Stories from Tuesday, March 27, 2018

It is well known that we Citizens of the United States have two spy agencies keeping track of our activities. The FBI, charged with watching after internal affairs and the CIA for keeping an eye on the rest of the world. Oh, that it was just that simple...

One of the ironies connected to the debate over assault-style weapons is the inverse relationship between politics and the firearm business. Things were booming for them with the election of Barack Obama and gun-control fears, and sales dropped off with the election of Donald Trump...

Carl Andrew tenBensel Dec. 25, 1923 - March 25, 2018 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Carl Andrew tenBensel, age 94, of Cambridge, Neb., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Carl tenBensel was born on Dec. 25, 1923, to Henry J. and Millie (Thomson) tenBensel near Cambridge, Neb., on the family farm. Carl was the fifth oldest of 10 children to Henry J. and Millie (Thompson) tenBensel...

LA JUNTA, Colo. – The McCook Community College golfers came back from one shot back on Thursday to win the wind-shortened Otero Junior College tournament Friday. With 80-degree temperatures, 40 mph winds and gusts more than 50 mph, the meet was called after nine holes. ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. – The McCook Community College golfers came back from one-shot back on Thursday to win the wind-shortened Otero Junior College tournament Friday. With 80-degree temperatures, 40 mph winds and gusts more than 50 mph, the meet was called after nine holes. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook swept through Hershey, 14-0, and then really unleashed defeat on North Platte by a 38-2 count during JV tennis on Thursday. The Bison made a brilliant home defeat following their Class B varsity team state championship last spring...

SIDNEY, Neb. — All the McCook Bison track and athletes who earned top six places in Division II of Saturday’s Red Raider Invitational. BOYS 100 meters: 1. E. Jackson, Gordon-Rushville, 12.23; 2. Leighton Fisher, MC, 12.25; 3. Sean Griffin, MC, 12.45. ...

SIDNEY, Neb. — McCook’s eight-hour work day had a far more exciting finish than flopping on the living-room couch. Instead, Bison senior Haiden Loop literally 10’ into the air and cleared her early-best pole vault to win Saturday’s Red Raider Invitational...

SIDNEY, Neb. — McCook boys won five events and outscored all other teams who visited Sidney for Saturday’s Red Raider Invitational. Only those host Red Raiders delivered more points (133) than the Bison’s 122. McCook ruled vaulting, jumping, power throwing and relay events in the first official outdoor competition of 2018...

McCOOK, Neb. — Messinger delivered a powerful message to the YMCA Women’s Volleyball League with its 25-14, 25-7 sweep of Hauxwell Motors Thursday evening. Hauxwell had rumbled through its first seven matches this season before running smack into its closest pursuer...

McCOOK, Neb. — Several local pool players were recently recognized for winning the Fall Session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) Pool Leagues. Winning the Monday 8-Ball title was “Pool Junkies” from Frank’s in Trenton. Featured in top photo are Marie Wilkinson, Travis Wilkinson, Linda Tyan, Jimmy Tyan, Don Sawyer and Wayne Brunswick...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb — The Mid-Plains Community College board of governors is expected to take action on teacher salary packages during a regular meeting Wednesday. The board plans a work session at 4:30 p.m. in Room 200 of the W.W. Wood Building on the North Campus of North Platte College, with topics including the budget, a McCook housing study, facilities master plan, three-year capital improvement plan and 2018-19 instructional equipment plan...

McCOOK, Neb. — Due to Thursday's expected cold-rainy weather, the annual McCook Leroy Hoehner Track and Field Invitational will take place on Wednesday starting at noon with field events. Track events are set to begin at 1 p.m. The Bison tennis team will also play on Wednesday rather than Thursday at a North Platte Invitational. Official start time is now 9 a.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — A company from North Carolina indicated an interest last year in building a solar farm in Red Willow County, and in response, the county’s planning commission recommended a set of solar farm zoning regulations which were adopted Monday morning by county commissioners...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners and roads superintendent Tyson Bardsley discussed possible armor coating projects for the summer of 2018 during the commissioners’ weekly meeting Monday morning. Each year, the county tries to do about 10 miles of armor coating; the average cost is usually $15,000-16,000...

McCOOK, Neb. — The 2018 Republican River Fitness Series got off to a great start Saturday with the 5th annual Shamrock Shuffle, featuring a sprint at the finish line for the overall winner for the 5K race. Sponsored by the YMCA and the McCook Knights of Columbus, more than 100 runners and walkers took to the streets and walking trails in McCook for either the 5K or 10K race...

STRATTON, Neb. — Stratton village board chairman Peggy McDonald wishes the board didn’t have to “borrow” from Peter to pay Paul to work within the community’s recreation budget. This spring, rumor had it that Stratton’s city pool might not open this summer because of financial problems. But, Peggy is quick to point out that that rumor — as rumors most often are — wasn’t entirely accurate...

Tyrell Chase Sydow July 31, 1989 - March 23, 2018 McCOOK, Neb. -- Tyrell Chase Sydow, age 28, of McCook passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at McCook Community Hospital. He was born July 31, 1989 in McCook to Cindy Sydow. Tyrell really enjoyed working with and helping people and animals of which he was very good at doing so. He spent the last seven years of his life looking after his mother and dealing with her health problems as well as dealing with his own health issues...