Stories from Wednesday, October 28, 2020

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. — Plattsmouth's season-long policy of three family members allowed per player must continue into the Class B playoffs when McCook arrives for a first-round game on Friday. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. between the No. 9-seed Bison and No. 8 Blue Devils, who have both won six of eight games so far this season...

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — Sophomore Kiley Hejtmanek served a flawless 23-for-23 with 18 points and senior Jaycee Widener's 18 kills powered Maywood-Hayes Center's 25-14, 25-20, 25-15 victory over Wauneta-Palisade Tuesday evening. The D2-9 subdistrict champion Wolves (27-0 record) will pay in Saturday's district finals round to determine state tournament teams who start on Thursday at Lincoln...

No. 9 Wisconsin has canceled its game at Nebraska on Saturday and paused all team activities for at least seven days after a dozen people within the program including coach Paul Chryst tested positive for COVID-19. School officials said Wednesday that athletic director Barry Alvarez and Chancellor Rebecca Blank made the decision in consultation with Big Ten officials. The game with Nebraska won’t be rescheduled...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — No large dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face — the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic. They started the party without Justin Turner, too, after their red-headed star received word of a positive COVID-19 test in the middle of their clinching victory...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Public health officials are urging Southwest Nebraska residents to follow COVID guidelines in the face of 183 new cases in the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department district. Red Willow County is the hotspot for community spread, with 74 new cases from Oct. 20 to 26...

LINCOLN, Neb. – Tuesday, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that a staff member with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is positive for the coronavirus. The staff member is employed at the Work Ethic Camp. The staff member is self-isolating at home...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. is introducing an automated cleaning system that fully cleans and sanitizes shopping carts after every use. By mid-November, more than 200 Hy-Vee stores across its eight-state region will have a Sterile Cart system in operation. Hy-Vee is the first grocery chain to implement the...

McCOOK, Neb. — More than 4,000 locations will now offer a curbside drop-off option for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 ­– 23. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts—filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys—to children worldwide for more than two decades. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Public Schools reported 9 active cases on its daily COVID-19 tracker with 65 students or staff currently quarantined and 16 recovered. The breakdown includes 3 active, 7 recovered and 31 quarantined at McCook High School, 3 active, 4 recovered and 10 quarantined at McCook Junior High, 1 active, 1 recovered and 6 quarantined at Central Elementary, and no active, 2 recovered and 18 quarantined at McCook Elementary...

The Gazette couch potato ignores politics and watches NFL every Sunday after his college fill on Saturday: Who has the best Super Bowl potential almost into mid-season? Round Belly Headley offers his picks: NFC 1. Buccaneers — The GOAT Tom Brady with a dominant defense has already throttled their top contender.....

Community Hospital personnel administer COVID-19 tests this morning at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. More tests are set for Nov. 4 and 18. For more information visit https://www.testnebraska.com