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Chmiel, Lyster, Lester reach state tennis semis (High School Sports ~ 05/19/06)
Bison netters score 12 points on first day LINCOLN -- McCook High School's girls tennis team placed a singles player and a doubles team in the semfinals at the Nebraska Class B state tournament. The state meet is being played at the Woods Tennis Complex in Lincoln... -
Heritage Hills Golf Course Men's League results, team standings
(Other Sports ~ 05/19/06)
Heritage Hills Golf Course Men's League results, team standings Division I Individual Low Gross Tyler Loop 36 Darrin Samway 36 Jason Loop 37 Kevin Michaelis 37 Individual Low Net Darrin Samway 30.5 Rick Haney 33 Ron Friehe 33.5 Nick Nothnagel 33.5 Division II...
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Royce H. Stute
(Obituary ~ 05/19/06)
Nov. 28, 1944 - May 16, 2006 HAIGLER -- Royce H. Stute, 61, died Tuesday (May 16, 2006). He was born Nov. 28, 1944, to Alfred and Mary (Darby) Stute) in St. Francis. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Saturday at the Zion Lutheran Curch in Haigler with the Rev. Chris Farmer officiating. Interment will be in the Haigler Cemetery...
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School days ... (Local News ~ 05/19/06)
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Gambling issue could reappear on fall ballots
(Editorial ~ 05/19/06)
If Nancy Osborne is looking for something to do now that the governor's mansion has been put out of reach, one of her old causes has resurfaced. Even though Nebraska voters turned down casino gambling two years ago, three new gambling issues could appear on the November ballot by petition...
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One word on the Da Vinci Code
(Editorial ~ 05/19/06)
With the general release of the Da Vinci Code this week, it's important to keep one word in mind: "entertainment." Churches have asked their flocks to avoid the film, preachers have planned sermons around the publicity, talk shows have flogged the subject to death; now it's time for viewers to make the decision: to go or not to go...
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Put solutions on the table
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/19/06)
By STEVE SMITH WaterClaim Nineteen individuals or organizations testified at the Legislative hearing held in Holdrege regarding water transfers from the Platte into the Republican River Basin. Of this group, eight were strongly opposed to the idea of transfers. ...
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Bending over backwards for a good garden
(Column ~ 05/19/06)
It's that time of year again and it doesn't even involve self-tanning lotions as you try to hide those glaring, white legs in shorts. Rather, we're in the midst of gardening season. The time when a person looks out on the freshly up-turned soil with optimism...
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Bison boys 3200 relay places third at state (High School Sports ~ 05/19/06)
Brendan Liess qualifies for finals in 200, 400.