Stories from Wednesday, November 13, 2019

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Former Nebraska Cornhusker Matt Jarzynka showed Loup City and Arcadia again what made him one of Big Red’s most recent walk-on success stories. Yet Jarzynka was showing it in his new task: Dundy County-Stratton’s defensive line coach. “Speed and heart trumped size,” Tiger coaches declared following a terrific 42-30 state quarterfinal win over the D-1 West No. 3-seed Rebels...

BURWELL, Neb. — It’s not often that 534 passing yards to one results in one final tough defeat. Hats off to old-school Burwell Longhorn football. Even a conservative Republican must admit the Longhorns ran wilder and more effectively than Rush Limbaug's talker during election season...

KEARNEY, Neb. — The McCook Unified Bowling team visited Kearney’s Big Apple and won a dual over the Class A Kearney Bearcats Monday afternoon. McCook totaled 3,147 pins to Kearney’s 2,770. Coach Lynne Kinne’s squad split into five teams and four duals with the Bearcats...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook City Council member Gene Weeden sees an off-leash dog park as “one more amenity” to offer McCook residents and those thinking about moving to the community. During a community chat session called “Coffee with a Cop” Tuesday morning at Sehnert’s Bakery, Weeden said so many people have dogs — and especially big dogs. A dog park has been requested for several years, he said...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Transportation has issued a new policy on roadside memorials to allow an immediate family member to memorialize a death resulting from a crash on the state highway system. Immediate family members can now apply for a NDOT produced sign to be erected in a requested location in the State Right of Way as a memorial for two years after installation. NDOT will make every effort to place the memorial sign as close to the requested location as possible...

Southwest Nebraska is hard to beat when it comes to outdoor opportunities. With four great lakes for fishing and water sports, top-flight public golf courses and some of the best pheasant and upland game bird hunting in the state, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better place to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine...

This year, Nebraska Community Foundation celebrates 25 years of community-building from the ground up. I have had the honor of helping to lead this remarkable organization for more than 20 of those years. Much has changed during that time, and the pace of change quickens each year. But the core principle guiding our work remains the same: Communities can only be built by the people who live and work there...

McCOOK, Neb. — Three McCook Community College volleyball players have received Region IX South accolades with three players being named to the All-Region IX South squad and two named to the Region IX-All-Tournament team. Sophomore Kiera Barr, 5-8 libero, was named to the All-Region IX South team. ...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — The McCook Unified Bowling team delivered another successful Saturday of bowling at a Lexington Invitational. McCook’s Team 2 went 3-0 to win the Silver Division with dual victories over North Platte, Cambridge and host Lexington. The champion Team 2 is pictured at right...

James “Jamie” Lawless Nov. 17, 1985 - Oct. 4, 2019 OXFORD, Neb.- James “Jamie” Lawless of Oxford, NE passed away at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE on October 4, 2019. He was born in McCook on Nov. 17, 1985 to Gregg and Constance (Brown) Lawless...