Stories from Tuesday, January 29, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s freshman boys built leads as large as 32 points while blasting past Hershey, 55-34, Monday evening in McCook High’s gymnasium. “It was a good win,” coach Joel Arterburn confirmed. “Scoring was shared across the team.” Indeeed. Josh Hegwood and Cameron Werkmeister scored 12 points apiece to lead a balanced Bison attack...

This past weekend Grannie Annie and your scribe met our son in Lincoln from his home in Southern California. Together we attended the funeral of the Reverend Doctor Merwyn Davidson in Aurora, Nebraska. Oft times in life we neglect to say thanks for the men and women who touch our lives in positive ways. ...

We try to get the point across as often as possible, but it’s even more important that people hear the message now: You have something somebody needs, and only you, or someone just like you, can provide it. We’re getting a taste of winter weather, but only a taste, compared to our friends to the north and east, where temperatures could hit minus 30 degrees and wind chills of 60 below...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Decatur Community Red Devils beat Gothenburg, 42-18, to highlight their McCook Invitational performance on Friday. 126 - Drew Juenemann (Oberlin-Decatur Community) over Corben Libich (Gothenburg) Fall 1:12 132 - Double Forfeit 138 - Alex Eskew (Oberlin-Decatur Community) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Red Devils were on fire again as Decatur Community (Kan.) won three titles and took second overall at Saturday’s Arapahoe Invitational. The Devils delivered a strong performance following Friday’s tough McCook Bison Dual Invite. Powerhouse 220-pounder Reegon Witt (27-5 record) pinned four foes to score a Devil-high 30 points including his final triumph over Elm Creek’s 27-12 Keaton Trampe (4:28 pin)...

EXINGTON, Neb. — Maybe the McCook High girls can make an even greater impression on Southwest Conference runner-up Ogallala in their rematch Friday night. Ogallala coach Chris Mestl gave great reviews following the Indians’ semifinal skirmish last weekend...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s seventh-grade boys outscored Lexington, 95-28, in a dominant three-game basketball sweep Monday afternoon. Bison “A” led the way with a 44-9 victory featuring Mykuh Hanson’s 15 points. Kollin Werkmeister (eight points) and Kaiden Porter (seven) nearly equally divided another 15...

McCOOK, Neb. – McCook Community College sophomore transfer JR Maldonado was recently named to the “Perfect Game” Top 300 Junior College Prospect for the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft. 33 - JR Maldonado“Perfect Game” or PG is an organization promoting baseball by hosting amateur events and providing opportunities and information to players, families, MLB organizations, college coaches, and fans...

McCOOK, Neb. — Boutique Air, the Essential Air Service (EAS) provider at the McCook Airport, is opening a maintenance area in Chadron, Neb. It’s one of a number of new steps the airline has been implementing recently, said McCook Public Works director, Kyle Potthoff...

Red Willow County commissioners want to start plans for the replacement of a two-lane bridge in the southeast corner of the county, one built in 1934 over the Beaver Creek east of Lebanon. Tyson Bardsley, the county's bridge inspector, described the bridge at a commissioners' meeting Monday morning as a good-sized bridge … lots of concrete on timber piles. ...

Kelsey Terry, left, and Shonda Jacob celebrate Kelsey's winning 8-ball shot in a game during the 13th annual "Shoot for the Shelter" fund-raising pool tournament for the McCook Humane Society Saturday at TJ's Fun Center in McCook. Sixty-four contestants — 32 teams — raised $2,771 for the shelter. Results will be available soon...

McCOOK, Neb. — Through the first-of-its-kind "activities fair" in McCook, the Southwest Nebraska Leadership Institute will provide the link between residents and the activities that can help make McCook and Southwest Nebraska feel like home and family...

Rick Sinner, manager of the McCook location of ACE Hardware, presents a check for $814.17 to the McCook Humane Society, represented by, from the left, Chloe Dixon, animal shelter director Lorie Prestes and Lainie and Lillian Allen. Sinner said the check represents the results of a December "Round-Up" promotion during which ACE customers "rounded up" the payment for their purchases to the nearest dollar, and the different was to be donated to the McCook Humane Society. ...