Stories from Friday, October 2, 2020

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — Senior Lexi Hauxwell ran her season best as five Top 20 placers powered the McCook cross country girls to No. 2 at Thursday’s Gothenburg Invitational. The Bison totaled 31 points while outrunning eight other teams behind only champion North Platte (21)...

McCOOK, Neb. — Aurora quarterback Ethan Shaw scored on 61 and 12-yard touchdowns before halftime for a 21-7 lead that stood to the finish against McCook Friday night. The Class B No. 7 Bison (3-2) took an early 7-6 lead on sophomore Lucas Gomez-Wilson's 68-yard run along with a Luke Maris PAT kick...

Lauren Paul “Chic” Becker May 7, 1943 - Sept. 25, 2020 HILL CITY, Kan. — Lauren Paul “Chic” Becker, 77, of Hill City, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at his home. He was born May 7, 1943, in Logan, Kan., to Leo Nicholas and Margaurite (Kelling) Becker...

25th anniversary The family of Lana and Jim Stewart of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 25th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. They were married in 1995 in Estes Park, Colo. Their family includes four children, Danielle, Andrew, Abby and Jamee; and three grandsons, MJ, Miles and Marshall. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 901 E. Fourth, McCook, NE 69001...

Sometimes you just have to go back in time for a bit of comic relief. I found this article entitled “Married and Skipped” in the 1898 McCook Tribune, May 6th edition and I had to share it before I lost it again! “Samuel Mellen was up before Squire Berry, Tuesday night, charged with being responsible for the unfortunate condition of a young woman named Bertha Dubarko. ...

Janice Kay (Vernon) Hayes July 11, 1943 - Sept. 28, 2020 ATWOOD, Kan. — Janice Kay (Vernon) Hayes, 77, of Atwood, was born in Oberlin, Kan., July 11, 1943, and passed away Sept. 28, 2020, at Rawlins County Health Center, with her three children by her side...

CURTIS, Neb. — The Medicine Valley Raiders are now 8-5 thanks to a 25-20, 25-15 victory over improved Paxton Thursday evening. Senior Acelyn Klein continues to be a soaring ace the net with 13 kills while junior Kaylyn Roblee (seven) and freshman Stella Heapy (13) teamed for another 13...

COZAD, Neb. — McCook High’s golf girls tied for sixth place as a team at the Southwest Conference tournament on Thursday. Sophomore Chayse Friehe’s 109 led the Bison, who matched Ainsworth with a team total of 522. Broken Bow tallied 346 for the team championship in front of Minden (382), Cozad (391) and Valentine (396)...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Men’s Golf League completed their second-half playoffs as both A and B divisions decided their 2020 team champions: A League Championship flight First place: Arrow/Kohl over Red Willow Aviation by a 77-76 tiebreaker after both teams scored 18...

COZAD, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans captured their 10th volleyball this season with a 25-10, 25-18 sweep of host Cozad during Tuesday’s Cozad Triangular. Cambridge served nine aces to knock off the Haymakers off-balance all match. Senior Claire Craig served three, sophomore Breelle Miller two and freshman Bailee Ahlemeyer another two...

WAUNETA, Neb. — Wow, Wauneta-Palisade took the first two sets only to see 17-0 Maywood-Hayes Center rally for a five-set volleyball victory Thursday night. The Wolves have rarely lost a set all season but those Broncos captured 25-23 and 25-19 victories for their home fans...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High’s “C” football team beat Lexington, 54-0, on Thursday at Weiland Field to reach 3-1 this season. Coach Bill Ramsay provided these insights about the big home win: “This game was probably our best game of the year both offensively and defensively.Defensively we did a great job of controlling the line of scrimmage and putting pressure on their offense, we played assignment football and our kids did a great job making plays...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The Cambridge Public Schools and Southwest Nebraska Health Department have agreed all activities will be canceled through Monday. Superintendent Greg Shepard made this announcement on Thursday as Cambridge awaits results from multiple COVID-19 tests...

McCOOK, Neb. — The 2020 McCook’s Heritage Days Road Race looked a little different this year, but at least it happened. While the Heritage Days 5K should have been the seventh event in the Republican River Fitness Series, Saturday’s race was the first road race of the year...

One injured in rural Culbertson explosion CULBERTSON, Neb. —  A rural Culbertson man was flown out for medical care after being injured in an explosion reportedly caused by an attempt to relight a water heater. The Culbertson Fire Department, along with mutual aid from Trenton, Neb., responded at 8 a.m. to a house 10 miles southwest of Culbertson on Road 710, owned by Twila McClung...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will take up only one regular agenda item Monday, the use of Community Betterment Funds to cover rental fees for the annual Toy Box event at Memorial Auditorium. The council is expected to approve the request, as it did last year. Community Betterment funds are derived from Keno sales in the city...

Shane Lentz and sons Josh, 15, right, and Jared, 17, take their best shots during the recent McCookaroo disc golf tournament in Kelley Park. The recently refurbished disco golf course is seeing plenty of use this summer. Results of the tournament are available at https://bit.ly/2Sjjamf...

Whether we want to call it that or not, we do have universal health care in America. Get sick, and you will be taken care of one way or another. That may be through your own insurance, or it may be paid for by taxpayers through Medicare or Medicaid, or it may take a combination of insurance customers, private-pay customers, taxpayers and charity sources to pitch in to cover your costs at the emergency room...

Did everyone have a chance to watch the televised decline of western civilization on Tuesday night? If you aren’t one of the estimated 72 million people who watched the presidential debate, I’m sure you have heard about it. President Trump, former Vice President Biden, and Fox News anchor Chris Wallace put on a show that reminded me of one that I would watch on Saturday mornings as a child. I’m not entirely sure which ones would play the part of Larry or Curly, but Trump was definitely Moe...

Dear Editor, This summer, I had a bad leg injury and consequently, at this point I am “gimping” around with a cane. Saturday after the parade, I was leaving the Keystone building and as I started to open the heavy door, a small Cub Scout rushed up the sidewalk and opened and held the door for me.  I thanked him and he said with a big smile on his face, “you’re welcome.  Have a great day!” ...

Dear Editor, Elivera Doud lived in the neighborhood where I grew up. She was the mother-in-law of Dwight D. Eisenhower, our 34th U.S. president. He was the third son of the seven sons of David Jacob Eisenhower and his wife Ida Elizabeth Stover. The Eisenhowers were German Swiss immigrants who came to America in the 1730s...

This is Not Old Testament Law; this is God’s Universal Law which remains. If your lifestyle, your eating habits, your physical movement has reaped bad consequences it is a universal God given law. He set consequences in motion all the way back to the garden. They were not exempt & neither are you or I...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a subject who led officers on a high-speed chase, crashed his car and escaped on foot. According to a release from the McCook Police Department: “On Oct. 1, 2020, at 2:26 pm, an officer with the McCook Police Department attempted to stop a silver 2-door vehicle with no license plates for a traffic violation near West 4th and D Streets in McCook...