Stories from Monday, February 12, 2018

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Gazette schools found plenty of reason to cheer at Saturday’s D-4 District Meet at North Platte St. Patrick’s High School...

WEEPING WATER, Neb. -- Southwest scored three state qualifiers and a top-5 team finish at Saturday’s D-1 District Meet in Weeping Water...

OAKLAND, Neb. -- Traveling over 500 miles roundtrip, Cambridge left a good impression in northeast Nebraska...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — If nothing else, the McCook wrestlers hopefully got all their heartbreak out of the way before Valentine’s Day and most importantly: They’ll be ready to score a few more victories at the next B-4 district meet. On Saturday, the Bison qualified three wrestlers into Class B state tournament matches but also fell one win short FOUR different times...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook got the look it wanted...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- Scottsbluff used a 22-1 run in the fourth quarter to breeze past McCook 71-41 on Saturday at Scottsbluff High School...

Dorothy Elizabeth Grosskopf July 25, 1921 - Feb. 11, 2018 McCOOK, Neb. — Dorothy Elizabeth Grosskopf of McCook passed away Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. She was 96 years old. Dorothy was born on July 25, 1921, at McCook to parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Miller) Brenning. She attended Westward Grade School, McCook Junior High School and graduated from McCook Senior High with the class of 1941. She was employed at North Western Bell Telephone Company as a supervisor for 12 years...

Dennis Hanes Feb. 19, 1952 - Feb. 5, 2018 BENKELMAN, Neb. — Dennis Lee Hanes was born on Feb. 19, 1952, in Benkelman to Elmer E. and Barbara D. (Kuhns) Hanes. Dennis was the oldest of three children. As a youngster, he grew up and attended grade school in Benkelman, graduating from Benkelman High School with the class of 1971. ...

Charles “Chuck” E. Six Jan. 28, 1935 - Feb. 7, 2018 ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Charles “Chuck” E. Six, 83, of Arapahoe, died Wednesday (Feb. 7, 2018), at the V.A. Hospital in Grand Island, Neb. He was born on Jan. 28, 1935, at Hannibal, Mo., to Harry Alan and Ruby (Skeen) Six...

Alvin Duane Williams Feb. 27, 1932 – Feb. 6, 2018 PLATTEVILLE, Colo. — Alvin Duane Williams, 85, passed away at his home in Platteville on Feb. 6, 2018. He was born Feb. 27, 1932, in Benkelman, Neb., to Cecil Alvin and Doris Evelyn (Mathews) Williams. Growing up, Duane lived in Benkelman and Haviland, Kan...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Winter storms and the flu don’t just mean a lot of people are missing work and school – it also means they can’t keep their American Red Cross blood and platelet donation appointments. The Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to roll up a sleeve to help maintain the blood supply for patients in need...

Today it is refreshing to see how we are honoring our men in uniform, even though we seem to disagree on almost everything else. World War II was the last time, perhaps the only time, that our nation was near universally united in a common cause---that of defeating our enemies in Europe and in Asia. ...

The photo of the cats, covered in ice and snow in your Jan 25, 2018 issue was appalling. If those cats belonged to the photographer shame on him for letting his kittens suffer like that in a storm. Having pets is a responsibility, not to be taken lightly...

Sex scandals, health care and the investigation of Russian influence in 2016 are taking the headlines of late, and now President Trump is proposing $200 billion to entice state governments and private entities to pitch in to create $1.5 trillion for infrastructure improvements...

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Leaders from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture and Mississippi State University signed a cooperative agreement Wednesday designed to train workforce entrants for the midwestern state’s burgeoning poultry industry. The newly-developed program includes three semesters at NCTA in Curtis, Neb., and a semester at MSU’s Department of Poultry Science. ...

OXFORD, Neb. -- Dundy County-Stratton eased past Southern Valley in both games Friday night at Southern Valley High School...

AXTELL, Neb. -- Southwest beat Axtell 54-30 in the boys' contest, while Axtell won the girls' game 56-43...

IMPERIAL, Neb. -- With two of its top scorers in early foul trouble, Cambridge needed someone to step up...

BEATRICE, Neb. — Coming off a two-point road loss Saturday, the McCook Community College Lady Indian basketball team struggled early, responded late and beat Southeast Community College Sunday 93-87. MCC dropped an 81-79 decision at Columbus Saturday and opened Sunday’s contest flat, as the Lady Storm jumped to a 23-10 lead. The Lady Indians were able to “course-correct” and closed out the first quarter trailing 27-18...

BEATRICE, Neb. – The McCook Community College men launched a long-range barrage early against Southeast Community College Sunday and never trailed in an 86-59 win. The Indians connected on seven of 11 shots from 3-point distance in the first half (63.6 percent) and rolled to a 19- point lead after 20 minutes, 46-27...

Maywood-Hayes Center senior Paul White went for the steal Friday night, but Wauneta-Palisade improved to 12-8 with a 61-23 victory. The second quarter was pivotal as those Broncos turned a 6-6 tie into their 31-7 lead just before halftime.

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — A smart coach sees holding Maywood-Hayes Center to 37 points is almost as marvelous as his top player scoring 36 Friday night. “Yeah, I don’t know what they were averaging coming in, but I know it was a lot more than 37,” Wauneta-Palisade coach Matt Cox said about this battle of top two subdistrict seeds. “Faith Simpson was unbelievable on the offensive end, but our defense was the difference tonight.”...

OMAHA, Neb. — Every area school with close to a full wrestling team will be represented when Nebraska’s state tournament gets undreway on Thursday. The talent’s well-balanced as 19 wrestlers have qualified by conquering strong district tests last weekend...