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MCC women return to court with strong win over Central
(College Sports ~ 01/08/24)
The McCook Community College women’s basketball team returned to the court Saturday with a 73-56 win at home over Central Community College. “This was a good win for us coming back off break and dealing with a lot of adversity even in just getting back a full roster,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “We’re still trying to find our identity and haven’t been able to practice yet at five-on-five and that’s tough to be gone so long and to prepare, but I’m proud of them.”...
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Commissioners to meet Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday because the county courthouse closed Monday because of an approaching blizzard. Items on the agenda include the annual reorganization of the board, electing a chairman, vice chairman; chairman and vice-chairman of the boards of commissioners and equalization and chairman and vice-chairman of the noxious weed control authority...
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NPPD urges caution during storm
(State News ~ 01/08/24)
COLUMBUS, Neb. – Much of Nebraska got its first taste of snow over the holidays and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) wants to remind customers of the importance of safety during severe winter weather. Severe winter storms with heavy amounts of snow, wind, or ice can impact powerlines and result in downed powerlines, downed power poles, and can cause power outages...
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Impaired driving tech coming to new cars?
(Editorial ~ 01/08/24)
In a significant development toward enhancing road safety, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has taken the pioneering step of initiating the process to require devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving. This move, mandated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021, underscores a commitment to addressing a pervasive issue that has claimed countless lives and inflicted substantial economic costs on society...
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McCook’s own Sgt. Forrest Dillman and the Lucky 666
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/08/24)
Dear Editor, It came with great interest to me while reading Bob Drury and Tom Clavin’s book Lucky 666 that one of the heroic members of the title’s B-17 Flying Fortress was a McCook native. Technical Sergeant Forrest Dillman was a ball turret gunner who was chosen to serve with this plane’s crew as they flew many dangerous missions over the Solomon Islands in World War II...
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Color Day Royalty
(Local News ~ 01/08/24)
Color Day Royalty crowned Saturday include, from left, Princess Erin Marks, Prince Patrick Gross, Queen Jules Pintor Galles, King Jackson Dellevoet, Attendant to the Queen Paige Witt and Attendant to the King Kaiden Porter. Crown bearers were Kinlee McNutt, daughter of Josh and Abbey McNutt and Macklin Holthus, son of Jeff and Kaitlin Holthus...
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MCC men take down a tough 11-4 Central team
(College Sports ~ 01/08/24)
The McCook Community College men took down Central Community College Saturday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center 82-66. “I thought we did a really good job of executing our game plan start to finish,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl. “I was really impressed with us defensively. That’s a very talented team we beat and there’s a reason they were 11-4.”...
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No. 14 Hoosiers prevail in front of big Pinnacle crowd
(College Sports ~ 01/08/24)
Lincoln - Alexis Markowski scored a team-high 21 points but it was not enough to prevent No. 14 Indiana from running to a 91-69 women's basketball win over Nebraska in front of a season-high 9,059 fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon. Markowski hit 9-of-14 shots from the field including all three of her three-point attempts to notch her fifth 20-point performance of the season. ...
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MPCC hires new rodeo timed events coach
(College Sports ~ 01/08/24)
Keeley Vaughan has been named as the new timed events rodeo coach for the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team. She began serving as interim timed events rodeo coach in September and moved into the more permanent role Jan. 2. Although the team is area-wide, Vaughan will be based out of McCook...
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