Stories from Monday, April 10, 2017

Easter means colored eggs, new dresses and bunnies for most Americans, but the faith of at least 45 Christians in two Egyptian cities cost them their lives. Islamic State suicide bombers killed at least 17 people in St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria, the place where Christianity started in Egypt, and at least 28 died at St. George’s Church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta...

The following is an open letter to the McCook City Council regarding Barnett Park geese and fishing The Greatest Generation taught us, in pioneer days, there was an abundance of many different types of wildlife. Since that time, farming practices, weather, hunting, wind generators and changing airways have made it a difficult struggle for all wildlife to survive. Because of this, government and private landowners should be encouraged to assist in the survival of wildlife for people to enjoy...

McCook’s Teri Shipshock, of the McCook Hospital Foundation and McCook Rotary Club has had a lot of interesting experiences. She has seen a great number of the interesting places, and met many interesting people, with interesting stories. For a number of years she followed her husband, Bruce, a career military men, who was serving. ...

Dorothy Darlene Burroughs Jan. 1, 1941 - April 6, 2017 WICHTA, Kan. — Dorothy Darlene Burroughs, 76, died April 6, 2017, in Wichita. She was born Jan. 1, 1941, in Lebanon, Neb., to William James Martin and Wilma Vaye Shaw. Dorothy worked at Boeing and her interests included gardening, dancing, sewing, traveling, couponing, garage saling, playing cards and entertaining her grandchildren with various activities...

McCOOK, Neb. —McCook Community College enjoyed Saturday more than Sunday while splitting four softball games at home last weekend. The Indians romped through both games on Saturday, winning 11-3 and 9-1. However, they dropped both games Sunday by 12-4 and 7-6 scores. No other details were obtained...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Winds reaching 50 miles per hour made it even a more challenging Kearney Invitational for McCook’s varsity golfers on Friday. The Bison managed to outgolf five of 14 teams competing, taking ninth overall (374) and finishing just one stroke behind Holdrege (373)...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College’s baseball team evened its record at 18-18 with two well-earned wins over visiting Lamar (Colo.) College Saturday afternoon. The Indians won game one, 4-2, thanks to Chase Adams pitching five shutout innings during his strong complete-game victory...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook tennis duos swept to five doubles championships at Saturday’s Ogallala JV Invitational. A receap of each Bison title: No. 1 doubles: Riley Hansen and Kori Uerling went 5-0 with only one match being closer than 6-1. Their toughest test was a 6-4 triumph over Alliance’s Marque Crowe and Ro Garcia...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — No team title didn’t mean the McCook girls didn’t deliver many more great efforts at Friday’s Broken Bow. The Bison finished second with 117 points behind champion Holdrege (145) among seven teams competing. However, they outscored every other foe by nearly 50 points as juniors Emily Jacobs and Holli Thomas both won two event championships...

Team scores and allMcCook Bison top eight placers at Friday’s Broken Bow Invitational: Boys Teams: 1. McCook 153, 2. Scottsbluff 107, 3. Holdrege 99, 4. Broken Bow 76, 5. Ord 46, 6. Gothenburg 26, 7. Cozad 20. 100-dash: 1. D. Reynolds, Bow, 10.8; 4. Corbin Jernigan, MC, 11.41; 7. Zach Schlager, 11.7. 110-hurdles: 1. Zach Schlager, MC, 14.5; 8. Gabe Sehnert, MC, 17.51. 200-dash: 1. Reynolds, 22.4; 3. Ethan Wilcox, MC, 23.0. 300-hurdles: 1. J. Coufal, Ord, 42.1; 2. Gabe Sehnert, MC, 43.1...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Coaches’ instincts often look really good when they can unleash an athlete like McCook junior Zach Schlager. Friday’s Broken Bow Invitational was feeling like the first Bison high hurdles new record in 25 years, and Schlager did just that with his 110-meter victory needing just 14.5 seconds...

The communities of Imperial, McCook and Trenton receive “USA Tree City” designations during a Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska Community Forestry awards banquet Wednesday in the State Capital Building in Lincoln. District 44 Senator Dan Hughes stepped out of his Capital office for photographs with representatives of the three communities. ...