Stories from Tuesday, January 19, 2021

McCOOK, Neb. — Wow, now this was a vaccine to send roaring through the basketball veins all season long! McCook High’s boys shot 62 percent, hit 10 three-pointers and featured five players scoring 10 to 24 points Saturday night. When Minden Whippets did pounce on a drive from sophomore Evan Humphrey along the baseline, he calmly whipped a pass back outside into senior Mark Arp’s hands...

Dear Editor, Immediately following the January 6 “siege” upon the U.S. Capitol, Senator Ben Sasse, bringing to bear his tenor of painfully patronizing, pretentious moral outrage, hitched his wagon to the Democrats’ team of wild-eyed jackasses – and proudly rode shotgun for those shameless hypocrites who accuse President Donald Trump of “inciting insurrection.” Once again, our junior Senator revealed his lack of prudence and demonstrated that his oft-lofty pontificating on the Constitution is but political grandstanding. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — A date and time will be brought back to the council concerning when council members will take an up-close and personal look at city facilities. In the past, council members used to take an annual tour of city facilities, such as the water and wastewater treatment plants and fire department, to get an idea of what the city does, said City Manager Nate Schneider at the regular council meeting Monday night. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Last year, City of McCook water customers had to swallow a 6% increase in rates. This year, a lower rate increase of 2.5% has been recommended. That’s because the 6% increase and a dry year had water sales at an all-time high, according to a financial analysis of the water enterprise fund presented to the McCook City Council Monday night via Zoom...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook Community College’s Social Justice Club and Student Services invited students, faculty and staff in a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday at the MCC Student Union. Members of the club led informal and education discussions about Dr. King and his influences...

Eileen Kay Meagher-Holsten Dec. 26, 1939 - Jan. 16, 2021 McCOOK, Neb — Eileen Kay Meagher-Holsten, age 81, of McCook, passed away on Jan. 16, 2021. She was born in Benkelman, Neb., on Dec. 26, 1939, to Leonard and Alberta (Mathew) Miller. Eileen graduated from Beauty College and opened the Chateau Continental in McCook until 1986. ...

HOLDREGE, Neb. — Southern Valley’s boys went overtime but regained their winning ways with a 68-62 triumph over the Holdrege Dusters Friday night. Senior Colton Burgeson totaled 21 points — including six threes — to lead a 10-2 Eagle attack featuring four double-figure scorers...

ELWOOD, Neb. — Arapahoe’s girls doubled their win total and didn’t need any comebacks during a 44-41 topping of H-Line Friday night. The Warriors (2-10 record) led through every quarter while junior Hope Koller poured in a game-high 17 points. Trailing by 17, Arapahoe rallied and caught the Loomis Wolves during their previous game on Jan. 9. They eventually still dropped a tough 57-53 contest...

McCOOK, Neb. — When the McCook Community College volleyball team suits up at home Feb. 5, it will be the first time in 474 days the team has played in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. When the season starts Friday, it will be the first time in 409 days since the team played at all. Because of the pandemic, for the first time since MCC began playing volleyball in 1974, the Lady Indians switch from a fall schedule to the spring...

McCOOK, Neb. —A fanastic flurry of seven straight Shawna Wilkinson points on Saturday showed how McCook’s girls should approach every contest remaining in 2021: Basketball earned its name because of the basket. “People talk about shooting too much is selfish. But if you’re not shooting when you should be, that’s slefish play,” coach Amy Scheil declared following a 38-30 loss to Minden. “You’re taking the pressure off our teammates, so if it’s open, take the shot.”...

LINCOLN, Neb. —While the McCook High School divers saw their meet cancelled Friday due to a snowstorm in Lincoln, the swimmers were still able to hit the pool Saturday at the annual Cotter Invitational. To accommodate a large number of athletes for this meet, teams were delegated to pools around the capital city against a smaller number of teams, but with times combined against one another. The Bison swam at Lincoln High against Lincoln High, Hastings and Omaha Northwest...

OBERLIN, Kan. — Records are starting to fall like McCook opponents as only eight Bison wrestlers teamed to win Saturday’s Buzz Matson Invitational. Sophomore Alex Anthony (24-3 record) set a new McCook High season takedown record with 110 while winning the 160-pound title...

My cell phone rang. An unknown number calling. I answered anyway. “Col Trail this is Jack Barnes. I was the assistant crew chief on that tanker you were flying when you did the tri-level refueling.” Understand it has been nearly fifty four years gone by since that event back in 1967. ...