Stories from Monday, April 23, 2018

TORRINGTON, Wyo. – The McCook Community College golf team started Friday in third place, 14 shots back of host Eastern Wyoming and five back of Central Wyoming. With temperatures in the 40s and winds at 20-20 mph, the Indians were able to post the low team score of the day and leapfrogged Central Wyoming but finished the day 10 shots back of Eastern Wyoming, 614-624...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College softball team went on the road to Columbus and Beatrice over the weekend and came home with splits in both cities. On Friday, the Lady Indians lost the first game at Central Community College, 4-3 and came back to win the second game 8-1...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Expected cold weather means McCook will golf at the Holdrege Invitational on Wednesday rather than Tuesday as originally scheduled. Opening tee times are set for 9 a.m.

McCOOK, Neb. — Double D Landscaping didn’t lose a match while clearing its path to the McCook YMCA Adult Women’s Black Bracket tourney title last week. McCook National Bank rallied from a first-round loss and earned its title shot but lost to Double D...

McCOOK, Neb. — Glass Express did not crack under the pressure of two championship matches in last week’s YMCA Adult Women’s volleyball tournament. Instead, they delivered a strong message with two big wins over top-seeded Messenger which secured the tourney title...

McCOOK, Neb. — Program reviews, equipment and a new student organization for veterans are on the agenda for a Mid-Plains Community College board of governors meeting here this week. The board meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 213 of Mcillen Hall on the McCook Community College campus...

CURTIS, Neb. – Nearly 90 degrees and certificates will be conferred May 3 in Curtis to graduates of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. Mike Boehm, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Harlan Vice Chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and University of Nebraska vice president for Agriculture and Natural Resources, will attend two events honoring the Class of 2018 and NCTA students...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Nebraska Attorney General will conduct a mobile office 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at the McCook Heritage Senior Center, 1312 W. Fifth in McCook. Staff will be available throughout the session to help consumers with items such as free credit reports, register for the national Do Not Call registry, reduce unwanted mail, request a security freeze, show parents how to freeze their children’s crudity report, block scam calls on cellphones or landlines, report scam call phone numbers and complaints, and file a complaint or report a scam.. ...

From what little most of us can see cruising down the main highways through Southwest Nebraska, it seems like oilfield activities are picking up. If you think so, you’re right. That’s because crude oil is approaching $70 a barrel, up nearly $20 a barrel fom a year ago...

I’ve been surprised that no one seems to play chess anymore. In a retirement settlement, where everyone has time on their hands, it would seem that a game like chess might fill time for folks that have a great deal of time to kill, but I have yet to see anyone at Brookdale playing chess. ...

GERING, Neb. -- Friday's colder weather didn't keep McCook from heating up on the tennis courts. Facing temperatures that reached the 40s, at best, the Lady Bison still smashed Gering 8-1 in a dual played at Gering High School...