Stories from Wednesday, April 4, 2018

BENKELMAN, Neb. -- Cambridge and host Dundy County-Stratton were a step above the competition as the two schools shared team titles from Tuesday’s DCS Invite...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Hauxwell Motors and Messinger retained their positions at the top of the 2018 McCook YMCA Adult Women’s Volleyball standings with Week 5 wins. Both teams won two matches to improve to 9-1 in the league...

McCOOK, Neb. -- “Second Sons” from TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook was recently recognized for winning the Fall Session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) Sunday 8-Ball Pool League...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Garden City Community College downed the McCook Community College baseball team 19-7 in action Tuesday at the Jaycees Sports Complex...

China has threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods — including soybeans and beef — the former our biggest export to China, the latter only recently reinstated for import after a Mad Cow scare a dozen years ago. The threat comes in retaliation to President Trump’s threat to impose a similar amount of Chinese goods on the heels of action against washing machines and solar panels...

McCOOK, Neb. — An area company won the bid to build a new sewer line in a McCook neighborhood. From the consent agenda, the McCook City Council awarded the bid Monday night to extend an existing sewer to six residential lots, to BSB Construction of Curtis, Neb., for the lowest bid of $32,727...

OXFORD, Neb. — The Red Willow Household Hazardous Waste Program plans collection events in Furnas County Saturday, April 7. The schedule will be: Oxford fire hall, 8-9 a.m. Beaver City county shop, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Arapahoe county shop, 11 a.m.-noon...

McCOOK, Neb. — Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Treasure Island are set for Monday, April 16, in the cafeteria of McCook Junior High. There are roles for students who are currently in kindergarten through the 12th grade. Approximately 50-60 local students will be cast to appear in the show with the MCT Tour Actor/Director...

McCOOK, Neb. — Beginning in July 1, motel rooms will cost a little more in McCook. That’s when the 4 percent occupation tax will kick in, per an ordinance the McCook City Council approved unanimously Monday night at the regular council meeting. There was no discussion on the ordinance, other than City Manager Nate Schneider noting he had not received any comments recently from the public about it, compared to several when it was first revealed...

McCOOK, Neb. — The beginnings of a fast-moving fire north of McCook on March 6, that needed mutual aid from multiple area fire departments, generated a fire-related call to city dispatchers every 28 seconds, said McCook’s police chief. The rapid-fire succession of calls demonstrates the professionalism of the city dispatcher staff, said Ike Brown Monday night at the regular McCook City Council meeting...

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