Stories from Wednesday, May 3, 2017

A lot of parents may have mixed feelings about President Trump’s decision to scrap Michelle Obama’s healthy school meals system, dropping sodium limits and requirements for whole grains. There’s no question that kids need to eat more fruits and vegetables and fewer processed foods, but lunch ladies know that a lot of those healthy foods wind up in the trash...

The Nebraska Legislature is presently and has been for years faced with an "obstructionist," namely Sen. Ernie Chambers who has become more arrogant, impudent in his threats, and disrespectful to both the women and male senators and indecent in his choice of language as he attacks his "mortal enemy," the Catholic Conference, belittles the "Word of God" and the longstanding traditions of the Judeo-Christian Western Heritage of our Western World...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. —The players have been selected for the East and West teams for the 33rd annual West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Game on June 10. The 13 members of each all-star volleyball team were selected by the All Star coaches from nominations by their respective high school coach...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – Top teams and all McCook Bison who placed sixth or higher at Tuesday’s North Platte 9th-10th Track and Field Meet: Boys Top five teams: 1. North Platte 226, 2. Lexington 140, 3. McCook 68, 4. Ogallala 30, 5. Gothenburg 29. 100-dash: 1. D. Hernandez, NP, 11.99; 5. Cooper Lines, MC, 12.61. 110-hurdles: 1. N. Bocott, NP, 17.91; 5. Drake Brunswick, MC, 19.8200: 1. A. Arensdorf, NP, 24.96; 2. James Mockry, MC, 26.01...

McCOOK, Neb. — Summer volleyball camps and several more tournaments are on the horizon at McCook Community College. A “Basic Skills” starts the camping on June 12. It’s open to all from kindergarten through fifth grade with fee being $35 per player...

McCOOK, Neb. — Saturday’s 4-on-4 tournament became a big hit as 14 volleyball teams competed at McCook Coummunity College. Colorado Bakery took home the Women’s Division championship after conquering a field filled with eight teams. They started playing best-of -three matches at 9 a.m. with the top three teams advancing into single-elimination tourney play...

He’s going to nationals. Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team member Rowdy Moon won the bareback riding during the Hastings College Rodeo in Hastings over the weekend. The Sargent native went into the rodeo second in the region and ended up winning both rounds and the average. It was more than enough to secure him a spot at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. in June...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High School announced another new Bison coach for 2017-18 in a press release this morning. Comments are from activities director Darin Nichols: “McCook High School is very excited to announce Joel Arterburn as the new head girls coach coach for the McCook Bison...

HAIGLER, Neb. — The Haigler Community Foundation is once again partnering with the Nebraska Arts Council through a matching grant, bringing to Haigler and Southwest Nebraska one of the Midwest’s best singer/songwriter, live performance artist, and multi instrumentalist. ...

One month ago today, the interior of the two-story Victorian-style house that Blaine Budke used for his Tri-State Auto Plex car business in the 200 block of West Third burned. Today, the shell and charred innards came down, shredded by the John Deere excavator operated by Tracy Peter of T&K Ventures of Trenton. ...