Stories from Friday, January 25, 2019

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — Shock never had greater value than two McCook Bison plays that stopped wild Minden Whippet comebacks and helped seal a 46-36 victory Thursday night. First, an 18-point Bison lead was suddenly down to six as the third quarter ended.....

Everybody has an idea for what they believe whether it’s a good idea or not. And there are bad ideas. Ideas based on rumor, bias, prejudice, discrimination, gossip, or indirect knowledge are bad ideas. Ideas based on facts or direct observation are usually good ideas but even those are not good ideas all the time. ...

The children of Herbert Besler are requesting a card shower in honor of his 75th Birthday on January 31st. Cards of congratulations can reach him at 40691 Dr 720, Cambridge, NE 69022.

Marjorie Ann Redfield Oct. 26, 1927 - Jan. 24, 2019 STRATTON, Neb. — Marjorie Ann Redfield, age 91, of Stratton, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born in Dundy County, southeast of Max, Neb., on Oct. 26, 1927, to James Otis and Irma Jean (Mills) Rickard. Marjorie graduated from Max High School in 1945. She attended the University of Nebraska where she played the clarinet in the University Marching Band during World War II...

Dale B. Carter Feb. 25, 1931 - Jan. 1, 2019 SPOKANE, Wash. — Dale B. Carter went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, and his beloved wife, LaVonne Elaine Carter, on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at 8:48 a.m., in Spokane. He was born in McCook, Neb., in 1931 to Elmer and Marie Carter. ...

Mary Ann Brothers May 15, 1940 - Jan. 23, 2019 DIX, Neb. — Mary Ann Brothers, 78, of Dix, died at her home in Dix on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. The family will be present at the funeral home on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m., to greet friends. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. ...

65th anniversary The family of Kenneth and Nita (Greenlee) Malleck of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of their 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Their family includes children, Jody and Allan Otter, Scott and Deb Malleck, Jan Nitsch and Sam and Chantell Malleck; 9 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 301 S. Seventh, McCook, NE 69001...

Austen Mae Fischer Sam and Shelby Fischer of Maywood, Neb., announce the birth of their daughter, Austen Mae Fischer, born Jan. 14, 2019, at Community Hospital in McCook. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 18.5 inches long. Grandparents are Roger and Linda Henthorn of McCook, Neb., and Jerry and Cindy Fischer of Maywood. Great-grandparents are the late Robert and Virginia Henthorn, the late Elvid George,...

Eabol Josef Dela Vega Kayla Dela Vega of McCook announces the birth of her son, Eabol Josef Dela Vega, born Jan. 9, 2019, in McCook. He was 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 20 inches long. He was the first baby born at Community Hospital in 2019. He has one brother, Victor Michael. Grandparents are Steve and Becki Dack of McCook and Curt and Shannon Van Pelt of Indianola, Neb...

BERTRAND, Neb. — The host Bertrand girls held off Southern Valley, 45-40, in other RPAC tournament consolation action on Thursday. Southern Valley (6-12 record) fell behind 15-5 after one quarter but climbed back withn 31-29 entering the final period...

Latest league results from the last two weeks at TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook: Men’s Major Burton Well Drilling 87.5-32.5 Maris Gen. Cons. 68.5-51.5 Diamond Vogel 63.5-56.5 Stockman’s Feed 56-64 TJ’s Family Fun 54-57 Five Loners 52.5-66.5...

McCOOK, Neb. — Bulldogs caused trouble in McCook on Thursday with North Platte’s freshman boys scoring a 47-29 triumph over McCook at MHS. The North Platte girls also won Thursday’s first contest. Cole Cappel reached double figures for the Bison boys with 11 team-high points...

BERTRAND, Neb. — The RPAC East girls final was no contest as Cambridge downed Alma’s Cardinals, 56-27, Thursday evening. Trojan defense delivered 21 steals, while junior Korynn Clason scored 22 points by hitting 10 of her 14 shots. The Cardinals (8-9 record) stayed within 10-6 through quarter but faced a 27-9 deficit entering intermission...

PAXTON, Neb. — The West No. 1 Dundy County-Stratton girls will play for an RPAC tourney title after stopping Maywood-Hayes Center, 52-33, Thursday evening. Senior Adalene Krutsinger’s 18 points paced a balanced Tiger attack which also featured Maggie Lutz (11 points), McKinzie Baney (seven), Grace Frederick (seven), Jessie Freeland (five) and Sable Lambley (four...

PAXTON, Neb. — A pair of double-double Hitchcock County girls helped conquer triple overtime against Maxwell Thursday evening. Kass Kisker totaled 16 points-14 rebounds while Shaye Porter added 12 and 19 for the 72-69 RPAC consolation game victory. Senior Charli Apple also scored a team-high 20 points to help the Falcons (13-3 record) shake off their West semifinal overtime loss to Maywood-Hayes Center on Tuesday...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — While team scores and individual times were still kept at the invitational between the McCook and North Platte high school swim teams Thursday night, the swim meet is a unique event. Due to a change in the rules a few years ago which determined that the North Platte pool was not deep enough, swimmers aren’t allowed to start from the diving blocks. Consequently, all events start with swimmers in the water. This translates to slower times for all the swimming events...

McCOOK, Neb. — A whopping 739 bills were introduced by Nebraska state senators this legislature session, the most since 2005, but whether most of them see the light of day outside of hearings remains to be seen. Dist. 44 State Sen. Dan Hughes himself introduced 12 bills and admitted the biggest hurdle this session is finding some kind of property tax relief and how do address the projected $95 million shortfall in revenue...