Stories from Wednesday, May 11, 2022

OGALLALA, Neb. —McCook High's girls won their first B-6 district team title since 2014 with 13 girls qualifying and two alternates going to Class B state at Omaha Burke Stadium starting one week from today.

OGALLALA, Neb. —McCook High's boys qualified several for state during Tuesday's B-6 district ctrack-field meet though all official qualifiers are still being determined today.

McCook senior Branson McDonald cleared a career-high 15'2" in Tuesday's B-6 district pole vault, which moves him into No. 1 again among all Nebraska competitors this spring. He was tied at 15' with Omaha Creighton Prep senior Paul Lampert and Fremont senior Drew Sellon. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Three candidates with local ties had good showings but finished in second place, according to preliminary results from the Nebraska Secretary of State's office. Kathy Wilmot of Beaver City won 20,128 votes for University of Nebraska Regent District 7, with 41.58% of the vote...

Jasmine Dimas and Tammy Gonzales of the Red Willow County Clerk's Office tally early votes in Tuesday's election. County commissioner incumbents Earl McNutt and Cayla Richards lost to challengers Ted Gans and Charles Fritsche respectively, and Kevin Darling defeated Dalton Downing in the Republican race for county sheriff, to go on to face Libertarian candidate Jaeden Carter in the fall election. ...

ODESSA, Texas – The McCook Community College golf team had a rough start to the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship tournament Tuesday shooting a season-high 322 and trail the 24-team field after one day of the four-day tournament at the Odessa Country Club.

McCOOK, Neb. — A long-time McCook police officer and the son-in-law of a late sheriff will face a former Marine and son of a Dundy County sheriff’s deputy in the general election in November. MPD Senior Sgt. Kevin Darling defeated Red Willow County Sheriff’s Deputy Dalton Downing in the Republican race to replace retiring Sheriff Alan Kotschwar in the fall election. ...