McCook, Nebraska · Friday, March 19, 2010
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When future generations of small-town Nebraska youngsters grow up dreaming of athletic glory in their respective futures, Curt Tomasevicz will likely be a shining example that anything is possible. Tomasevicz reached his...
McCook High School will open the 2010 track and field season Friday, March 19, at the UNK Indoor meet in Kearney. The respective Bison boys and girls coaching staffs planned to enter a limited number of competitors at the...
The moment the overture for "Annie" started, the latest offering from the Southwest Nebraska Community Theater Association (SWNCTA), and I heard the beginning strains of "Tomorrow," I knew I was in the right place for a...
LINCOLN -- Hayes Center High School head boys basketball coach Louis Cuellar and his team would probably be in favor of abolishing the semifinal round of the state basketball tournament. The Cardinals claimed their third...
LINCOLN -- There were a lot of factors against the Dundy County-Stratton boys in their Class C-2 state basketball tournament experience Thursday. The Tigers were making their first appearance at the state tournament, and...
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Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for McCook, Nebraska:

Tonight
Snow
Low: 34
Tomorrow
Snow
High: 34
Low: 22
Saturday
Partly Sunny
High: 34
Low: 20
Sunday
Mostly Sunny
High: 53
Low: 25
Monday
Partly Sunny
High: 65
Low: 33
Tuesday
Partly Sunny
High: 61
Low: 32
Wednesday
Slight Chance Snow
High: 50
Low: 31
Thursday
Partly Sunny
High: 49

Warnings
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 7:00 PM for Red Willow and other counties
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 4:00 PM for Frontier and Hayes counties

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Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
2.203/17 03:417 mi E of Hector, AR
2.503/16 16:468 mi E of Hector, AR
2.203/15 17:209 mi E of Hector, AR
2.103/14 09:468 mi E of Hector, AR
2.403/14 07:018 mi E of Hector, AR
1.503/13 19:152 mi WNW of New Madrid, MO
2.103/13 17:258 mi E of Hector, AR
2.003/13 13:569 mi E of Hector, AR
3.103/13 03:0214 mi ESE of Hinton, OK
1.503/12 16:387 mi NNW of Dyersburg, TN
3.403/11 17:5714 mi E of Hinton, OK
1.603/10 15:192 mi E of Manila, AR

State news
  • Rural economic index doubles March '09 mark
    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A new survey of rural bankers in 11 Midwest and Plains states shows continued weakness in the agriculture industry, but also signs of improvement....
  • FBI agent: Kofoed not only 1 with access to DNA
    PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (AP) -- A crime scene investigator on trial for evidence tampering wasn't the only one with access to items prosecutors claim were used to plant blood in a car linked to two suspects in a 2006 double murder, an FBI agent testified Thursday....
  • Neb. bill targets misclassifying of workers
    LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska lawmakers want to clamp down on construction companies that they say are labeling workers as independent contractors instead of employees to avoid paying taxes and benefits like workers' compensation....
  • Ex-Nebraska officer sentenced to prison for scheme
    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A former Papillion police officer convicted of operating a fraudulent investment scheme that cost investors nearly $4 million has been sentenced to four years in federal prison....
  • US Sen Johanns urges defeat of health reform bill
    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns says he hopes the Senate's sweeping overhaul of health care reform will be defeated because it doesn't do enough to ban federal funding of abortions....