Stories from Tuesday, March 31, 2020

OMAHA, Neb. — McCook High’s girls earned four Class B all-state honorable mentions from the Omaha World-Herald last weekend. Juniors Liviya Wier, Tiara Matson, sophomore Peyton Doucet and freshman Shawna Wilkinson were all included among the best in Class B...

Virginia Genevieve (Sauer) Rezac Feb. 12, 1941 - March 26, 2020 MESA, Ariz. — Virginia Genevieve Rezac (Sauer) was born on Feb. 12, 1941, in Buckman Township, Minn., and left this world on March 26, 2020, in Mesa. She is survived by her children, Siobhan (Tom) Hudson of Tennessee, Chantal St. ...

MAYWOOD, Neb. — Sophomore Weston Morrow was a Class D-1 all-state mention after averaging 13.3 points for Maywood-Hayes Center this season. Morrow played in just 11 games this season due to injuries, but he hit double digits eight times including a 38-point effort which included 15 steals against Southwest on Dec. 7 (61-44 Wolves win)...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Chase County senior Mallie McNair made the Class C-1 all-state second team announced in last weekend’s Lincoln Journal-Star. The 5’7” guard led Chase through a superb 18-4 season which featured both conference and subdistrict tournament championships...

McCOOK, Neb. — The GNAC conference announced the following changes for the 2020/21 school year, according to McCook High activities director Darin Nichols. In October 2019, Columbus High School applied and was accepted to the Heartland Athletic Conference (HAC)...

OMAHA, Neb. — Just as the Lincoln Journal-Star selections appeared in Monday’s Gazette, today features Omaha World-Herald all-state basketball honorees: — Southern Valley junior Clayton Berry tops the list as he earned a spot on Class D-1’s second team...

LINCOLN, Neb. — During this depressing time in sports history, huskers.com has unleashed a fun all-time Nebraska football best moments for fans. They state “We need you the fan to help us narrow down the top moment in Nebraska football history! We have gathered 32 of the top moments and seeded them into four different regions. Voting will take place on twitter at twitter.com/HuskerFBNation.”...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Tri Valley Health System is now offering virtual clinic appointments starting Wednesday, April 1. The virtual clinic enables patients to conduct visits with Tri Valley Health System Providers virtually anywhere via video on a computer or smart phone Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — A single tear fell Friday from the closed eyes of the bronze sculpture of Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as a teen. Contacted at his home in Omaha, Nebraska’s former governor and U.S. senator said, thoughtfully, “The tear may be symbolic of how we all, as Americans, feel right now,” referring to growing concerns of the spread of the coronavirus and the suffering and death caused by the disease COVID-19...

McCOOK, Neb. — One in-home health care provider in McCook is increasing her workforce, looking for compassionate caregivers for the elderly, disabled and chronically ill who want to stay safe and comfortable at home during ongoing coronavirus and COVID-19 concerns...

Patrons of McCook’s Ace Hardware donated $727.06 to the McCook Police Department’s K-9 Unit through Ace’s round up program. Making the check presentation are Ace employees, Tiana Shoupe, left and Staci Houpt, third from left, to Officer Watts, and K-9 Officer Kayla. Loyal customers Brad and Sylvia Cheek, right, were also present for the donation...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP), with the assistance of the Imperial Police Department, have arrested a Chase County man on multiple charges following an investigation into reported sexual assaults of a child...

I am amazed. Our president asked us, the whole USofA, to shut down all non-essential activity and shelter in place and we are doing it! Further word informs that only essential businesses are allowed to be open and that is pretty much accepted. The reason for all the caution is a disease that appears to be world wide a virus type disease that most humans have not developed a resistance to and a disease that is easily spread from person to person, friend or stranger alike...

Dear Editor, Most people do not give to much thought about where their meat comes from, I would like to shed some light on a very serious situation that needs to be brought to attention. Do you think American’s have a right to know what is happening to the Cattle industry? Do consumers have a right to know where their meat comes from? Would you write about something that would peak their interest and bring a big crisis to light?...

Uncertainty is one of most frightening things about a threat such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and even though a couple of items Monday weren’t necessarily good news, they helped alleviate some of the uncertainty. Gov. Pete Ricketts confirmed expectations during his daily briefing Monday, saying April will be another “tough month,” calling for continued the 10-person limit on social gatherings, and tougher restrictions in more hard-hit counties, including 12 more in the Panhandle with May 11 expiration... ...