Stories from Wednesday, June 21, 2017

McCook, Oberlin and surrounding communities were shocked and saddened to learn that a 10-year-old Oberlin boy on a bicycle was struck and killed by a pickup truck Tuesday in McCook. The accident comes in the same week athletes from the McCook and North Platte areas will take part in a triathlon to celebrate the life of Michelle Walters, who lost her life when she was struck by a pickup truck as she was taking part in the bicycle portion of the Boulder, Colo., Ironman Triathlon...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook First Central Bank juniors coach Chris Conroy fought for his team, then his players did the rest...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. -- McCook AmFirst raced out to an 8-0 lead, then held on to defeat Broken Bow 8-5 Tuesday night in Custer County...

Mike Trader’s Annual Mid-America Basketball Camp will conduct five individual sessions this summer. One is underway with overnight and commuter camps for boys and girls being held Monday through Thursday at Central Community College (Platte Campus) in Columbus...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will benefit from the NEBRASKAland Days Cowboy Kickball competition for the third year in a row. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. today at the Wild West Arena in North Platte. Proceeds from entry fees will go back to the MPCC Rodeo Team in the form of a scholarship...

McCOOK, Neb. — Warning to all feathery or furry creatures wandering across McCook diamonds and perhaps even cars parked nearby this summer: Kaleb Taylor’s about ready to torpedo outfields with baseballs like he overpowered wrestling foes last winter...

FELLING FIELD– The McCook National Bank Rivercats couldn’t keep up with Quintin Terry and his Golden Plains Realty Lugnuts on Tuesday as the Cats fell in game one of the Minors Division post-season tournament 9-5. Terry’s right arm and bat played vital roles in the Lugnuts victory...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — As summer storms did in times before effective weather warnings, the rain-laden thunder clouds and killer flood of June 21 and 22, 1947, snuck up on communities along the Medicine Creek and the Republican River in Southwest Nebraska...

McCOOK, Neb. — A 10-year-old Oberlin boy died after his bicycle and a pickup collided Tuesday afternoon on Federal Avenue southwest of McCook. As of early this morning, the Nebraska State Patrol had not released the name of the boy. State Patrol Trooper Dan Thompson’s report indicates that the accident happened at 1:20 p.m., when the boy rode his bicycle onto Federal Avenue from a private drive on the north side of Federal into the path of a westbound pickup driven by 37-year-old Jason Stephens of McCook.. ...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — The Dawson County jail in Lexington is holding three inmates after their arrests following two separate high-speed chases and manhunts, one in Kansas during which a suspect fired shots at a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s vehicle. After the chase through Kansas and Nebraska, Richard Gathercole, 39, of San Jacinto, Calif., will be charged with possession of stolen property and possession of a stolen firearm...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Board of Zoning Adjustment will coordinate a public hearing Monday evening to discuss a request from a property owner to construct a carport with a five foot long driveway. City ordinance requires a ten foot driveway when a garage is perpendicular to the access alley...

I recently read Mr. Hendricks’ opinion regarding the increased prices of lunch. “No Such Thing as a Free Lunch” from June 16th to 19th edition. I respect his opinion and it got me to thinking. Below is a list of my thoughts … Managers/owners should be there all the time to make sure their employees are safe and are working appropriately. ...