Stories from Monday, September 12, 2016

Carlos D. "Bud" Votaw Aug. 5, 1934 - Sept. 8, 2016 WELLFLEET, Neb. -- Carlos D. "Bud" Votaw, age 82, of Wellfleet, passed away Thursday Sept. 8, 2016, at Great Plains Health due to the results of a stroke suffered in May 2015. He was ready to join loved ones in heaven and be pain free...

Gerald Pinkerton BENKELMAN, Neb. -- Gerald Pinkerton, 86, died Thursday (Sept. 8, 2016), at the Dundy County Hospital. Survivors are his son, Gary Pinkerton and wife, Siri, of Thailand. Cremation was chosen and services are pending with Benkelman Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements...

Ty Duvel's parents clearly knew "T.D." would be the perfect initials for their football son...

Phalen Sanford made up for lost time by scoring five touchdowns to lead Dundy County-Stratton past Medicine Valley 58-18 Friday night...

A recap of Friday's area football games.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Sam Knoll had a team-best second-place finish in No. 2 Singles to lead McCook tennis to a third-place team finish at Saturday's North Platte Invite. Facing a tough lineup from many Class A and large Class B schools, the Bison had two medalists in singles play and two more in doubles action...

The McCook Lady Bison fired a 345 to win Friday's Lexington Invite by 27 strokes. Leading the way for McCook was Hannah Kohl, who won the individual competition with a 78...

McCook High's cross country boys nearly caught a team of Whippets while placing second among 12 teams at the Broken Bow Invitational on Saturday...

We've written many times about the benefits of schools like McCook Community College, in quality, convenience and cost, so it's no surprise that new data confirms our opinion, especially when it comes to cost. Less than a quarter of community college students took out student loans for the 2013-14 school year, as compared to about half of those enrolled in a public four-year college...

Residents and staff at Hidden Pines Assisted Living at Hillcrest Nursing Home gathered recently to celebrate national Assisted Living Week Sept. 11 to 17. The theme this year is "Keep Connected." The annual national observance gives a unique opportunity for residents, their loved ones, staff, volunteers, and surrounding communities to celebrate the individuals served in assisted living. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A sand volleyball court in McCook's Kelley Park was refurbished over the weekend, thanks to the efforts of a local Boy Scout Troop. Rotted wood poles previously serving as the out-of-bounds markers were removed and the sand court was extended out several feet to bring the court up to professional sand volleyball standards. Railroad ties were installed at ground level to serve as retaining walls for the sand, in addition to a variety of other improvements...

In 2016 McCook Community College celebrates its 90th year, the "Oldest Two Year School in Nebraska." This week we remember one of McCook's more colorful characters, a fellow who was very much a part of the McCook College history. For a good many years, in the Spring, there was an announcement by Knights of Columbus of their Annual Tootsie Roll Drive to aid "The ARC" (Association of Retarded Citizens) and the local SWATS (Southwest Area Training Services) workshop---and mention of tootsie rolls brought our thoughts to E.P. ...

Mere minutes before heading out to face Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final, Stan Wawrinka met in the locker room with his coach and felt as nervous as he ever had. Wawrinka was shaking. Started to cry, even...