Stories from Monday, March 27, 2017

GRANT, Neb. — Nothing like outscoring four other teams’ total while winning the first meet of a track and field season. The Chase County girls achieved that feat on Thursday with 249 team points which topped Dundy County-Stratton (76), Wauneta-Palisade (64), South Platte (59) and Perkins County (28) in a Perkins County Pre-Season Meet...

LA JUNTA, Colo. – The McCook Community College Indian baseball team used a solid team effort to take three out of four games over the Region IX foe Otero over the weekend. The Indians took game 1, 7-5, dropped game 2, 4-2; but swept day two, 5-2 and 9-8 (8 innings). The series win puts MCC at 11-15 on the season and up to 5-7 in Region IX play...

LA JUNTA, Colo. – The McCook Community College Indian baseball team used a solid team effort to take three out of four games over the Region IX foe Otero over the weekend. The Indians took game 1, 7-5, dropped game 2, 4-2; but swept day two, 5-2 and 9-8 (8 innings). The series win puts MCC at 11-15 on the season and up to 5-7 in Region IX play...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Dundy County-Stratton seniors Phalen Sanford and Aubrey Frederick were named to the Nebraska All-State basketball first teams released in Sunday’s Lincoln Journal-Star. Both were part of the Class D-1 first teams. Both DC-S teams advanced into the state tournament after winning district titles. Both were also champions of the RPAC and Cattle Trail tournaments earlier this season...

SIDNEY, Neb. — Team scores were not obtained, but check out all the titles and high places McCook athletes earned during their first outdoor meet this spring on Saturday in Sidney. Editor’s note: Names of all relay runners were not obtained. GIRLS Faith Hansen and Jayceea Hanson finished 1-2 in the discus while Laurel Schmidt and Emily Jacobs won individual races for the Bison on Saturday...

On the plus side, nearly 150 people had nearly perfect weather Saturday afternoon for the 2017 Shamrock Shuffle 5K/10K, sponsored by the McCook YMCA and the Knights of Columbus. There were grumblings…the last quarter of a mile and the finish line were uphill, which can seem even steeper after 3.1 or 6.2 miles...

Clear skies and temps in the mid 60s Saturday made ideal weather for a planned “March for Love” down Norris Avenue. Just shy of 50 supporters of the LGBTQ community and advocates for open marriage gathered at Norris Park before marching to B Street and greeting passerbys...

Dear Editor, To all of the firefighters from various departments throughout the area, law enforcement officers, roads crew personnel, dispatchers and numerous volunteers who aided in the effort to control the fire that broke out at Lake McConaughy this past weekend, a simply, but very sincere thank you. we appreciate all your efforts and diligence in keeping our county and residents safe...

Each summer the Great Lakes in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas become the playground for countless numbers of fishermen, boating enthusiasts, and picnickers. This is to say nothing of the primary beneficiaries of the lakes — the area irrigators, and citizens who are protected from the ravages of floods from the region’s rivers and streams. ...

With the GOP dropping its effort to repeal and replace Obamacare Friday, American healthcare has an uncertain future. Even before the Affordable Care Act was passed, some doctors ditched the insurance industry completely, signing patients up to a type of membership medicine that gave them more time with each patient while giving those patients better access...

CURTIS, Neb. – Frontier County farmer Terry Welch directed her winnings of $2,500 from the “America’s Farmers Grow Communities” program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, to the Frontier County EMS. Frontier County EMS will use the funds to purchase and upgrade equipment...

LEMOYNE, Neb. — The Lemoyne Senior Center plans a breakfast benefit Saturday, April 1, for victims of the fire that burned homes, outbuildings, trees and grassland near Lemoyne and Keystone March 18 and 19. Bacon, sausage patties, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, pancakes, orange juice and coffee will be served from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. at the Senior Center...

CULBERTSON, Neb. — There will be a Preschool Registration for all parents living in the Hitchcock County School District who want to register their four year old child for the 2017-2018 Preschool class in Culbertson. Only children who have turned four prior to July 31, 2017 will be accepted. Any five-year-olds will be sent on to Kindergarten...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners and county roads superintendent Gary Dicenta talked about summer armor coating projects during the commissioners’ weekly meeting this morning. Commissioners discussed armor-coating about six miles of the Lebanon-Bartley road and/or two miles of the Marion/Danbury Cemetery road. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Mayor Mike Gonzales told NTV News this weekend he plans to work with the Chamber of Commerce and explore options related to last week’s announced closing of the McCook JCPenney’s. According to a report on the station’s website, “The mayor of McCook said he will work alongside the chamber of commerce to figure out what they will do.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Tena (Larson) Wimer may be a sweet little old lady, but don’t mess with her bingo. In fact, if the doctor is running late in seeing Wimer at Hillcrest Nursing Home where she lives, she’s been known to scold him if it causes her to miss the opportunity to play...