Stories from Wednesday, October 24, 2018

McCOOK, Neb. — Oh no! A volleyball was moving too fast for senior Kassidy Michaelis to even reach Tuesday night. Who knew that was possible for any volley or tennis ball traveling in McCook? “I thought that one’s going down ...and then there’s Robin (Grigg) back there to get it,” a smiling Michaelis proclaimed. “I don’t know how she does it sometimes.”...

McCook Bison home football playoff tickets will be on sale at McCookHigh School, Sehnert's Bakery and The Sports Shoppe each week beginning on Wednesday and concluding until 1 p.m. on Friday. Tickets can be purchased at the game.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Within the past two years, Nebraska hospitals lost more than $175 million by providing care to people who couldn’t pay. That’s why hospital officials see next month’s vote on expanding Medicaid as important to their financial future...

McCOOK, Neb. — The next time you buy coffee, chocolate or tobacco, think again. Those three products are some of the worst in the world for using child labor, said Laura Clause of McCook. Clause knows what she’s talking about. Coffee from Central American countries like Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador is especially worrisome to human rights advocates...

McCOOK, Neb. — Sentencings in Red Willow County District Court in McCook on Oct. 1 included: — Cody J. Maples, 29, no address available, in a plea agreement in CR17-89, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a Class IV felony, and attempted possession of a deadly weapon (a knife with a 10-inch blade) by a prohibited person, a Class III felony, following his arrest in October 2017. ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A Mid-Plains Community College cowboy is leading the region in steer wrestling following a strong performance in Iowa over the weekend. The MPCC Rodeo Team competed at the Iowa State University Cyclone Stampede in Ames, Iowa Friday and Saturday...

BARTLEY, Neb. — The Dundy County-Stratton Tigers scored a 25-7, 25-15 win against Medicine Valley to cap their triangular title Tuesday night. Coach Bill Wilson’s team will take a 19-9 record into subdistrict playoffs which start for all area teams next week...

BARTLEY, Neb. — The Southwest Roughriders will carry great momentum into subdistricts following a split of their home triangular Tuesday evening. Senior Nicole Dewey’s 20 kills powered the attack with eight leading a 25-13, 29-27 victory over Medicine Valley...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College volleyball team ended the regular season on a sour note Tuesday losing in straight sets at home to 20th-ranked Northeastern Junior College, 17-25, 22-25, 19-25. “It’s like we took ten steps back,” MCC Coach Hayley Kobza said...

LOUP CITY, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans are now 22-4 this season following three wins and a championship at Saturday’s Arcadia-Loup City Invitational. The Trojans conquered their only three-set battle over those tourney hosts 25-23, 22-25, 25-8 behind junior Korynn Clason’s 11 kills, 14 digs...