Stories from Tuesday, March 12, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will host its annual fundraising rodeo in McCook Friday and Saturday. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. each night at the Kiplinger Arena at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. Admission for the regular performances is $10 per person with the exception of children 12 and younger – who will be admitted free...

McCOOK, Neb. — Believe it! McCook will somehow survive another terrifying couple inches of snow along with rain and wind that sometime develop during Nebraska winters. It’s tough to see since only 11 of the next 14 days have expected high temperatures from 51 to 61 degrees (brrrr!?)...

You will note that the McCook City Council is considering a new ordinance. This one to make it illegal for truckers to use their “Jake Brakes” in town. Evidently, those along the sloping part of West B Street (Highway 6 & 34) object to the noise, muffled grumbling pop pop pop, as truck drivers try to efficiently keep their speed below the limit. Just what we need another ordinance, seldom enforced, about like the speed limits on B Street most often ignored. It should be at least 35 MPH anyway...

McCOOK, Neb. — Most often, the person who "buys taxes" at a sale of delinquent real estate taxes is hoping to make money by adding interest and fees to the taxes when the property owner redeems the "tax certificate" that the buyer holds on the property...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners approved two new subdivisions northwest of McCook — again — at their weekly meeting Monday morning. Commissioners needed to act on Jerry Gohl's "Heritage Pointe Addition" and Mark Bishop's "Bishop Acres Second Subdivision" a second time, since Feb. 11, because the county's planning commission also had to approve it for recommendation to commissioners a second time...

The McCook Community Foundation Fund donated $5,200 to McCook Public Schools Monday night at the McCook School Board meeting, for the “Bison Days” event at the high school next year. Cindy Huff, MCFF chairperson, commended the district for the willingness to try something different at the school with “Bison Days” mini-courses. ...

If you’ve been on this earth four or five decades, you may remember the sound, that squealing, cracking noise emanating from the phone line as your Apple II or TRS-80 compter attempted to log on to a remote computer somewhere, you weren’t sure just where...

Area business leaders gathered recently for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating new McCook Area Chamber of Commerce member Steven A. Tucker with New York Life Insurance Company. Tucker, middle, had assistance with the wooden scissors from 3- and 6-year-old sons Brantley and Wyatt, with wife Samantha and 9-year-old son Caleb holding the ribbon. Tucker's New York Life Insurance office is open for business at 802 West B Street, Suite 105, in McCook...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Wauneta-Palisade’s boys jumped into the final Class D-1 boys basketball Top 10 following their state tournament game on Thursday. The Lincoln Journal-Star put those Broncos at No. 7 despite a 63-45 loss to then No. 1 Paxton at Lincoln East High School...

McCOOK, Neb. — Thursday’s scheduled softball games between McCook Community College and North Platte Community College in McCook have been postponed because of field and weather conditions. These games were also to be part of “Purple-Out” activities to raise money and awareness about epilepsy...

The McCook Community College baseball teams has postponed its mid-week games this week. MCC was to host Garden City Tuesday at 3 p.m. but because of field conditions and the weather forecast, that game has been postponed. Also MCC's scheduled doubleheader against Northeast Community College in Norfolk scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed...

LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts in consultation with the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) issued an emergency declaration effective March 12, 2019, in anticipation of severe weather issues set to impact the state. The emergency declaration will allow NEMA and other state agencies to address potential impacts from the impending severe winter storm expected to affect the Panhandle area, as well as anticipated flooding across other areas of the state...

McCOOK, Neb. —  Of the three McCook Public Schools eligible to be bumped up into a higher classification in the state’s ranking, only one made the cut. All four schools in the districts, well as the district itself, were ranked as “Great” in the statewide accountability system, AQuESTT, (Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow). ...