Stories from Wednesday, April 12, 2017

McCOOK, Neb. — A company from Texas thinks it’s the Nebraska wind that has caused problems with its new road hazard signs. The company, from San Antonio, Texas, will help counties across Nebraska that are experiencing problems with new hazard markers, although the company indicates that it’s the winds on the plains of Nebraska that are causing the trouble, not defects in their workmanship or materials...

McCOOK, Neb. — Money. “M-O-N-E-Y,” says Eldon Moore of Bartley. That’s the reason the former Red Willow County commissioner prefers corrugated tubes over concrete box culverts to replace bridges. The right-sized tube installed properly is not “better” than a box culvert, Moore explained Monday afternoon, after he visited with commissioners Earl McNutt, Vesta Dack and Steve Downers during their weekly meeting Monday morning. “But it’s cheaper,” he said...

McCOOK, Neb. — More improvements are planned at McCook High School, continuing the trend the school district has taken the past few years. The 61-year-old building has been the focus for several upgrades, most recently renovating the entrance for more secure safety features. ...

McCook, Neb. —Community Hospital was recently named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “To be in the 97th percentile of 2,200 rural facilities across the country is exciting and amazing,” said Troy Bruntz, Community Hospital Interim CEO...

The teen years are always difficult, but the advent of electronic communication has ramped up the potential for accidental or deliberate harm. A 13-year-old girl faces criminal charges after she allegedly faked her own death via a text, causing her 11-year-old boyfriend to kill himself...

DENVER, Colo. – Both his athletic skills and protective instincts paid off for McCook’s Sam Frazier at the Colorado Rockies game Monday evening. Frazier showed fans across the major leagues he can both juggle a baseball and catch it. Not much was happening until 2016 All-Star D.J. LeMahieu launched a drive to deep right field in the sixth inning...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — One stroke was all that separated the top golfers at Tuesday’s 15-team Arapahoe Invitational. Tied 40-40 through the first nine holes, Southern Valley’s Spencer Brown dropped one shot to 39 and edged Medicine Valley’s Joseph Chancellor for the title...

McCook Junior High boys were busy in both track and field events at the home invitational on Tuesday. McCook sprinters Victor Schwartz and Drew Harvie challenge a Gothenburg Swede during their 100-meter dash on the McCook track.

McCook Junior High School hosted a track and field meet on Tuesdsay with many athletes competing in all events. McCook’s Zoey Pace tried her best to clear the bar during girls’ pole vault and earned a place.

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Just two days afterthe Masters, McCook’s golfers handled playoff pressure like they were aiming for their own green jackets. Hunter Hays would have fit perfectly into the garment when he sent a 190-yard drive rolling within 14 inches of one beautiful birdie...

McCook’s tennis team championship on Tuesday had everything from amazing comeback wins to sweet revenge at the Lexington Invitational. The Bison went undefeated through all four divisions while scoring 48 points — 13 more than closest contender Holdrege among 11 other teams...

In celebration of National Poetry Month, 8-year-old Zaely Price writes “I love raccoons the size of baboons” during a “Chalk-A-Poem” session on the sidewalk in front of McCook Public Library in the sunshine Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m., the library will host a poetry reading with McCook poet Ginny Odenbach, her friend and published poet C.F. ...