Stories from Wednesday, November 23, 2022

McCOOK, Neb. — Her eyes opened in the medical tent at Kearney Country Club perhaps briefly with the thought “pinch me, this is just a bad dream!” Yet only moments later, Samatha Rodewald was finding something positive about this late collapse during the Nebraska state cross country meet last month...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council approved the abandonment of a utility line agreement between the city and Siegfried Holdings LLC, for property located in Block 4, Armory Addition to the City of McCook. The council approved the item with the rest of the consent agenda items with no discussion...

McCOOK, Neb. — A brick building on B Street built in 1952 and originally used as an automotive repair shop will be turned into a kitchen and bathroom showroom, with some help from tax increment financing. The McCook City Council Monday night unanimously approved the tax increment financing (TIF) request sought by Jeff Tidyman of Engineering International for a property at 410 East B Street. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook will now be able to form a land bank with other communities. The land bank is a way for cities and towns to pool funds to address vacant or tax-delinquent properties, designated as nuisance properties. The McCook City Council unanimously approved two ordinances Monday night at the regular meeting that creates the Southwest Nebraska Land Bank, define what the land bank can do, including how it’s funded and how projects are approved and completed and give the city authority to enter into an interlocal agreement.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College men opened Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference play Tuesday at home with a 64-59 over Central Community College. “Tonight was a good adjustment for us,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl said. “Based on the games we’ve played so far this year – every time they made a run, we did a really good job of keeping it stuck at si. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College women’s basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak Tuesday with a 67-61 win over Central Community College in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. MCC led after 10 minutes 20-14 and took a 15-point lead midway through the second period and looked to run away with the game, but Central came back and kept things tight until the fourth quarter...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Hitchcock County Falcons brought everything from huge fourth-down stops and scores to cool touchdown catches for their historic first Class D-2 state title. Here are a few final remarks from Falcon players following Monday’s 22-12 win over defending D-1 champ Howells Dodge...