Stories from Friday, November 3, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. — A blocked punt, five turnovers including one "pick six" and numerous penalties doomed the McCook Bison to a 30-14 Class B state quarterfinal defeat at Omaha Skutt Catholic Friday evening. The Bison blasted ahead 7-0 after senior Kaleb Taylor's fumble recovery helped set up classmate Zach Schlager's first of two touchdown runs...

The McCook Bison had three players named to the 2017 Nebraska Tennis Association All-State team...

60th anniversary Donald and Agnes Roberts were married on Nov. 9, 1957, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in McCook.  After the wedding, they set up their home northwest of McCook and joined Don’s parents, Harold and Anne Roberts, in the farm and ranch business. ...

Walter N. Rogers was a Hereford man, convinced that breed of cattle would be best suited to the plains of southwest Nebraska. True to his vision, Walters secured a large farm site east of McCook and began building the story of Shadeland Park Ranch Herefords...

McCOOK, Neb. — Several of McCook’s popular outdoor recreational venues, as well as efforts advocating for other amenities, could be approaching a crossroads in the near future. During the fall of 2018 the City of McCook will make its last bond payment on the $4.6 million city building, freeing up more than $600,000 annually in local-option sales tax dollars...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Economic Development Plan Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee is scheduled to coordinate its quarterly report to City Council Monday evening. The public hearing is scheduled to lead off the regularly scheduled meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Municipal Center...

Forty-seven years after United Parcel Service came to McCook and 110 years after UPS was founded in Seattle, three local UPS employees recently retired after 116 total years of service. They are, from left, Burt Felker with 36 years, Roger Siebrandt with 39 years and Chuck Gray with 41 years. Each driver was inducted into the “Circle of honor” Club in recognition of 25 years of safe driving...

I was watching the nightly news on a major network recently, news full of information about the latest terrorist attack. (They are all terrorist attacks because they certainly cause terror for the victims.) The news story focused on details about the person who perpetrated the attack - - his name, where he was from, that he had planned it, conjecture about whether it was a lone act, etc. That news was exactly like the previous terrorist attack, with the same focus on the attacker...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook is one game away from qualifying for its first-ever state volleyball tournament appearance...