Stories from Thursday, February 28, 2019

LINCOLN, Neb. — Senior Adalene Krutsinger's 22 points and a Dundy County-Stratton defense that held North Central to two points for more than 10 minute of game time fueled the 48-28 Tiger victory in Thursday's Class D-1 state quarterfinals. The Tigers (23-2 record) trailed 9-2 through barely four minutes, but Krutsinger's eight points pulled them within 14-12 after one quarter. They took control at 24-16 by halftime while knocking off those 21-3 North Central Knights...

Raymond Charles Haag Sept. 4, 1929 - Feb. 27, 2019 BARTLEY, Neb. — Raymond Charles Haag, 89, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at his home with family at his side. He was born on Sept. 4, 1929, to Leo and Bertha (Luther) Haag at St. Catherine’s Hospital in McCook, Neb. ...

In loving memory Harvey and Ramona Hofman, formerly of Indianola, Neb., would be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary today. They were married Feb. 28, 1954. God’s grace and love were abundant through cherished family, relatives and friends. This inspired a rich spiritual and family life in which their family is forever grateful. Their family loves and misses them...

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service will waive the estimated tax penalty for any qualifying farmer or fisherman who files his or her 2018 federal income tax return and pays any tax due by Monday, April 15, 2019. The deadline is Wednesday, April 17, 2019, for taxpayers residing in Maine or Massachusetts...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Hillcrest Nursing Home Board of Trustees took the next step Wednesday morning in hiring international nurses. The board voted unanimously at its regular meeting to start the process with an agency that provides international registered nurses, by completing a filing fee. The cost of the fee was not presented at the meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. — While most people associate the NRD’s with managing ground water usage, Jack Russell, manager of the Middle Republican Natural Resource District, told members of McCook Rotary that the district accomplishes that function in a variety of ways...

With nursing homes struggling to survive, are motels missing an opportunity? Check out one Texas man’s plans, which are getting plenty of exposure on social media. Granted, the Texan, Terry Robison, doesn’t need medical supervision, but his calculations make sense...

Last week in the Natural Resources Committee, I introduced LB368, a bill to eliminate the over-appropriated designation on certain Natural Resource Districts. The hearing served as a means of educating the committee on how and why we manage water the way we do and the relationship between ground and surface water. Currently just the upper Platte river basins are designated as over-appropriated...