Stories from Wednesday, September 19, 2007

NORTH PLATTE -- The McCook High School varsity boys tennis team dropped a 7-2 dual to North Platte Tuesday at North Platte. John Huffman won his match at No. 6 singles by an 8-6 score and the No. 1 doubles team of Asher Brooks and Austin Larson won an 8-3 decision...

CURTIS -- Hayes Center pushed by Medicine Valley in three sets Tuesday 25-21, 26-24, 25-19. "The girls played great defense and the attackers were aggressive," said Cardinals' coach Lindsey Jorgensen. "Our setters did a great job of running the offense around the blockers."...

The McCook Bison softball team beat the North Platte Bulldogs 7-0 Tuesday night at the Jaycee Sports Complex. The Bison capitalized on two strong innings of hitting, scoring all runs in the first and fifth innings.

By CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor McCook Public Schools' interim superintendent -- hired on a temporary basis until a permanent superintendent can be found -- sees no difference between the two positions. David Schley, who started as interim superintendent Aug. 1, said, "In my mindset, there is no difference at all. I can't separate the two."...

The 2007 Red Willow County Fair netted $65,195 in profits, according to a report submitted to Red Willow County Commissioners at a regular meeting Monday morning. Total expenses for 2007, including 4-H premiums to be paid in October, were $64,449. The written report, re-quested by the commissioners and submitted by Deb Lafferty, fair manager, outlined profits and costs of the fair from 2006 to 2007. Lafferty was not present to answer questions...

A lot of things have to work together to save a life when things go wrong, medically. One of the key components, even when a planned surgery is involved, is the availability of the right type of blood. Donors are vital, of course, and we've often passed along pleas for volunteers with all types of blood, especially the rarer types...

Medicaid is one of the most talked about subjects among the people and the candidates for the president of the United States. We live in a country called America, which means we have freedom and equal rights. Well I find it very hard to believe we have equal rights. As I was talking to my mother on the phone a while back, I was very surprised to find out that she went to her doctor and asked for a pap smear (test for cancer) and was turned down only because Medicaid does not pay for it...

First, I would like to say I'm disappointed with the article that Mr. Walt Sehnert wrote; usually I like his articles. I have to wonder, are people in this town are so bored that they write articles in the paper? The situation with Jerry killing Travis. ...

I recently received a copy of "Reporting on Religion 2: A Stylebook on Journalism's Best Beat," in the office mail. A resource guide from Religion/Newswriters, it is a fascinating read. Alphabetically arranged, it explains many terms unique to specific religions, brief synopses of various religions along with the myriad sub-groups within the broader definitions of a particular religion, and provides a standardized method of presenting these various terms in publications...