Stories from Monday, December 12, 2016

GOODLAND, Kan. -- Charity can turn ugly during the holiday season as Saturday's 74 free-throw malaise proved at the Goodland Topside Tipoff Tournament...

GOODLAND, Neb. -- Running out of gas in Goodland's Topside Tipoff Tournament title game Saturday night was definitely not what Bison basketball fans wanted to see...

Aubrey Frederick's efforts on the volleyball court didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the state...

The awards keep coming in for the McCook Bison football team...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Dundy County-Stratton completed its Cattle Trail run with another big win Saturday at the Peter & Dolores Graff Event Center...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Dundy County-Stratton got the start and finish it wanted. The rest was just enough...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The McCook Police Department will receive a highway safety grant to assist in obtaining one mobile radar unit. "The McCook Police Department has been awarded the funding to help prevent traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities at various locations throughout the area, according to Nebraska Department of Roads, Highway Safety Office administrator, Fred Zwonechek...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Prairie Plains CASA celebrated 20 years in McCook Sunday evening with a "Kickin' it up for CASA" event at Memorial Auditorium. Several Southwest Nebraska businesses were featured in the "country store", where attendees could sample and purchase locally produced items, with a portion of the proceeds being returned to CASA...

McCOOK, Neb. -- City Council members offered praise for last weekend's Christmas Lights Parade during Monday's regularly scheduled meeting. "It was a good Christmas parade," said Councilman Bruce McDowell. Councilman Gene Weedin indicated he agreed and said the parade included 13 entries this year...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook woman received jail time for the second year in a row last week stemming from probation violations in a felony bad check writing conviction. The woman, 23-year-old Hollie M. Quitt of 1404 West 15th Street, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with credit for 106 days already served during a Dec. 5, 2016, hearing in Red Willow County District Court...

INDIANOLA, Neb. -- Santa Claus will be at the Indianola Fire Station Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. The fire station is on the corner of Main Street and U.S. Highway 6 and 34. North of Lords Hardware.

Recently, to welcome folks who had come to McCook to attend a statewide meeting of the Nebraska Foundation, McCook merchants opened their doors for "A Night on the Bricks." The plan was to stage an event that would welcome these out of town visitors and at the same time show off our unique downtown...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The week of McCook's annual Christmas Toy Box Giveaway starts on a somber note this year, with the funeral this afternoon of the man Toy Box volunteers all affectionately called "Santa Bill," "The Head-Head-Head Elf" and "The Man in Charge."...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook boys' and girls' swimming and diving teams took third place at Saturday's home invitational at McCook's Ed Thomas YMCA...

Gary 'Garyboy' Edwin Laverack Aug. 6, 1951 -Dec. 11, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Gary Laverack was born on Aug. 6, 1951, at McCook, Neb., to Vernon and Juanita (Roepke) Laverack and passed away on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at Good Samaritan in Arapahoe, Neb., at the age of 65...