Stories from Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TRENTON, Neb. — Hitchcock County’s girls won a super 102-94 battle over Wauneta-Palisade to get the track/field season moving on Tuesday in Trenton. Maywood-Hayes Center reached the top five of this eight-team invite with 56 points. A quick rundown of most event champs with more results appearing this week...

MCCOOK, Neb. — Neither a little breeze nor the sight of certain Bison fans wearing beach outfits bothered McCook’s tennis girls Tuesday afternoon. The Bison blasted past Hastings, 9-0, behind three dominant doubles wins and three 8-0 sweeps from singles players...

CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor KYLE, S.D. — Two weeks after a blizzard hit the southwest corner of South Dakota with the merciless force of a cyclone, Ramona Vocu and her family are still trying to dig out and count all their cattle. "Three Mile Creek Ranch took an awful hit," said Ramona, who is the older sister of Dr. Wayne Watkins, DVM, of McCook. From 300 miles away, Ramona said they're relying on her brother's knowledge to help them keep their surviving livestock alive...

EDITOR’S NOTE: On March 2, Neb. Gov. Pete Ricketts named Ernie Weyeneth, a Beaver Valley and McCook-area farm boy, a "Distinguished Nebraskalander" during a Statehood Day Dinner at the State Capitol in Lincoln. Weyeneth was recognized for his service to Nebraska, including serving as president of the Richard P. ...

A line of seagulls waits expectantly on the soccer field fence in Barnett Park, anxious for conditions to improve so players can return to the field, leaving discarded team treats in their wake. Turkey vultures rest on the railing of McCook’s east water tower before soaring off in search of a different kind of snack. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Bob Shults will be signing his book Both Sides of Paradise, a Memoir on Saturday, from 6:30 a.m. til closing at Sehnert’s Bakery, 312 Norris Ave. Bob is the son-in-law of long-time McCook residents, Paul and Delores Schneider, and is married to their eldest daughter, Sherry, who along with her sister and three brothers, graduated McCook Senior High School...

Robert (Bob) Eugene Smith Nov. 24, 1951 - Nov. 27, 2018 McCOOK, Neb. — Robert (Bob) Eugene Smith, age 67, of McCook, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in his home. He was born Nov. 24, 1951, in Loup City, Neb., to parents, Harry J. and Margaret I. ...

TRENTON, Neb. — Wauneta-Palisade’s boys scored 167 points to win the Hitchcock County Invitational on Tuesday. Quick recaps of top placers with more results appearing this week: — Senior Caid Doetker won the 100-high hurdles (17.27) while W-P teamates Duncan Rector (18.9) and Grant Walker (19.2) finished 2-3;...

SIDNEY, Neb. — McCook’s girls delivered a 1-2 punch in both jumps and throws while finishing fourth among nine Sidney Invitational teams. “We had a really good day, some nice surprises and very good performances,” coach Brent May proclaimed about the 79-point debut...

Due to expected rain and cold, McCook’s Leroy Hoehner Track and Field Invitational has been moved from Friday to Monday starting at 1 p.m.

SIDNEY, Neb. — McCook pole vaulters went 1-2-3 but only the Bison boys finished first as a team with their dominant season debut at Tuesday’s Sidney Invitational. Coach Tom Sughroue saw his team score 181 points while their Division II squad reached 191 while sweeping both team titles...