “socially distanced,” which may one of the most important factors when it comes to safety during the pandemic. The number-crunchers at WalletHub list the cornhusker state as the 21st-safest place to live when it comes to COVID-19. Connecticut ranks No. 1 as the safest, using the website’s criteria, and Idaho is 51st, not all the data was available for that state...
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Chase, Falcon girls make state; boys fall short
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
BAYARD, Neb. — Hitchcock County’s Chayse Keith and senior Jordan Jablonski from Chase County have qualified for the Nebraska State Cross Country meet next week. Keith, a sophomore, placed 13th in Thursday’s D-6 district meet at the Courthouse Jail Rock Golf Course...
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Rattlers strike MCC with tough defeat in four sets
(College Sports ~ 10/15/21)
LA JUNTA, Colo. – The Otero Junior College volleyball team took a 3-1 win over McCook Community College in Region IX south division play Thursday. The Rattlers won 26-24, 23-25, 32-30 and 25-11. “We need to be better,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “We need to work on doing our jobs for ourselves and for the team.”...
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McCook JV girls deliver grand finale vs. N.P.
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook JV volleyball team finished a promising 12-7 season with a 2-1 win over visiting North Platte Thursday. Results from each set, Bison leaders and remarks from coach Tara Peterman. 1st set McCook 25-16 2nd set North Platte 27-25...
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Warriors go 8-0 into playoffs; Tigers also triumph
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
ARAPAHOE, Neb. — The Arapahoe Warriors built a 38-0 lead en route to their 52-26 win over Southern Valley and first undefeated football regular season since 2012. Arapahoe (8-0 record) saw senior Tristian White lead yet another awesome effort with those first four Warrior touchdowns...
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Cambridge girls qualify entire team for state
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — High noon will be quite a time one week from today for Cambridge High girls’ cross country. The Trojans will unleash their entire top lineup across those Kearney Country Club hills as they’ve all earned spots in that Class D state championship meet...
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Bison and Rams recognize one of their best
(College Sports ~ 10/15/21)
McCook High School honored an alum who went on to star at the NCAA Division college football level. Jake Schlager stands between McCook High activities director Darin Nichols (left) and former head coach Jeff Gross (right) with his framed Colorado State University football jersey. ...
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Bison put 'lights out' on visiting North Platte
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — Their fans were wearing camouflage as they knew McCook’s volleyball girls hunted a big home win Thursday evening. Boom! It definitely was not a clever decoy. The Bison were all over visiting North Platte while scoring 27-25, 25-16 and 25-15 wins for their first 3-0 sweep all varsity season...
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Commissioners to open bids for motor grader Monday
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County Commissioners will open bids for a new motor grader at Monday’s regular meeting. The item is on the agenda for 10 a.m. Lutz and Co. is on the agenda at 9:15 a.m. for consideration to manage American Rescue Plan Act funds...
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NPPD offering time-of-use option as incentive for customer savings
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
COLUMBUS, Neb. - A Time-of-Use program has been on the minds of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) for several years and is now a reality for NPPD retail customers. NPPD retail customers are those who receive an electric bill and pay NPPD directly. ...
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MCC volleyball team scores 3-1 win at Trinidad
(College Sports ~ 10/15/21)
TRINIDAD, Colo. – The McCook Community College volleyball team wrapped up its final regular-season road match with a 3-1 win Friday over Trinidad State winning 24-26, 25-23, 28-26, and 25-18. Freshman Thaynara Isabela (São Paulo, Brazil) posted a career-high 20 kills in the match to go along with five digs, three assists, and one assist block...
- Stephen. R. Palecek (Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
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