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Bison win Don Bader titles as does M.V. Raider high jumper
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/22)
LEXINGTON, Neb. — All McCook High and top eight Gazette-area placers at the Don Bader Invitational on Friday. Dundy County-Stratton, Southern Valley and Medicine Valley also competed. GIRLS 100 meters: 13. Kennedy Walter, MC, 13.37 (PR); 15. Xyzanthia Bair, MC, 13.45 (PR); 20. ...
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Trojans' eight-run ninth decides wild 23-15 win at McCook
(College Sports ~ 04/25/22)
The Northeastern Junior College baseball team broke open a 15-15 tie in the ninth inning Sunday by scoring eight runs and went on to a 23-15 win over MCC. The two teams combined for 41 hits as the two teams finish the six-game season series tied at 3-3. Both teams, along with Western Nebraska, remain in contention for a second place finish in the Empire League North Division and a home series to open the post-season tournament...
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Pinnacle Bank boys sweep through York tourney!
(Community Sports ~ 04/25/22)
YORK, Neb. — McCook's Pinnacle Bank Legion baseball team won the York Tournament during this past weekend. The boys went 3-0 while improving to 6-3 overall this season. In the first game, they defeated Grand Island Bandits 9-6. In the next game they shut out host York 13-0...
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Pennies for the Prairie Fire
(Local News ~ 04/25/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — A friendly inter-school rivalry will help local fire departments pay for the fuel they need to fight the ongoing grassfires Kids and parents at Central Elementary and McCook Elementary are accepting “Pennies for the Prairie Fire” this week to see how much they can raise...
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Greeley County commissioner fined for doing road work for the county
(State News ~ 04/25/22)
LINCOLN, Neb. — A Greeley County Board member has been fined $1,500 by a state political accountability board in connection with contracts he had with the county to do flood-related road repairs. Joe Leslie, who has a road grading business, became engaged in repairing roads in the central Nebraska county following the statewide flooding in 2019, according to a news release from the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Commission...
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Dropped scores can't lift MCC golfers to higher finish
(College Sports ~ 04/25/22)
MCC golfers finish in third place at Central Wyoming meet RIVERTON, Wyo. – The McCook Community College golf team improved by 14 shots Friday but still finished in third place at the Central Wyoming Tournament. Eastern Wyoming started the day five shots back of Northeastern Junior College but was 18 strokes better than everyone else in the Region IX field and won the tournament by 15 shots, shooting a 277 Friday and posting a two-day 573 – three shots under par. ...
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Trinidad stops MCC win streak, then takes series
(College Sports ~ 04/25/22)
The Trinidad State softball team swept McCook Community College in a pair of games Sunday to win three of the four games in the weekend Series. On Sunday, the Trojans won 13-5, 8-0. “It was a tough weekend, we didn’t play our best softball but it wasn’t from lack of effort,” said MCC Coach Kevin Kaalberg. “I’m proud of the kids for their enthusiasm and energy even when things weren’t going well.”...
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Huskers hammer Hoosiers in Sunday series finale
(College Sports ~ 04/25/22)
Nebraska pounded out a season-high 19 runs in a 19-7 win in the series finale at Indiana on Sunday at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind. The Huskers (15-23, 5-7 Big Ten) scored 19 runs on a season-high 20 hits, while the Hoosiers (16-23, 4-8 Big Ten) had seven runs on 10 hits...
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Firefighters work to stop Nebraska wildfire that's killed 1
(Local News ~ 04/25/22)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters were taking advantage of higher humidity and calmer winds Monday to work toward containing a wildfire in rural southwestern Nebraska that has killed one person, injured at least 15 firefighters and destroyed at least six homes, an official said...
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Road 702 Fire update
(Local News ~ 04/25/22)
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Dan Dallas, incident commander for Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team One, issued a Monday update for the Road 702 Fire near Cambridge: Special Safety Information: There are many interior pockets of unburned vegetation within the Road 702 Fire perimeter. ...
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