Stories from Monday, March 6, 2017

ose 101 wins during the last four years couldn't stop Dundy County-Stratton from wanting just one more Saturday afternoon. They reached the Pinnacle and did everything to deserve it for 40 fabulous minutes of state championship basketball. The Tiger girls matched their No. 1-ranked foe shot for shot. Fans across Nebraskas saw Senior Madison Lambley swishing a game-tying jumper just before junior Kami Porter banked in another to beat the third-quarter clock...

William Bradley "Bill" French Dec. 11, 1929 - Feb. 26, 2017 CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Former Ord Civic and business leader William Bradley "Bill" French passed away on Feb. 26, 2017, in Chandler at the age of 87. William was born Dec. 11, 1929, in McCook to Otto and Maybelle Bradley. ...

First Central Bank in McCook celebrated 'Love Your Pet Day' Feb. 20 on Facebook by asking people to share pictures of their pets on the First Central Bank Facebook page. For each picture they received, First Central donated $1 to the McCook Humane Society, with a total of $675 donated. ...

McCOOK, Neb. - Baked spaghetti pie by Kitiera Eschliman was named the best recipe Friday at the Sodexo Future Chef National Challenge. She won a trophy plus a basket full of gifts, including a FitBit, a drone and top-of-the-line cooking utensils. Eschliman was also a gracious winner: when one of the finalists starting crying after not winning, she plucked the drone from her gift basket and gave it to him...

McCOOK, Neb. -- An 18-year-old McCook man was transferred to a Lincoln hospital after a one-vehicle rollover accident late Friday night northeast of McCook. Benjamin Bradley of McCook and Jerad Wallace, also 18 and from McCook, were injured and taken to Community Hospital of McCook. Bradley was then transferred to Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln...

The idea of eliminating daylight saving time in Nebraska seems to be gaining traction. Friday, four people spoke in favor of LB 309, which would eliminate daylight time, four against and two letters in support were submitted to the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee's hearing on the subject...

In 2014 Elias Saavedra, of Albuquerque, New Mexico died, at the age of 96. Mr. Saavedra was one of the last surviving Americans who were forced to be part of the infamous Bataan Death March, one of the most horrific events of World War II. In an interview after his father's death Mr. ...

MCCOOK, Neb. -- A windy day at the Jaycees Sports Complex saw two lopsided NCCAC games, with McCook taking game one 12-4 (five innings) and saw NPCC battle back and take game two, 14-8. The split puts the Lady Indians at 3-11 on the year and 1-1 in NCCAC play. MCC will be back in action this weekend, as they travel down to Colby CC on Sunday for a double header; first pitch is set for 2:00 p.m...

MCCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Community College baseball team earned the sweep of Hastings College on Wednesday, taking game one 11-4 and finishing the sweep with an 11-3 victory in game two. The wins put MCC at 5-7 on the year as they enter conference play...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Hannah Kelle scored the go-ahead basket after a Millard South turnover, and Lincoln Southwest made 5 of 6 free throws in the last 46 seconds to secure its first state championship in girls basketball with a 56-51 victory over Millard South in the Class A final Saturday night...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- All leaders from Saturday's Class D-1 state final: DUNDY COUNTY-STRATTON (50) -- Kami Porter 20 points, Emily Jones 10, Aubrey Frederick 7, Adalene Krutsinger 5, Madison Lambley 4, Payton Zarkowski 2, Grace Frederick 2. Three-pointers: Porter 4. ...

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Jerry Lee Boyer KALAMAZOO, Mich -- Jerry Lee Boyer, 72, of Coldwater, Mich., died Thursday (March 2, 2017), at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He worked as a detective with the Michigan State Police for 24 years, retiring from the Jackson Post in 1991. ...