Stories from Tuesday, September 26, 2017

KEARNEY, Neb. -- The McCook Bison finished 14th as a team at Monday’s UNK Invite at the Kearney Country Club...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- Running in the biggest race before districts, Sable Lambley put the rest of the Class D girls cross country field on notice...

McCOOK, Neb. — An attempted abduction of a Central Elementary student has been determined to be a false report. Parents were notified Monday afternoon by McCook Schools via a “robo call” to be aware that an alleged attempted abduction of a McCook Central Elementary student occurred on Friday. The child initially reported that someone attempted to entice him into a black van Friday afternoon...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners signed a contract with a planning consultant and agreed to pay a retainer for an attorney with land expertise during their weekly meeting Monday morning. Kristi Korell, the county’s zoning administrator, presented the contract with Keith Marvin of Marvin Planning Consultants to commissioners, explaining that Marvin charges $80 an hour. ...

CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Drove of the Benevolent, Patriotic Order of Does will welcome the Does’ Supreme President during the Nebraska Central District convention in McCook Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5, 6 and 7...

McCOOK, Neb. — Ace Hardware is officially coming to McCook, after a franchisee acquired the vacated JCPenney’s building on West C Street earlier this week. The ownership group hopes to have the McCook location up and running by end of this or early next year. McCook will become the fourth Ace Hardware the group operates, according to representative Dallas Madsen. The franchise group already has operations in Yuma and Wray, Colorado, as well as a third in Ogallala, Nebraska...

McCOOK, Neb. — A Bartley woman found guilty of felony drug possession following a jury trial earlier this summer was sentenced to probation time earlier this month in Red Willow County District Court. The woman, 29-year-old Rachelle A. Sena, was sentenced to 24 months probation on a Class IV felony conviction for possession of methamphetamine...

McCOOK, Neb. — A local sex offender was convicted on a misdemeanor charge for obstructing government operations and sentenced to probation time recently in Red Willow County District Court. The offender, 35-year-old Tara Leanne Krueger of 103 East 10th Street, also known as Tara Lyon, was ordered to serve 12 months probation during a Sept. 11 hearing...

McCOOK, Neb. — A popular downtown McCook eatery is on the verge of touting 60 years in business. Sehnert’s Bakery will celebrate its 60th anniversary next week with daily drawings for $60 gift cards and promotional offerings, as well as free samples all week long...

We shouldn’t be surprised that the PBS series Vietnam, by Ken Burns and Kim Novick has stirred up old feelings and controversies many of us have forgotten or never experienced. It would be interesting to see how Burns’ earlier landmark PBS series, on the Civil War, would be received today in light of recent controversies over the Confederate flag and removal of monuments to Confederate heroes in the South...

On Friday, September 22, the Natural Resources Committee heard LR 125, which is an interim study to examine public power in Nebraska. I introduced this study resolution as a follow-up to the bills that were introduced during this year’s session relating to public power and the electricity market. While the committee indefinitely postponed those bills, the committee assured the bills’ introducers that we would continue to look at the issues behind those bills...

Monday night football. Not me. I love this country, our flag and our national anthem. It makes me happy to show respect for all that we stand for in short public vignettes when crowds gather. Why honor those who disrespect a tradition of honor and respect? Not me! Switch the channel...

MINDEN, Neb. — St. Paul was a big threat for Saints, but Southern Valley-Alma Saints swept through three softball foes at Saturday’s Minden Invitational. The Saints raised their season record to 13-5 with wins over Minden, 9-3; Gothenburg, 11-5; and edging St. Paul, 8-7...

STERLING, Colo. — A strong second day propelled the McCook Community College golfers into a top three finish at last weekend’s Northeastern Junior College tournament. The Indians finished day one last weekend at the Northeastern Junior College Invite in fourth place with a first round team score of 309, 18 strokes behind Day 1 leader Southeast CC...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook celebrated a 68-mile trip to North Platte with Landon Towne’s 61-yard touchdown run that ignited the 20-7 JV football victory on Monday. Towne also took one bad Bulldog punt 12 yards to McCook’s second TD. Junior teammate Trae Koetter even scored the hosts, 8-7, as he kicked both PATs plus a pair of clinching field goals...

With many walker and runners waiting until Saturday morning to see what Mother Nature would do at the 2017 Heritage Days Road Race, they were blessed with beautiful weather for the 3.1 mile run. Stacy Priebe was the overall winner with a time of 19:20. Staci Blomstedt led the women in 22:38. Sponsored by Parker Hannifin and the YMCA, the Heritage Days Road Race was the 9th of 12 events in the Republican River Fitness Series...

Doris A. Stewart KEARNEY, Neb. — Doris A. Stewart, 86, of Kearney, died Sept. 22, 2017, at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at St. James Catholic Church with the Rev. Art Faesser officiating. Burial will be 3:30 p.m., at Calvary Cemetery in McCook, Neb...

Janice E. Peters Nov. 18, 1941 - Sept. 22, 2017 MCCOOK, Neb. — Janice E. Peters, age 75, passed away Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at her home in rural McCook. Janice was born Nov. 18, 1941 to Daniel and Ruby (Folkers) Kahler in McCook. She graduated from McCook High School in 1959. On Aug. 20, 1960 she married Wendell Peters in the Quick Church north of McCook. To this union three children were born...

80th birthday The family of Howard Runge of Culbertson, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. His family includes wife, Lila Runge; children, Robin Runge and wife, Carol of Hershey, Jeanne Leick and husband, Chuck of Grand Island and Joyce Kershaw and husband, John of Culbertson. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 1310 Arizona St., Culbertson NE 69024...