Stories from Thursday, March 28, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — MWA Pro Wrestling returns to the McCook Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5. Organizers expect an incredible night of action featuring two championship matches. MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade v ECW Original Angel Medina in an ECW rules match along with MWA Women’s champion CamRon BraNae v Si Si Loca...

Controversy is far from over on the Mueller Report, despite its conclusion that the Trump campaign didn’t coordinate with Russian interests. That doesn’t mean foreign interests didn’t do, or won’t continue to do, everything they can to disrupt the American system that helped break up the old Soviet Union and influence the rest of the world...

Session is now more than halfway finished, and there is much work yet to be done. I think we will see the pace start to really pick up now that most of the committee hearings are finished and priority bills have been designated. We will begin all-day debate on April 2nd...

A couple of weeks ago, Nicole Sedlacek, Economic Development Consultant with Nebraska Public Power District shared at our annual meeting of the members that McCook had a retail pull of 1.52. That means for communities our size in Nebraska we do 152% of the expected retail business. The only other similar sized community that has a higher pull is York. This statistic helps illustrate the concept of McCook being the hub of Southwest Nebraska...

ALVA, Okla. – The McCook Community College baseball team split a pair of games against Northwestern Oklahoma State JV Monday, dropping the first game 4-3 and winning the second game 7-0. “We came out flat in game one, we played like we still had a hangover from the tough Trinidad loss Saturday,” McCook Community College baseball coach Jon Olsen said...

SIDNEY, Neb. — McCook’s track and field boys were 75 points better than any of eight other schools with Division II teams at Tuesday’s Sidney Invitational. McCook also won the varsity boys team title with 181 points. The top five teams and all top four McCook placers with personal records in Division II on Tuesday...

Latest results from TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook: Men’s Major Burton Well Drillng233.5-156.5 J&L Construction 212.5-172.5 TJ’s Family Fun 212-173 Stockman’s Feed 202-188 Wagner’s Ford 198-192 Family Issues 196-192...

McCOOK, Neb. —Many McCook JV tennis girls won multiple matches during a 29-5 dual triumph over Hastings on Tuesday. “I’m excited to see our junior varsity compete as well as they have this early into the season,” coach Matt Wiemers commented. “We have several skilled players who just need to get match play experience.”...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Cambridge senior Preston Carbaugh broke par and scored a six-stroke win in Wednesday’s home invitational featuring 15 area golf teams. Carbaugh conquered Cross Creek Course again, the same place where he won a district championship two years ago...

We are fortunate in Southwest Nebraska to not be subjected to the flooding that is ravaging the rest of the state. And we continue to pray for and try to help those who have a long road ahead of them. Back on our end of the state, we are instead faced with minor issues and must just try to make the best of the situation...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College softball team came from down 4-0 to push five runs in the final two innings to salvage a split with Lamar Community College Wednesday in dramatic fashion with a three-run walk-off home run. Lamar won the first game 5-3 with the Lady Indians coming back to win the second game 5-4...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College’s theater department will stage “Agatha Crispie” as its spring 2019 production. Sponsored by Kim Johnson following the unexpected death of instructor Clay Grizzle in February, the play will presented 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 25, 26 and 27, and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, April 28, in the Weeth Mini Theater on the MCC campus...

McCOOK, Neb. — On Wednesday, while in executive session, Hillcrest Nursing Home Board of Trustees authorized Hillcrest administrator Brad Cheek to sign an agreement with a recruiting firm to hire an international nurse. The board has been discussing hiring international nurses since last year, as a way to offset the steep costs of agency pool nursing and the nationwide shortage of registered nurses...

McCOOK, Neb. — Maria and Luis Lopez will celebrate the opening of their new light diesel and automotive repair business, "Lopez Service & Repair" in McCook's Industrial Park, with a "pre-opening" open house Saturday, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Members of the public is invited to share a piece of cake and a taco with Maria, and tales of their vehicle's woes with Luis, whose shop will officially open for appointments Monday, April 1...

TRENTON, Neb. — Hitchcock County High Schools' FFA Chapter unveiled its new greenhouse and nursery enterprise Wednesday morning. Present to help celebrate the new venture were the people responsible for the donations that paid the bills so that FFA members can learn about the nursery industry. School Superintendent Rob Sattler said, "I know the school could not have done this without the generous donations from the Thuman family and the TCDC."...

The McCook Junior High participated in “Stuff the Bus” for donations for flood victims in the Eastern part of Nebraska. Many students and staff donated items in just a couple of days and several loads were picked with the help of the high school. Items that were donated were dog food, blankets, pillows, toiletries, toothbrushes, buckets and so much more! A big thank you to all who helped and donated items!...