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Bison renew great football rivalry on Holdrege's Homecoming
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/22)
HOLDREGE, Neb. — Any rolling out the red carpet for McCook would be done with one Holdrege goal in mind: Let’s make the Bison trip on Homecoming! “Oh yeah, there’s some excitement. We’ve had home games here all week and the team is hungry to play the Bison,” Holdrege coach Jacob McClain proclaimed this morning. “Most of these guys were in middle school when they last saw McCook and Holdrege play. They are pumped.”...
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Indians edge Central spikers, 3-2, for sixth straight win
(College Sports ~ 09/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College volleyball team won its sixth-straight match Wednesday taking a 3-2 win at home over Central Community College. MCC won 25-19, 21-25, 25-9, 22-25 and 15-11 to improve to 3-0 in Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference play...
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Two-crop hogwash
(Column ~ 09/15/22)
INDIANOLA, Neb. - Drama! Drama! Drama! OMG! I just read an article that the USDA is wanting farmers to plant two crops in a season on the same ground, thereby helping to relieve food shortages. If that isn’t a bunch of hogwash, they’ve got a lot of people fooled...
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New app being used for school safety
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — A new safety app used at McCook Public Schools can send out an alert in seconds in case of an emergency. MPS first started using the Raptor app last year and is continuing this fall to practice drills with the app, Superintendent Grant Norgaard told the McCook School Board Monday night at the regular meeting...
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School budget revenue up 4%
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Revenue for the General Fund at McCook Public Schools will increase by over 4% next year, according to the 2023 budget for the MPS school district. McCook Schools Business Manager Jeff Gross presented the 2022-23 budget at the budget hearing Monday night at the regular School Board meeting. ...
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Locally-produced soap opera serial priority for new non-profit FM station
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
CULBERTSON, Neb. — A Houston businessman who cut his broadcasting teeth by starting a McCook radio station decades ago has started a nonprofit radio station with an easy listening format and promises of a lot of locally-produced programming. Jerrell Kautz, a Hammond organ dealer for Texas and an engineer for a large television station, began working at KBRL at age 16 and founded rock station KZMC not long after...
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Teachers adjusting to math changes
(Local News ~ 09/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Education approved changes to math standards and teachers at McCook Public Schools will have extra time to analyze those changes. Math teachers will have a half-day to work collaboratively on making changes to the curriculum to match any potential gaps, said Superintendent Grant Norgaard at the regular McCook School Board meeting Monday night...
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Latest and best of league bowling in McCook
(Community Sports ~ 09/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Kelly Powell rolled to all six best individual scores while Glass Express zoomed above all challengers and now holds first place among Men’s League teams as this season gains momentum. Men’s Major Glass Express 65-25 Maris General Const. 64-26...
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Younger McCook spikers deliver big home win
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/22)
The McCook Junior High seventh-grade girls had reasons to celebrate a sweet 2-1 home win over Ogallala Tuesday afternoon in McCook. Piper Henderson (32, above) shares a congrats with Bison teammate Ellie Havlicek (38). Below, Mason Myers-Grindle (58) and Angelina Cruse (27) high five to celebrate another Bison point. Watch for more J.H. sports coverage...
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Tall Panthers take down Bison in three sets
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/22)
HERSHEY, Neb. — Hershey’s power combo of 6’1” Emma Hall and 6’2” Tahlia Steinbeck drilled 23 kills to lead a 25-22, 25-15, 25-15 sweep of McCook Tuesday evening. “Steinbeck came back from a knee injury just in time to play us,” Bison coach Trevor Hoins said. “She makes them better for sure. We played a good first set but couldn’t get much going after that.”...
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Tigers bring 'teeth' to Seniors/Parents Night at McCook
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — McCook had Hastings tied, 3-3, on Seniors/Parents Night until a five-run third inning ignited the Tigers’ 13-5 win at McCook’s Jaycees Complex. The Bison matched Hastings 2-2 through two more innings. “We competed the whole game, just had a bad inning,” coach Jason Cochran commented...
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A sparkling Sunday to Punt, Pass and Kick
(Community Sports ~ 09/15/22)
The McCook Optimist Club conducted its annual Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Weiland Field on Sunday. Great football-like weather greeted 28 particpants which featured multiple state champion Alice Weimer to newcomer Emily Spencer. Optimist event organizer Jim Pleinis said “some local winners will advance to Lincoln for (state) competition on Oct. 2 at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Abel Stadium...
- Barbara Jean Masur (Obituary ~ 09/15/22)
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