Stories from Tuesday, November 14, 2017

CALLAWAY, Neb. -- Medicine Valley found its match in Game 12...

AUBURN, Neb. – Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is responding to an unusual event at its Cooper Nuclear Station due to a hydrogen leak into a main plant area. The utility declared a “Notification of Unusual Event” (NOUE) today at 11:18 a.m. due to a hydrogen leak into a main plant area. The leak was discovered by a maintenance crew working on the non-nuclear system, and repairs to fix the leak are in progress...

It is interesting watching the machinations of Congress in trying to rework our federal taxation rules. It is at present a hugely complicated maze of regulations that over time has been tweaked to give an advantage to special interests sometimes to the detriment of those of us not represented by high powered special interest lobbyists. Also foremost in the minds of current elected officials is to write the code to help in their reelection efforts...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- McCook's JJ Myers, Mason Sides and Kirstin Collicott went won Saturday's Grand Island Northwest unified bowling tournament at the Super Bowl Family Fun Center...

Clarabelle Brakhahn Nov. 6, 1933 - Nov. 11, 2017 BEAVER CITY, Neb. — Clarabelle Brakhahn, 84, of Beaver City, formerly of Hendley, Neb., died Saturday (Nov. 11, 2017), at the Beaver City Manor. She was born Nov. 6, 1933, to John and Clara (Mayes) Steinke on a farm near Beaver City. ...

Emily Virginia Roberts Oct. 10. 1927 - Nov. 12, 2017 OBERLIN, Kan. — Emily Virginia Roberts, 90, died Sunday (Nov. 12, 2017), at her home in Oberlin. She was born Oct. 10. 1927, in Clay Center, Kan., to Oscar and Caroline (Frank) Frigon. She grew up in Longford, Kan., and attended Clay Center Community High School. She married James Shoff on May 2, 1948, in Colby, Kan. After his death, she married Lewis Wendel Roberts on July 22, 1989, in Colby, Kan...

McCOOK, Neb. — Members of the McCook Senior High Student Council donated over $500 to Community Hospital in McCook from a “Pink Out” fundraiser in October. The $568 donation will go toward incidental expenses, such as travel costs, for patients receiving cancer care services at Community Hospital’s Anderson Center for Radiation Oncology, said Terri Shipshock, Community Hospital Health Foundation...

McCOOK, Neb. — With the final donations and sponsorship funds added, the 2017 Big Give McCook has wrapped up with a total of $137,568.05. Big Give McCook is overseen by McCook's Community Chest, which provides funding for 12 local agencies. In addition to the Community Chest, Big Give McCook included 20 other non-profit organizations...

McCOOK, Neb. — Roofing projects are in the works for buildings in the McCook School District. That’s because some roofs are approaching the 20-year warranty mark and need to be repaired sooner rather than later, said Rick Haney, McCook Public Schools business manager. Haney updated the McCook Board of Education Monday night at the regular meeting on results of the audit done for the fiscal year ending August 2017...

McCOOK, Neb. — In late 2010, Red Willow County started using “CodeRED,” a warning system to alert residents by phone of approaching bad weather or to emergency messages. It was funded with a federal grant that ran out three years later, and neither the county nor the City of McCook carried it forward when funding ($7,500-$10,320 a year) would have had to have been provided locally...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook police officers are benefiting from an uptick in information provided by area residents, as well as improvements to the communication lines between law enforcement departments in other states. “The Nebraska State Patrol has been great communicating to us out-of-state issues and trends,” said McCook Sr. ...

Ever wonder what the “Rx” associated with medicine means? The most common explanation is that it stands for the Latin term “recipe,” meaning “to take.” In other words, when your doctor writes “Rx 2 aspirin,” he’s telling you to take your medicine (the “and call me in the morning” is implied)...

It is interesting watching the machinations of Congress in trying to rework our federal taxation rules. It is at present a hugely complicated maze of regulations that over time has been tweaked to give an advantage to special interests sometimes to the detriment of those of us not represented by high powered special interest lobbyists. Also foremost in the minds of current elected officials is to write the code to help in their reelection efforts...

McCOOK, Neb. — A versatile Colorado guard has signed a letter of intent to play basketball next season at McCook Community College. Kali Kelley, a Mountain View High School senior from Loveland, Colo., was in McCook Friday. She made it official and signed her letter of intent with the Lady Indians and cach Kellen Fernetti...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A super 66-19 combined record helped three Gazette area teams crack the final Lincoln Journal-Star volleyball Top 10 rankings today. Southern Valley’s 26 wins led the region as those Eagles earned another Class C-2 state tournament spot...

McCOOK, Neb. — Some might call it JUST another strong nine-win season for the machine known as McCook Bison football. Yet anyone who really observes the Bison knows every season has its own unique words and moments. So here’s a not so quick rundown of memories that made each Bison victory great:...