Stories from Tuesday, August 28, 2018

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Cambridge made a clean sweep through Saturday’s season-opening volleyball tournament with three strong wins over area foes. The Trojans soared early past neighbor Southwest 25-18, 25-7 behind junior Korynn Clason’s eight kills and four ace serves...

Congratulations! According to last Tuesday’s Gazette, real property valuations are up for the City of McCook. By setting the same levy as last year the City of McCook will get $28,687 more from property taxes than was realized last year. An easy solution: decrease the levy to meet the $1.39 million preliminary figure that was used to create the new budget. ...

Fighting poverty is a complex process, involving family structure, economic development, education, support systems and many other factors. As home to a community college, McCook has a chance to play a part in this important cause, according to a new report...

McCOOK, Neb. — Although the University of Nebraska is known for football, it’s also home to one of the best-kept secrets in the state, especially for the U.S. Department of Defense. The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska is on the forefront of finding ways to combat weapons of mass destruction, including researching ways ISIS uses and recruits on social media and finding ways to control infectious diseases like Ebola, according to Hank Bounds, NU president.. ...

Alvin William Pfeiffer March 1, 1939 - Aug. 26, 2018 ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Alvin William Pfeiffer, 79, of Arapahoe, died Sunday (Aug. 26, 2018), at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, Neb. He was born on March 1, 1939, on the family farm in Gosper County, Neb., to Cornelius and Ida (Schutz) Pfeiffer. He graduated from high school in Elwood, Neb...

50th anniversary The family of Ed and Marcia Overton of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary of Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. They were married in 1968 in McCook. Their family includes children, Rudy and wife, Gloria of Baytown Texas, Marc and wife, Terry of Harrison, Ohio, Lynn and wife, Tammy, of Panama City Beach, Fla., and Robb and wife, Mary Jo of McCook and many grandchildren. ...

BEATRICE, Neb. -- The McCook Community College volleyball team wrapped up a 2-2 start to the season Saturday in the RKP Invitational hosted by Southeast Community College. Colby and Highland Community College finished atop the 11-team field with 4-0 weekend marks...

Imagine the greatness of coach Scott Frost’s first Nebraska team if walk-on Matt Masker from Kearney Catholic leads those Huskers into Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio State. Really, wouldn’t that be fun? Or should I say funny? Nothing against true freshman Adrian Martinez...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans finished within five strokes of catching runner-up Ogalalla at Friday’s McCook Bison Golf Invitational. Cambridge featured four among the tourney’s top 13 with Maria Jauken firing 87 for fourth overall. The Trojans totaled 381 as a team, behind only Ogallala’s 376 and champion Gering with 351...

final rundown of highlights from area football teams Friday night that were not included in Monday’s Gazette: Wolves run loose Senior quarterback Ethan Broker shook free for 89 yards on only seven rushes in Maywood-Hayes Center’s 45-0 loss at South Platte...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook American Legion Post 203 will be presenting colors at the opening home game of the McCook High School Bison 2018 football season Friday. All military branch colors will be presented as well. The American Legion family is inviting all veterans to muster at 6:30 p.m. in the east end of Wieland Field to participant in the presentation...

ELWOOD, Neb. — Senior Gentry Anderson returned from his year-ending knee injury to throw three touchdown passes in Arapahoe’s 50-6 opening win at Elwood Friday night. Anderson completed 11 of his 14 throws with junior Yordi Gutierrez catching 10 for 153 yards and two TDs...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County’s attorney asked county commissioners Monday morning to reconsider their denial of his request to hire a second deputy attorney for his office, that he feels their denial last week was “personal.” One commissioner supported the idea, but his motion died for lack of a second and the issue was tabled...

McCOOK, Neb. — Making a transfer from inheritance, reducing the health department’s tax request and looking for cuts in the road budget may mean that Red Willow County can offset somewhat a nearly $32 million drop in valuation. McCook CPA Dan Miller, who prepares the budget for the county, told commissioners Monday morning that a preliminary budget indicates a tax levy of $0.318864, up from $0.0302105 in 2017-18, if they transfer $500,000 from inheritance and reduce the health department’ tax request by $15,000. ...

Results from the start of a new season at TJ’s Family Fun Center: Men’s Major Pivotal Bowling 23-1 Diamond Vogel 21-9 Wagner’s Ford 19-11 Five Loners 17-13 Maris General Const. 13-17 Stockman’s Feed 11-19...

CURTIS, Neb. – Stock dogs to beef steaks, and lots of volunteer hours between, the Aggies from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are part of the Nebraska State Fair. Nearly 30 students along with some staff and faculty from the NCTA campus based at Curtis are part of the educational and outreach activities this week in Grand Island...

KEARNEY – Village Flats is more than a place to live for Hallie Prickett. It’s an opportunity to attend college. The 18-year-old pre-nursing student doesn’t mince words when talking about the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s newest residence hall and its impact on her decision to attend school here...

Today, we know much more about human development than we did a generation ago. One of the most important things we’ve learned is that children develop intellectually and emotionally at a much younger age than we have traditionally assumed. In fact, 90 percent of a child’s brain development occurs before age five. Therefore, it’s crucial that infants and toddlers be appropriately stimulated through warm interactions with caring adults and exposed to rich, complex language...