Stories from Friday, July 6, 2007

McCook FCB squad falls to Grand Island Five Points 11-10 in league title game McCook First Central Bank American Legion Juniors A team coach Lirin Yost resigned after his team dropped an 11-10 decision Thursday night to Grand Island Five Points in the Mid-Nebraska League title game...

The McCook Bison Tennis Camp has been running for a couple of weeks and there are 64 participants. In fact the instructional portion of the camp is done and now the actual league will begin Monday on the new Bison tennis courts. The league will be played Monday-Thursday at 8 and 10 a.m...

By DAWN CRIBBS Associate Editor Rod Bryan first brought the idea to the Outreach Committee at Memorial United Methodist Church. Recalling a time in his own life when he was between jobs and money was scarce, he shared with the group the memory of the blessing of a meal, provided at no cost...

Opponents won't find genuine ammunition to shoot down a pay raise for Nebraska legislators in a look at the numbers. According to an Omaha World-Herald story Sunday, lawmakers received an average of about $10,000 in expenses for this year's 90-day session for a total of $490,202 in expenses, or a little more than twice the amount they received in salary...

Caller ID is the original spy-tool. It was never patented as such, but I'll bet James Bond would have used it if he had it. Someone could call me and leave a number, but if they're not at that number, I would know. So, if they would lie to me about that, what else are they lying about?...

CULBERTSON -- Culbertson residents are going to try it a second time. In 2001 and 2002, residents raised enough local money to forego grants to build the "Two Rivers Walking Trail" that traces the Frenchman River along the southern edge of their community...

A competitor kicks up some serious dust in the antique tractor pull during Holbrook Days 2006. Holbrook Days this year begins Friday, with karaoke and hamburgers between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m. Saturday's schedule begins with the Young Farmers pre-fair 4-H livestock show starting at 6:30 a.m., followed by the antique tractor show and pull at 10 a.m., road rally at noon; and ham and roast beef feed from 5 p.m. ...