Stories from Wednesday, August 7, 2019

ESPN has unveiled its preseason college football power rankings. Ohio State is No. 5 and Michigan No. 6 in the top 25 created by ESPN’s college football writers. After just missing last week’s Coaches Top 25 Amway poll, the Nebraska Cornhuskers start No. 19 among ESPN’s experts...

McCOOK, Neb. — The leading scorer from the McCook Community College Lady Indians 2018-2019 basketball squad – Hailey Tiles – has signed a letter of intent to continue her career at NCAA Division II West Florida University, in Pensacola, Fla. Tiles, sophomore transfer from Rogers, Ark., -- having first played at Brown Macke -- averaged 18.0 points per game – second best in Region IX...

Edward J. “Eddie” Watt May 17, 1924 - Aug. 2, 2019 PARK HILL, OKLA. — Funeral services for Edward J. “Eddie” Watt (formerly of Benkelman, Neb.), will be Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at 9 a.m., at Reed-Culver Chapel with Pastor Clifton Loman of First Lutheran and Pastor David Wiens of Inola Eden Mennonite Church officiating. ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Championship night was better than advertised as the lineup of racing action overflowed with great competition in front of a packed house of avid fans at Lincoln County Raceway Saturday night. The winner’s circle was jam packed with eight different divisions competing for their right to stand tall...

McCOOK, Neb. — Two McCook Community College men’s basketball players are moving on to continue their careers at four-year schools. Ron Rice and Peanut Cunningham recently signed their letters of intent to play at NCAA Division II schools. Ron Rice, a 6-3 guard from Hudson High School in New York, N.Y. will play at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. Rice spent parts of his first two seasons injured and gained a medical redshirt for a third year in 2018-2019...

McCOOK, Neb. — With the preliminary 2019-20 budget for the City of McCook soon to be presented in less than a week, a city councilman passed along a comment he heard from a citizen about one of the city departments. City Councilman Jared Muehlenkamp told the council Monday night at the close of the regular meeting that a citizen told him what a great resource the city library is for families and kids and to keep that in mind for the upcoming budget process...

Someone who didn’t pay attention to Nebraska history in grade school, or someone who moved here from out of state, might be surprised to learn we have a unique form of government. Anyone observing current partisan controversies in Lincoln without the appropriate background knowledge would certainly be surprised...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- The family fun night scheduled for tonight at Red Willow State Recreation Area has been postponed until Wed. Aug. 14 due to the weather forecast. The free fun night will be held Aug. 14 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. At 6 p.m. there is a family cookout at the Spring Creek tent camping area by the Marina Boat Ramp. ...