Stories from Thursday, September 19, 2019

EATRICE, Neb. — The McCook Bison will see everything from a 6’6” receiver to 315-pound center when they line up against Beatrice Friday evening. They also won’t see an Orangemen team lacking confidence despite a 63-3 beating at Weiland Field last season...

Charles E. (Ed) Armstrong, Jr. Aug. 8, 1939 - Sept. 16, 2019 GRAND ISLAND Neb. — Charles E. (Ed) Armstrong, Jr. died unexpectedly Sept. 16, 2019, in his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, Sept. 23, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Grand Island. The Most Rev. William J. Dendinger will be the Celebrant along with priests of The Grand Island Diocese...

CAIRO, Neb. — Senior PJ Dubbs’ five RBIs powered Southern Valley-Alma’s softball team to a 12-4 win over Centura-Central Valley Tuesday afternoon. Dubbs homered, doubled and singled for the Saints, who improved to 11-4 this season. Kynlee Marquez and Abby Cervera both doubled while scoring three runs apiece...

DIGHTON, Kan. — The Decatur Community Red Devils are roaring at 2-0 following their 42-14 stinging of Dighton’s Hornets Friday evening. Senior Colton Ketterl ran for four touchdowns which brilliantly complemented the 154 rushing yards from classmate Dawson Kempt...

WAUNETA, Neb. — Surviving 16 Southwest ace serves, the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos still delivered a 25-20, 20-25, 23-25, 15-11 victory over fSouthwest Roughriders Tuesday night. The Broncos are now 5-2 following a strong weekend performance where they reached Saturday’s Hitchcock County invite title match...

Latest results from TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook: Men’s Major TJ’s Family Fun 77-43 Diamond Vogel 73-47 Lickity Splits 68.5-51.5 J&L Construction 62-58 Stockman’s Feed 59.5-58.5 Quality Irrigation 59-61...

McCOOK, Neb. — A lively field featuring five Gazette-area schools should make an entertaining Bison Volleyball Invtational on Saturday. “I would say the tournament is wide open,” McCook coach Audrey Feeney confirmed. The Bison can avenge last year’s opening loss to Valentine as these teams meet again in an 11 a.m. opening match...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band’s away performance trip this season will be this weekend at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Saturday, September 21. All 300 members of the CMB along with staff will travel to Champaign, Illinois for the 7 p.m. kickoff with the Fighting Illini...

While the McCook Bison take a road trip to Beatrice, four area football teams are hosting foes Friday night. Explosive Cambridge and Decatur Community (Kan.) are both aiming for 3-0 at home. Chase County and Rawlins County (Kan.) also play home games. All Friday events: Golf: Cambridge, Southwest at Minden Invite, 9 a.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College volleyball team came up with a five-set win over Central Community College-Columbus Wednesday night winning 21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 11-25, 18-16. MCC coach Hayley Kobza said the match was somewhat reflective of us her team this year...

McCOOK, Neb. — Annual testing of the city’s deep injection well, that’s used to dispose part of the waste from the water treatment plant, has determined that the well is meeting state limits. The results of the Annual Reservoir Falloff Test for the Class I Non-Hazardous Deep Injection Well were approved with other consent agenda items by the McCook City Council at the regular meeting Monday night...

McCOOK, Neb. — The 2019 Heritage Days promise to be a “gute Zeit” according to McCook Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dawson Brunswick. The details are being finalized and Brunswick is excited and pleased with how it is coming together. “We have such a strong delegation of people who are taking ownership of various aspects of the weekend,” Brunswick said. Heritage Days begins Sept. 25 with the MNB mixer and continues through Sunday, Sept. 29...

McCOOK, Neb. — It was standing-room only at a hearing Thursday at McCook Community College, where state senators of the legislature’s Nebraska Natural Resource Committee heard testimony about NCORPE land in Lincoln County. Five state senators on the Natural Resource Committee were present at the hearing, with three - Joni Albrecht, Dist. ...