Stories from Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Daniel Conery BENKELMAN, Neb. -- Daniel Conery, 76, of Benkelman, died Saturday (Feb. 4, 2017), at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958 to 1962, where he rose to the rank of Lance Corporal. Survivors include wife, Terril Conery of Benkelman; children, Dan Conery Jr. ...

HAYES CENTER, Neb. -- Junior Sydney Mullen-Shaw's 13 points and solid 67 percent foul shooting led the Maywood-Hayes Center girls to a 36-34 win over South Platte Tuesday night. Mullen-Shaw shot seven for eight from the charity stripe to leadthose Wolves...

HAYES CENTER, Neb. --Wolves fans could howl their approval as 60 percent shooting sparked the Maywood-Hayes Center boys' 65-46 win over South Platte Tuesday night. The M-HC boys' third win this season was one to remember with four players scoring in double figures...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- A 30-point first quarter Tuesday night showed how focused the Cambridge girls on this season's home stretch. The Trojans led rival Arapahoe 30-10 through one quarter just three nights after knocking off 19-1 powerhouse North Platte St. Pat's...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Little things hurt Arapahoe's great effort Tuesday night, but it was 6'5" of big trouble that really decided the rivalry contest at Cambridge High School. Cambridge junior Caden Houghtelling took ove the final eight minutes with his team only leading Arapahoe, 33-31...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Coach Craig Dickes provided these insights about McCook's eighth-grade basketball sweep of Ogallala Thursday night. "We won the A game 34-27. It was a good competitve game. Ogallala had a pretty athletic group, and they ran 1-3-1 full court press most of the game. It was the first time we had gone against that this year, and it took us a little bit to figure it out, but we got there...

MCCOOK, Neb. -- A Class C liquor license will now be available to businesses selling alcohol, with fees for other liquor licenses staying the same for now. The council suspended the three-reading rule to unanimously approve the creation of the Class C liquor license, so a request for this type of license can be processed before Feb. ...

Lucas Kotschwar is to be commended for his effort to turn a close call for himself and the tragic loss of his dog into something positive. Kotschwar risked his own life to try to save his dog after it fell through thin ice in Barnett Park. The McCook Fire Department used a ladder truck to try to rescue the dog, but it was too late...

TRENTON, Neb. -- A Texas man died in a one-vehicle rollover accident near Trenton Tuesday morning. The Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office reports that Jose Rodriquez Jr., 56, of Armadillo, Texas, died at the scene of the accident on State Recreational Highway 44B, approximately three miles southwest of Trenton. The report indicates that Rodriquez was westbound in a 2006 GMC pickup, when it left the roadway and rolled...