Stories from Tuesday, January 13, 2009

LINCOLN -- University of Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh announced Monday that he will return for his senior season with the Cornhuskers in 2009. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Suh led Nebraska in tackles, tackles for loss, sacks and interceptions in 2008, and was a first-team All-Big 12 selection...

NORTH PLATTE -- The McCook Community College men's basketball team went 0-2 at the Region IX Shootout Friday and Saturday. The tournament was hosted by North Platte Community College. The MCC Indians lost to Lamar (Colo.) Community College 74-53 Friday and 65-56 to Otero Junior College (La Junta, Colo.) on Saturday...

The McCook High School freshman boys basketball team dropped a 48-46 decision in overtime to Lexington Thursday at the MHS gymnasium. Lexington outscored the host Bison 3-1 in overtime after McCook went on an 18-12 run in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 45-45 at the end of regulation play...

HASTINGS -- The Hastings College women's basketball team had a bit of a chip on their shoulder en route to its 76-73 upset win over No. 4 College of the Ozarks Monday night at the Lynn Farrell Arena. College of the Ozarks knocked out the Broncos in last years national semifinal in double overtime...

LINCOLN -- The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is asking for public input on the expansion of the Cherry Unit for the rifle antelope hunting season. A public meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the North Central Nebraska Resource Conservation and Development meeting room on East U.S. Highway 20 in Bassett...

The Hitchcock County/Wauneta-Palisade High School wrestling team captured first place at the Decatur County-Oberlin Invitational Saturday. HCWP finished the event with 360 points. The HCWP junior varsity team was fourth overall. Marcos Ramirez, James Rundel, John Leahy, Cody Fanning and Adam Simpson led the HCWP team...

FRANKLIN -- Southwest's wrestlers finished second in the Franklin Invitational Saturday. The Roughriders took home four first place finishes. Heath Teel won the 103-pound division, Tanner Teel took the 112-pound weight class, Josh Gates won the 125-pound weight class and Nate Herrman took the 130-pound weight division...

NORMAN, Okla. -- Blake Griffin and Oklahoma finally had enough of losing to Texas. Griffin racked up his 14th double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the sixth-ranked Sooners to a 78-63 victory over the 11th-ranked Longhorns on Monday night, snapping a six-game losing streak to their Red River rivals...

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Almost exactly one year after Kansas State snapped one of the greatest streaks Kansas ever put together, the Wildcats would love to do it again. Led by Michael Beasley and Bill Walker, Kansas State upset the Jayhawks 84-75 last Jan. 30, snapping Kansas' 24-game winning streak in Manhattan...

NEW YORK -- Rickey Henderson's specialty was scoring runs. Jim Rice's job was to knock 'em in. No matter how they did it, though, few players frightened opposing pitchers more than the two newest members of the baseball Hall of Fame. Henderson and Rice were elected in balloting announced Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, vastly different stars now headed to Cooperstown together...

NFL PLAYOFF GLANCE
 Wild Card Playoff Games Saturday, Jan. 3 Arizona 30, Atlanta 24 San Diego 23, Indianapolis 17, OT Sunday, Jan. 4 Baltimore 27, Miami 9 Philadelphia 26, Minnesota 14 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore 13, Tennessee 10...

May 3, 1926 - Jan. 12, 2009 BENKELMAN -- Jerrold Wayne Kuhns, 82, died Monday, (Jan. 12, 2009) at Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman. He was born May 3, 1926, to Samuel and Mildred (Lytle) Kuhns, south of Imperial in Chase County. He moved with his family at an early age to their farm north of Parks. It was here where he attended school and spent his childhood. After completing the seventh grade, he helped his father with the family farm...

Sept. 23, 1932 - Jan. 11, 2009 SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Robert Eugene Gaede, 76, died Sunday (Jan. 11, 2009) at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. He was born Sept. 23,1932, in Hoxie, Kan., to Chris and Amanda (Brandhorst) Gaede. He grew up in Hoxie and attended Pamell and Immanuel Lutheran Grade School and Concordia High School. He attended college in Seward...

Jan. 17, 1918 - Jan. 11, 2009 LOOMIS -- Robert Wesley Johnson, 90, of Loomis, died Sunday (Jan. 11, 2009) at Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, at Chicago, Ill., to John and Martha (Swensen) Johnson. He received his education at Chicago, graduating from Lakeview High School with the class of 1936...

May 11, 1959 - Jan. 11, 2009 WAUNETA -- Devon Dean Maris, 49, of McCook, died Sunday (Jan. 11, 2009) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born May 11, 1959, in Imperial to Dale L. and Orpha L. (Buffington) Maris. He grew up in the Wauneta area. He attended Stratton grade school, then Weld County Community Center Special Education in Greeley, Colo., until his family moved back to the Imperial area...

Movie Review - Bride Wars Starring Kate Hudson & Anne Hathaway. Rated PG for suggestive content, language, and some rude behavior. Bride Wars is the latest comedy to come out at a time when a lot of women are thinking/planning/orchestrating a wedding. Bride Wars is just what it sounds. The movie is all about two brides engaged in a war...

The man who crusaded for McCook Public Schools' new single-site elementary school five years ago is the school board's new president, elected to the seat at the board's meeting Monday evening. Tom Bredvick, who is starting his second term on the school board, was elected on a 4-2 secret-ballot vote over fellow board member Shane Messersmith...

The center line of a Red Willow County gravel road that crosses railroad tracks southeast of McCook will be moved to enhance visibility as drivers approach the crossing. Plans to improve the safety of the railroad crossing on Road 392/Drive 717 southeast of the Southwest High School include shifting the center line of the county road 10 feet to the northeast and flattening the approaches on the north and south sides of the tracks...

After several spoke in favor of and one against, the McCook Planning Commission voted Monday night to allow business and professional services in areas zoned highway commercial. If approved by the City Council at its Jan. 19 meeting, the zoning change will allow a McCook developer to move forward with plans to build a walk-in medical clinic on Holiday Bison Drive, where the former Bison Drive-In theater was located...

LINCOLN -- Linda Moses of Imperial won $40,000 playing the $5 Scratch game Holiday Grab Bag from the Nebraska Lottery. Moses purchased her winning Holiday Grab Bag ticket at Southside Liquor, 101 Holland Street in Imperial. Scratching the ticket, she revealed three matching dollar amounts for the $40,000 prize...

Is it time to completely outlaw cellular phone use while driving? Yes, says the National Safety Council, which believes it's time for all 50 states and Washington D.C. to pass laws to ban hand-held and hands-free cell phone use as well as texting while driving...

Acute care clinic, medical office, walk in clinic, whatever the name, there seems to be a new mode for delivery of medical care to a busy public. The concept apparently is to provide a place to take yourself or children when the diagnosis will only take a few minutes of a doctor's time and a minimum of tests...