Stories from Thursday, August 8, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — “Blue Heaven” called Wednesday afternoon and no way was Noah Hofman letting the message go to voicemail. A call that suddenly turned two quiet weeks before school resumes into one amazing week many golfers can only dream about. “Hello, Noah, how would you like to play a tournament Tiger Woods won three times? Not to mention Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson and Jack Nicklaus were all champions?”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Pinnacle Bank reached the top of B League golf again just above Murphy’s Cafe while Samway/Michaelis Chiropractic maintained its A League Wednesday night. Only three weeks remain in this season. A League Samway/Michaelis 122.5 McCook Lettering 118.5...

McCOOK, Neb. — Volleyball fans get their first chance to watch the 2019 McCook Community College volleyball team in action as the team will take on former players and community members Saturday in an alumni scrimmage. This is the second year the Lady Indians will begin their fall campaign bringing back former players for a scrimmage...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nebraska State Trooper Sam Mortensen has been named Officer of the Year by the Motor Vehicle Criminal Interdiction Association. Trooper Mortensen received the honor Tuesday during the annual MVCI conference in Orlando. In 2018, Trooper Mortensen was responsible for several criminal interdictions, seizing large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and fraudulent or stolen credit cards. ...

Because they are so new and ubiquitous, we hear a lot about the down side of smart phones. People are addicted to them. They have their nose in the screen when they should be watching where they are walking or, worse, driving. There are possible health risks, and despite the proliferation of “social media,” are driving more people to isolation and loneliness...

Last session I was appointed to the LR 87 committee. The committee is tasked with continuing the work of the select interim committee created the year before, the LR 437 committee, the intention is to fully and comprehensively analyze possible improvements and changes to the standing committee system. ...