Stories from Thursday, May 9, 2024

McCOOK, Neb. — Team scores, all area state qualifiers and other top five placers at Wednesday's D-7 district track and field meet. GIRLS Teams: 1. Wallace 82, 2. Cambridge 66, 3. Dundy County-Stratton 65, 4. Loomis 60, 4. Southern Valley 60, 6. Maywood-Hayes Center 45, 7. Wauneta-Palisade 41, 8. Arapahoe 28, 9. Hitchcock County 25, 10. Medicine Valley 22, 11. Bertrand 20, 12. Southwest 12...

Standing on a porch with its trademark cantilever roof, McCook Elementary fifth graders hear Jan Korell describe her landmark prairie-style home, the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Nebraska. This is the 30th year local elementary students have been treated to tours of the home, organizer Dee Friehe said. The home was the subject of a recent “Nebraska Stories” segment on Nebraska Public Media, viewable here...

Staff Sgt. Kyle Missel, center, was at McCook High School on Wednesday as four seniors signed recruitment papers for the U.S. Marine Corps. They are, from left, Noah Hinson, Wyatt Nickerson, Sgt. Missel, Abigail Nielsen and Benjamin Junkers.

On Thursday, May 16, the McCook Creative District will host its first event since receiving the official designation in October 2023 from the state of Nebraska. “Third Thursdays” will take place in downtown McCook - the geographical location of McCook’s Creative District - from May through October, 5-8 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, hence the name...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska surrendered eight unanswered runs in the eighth and ninth innings, as the Huskers fell 10-6 vs. South Dakota State on Wednesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (30-17) totaled six runs, 12 hits and an error, while South Dakota State (18-25) scored 10 runs on 14 hits...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Results from Wednesday’s Kearney JV Tennis Invitational where the McCook Bison placed fifth: 1 Singles-Jaylee Hammond, 3-1, 2nd Place Medalist Def K. Waters, Hastings 8-2 Def K. Turner, Kearney 8-6 Def K. Munson, North Platte 8-6 Lost to A. Sutton, Kearney Blue 1-8...

McCOOK, Neb. — Team scores, top five area placers and all Class D state qualifiers (Q) from Tuesday’s D-7 district meet: Teams: 1. Dundy County-Stratton 109, 2. Bertrand 76.5, 3. Cambridge 66, 4. Maywood-Hayes Center 59, 5. Medicine Valley 54, 6. Arapahoe 43, 7. Loomis 39.5, 8. Southwest 27, 9. Hitchcock County 18, 10. Southern Valley 12, 11. Wallace 12, 12. Wauneta-Palisade 9...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook High’s girls qualfied for Class B state in 11 events while placing second among nine teams at Tuesday’s B-6 district track-field meet. The super-talented Sidney Red Raiders took first, but it didn’t diminish those Bison efforts with McCook barely missing on at least three other state spots...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Deb Fischer has introduced the "She DRIVES Act," which aims to enhance passenger vehicle safety by updating crashworthiness testing procedures. The bill requires the use of advanced testing devices, including female crash test dummies, to address the disparity in crash testing standards, which primarily use male dummies. ...