Stories from Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Wayne Leroy Dodot Aug. 11, 1926 - Feb. 28, 2017 TRENTON, Neb. -- Wayne Leroy Dodot, 90, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Hospital after an accident. Wayne was a man who measured your character on your handshake and his word was his bond. He believed one should do what you say and say what you mean...

Harold "Frank" Black Sr. May 4, 1939 - March 6, 2017 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Harold "Frank" Black Sr., 77, died Monday (March 6, 2017), at his home in Oberlin. He was born May 4, 1939, in Alva, Okla., to Harold E and Leta E (McDonald) Black. He grew up in Bethany and Guymon, Okla. He graduated from high school in in 1957. He married Marilyn Snyder on Aug. 1, 1964, in Dodge City, Kan. He owned and operated JR's Used Cars in Oberlin...

Carol (McFarland) Joyce Aug. 23, 1949 - March 6, 2017 OMAHA, Neb. -- Carol Ann (McFarland) Joyce, 67, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 6, 2017, surrounded by loved ones in Omaha. Carol was born on Aug. 23, 1949, in North Platte, Neb., to Donald Eugene McFarland, Sr. ...

COLBY, Kan. -- The Lady Indians softball team took to the road this past weekend to take on Colby CC. MCC would struggle to get the bats going in game one (3-1 loss), but would bounce back with a big 12-6 win in game two, to earn the split. The split puts McCook at 4-12 on the year, as these games started a 10 game road swing, which finishes at Otero, the opener for Region IX play...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook CC softball team has moved this weekend games up from Friday/Saturday to Wednesday/Thursday due to possible inclement weather. The Lady Indians will now play NCCAC opponents Central CC on Wednesday (2 and 4 p.m) and Southeast CC on Thursday (1 and 3 p.m.). Both dates are in Columbus and Beatrice, respectively. MCC currently sits at 1-1 in NCCAC play and is 4-12 overall...

BENKELMAN, Neb. -- Dundy County-Straton boys basketball coach Kris Freeland provided some more comments about Thursday's Class D-1 state tournament quarterfinal against Guardian Angels Central Cathloic. Opening tip is set for 2 p.m. at Lincoln East High School...

They were beaten at the buzzer, hustled from the locker room to make room for another team and then sat silently somber while Wauneta-Palisade described a truly unforgettable win. The revolving door of sports emotion couldn't strike harder than this Friday, Dec. 9 night...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Gerda Garey Vickers of McCook has baked 18,000 cookies during high school basketball season over the past 16 years. Gerda has given her grandsons -- Brian, Corey, Kyle and Greg Gaston and Mack Alspaugh -- and their teammates fresh, homemade cookies to eat on the bus ride home after every away varsity basketball game (and occasionally a big track or cross country meet) since Brian was in high school 16 years ago. ...

Terry Peterson, owner of Peterson Jewelers in downtown McCook, right, makes a $550 donation to the McCook Pantry, represented by John Sines, left, and Bill Marshall. Terry said he ran a promotion recently, promising to match in full -- and donate to the Pantry -- the price of each $10 pearl and crystal bracelet he sold. Terry said, "I appreciate the support of my customers, and I was happy to be able to make this donation."...

It's Broncos vs. Raiders with Wauneta-Palisade (19-6) and Mead (17-6) playing a D-2 statequarterfinal at Lincoln East Thursday evening. Opening tip is set for 7 p.m. There are few connections to a classic football rivalry, because the Mead Raiders bring strong defense while those W-P Broncos love good offense...

McCook artists Norma and Jack Stevens won first place awards in the "Oasis of the Plains" competitive art show March 4 and 5 in Colby, Kan. Jack entered the black-and-white photograph, "Morraine Lake, Canada" and Norma's entry was a watercolor called "The Glassblower."...

It probably shouldn't be a surprise that the foods we love to eat are likely to kill us. The latest news comes from a Tufts University study of U.S. government data of what people eat and people who died from heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Ten of our favorite foods showed up in the diets of about 45 percent of th 70,000 deaths from those causes in 2012. ...

Wauneta-Palisade senior and state champion high jumper Greg Gaston (second from right) signed a letter of intent to join Doane College's track and field program on Tuesday in Wauneta. Several of those witnessing the event posed for a special photo. Front row (from left) are brother Kyle Gaston, dad Rod Gaston, Greg and mom Pam Gaston. ...

BEATRICE, Neb. -- A member of the Southeast Community College golf team has been nominated to be part of an international elite team. Noah Hofman, a first-year student from McCook, is being considered for the 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup team. The team features some of the best collegiate golfers in the United States and Europe...