Stories from Wednesday, April 19, 2017

After reading his premature obituary, Alfred Nobel felt so guilty about being remembered only for inventing dynamite that he gave his fortune to found the Nobel Prize. He might have consoled himself with the knowledge that explosives have done much for mankind, in mining, construction and building demolition, but like most technologies, man immediately found ways to use the invention to kill fellow human beings...

James E. Colson Feb. 26, 1938 - April 16, 2017 KIMBALL, Neb. — James E. Colson, 79, of Kimball, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 16, 2017. Graveside services will be 9 a.m. on Friday, April 21, 2017, at the Kimball Cemetery. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. at the Crossroads Community Church in Pine Bluffs with Pastor Dan DeBruyn officiating following the burial. There will be no visitation...

ALMA — Southern Valley sliced 14 strokes off its back nine but took second behind the host Alma golf team at Thursday’s Alma Invitational. The Eagles shot 344 (179-165) with Alma hanging on to win by five strokes (164-175-339). Trent Krejdl’s 84 led the Eagles and earned seventh place overall as he shot 44 and 40...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Will Kuenne and Cody Williams both won two championships to help Chase County edge Ogallala, 165-161, for its home invite title on Tuesday. Kuenne continues to run among the best distance runners with his victories in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Chase County girls ruled almost every event while scoring more than 300 points and winning the home invite on Tuesday. The Longhorns took all three relays plus every race from 100 through 800 meters. They dominated the discus and shot put with Allison Owings winning both...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook’s varsity players kept piling up great wins with a 9-0 sweep of North Platte and 8-1 dual win over Hershey Tuesday afternoon. Freshman Kori Uerling stepped into No. 5 singles against Hershey, where she joined No. 1 Cassiddy Beeby and No. 2 Kassidy Michaelis in scoring 8-0 sweeps...

PAXTON, Neb. — Three area pool players have earned a trip to the American Poolplayers Association (APA) Poolplayer Championships in Las Vegas in May after winning their bracket at the Singles Regional tournament held recently. Sixty-three players from all over western Nebraska entered the Regional event in Paxton which qualified the top seven players for the Vegas Championship tournaments...

McCOOK, Neb. — Class A North Platte fought off the York Dukes to win Tuesday’s Ron Coleman Golf Invite at Heritage Hills. Defending Class B champ McCook rallied to tie Scottsbluff for third among 11 full teams competing. The complete rundown of team scores and top 10 placers during this annual tournament...

After many years of sitting idle, the last car owned by the late, great U.S. Senator, George W. Norris, has been repaired in preparation for use in upcoming parades and special events. Now 80 years old, the 1937 Buick Roadmaster had been out of use in recent years, sitting in the garage of the historical Norris Home at 706 Norris Avenue in McCook...

McCook Senior High School Activities Director Darin Nichols is proud to announce the hiring of Amy Scheil as the Head Coach of the McCook Bison Girls Basketball team. Amy has 20 years of experience in the field of education. She will teach Physical Education and Health classes at McCook High School...

McCOOK, Neb. — The great Ron Coleman legacy was still rolling across Heritage Hills in wife Joan Coleman’s golf course. More than 13 years after R.C.’s seventh and final Bison Class B state champion team, Joan’s still attending the annual Ron Coleman Invite to support those young McCook players...

Launched in January of 2015 by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), over 13,000 military troops are presently deployed to Afghanistan to serve our country as part of Operation Resolute Support. Among the troops deployed are the Task Force Fighting Eagles, 2nd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, who are based in Afghanistan after being deployed from Fort Riley, Kan. ...