Stories from Thursday, November 8, 2018

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Nebraska’s most dominant prep volleyball force vs. a team of “Dancin’ Queens” who admire penguins, wear One Direction boyband T-shirts and can sing a really good National Anthem. What better theater could the crowd at Lincoln East ask for around 7:30 p.m. tonight?...

Coach Lynne Kinne provided this report abot the McCook Unified Bowling team’s most recent tournament last weekend: “We traveled to Lexington for a quadrangular. In round one we beat Lexington head to head placing us in the first place division. We fell just short losing to Cambridge...

Latest results from league action at TJ’s Family Fun Center: Men’s Major Maris General Const.211-119 Diamond Vogel 186.5-141.5 Pivotal Bowling 175-147 Five Loners 168.5-153.5 TJ’s Family Fun 158.5-170.5 Family Issues 155.5-153.5...

TRENTON, Neb. — The majority of voters in Trenton and Stratton at the polls Tuesday said “no” to taxes earmarked for general tax relief. The village of Trenton was asking for a 1 1/2 percent sales and use tax to help pay for infrastructure, streets, economic development and bonded indebtedness. The vote was 109 against the tax and 68 in favor of it...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Two incumbents on the Dundy County-Stratton school board retained their positions and two did not after votes were counted Tuesday at the courthouse in Benkelman. At the polls Tuesday, school District 117 patrons were asked to select five board members from seven candidates, and Benkelman residents could could pick from two candidates for mayor...

McCOOK, Neb. — Teen entrepreneurship and housing are some of the areas the McCook Economic Development Corp. is addressing. Andy Long, MEDC executive director and Leon Kuhlen of the Citizen’s Advisory Review Committee, gave the McCook City Council an update on the MEDC at Monday’s council meeting...

Main Street Clothing owners Carlos & Josiane Dominguez take a pause Wednesday afternoon from a busy schedule of unpacking and merchandising clothing at Norris Avenue’s latest retail addition. The clothing store worked through a soft-opening earlier this week with a grand opening planned in the near future. The women’s and men’s clothing store is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays 1-5 p.m...

STOCKVILLE, Neb. — It appears there were plenty of candidates for positions in races in the general election Tuesday in Frontier County. More than one school board and village board had more candidates than available positions. Eustis/Farnam school board: (3 positions) Tyler Pieper, 202 votes; Neil Jack, 186 votes; Michelle Fasse, 183 votes; Shannon Rupe, 174 votes; Sharon Portenier, 115 votes; 9 write-in votes...

With only two months left until 2019, I am beginning to prepare for another legislative session. I need to build strong relationships with the newly elected senators and also continue to reinforce the relationships I have with my returning colleagues. ...

A number of schools plan special Veterans Day ceremonies Friday honoring those who have served in the military, in anticipation of Sunday’s official Nov. 11 observance. There’s no shortage of war veterans, extending backward from today’s conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, through Vietnam, Korea and World War II, and, sadly, veterans of those later wars listed are rapidly passing into memory...

McCOOK, Neb. — Southwest Nebraska’s and Northwest Kansas’ 42nd annual “Christmas Toy Box” begins Friday with the placement throughout McCook of large trash receptacles marked especially for the donation of new, gently used and clean toys, dolls, books and games...

McCOOK, Neb. — As Thanksgiving Day approaches, McCook and area families are expressing their gratitude by giving back. Residents are filling shoeboxes with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items to send to children in need around the world. For many of these children, it will be the first gift they have ever received...