Stories from Thursday, February 22, 2018

McCOOK, Neb. -- Riley Sis dreamed of playing college volleyball since her sophomore year of high school...

So I caught a video posted online today of a 30-something-year-old mom who had locked herself in her bathroom and taped herself explaining why she felt the need to take time out from her kids, as you could hear them and the dog outside her door. She could see the wild-eyed look on her face and the tension in her forehead as she eventually asked the camera, “Do you know why I was screaming and yelling and had to take a timeout?” Which then she held up two empty, plastic straw papers that stick to the back of juice pouches. ...

When a city-slicker thinks of farming, images of a pitchfork and two-cylinder tractor may come to mind. Surely agriculture is something to be left in the past as today’s young people head off into the high-tech future. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Instead, that technology is transforming the way food and fiber is produced, and many of our youth are agriculture in their future...

Last week the Legislature moved two of my bills onto final reading. Both LB 758 and 275 were moved to the final stages of the process. If these bills receive twenty-five yes votes from my colleagues they will be sent to Governor Ricketts for his signature. Last week, the Executive Committee which I am a member of, held a hearing on a hot topic, LR 277. I would like to give an explanation of the resolution, as well as, an update on LB 1008, a bill heard in the Natural Resources Committee...

The debates surrounding the 2nd Amendment are raging due to the recent incidents involving violence committed by gun-wielding perpetrators. Both sides have been making their views clear with everything from texts and videos to protests and organized walk outs. The airwaves have been filled with advice regarding the issue of gun control...

McCOOK, Neb. — People driving from McCook to Kearney could get there a little faster. That’s if Sen. Dan Hughes priority bill, LB 1009, introduced by Sen. Murante, gets out of the Transportation and Telecommunications committee and is passed by the full legislature...

Very soon, the kids will be running around the track, jumping and throwing; kicking the soccer ball; or swinging the golf club and tennis racket...

Gina Rae Stinson July 4, 1973 - Feb. 20, 2018 HAYES CENTER, Neb. — Gina Rae Stinson, 44, of Hayes Center, passed away Feb. 20, 2018, at Perkins Country Community Hospital in Grant, Neb., after losing her battle with cancer. She was born in McCook, Neb., on July 4, 1973, to Dixie (Griffiths) and Robert Stinson and lived on a farm near Hayes Center until she was three. ...

Mildred Myers IMPERIAL, Neb. — Mildred Myers, 97, of Imperial, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 2018), at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home. Survivors include children, Carol Schuman of Imperial, Jerry Rucker and wife, Janet of Arvada, Colo., and Connie Ward and husband, Garry of Sun City, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren...

McCOOK, Neb. -- With many unknowns, the 2017/2018 McCook Lady Bison JV basketball team recorded an impressive 13-2 record...

Most recent results from the lanes at TJ’s Family Fun Center: Men’s Major Maris General Const. 152-88 TJ’s Family Fun 146.5-91.5 Family Issues 135-98 Five Loners 132.5-107.5 Wagner’s Ford 120.5-119.5 J&L Construction 116-117...

McCOOK, Neb. — Two phone scams targeting an area hospital and McCook Schools have been reported to be circulating in the area. Tri-Valley Health System has received reports that scam calls are being made appearing through caller ID to be a Tri-Valley Health System phone number.According to the reports, these scammers represent themselves as Tri-Valley Health System employees. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — More than 100 roadside markers across the state will be repaired or replaced as the result of the generosity of Nebraskans. ——— Included on the list is the historical marker at Beaver City detailing the flight of pilot Wade Stevens and Beaver City physician Dr. Frank Brewster on May 23, 1919, from Beaver City to Herndon, Kan., to perform surgery on an injured man. The flight is believed to have been the first in the world of a physician for professional medical purposes...

MAYWOOD, Neb. — Imagine the buzz around Maywood and Hayes Center as girls’ district finals time draws closer. The Wolves (20-5 record) have never reached a state basketball tournament before, but need only one more win over 9-11 Sandhills-Thedford Friday night in Gothenburg...

McCOOK, Neb. — Bailey Kool is an esthetician. And there isn’t another one anywhere around McCook. “This is huge for McCook,” Bailey said on the day of her grand opening Friday, Feb. 16. “People don’t have to drive far away now.” With a smile, Bailey explains her new profession: “An esthetician is a skin therapist.” And now, McCook has one...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nobody’s doubting whether Spencer Powell deserves to be a Nebraska Cornhusker track/field athlete any longer. Once considererd nothing more than a “tryout guy” when he arrived, the 2015 McCook High alum has become one of the Big Ten’s top seven volunteers...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A lethal lover of fishing, talented grill cook and cross-country bicycling enthusiast form one interesting trio of McCook divers entering Nebraska state competition today. The three can even summarize their winter spot in three words:...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College’s production of the Jason Milligan play “And the Rain Came to Mayfield” opens tonight at the Weeth Theater in Tipton Hall on campus. A finalist for the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Award for New American Plays, this is a “poetic family drama” which takes place in Mississippi in the early 1960s...

Members of the McCook Eagles Club, Kip Lytle, left, and Jay Blauvelt, right, present a donation of $1,000 to State Aeries President Hoyt Williams, center. The funds will go to the Williams’ charity of choice – the University of Nebraska Foundation: Cancer Center to support breast cancer research and development. This fund supports the mission of the UNMC Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to discover better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent breast cancer...

McCOOK, Neb. — A bank account has been set up at Pinnacle Bank in McCook for those who want to make a donation toward purchasing electronic glasses for Julia Holdcroft but do not want to use the gofundme account in the article. The account is called “Julia’s eSight.”...

LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, the Governors and Attorneys General of Nebraska and Colorado announced their settlement of claims regarding Colorado’s past use of water under the Republican River Compact. A new agreement between the states was signed by Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado and Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska in recent weeks. ...