Stories from Wednesday, January 11, 2006

The McCook Community College men's and women's basketball teams both lost to Northeastern Junior College Tuesday night at True Hall Gymnasium. NJC won the men's game 66-57 and the women won 68-55. Adam Vaden led the MCC men with 15 points and 3 assists. Kyle Wamsley added 9 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Barrow added 9 points. Cambridge sophomore Marcus Vontz contributed 6 points and 5 rebounds. Christian Lewis had 4 points...

COLBY, Kan. -- The McCook High School boys basketball team outscored Colby 12-4 in overtime Tuesday night and claimed an 85-77 overtime victory over the host Eagles. The Bison, winners of four straight games, withstood a 40-point, 14-rebound effort by Colby's Trey Barnett...

Coming into the second week of the new year, area basketball teams are making their mark in the Omaha World Herald rankings. Arapahoe's boys are ranked number 2 in the D-1 Class. The Warrior boys are spectacular this season staying 10-0 thus far. The Arapahoe girls take the sixth spot in their D-1 Class...

MAYWOOD -- The McCook Saint Patrick's girls and boys basketball teams played against Maywood Tuesday. The girls and boys A teams came up short to Maywood 32-10 and 42-10, the girls B team was shy 9-6, the boys B team won against Maywood 11-4. Gretchen Sehnert led the A team with 6 points. Jessica Jankovits and Rebecca Goodenberger had 2 points each...

HAYES CENTER -- It was very close, but more Hayes Center school district patrons voted for the proposed $2.8 million school addition than against it, during a special election Tuesday that attracted 80 percent of the district's registered voters. The final vote tally was 234 for the gym and classroom addition and 211 against. ...

Sometimes, you just need to hear a voice. You hunger for a connection with someone outside your own world. You're alone, and you're lonely. The sound of a voice -- a voice other than your own -- could make your day ... could make you smile. That smile is Elisabeth Kleckner's goal. "If I can help someone every day, that's Christmas every day for me," the soft-spoken Elisabeth says, with an easy smile of her own...

ANKENY, Iowa -- Two McCook convenience stores will close as a result of Casey's General Stores Inc. completing the purchase of 51 stores from Gas 'N Shop Inc. of Lincoln. Casey's announced Monday that it had completed the definitive Asset Purchase Agreement...

I was 12, going on 13, when a classmate asked if I wanted to go to the Denver Coliseum with her and her family for a "revival" meeting. I didn't receive many invitations from classmates. I was kind of scrawny and ill-kempt, at that awkward stage that at the time seemed as though it would last forever. ...

Decision Day is nearing on the proposed Red Willow County Jail and the possible city-county public safety center. After studying the issue for two years, the Jail Task Force is within a few weeks of concluding their work and offering a recommendation to the Red Willow County Commissioners about how to proceed...