Stories from Thursday, February 8, 2018

McCOOK, Neb. -- Hunter Hays has been an anchor on the McCook Bison offensive line for the last two seasons. Now, he will be an anchor for Fort Hays State University...

So I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m one of those weirdos that gets attached to my cars. Like they’re human beings. I’m quite particular about picking them out and when I find “the one,” it becomes my buddy. I talk to it and baby it and try to be as nice as I can because my new friend has a very important job! It’s in charge of transporting my kiddos all around so it has to be dependable and safe and comfortable. Kinda like a trusty steed!...

Last week in the Legislature, the Natural Resources Committee and myself had another busy schedule. We were successful in getting the committee priority bill, LB 758, advanced to Select File. After the full six hours of debate, the bill was advanced by a 47-0 vote. ...

John Albert Scharf Aug. 20, 1930 - Feb. 6, 2018 CURTIS, Neb. — John Albert Scharf of Curtis died Feb. 6, 2018, at Parson’s House in Omaha at the age of 87. John died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.  John was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Curtis to William Adam Scharf and Florence Beatrice (Skaife) Scharf. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The immediate need is for more space for pigs. Members of the Red Willow County 4-H Council told the county’s fair board Wednesday evening that the number of swine entries at the county fair continues to rise, and some changes are necessary to accommodate not only the growing number of hogs, but to keep all the animals comfortable in the hot Nebraska summer...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that Bradley S. Leffers, 47, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, to 2 years in prison by United States Senior District Judge Richard G. Kopf, for wire fraud.  Leffers was also ordered to pay $712,066.64 in restitution and serve 3 years on supervised release...

Wednesday, we wrote about the need for a system to warn drivers in whiteout conditions when they are approaching accidents blocking major highways. Today comes word from AAA that another hazard is much more prevalent than we are being told. The auto club studied dashboard video from 700 accidents and found that 9.5 percent of all crashes involved drowsy drivers, based on the amount of time the drivers’ eyes were closed in the minutes before a crash...

he McCook Community College Indian baseball team dropped its second game on the season Wednesday, losing to Garden City Community College 16-9. Down 2-0, the Indians got on the scoreboard in the second thanks to a pair of Broncbuster walks, an error and a fielder’s choice...

GOODLAND, Kan. – In a game which featured 63 fouls and 92 free-throw attempts, the McCook Community College men outlasted Northwest Kansas Tech Wednesday, 91-86. The Indians went to the line 35 times and made 27 for a 77.1 percent night -- which helped offset the Mavericks going to the line 57 times and making 41 (71.9 percent)...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High senior Trevor Oberg loves to compete on the golf course and on Wednesday, he officially signed on to do it twice as much. Oberg signed a national letter of intent to continue his golf career at McCook Community College. “I’ve been taking classes at MCC, I know coach (Tyler) Loop and the players and now instead of just playing golf in the spring I get to compete in the fall too,” Oberg said...

Once a year, the YMCA staff and a large group of volunteers reach out to the community to ask for donations for a specific cause - Partners with Youth. Partners with Youth is a financial aid program, which covers program fees for youth sports as well as membership costs for families...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — Sugar coating seldom enters wrestling diets so why change anything when looking at the McCook Bison’s biggest meet before state. Coach Nick Umscheid knows sweet victories will not arrive easily atB-4 district starting Friday afternoon...

PARKER, Colo. — Robert and Susan Ihrig, former McCook and Culbertson residents, don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade. But they wrote their book, “Million Dollar Party,” in hopes of, at the least, drawing a cloud over all the bright shiny expectations of TV’s “Cheers” and Toby Keith’s song, “I Love this Bar.”...

District wrestling will have a different look this year in Nebraska...