Stories from Monday, October 23, 2017

LEXINGTON, Neb. -- "We Are One” was still in senior Hunter Potthoff’s mind even after eight McCook Bison had scored touchdowns in a 70-7 road win Friday evening. Potthoff’s one shot at six-point paradise was soaring through some crazy gusting winds across Lexington’s Minuteman Field...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- For the first time all season, Sable Lambley found herself chasing after someone...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- McCook’s three state qualifiers finished just outside the medaling positions at Friday’s State Cross Country Meet at the Kearney Country Club...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison will host their Class B state playoff opener against Waverly Friday night and kickoff has been set for 6 p.m. at Weiland Field. McCook (8-1) is seeded No. 5 among 16 teams while the Vikings (6-3) are 12th following a 36-34 victory at Crete Friday evening...

Helen V. (Meyers) Starrett Nov. 23, 1925 - Oct. 14, 2017 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Helen V. (Meyers) Starrett, 91, died Oct. 14, 2017, in Lawrence, surrounded by family, following complications from surgery. She was born Nov. 23, 1925, on the family farm near Wilsonville, Neb., the daughter of Ami and Thelma (Mackey) Meyers. She graduated from Wilsonville High School (NE) in 1943 and in 1946 married Clyde F. Starrett. They made their home in McCook, Neb., but divorced in 1961...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- Chase County’s Will Kuenne medaled with a 14th-place time of 17:55.9 to lead Chase County at the Class C State Meet in Kearney...

RED CLOUD, Neb. — Southern Valley and Maywood-Hayes Center both finished their football seasons with fine wins on Friday. The MH-C Wolves started fast, then fought off a Red Cloud rally for their 32-26 victory. Junior Ethan Broker’s 182 rush yards and three touchdowns ignited the Wolves as they built a 24-6 lead...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — All the McCook Bison leaders from Friday’s 70-7 win at Lexington that finishes regular-season play. TEAM STATS Rushing yards: McCook 535, Lexington -11. Passing yards: Lexington 85, McCook 39. Total yards: McCook 574, Lexington 74...

VALENTINE, Neb. -- McCook rallied from an opening-match loss to take fifth place at Saturday’s Southwest Conference Tournament in Valentine...

McCOOK, Neb. — City leaders hope a new winch system at Memorial Auditorium will end a downward trend in the number of wedding events hosted at the venue. The McCook City Council unanimously approved a request to install the equipment during last week’s regularly scheduled meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. — A Kids Halloween Parade, honor business award and “Lumberjack’s and Jill’s” Festival of Wreaths are among the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming activities. Co-sponsored by the McCook Gazette, the parade is 10 a.m. Saturday, starting at the Keystone business Center parking lot. It will cross Norris, head south on Norris to B, cross Norris and return north to the Keystone...

HAIGLER, Neb. — The 10th annual Haigler Fall Tumbleweed Festival took place Saturday and the tumbleweeds were indeed flying everywhere, according to organizers. The day began with 40 mph wind gusts, cold, and rain—after a very beautiful week of autumn weather. But in Southwest Nebraska, mother nature can change rapidly...

McCOOK, Neb. — Thirty-seven cars and trucks competed in the annual end-of-the-season clean-up demolition derby in McCook Sunday evening. Promoter Sam Jaeger was pleased with the turnout of cars and impressed with the competitiveness of the drivers. Winners were:...

With all the misinformation floating around social media, the release Thursday of thousands of files related to President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination will doubtless provide tons of clickbait fodder in the coming years. Thanks in part to Oliver Stone’s conspiracy movie “JFK,” Congress in 1992 mandated that all assassination documents be released within 25 years, but Trump could block them if they were judged to hurt intelligence or military operations, law enforcement or foreign relations.. ...

OXFORD, Neb. — Authorities say a Missouri man engaged the emergency braking system in an Amtrak locomotive early Saturday morning, stopping the train near Oxford. Furnas and Harlan county sheriff's officers arrested Taylor M. Wilson, 25, of St. Charles, Mo., saying he was armed with a handgun, speed loaders and ammunition...