Stories from Wednesday, September 25, 2024

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he McCook Community College volleyball team swept North Platte Community College Tuesday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center downing the Knights in three sets, 25-18, 25-19, 26-24. “We just started off a little rough and gave up way too many points,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “In that first set we gave up seven of their points. We’ve got to do better than that.”...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook High's girls belted as many extra-base hits as North Platte had singles during an 8-0 Bison varsity softball win Tuesday evening. The Bison are now 20-6 while northern nemesis and Class A North Platte really had no chance...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Carolynne R. Parker, 51, formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for theft from a federally funded program. Senior U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard delivered the sentence on Monday in Lincoln. Parker, now living in Maineville, Ohio, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after her prison term...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Governor Jim Pillen spoke at the inaugural meeting of Nebraska’s newly established Committee on Pacific Conflict, which aims to identify potential threats to the state in the event of conflict in the Pacific region. Formed under LB1300, Nebraska is the first state to create such a committee, which will focus on risks posed by China...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High's eighth-grade football team won on Tuesday 30-22 against North Platte at Weiland Field. Coach Nick Umscheid happily said: " This was the second time we played North Platte this year, the first game we lost 30-0. This was a great revenge game after losing to North Platte earlier in the season. I give credit to winning the game to our offensive line who took over the line of scrimmage in the second half on Tuesday...

The latest results from league bowling at TJ’s Family Fun Center where nobody has to worry about Taylor Swift’s favorite team getting better treatment. Men’s Major Rednecks 106.5-42.5 Maris General 99.5-50.5 Glass Express 90.5-59.5...