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Bison hosting huge hoops games starting tonight
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s regular-season basketball home finales go far beyond Class B No. 3 Scottsbluff invading on Friday. The fun begins when Gering takes on both Bison teams tonight starting at 5:30 p.m. Gering’s girls are 10-9 while the 10-10 Bison are aiming for more home games in subdistrict tournament play starting Feb. 21...
- New Bison boys team takes over basketball court? (High School Sports ~ 02/10/22)
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Huskers finally bury Gophers to end Big Ten drought
(College Sports ~ 02/10/22)
It took 345 days and 15 straight losses, but Nebraska finally won a Big Ten basketball game Wednesday night. Behind 22 points from Alonzo Verge Jr. and 16 from Bryce McGowens, the Huskers led wire-to-wire and were up by as much as 20 before finishing off a 78-65 victory over Minnesota at Pinnacle Bank Arena...
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Bison returning to great rivalries in 2022
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/22)
McCOOK, Neb. —Hello, good to see you and even better when we defeat you! That’s how the McCook Bison will approach their historic first Class C-1 football season kicking off Aug. 26 against Cozad at Weiland Field. Cozad, Gothenburg, Ogallala and Broken Bow are all familiar Southwest Conference foes — but haven’t battled the Bison on a varsity football field for quite a few years...
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Buffs, Roughriders lead strong contingent at Southwest
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/22)
BARTLEY, Neb. — Team scores, all champions and top three placers from Saturday’s Southwest Wrestling Invitational. Teams: 1. Republic County (Kan.) 171.5, 2. Red Cloud-Blue Hill 158.5, 3. Rawlins County (Kan.) 134, 4. Maxwell 111, 5. Southern Valley 100.5, 6. Cambridge 100, 7. Decatur Community (Kan.) 75.5, 8. Southwest 65, 9. Lincoln Lutheran 54.5, 10. Hitchcock County 56, 11. Wauneta-Palisade 40, 12. Sutton 36, 13. Brady 19, 14. Dundy County-Stratton 17, 15. Medicine Valley 14, 16. Paxton 3...
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Trojan girls taking over home stretch to playoffs?
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/22)
ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Cambridge coach Jarod Albers could see something special with almost every minute of his Trojan girls’ big win over Arapahoe Tuesday night. The perfect high-low pass for two points. Senior Schyler Hobarty handing the ball to sophomore Jalen Kent on what looked almost like a football sweep...
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MCC cancels Sunday home game against Iowa team
(College Sports ~ 02/10/22)
The McCook Community College women’s basketball game scheduled for Sunday against Iowa Western Community College has been canceled. That game was to have been played in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. MCC has four games remaining on the schedule starting with a road game Friday at Lamar, Colo. against Lamar Community College at 6 p.m. and then Tuesday at North Platte starting at 5 p.m...
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Twila Marie Fults
(Obituary ~ 02/10/22)
Twila Marie Fults Feb. 20, 1934 - Feb. 9, 2022 BEAVER CITY Neb. — Twila Marie Fults, 87, of Beaver City, died Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2022), at Beaver City Manor. She was born to Harry Lawrence and Marie Evelyn (Lomax) Martin on Feb. 20, 1934, in Beaver City. She married K. Dale Fults on June 16, 1951, in Hendley, Neb...
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Irene Wright
(Obituary ~ 02/10/22)
Irene Wright Jan. 7, 1926 - Feb. 2, 2022 WAUNETA, Neb. — Rose “Irene” Wright was born Jan. 7, 1926, at Iola, Kan., to Floyd H. and Nellie E. (Frazell) DeHart. As a youngster, Irene moved with her family to Wauneta, Neb., in 1929. Irene grew up and attended school in Wauneta and Homedale, Idaho, where her family would travel for work during the Great Depression. ...
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Norman Timmerman and Dave Mestl honored by Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame
(Local News ~ 02/10/22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Norman Timmerman, who heads a family cattle feeding operation based in Indianola, Neb., has been inducted into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame. He was recognized at the organization’s 13th annual banquet held recently in Houston, Texas...
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Area vaccination rate below state, national average
(Local News ~ 02/10/22)
McCOOK, Neb. - COVID-19 vaccination rates in Southwest Nebraska are less than 50 percent, according to a chart recently released by Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department. The chart, shown below, shows that individuals aged 65-74 are the most vaccinated at 76%, closely followed by those aged 85 and above. Only an overall average of ten percent of those age 0-19 are vaccinated, although those less than 5 years of age are not currently approved to receive the vaccine...
- Filing deadline is fast approaching (Local News ~ 02/10/22)
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Special meeting on Monday
(Local News ~ 02/10/22)
Special meeting on Monday McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will meet for a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 14, at noon, and be asked to approve and authorize Mid-State Engineering and Testing, Inc. to perform exploratory borings on the west side of the old McCook Solid Waste Landfill, south of U.S. Highways 6 and 34...
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Taking time to learn about your own community
(Column ~ 02/10/22)
Bison Days returns next week, which offers all McCook High School students two days to experience new hobbies, professions, and skills. From the freshmen to the seniors, the students will be venturing out to local businesses to learn everything from baking donuts and cooking pasta to earning a boating license and mastering pickle ball - if pickle ball can ever really be mastered...
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Legislative video should be accessible to all
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/10/22)
Legislative video should be accessible to all Dear Friend, Sometimes the legislative process in Lincoln appears agonizingly slow. But not everything is as it seems. There are also parts of the Legislature that operate at breakneck speed, at least as far as the average Nebraskan is concerned...
- Beef plant program is Feb. 15 at NCTA (Local News ~ 02/10/22)
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Latest and best from bowling in McCook
(Community Sports ~ 02/10/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Five Loners regained control just before Valentine’s traditions begin and once again lead the team title race. Taylor Lewis also showed this could be a great week for anyone named Taylor — like Cincy Bengals Super Bowl coach Zack Taylor? — with a game average 102 pins above his usual best...
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W-P girls slow down Buffaloes, SV Eagles soar
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/22)
WAUNETA, Neb. — The Wauneta-Palisade girls are 16-5 following their 65-52 win over 14-3 Rawlins County, Kan., Tuesday evening. Coach Matt Cox’s girls featured sophomore Peyton Cox putting in 16 points and pulling down eight rebounds. Junior Chloe Stehno swiped eight steals while scoring 13 points which matched junior Cali Cox...
- George L. Baker (Obituary ~ 02/10/22)
- Rosalyn Erickson (Obituary ~ 02/10/22)
- Leola Helen Alberts (Obituary ~ 02/10/22)
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