Stories from Monday, January 23, 2023

BENKELMAN, Neb. — The Hitchcock County Falcons enjoyed Saturday's RPAC West tournament as both teams triumphed to earn shots at No. 1 Maywood-Hayes Center this week. Girls Hitchcock County 60, Wallace 41 West No. 4 Hitchcock's girls were impressive winners over No. 5 Wallace thanks mainly to a 25-6 second quarter...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — McCook results from the Higgins Wrestling Girls Invitational in Lexington last weekend with more appearing in the next McCook Gazette. McCook's Ambie Custard won a championship to lead the Bison. 100: Paige Witt (McCook Girls) - DNP...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — With just three wrestlers, McCook High boys still earned two medals and topped 30 points in Saturday's annual John Higgins Invitational. A look at all Bison results with comments from coach Nick Umscheid. 145 Tristan Campbell (20-9) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points...

I would like to address all the negative and misinformation concerning solar farms with facts. First and last, the bottom line is the tax dollars these farms produce, besides power. Tax dollars that provide: — Better equipment for road maintenance or firefighting equipment...

Red Willow County Commissioners tabled bids for new heater units at the Kiplinger Arena after questions arose over the disparity in two bids as well as questions about how the units would be paid for. Fair Manager Jiles Bowman explained that three entities are involved with expenses at the fairgrounds, the fair board, the Kiplinger Fund, and the Kiplinger Foundation, a private nonprofit corporation that is independent of the county. ...