Stories from Wednesday, April 12, 2023

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — The McCook Junior High track and field top five placers from Tuesday’s Broken Bow Invite. EIGHTH GRADE Boys 100 meters: 1. Austin Quint 12.1 (PR); 4. Ian Spearman 12.4. 100-hurdles: 4. Brody Lytle 18.8 (PR). 200 meters: 1. Ian Spearman 24.9 (PR); 3. Tyce Hammerlun 26.8 (PR). 200-hurdles: 5. Lytle 33.5 (PR). 400 meters: 2. Chord Maslowsky 1:00.6 (PR). 800 meters: 4. Ethan Boner 2:38.3; 5. Aidan Schwing 2:41.9 (PR). 1600 meters: 5. Kale Sattler 6:00...

McCOOK, Neb. – A new vision statement will guide McCook Public Schools as they look to the future and the goals they strive to accomplish. “Every McCook Public School graduate will possess the skills to become a responsible, respectful, productive citizen who is engaged in their community and achieves personal success.”...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle homered twice and tied a team record with nine RBIs, helping the Baltimore Orioles rally from a four-run deficit to a 12-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Mountcastle hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning and added a grand slam in the seventh as the Orioles overcame a difficult home debut for right-hander Grayson Rodriguez. Austin Hays homered and had four hits for Baltimore, which handed the A's their sixth straight loss...

Water bill assistance available for low-income housing Lincoln, Neb. — The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program is available to help lower-income households with water utility services (drinking water or wastewater) costs including deposits, reconnect fees, standard charges, standard fees, and taxes included in a Nebraska household’s water utility services bill...