Stories from Friday, January 18, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Even with icy weather approaching, the Dundy County-Stratton girls’ road “skid” wasn’t about go past Trenton. RPAC rivals might have been hopeful following a 40-38 Hitchcock County upset of the DC-S girls last week. Forget about it...

Few discussions can be divorced from current political events, and that includes a piece of advice from a life coach. “What is the Polarity of Your Goals?” Joe Tye, CEO of Values Coach Inc., asked in a recent newsletter. Do you want to make something happen, or prevent something from happening?, he asks...

Diederich, McConnell Stephen and Marilyn Diederich of Oberlin, Kan., are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Brandi Rose Diederich, to Evan Hunter McConnell, son of Debbon Fahnholz of Chadron, Neb., and David McConnell, Central City, Neb...

Briella Bailee Bauer Jacob and Rebecca (McArthur) Bauer of Lincoln, Neb., announce the birth of their daughter, Briella Bailee Bauer, who was born May 5, 2018, at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 20 inches long. ...

Rylee Anne Robb William and Jessica Robb of Chinook, Mont., announce the birth of their daughter, Rylee Anne Robb, born Dec. 8, 2018, at Havre, Mont. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 21 inches long. She has one brother, Braxton, 2. Grandparents are Terry and Lisa Einspahr of McCook, Neb., and Bill and Donna Robb of Overton, Neb. Great-grandparents are Sharon Koetter and late Bernard Koetter, Marty Einspahr and late Bob Einspahr, Vern and Jan Parker and the late Clifford and Noni Robb...

I turned 80 years old on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 and vowed, on that day, to do something I have never done before. I’m going to turn the podium -- provided to me by virtue of my status as a newspaper columnist -- over to my new best friend. The person I’m talking about is Eric Dietrich-Berryman, a 78-year-old German refugee who is now retired and residing in Virginia Beach, Va. with his wife, Bobbie, a Minnesotan whose family is all buried in Nebraska...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook School district is in good company when it comes to school rankings. Millard West in Omaha, Neb., and McCook High School, were initially classified by the Nebraska Department of Education as “great” and are eligible for an upwards adjustment, in the statewide accountability system, AQuESTT, (Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow), said Superintendent Grant Norgaard at the regular McCook Board of Education meeting Monday. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — An incident in McCook involving a school bus and rake in May 2018 is the impetus behind a new bill Sen. Dan Hughes has introduced to the Nebraska Legislature. LB 143 will be heard on Wednesday at the Judiciary committee hearing and would make it illegal to intentionally throw, propel or drop a dangerous object at a moving vehicle on a highway. Penalties would start at a misdemeanor and increase to a felony, depending on the amount of damage or bodily injury caused...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will be asked to approve a $50,000 loan from the McCook Economic Development Corp. and discuss enacting permits / rental fees for companies installing under or above ground cables, at the regular council meeting Monday, 6:30 p.m. at City Council chambers at the McCook Municipal building...

Good news! Gazette scribbler R.B. Headley is turning over total control of today’s Super Bowl picks to several brave-though-perhaps confused area fans. Each guru entered the pressure-packed world of relentless Headley questions when he wasn’t napping or thinking up silly transitional phrases...

At a commissioners' meeting Monday morning, Red Willow County District 3 commissioner Cayla Richards studies the 2018 annual weed report that county weed superintendent Bill Elliott will forward to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture/Bureau of Plant Industry by January 31. ...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — The Dundy County-Stratton boys drilled Wallace, 71-48, Tuesday night behind junior Michael Frederick’s 23 points and 10 other Tigers who hit shots. Brillant Tiger balance covered almost every class again with senior Jacob Krutsinger-Haines, junior Cade Lutz and sophomore Keegan Krutsinger adding eight points each for the 11-2 Tigers...

TRENTON, Neb. — Results from other duals featuring Gazette-area wrestling teams at the Hitchcock County Quadrangular on Thursday: Sutherland 41, Cambridge 36 Trojans Bobby Evans (170 pounds), Drew Sprinkle (182), Wyatt Ervin (195) and Keithen Huntley (220) won by forfeits...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Knights of Columbus Council 1126 will host its local Free Throw Championship on Sunday at St. Patrick’s gymnasium in McCook. The contest is open to all girls and boys ages nine through 14. Doors open at noon with registration in the gym...

Few discussions can be divorced from current political events, and that includes a piece of advice from a life coach. “What is the Polarity of Your Goals?” Joe Tye, CEO of Values Coach Inc., asked in a recent newsletter. Do you want to make something happen, or prevent something from happening?, he asks...

TRENTON, Neb. — Chase County’s wrestlers won duals over Cambridge and Hitchcock County while finishing second overall at Thursday’s Hitchcock County Wrestling Quad. The Sutherland Sailors went 3-0 to win this title, taking a 36-28 victory from Chase County...

You’re wise enough not to buy a bridge in Brooklyn, or sign a deed for ocean front property in Arizona – but siphoning vast sums from the public treasury for a quixotic enterprise? Well, damn, let’s git er done! When it comes to “cheap renewable green energy,” there is no free lunch from the whirling blades of a wind turbine – but plenty of hot air to push this expensive unreliable pipe dream into the stratosphere...

HASTINGS, Neb. — Tiger trouble was just about everywhere during Hastings’ 56-15 dual win over the McCook High wrestlers Thursday night. “Wins were hard to come by,” Bison coach Nick Umscheid confirmed about challenging Class B’s No. 6 team on newrestle.com. “Hastings is definitely one of the top dual teams in the state.”...

When railroaders and merchants first came to the new town of McCook in the early 1880s, there was ample evidence that American Bison had populated this area in huge numbers in earlier times. One of the most visible signs of the Bison's presence were the wallows which were evident for many years near what is now one of McCook's busier intersections: Norris Avenue and J Street...