Stories from Wednesday, September 18, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — Heritage Hills was full of hot air from all angles, but it didn’t seem to bother McCook High’s cross country girls Tuesday afternoon. The Bison breezed through 90-degree temperatures to three top 15 places along with a strong No. 2 team finish at their annual invitational...

97th birthday The family of Mitty Arminta (Huggins) Quigley of Indianola, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of her 97th birthday on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 39276 Rd 720, Indianola, NE 69034.

Richard “Rich” Benton Hayes March 28, 1939 - Sept. 17, 2019 ATWOOD, Kan. — Richard “Rich” Benton Hayes, 80, of Atwood, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. He was born March 28, 1939, to C.A. and Virda (Latimer) Hayes. Visitation is Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, 5-7 p.m., at Baalmann Mortuary in Atwood...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High’s freshmen are 3-0 following a 42-6 win over Hershey on Monday. Coach Bill Ramsay provided these comments: “This was a nice win for the Bison freshmen. Defensively we did a much better job of playing assignment football. The team did a better job of playing lower and did a much better job of gang tackling the football...

HASTINGS, Neb. — McCook's varsity girls fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 5-0 loss to a powerful Hastings softball team on Tuesday. Hastings opened up scoring in the first inning, when Kaelan Schultz doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run...

McCOOK, Neb. —An engineering agreement approved by the McCook City Council Monday night is for repairing the air conditioning at the McCook City Library. The agreement, with James N. Marshall Engineering of Elm Creek Neb., as the mechanical engineer for replacement of the HVAC system at the city library, has already been signed by City Manager Nate Schneider on Aug. 30...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — McCook High’s varsity tennis team swept through Lexington, 9-0, for another varsity dual victory Tuesday afternoon. Junior varsity results will be included in the McCook Gazette later this week. Varsity singles 1 Zion Moyer def H. Goodwin 8-0...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Senior Korynn Clason went “K0-Ko” again with 29 kills to lead the Trojans past visiting Hi-Line 25-21, 25-23, 15-25, 25-21 Tuesday night. The scores show Cambridge (5-3 overall) worked for every win against a feisty Hi-Line squad. “ Our contest was a battle back and forth the entire night. Many long rallies were had with scrappy play by both teams,” coach Margo Kent said...

McCOOK, Neb. — The owner of a local HVAC business received the green light from the McCook City Council to locate his shop in a residential neighborhood. At a public hearing Monday night before the regular city council meeting, Derek Zipperlen spoke to the council about the special exception he was requesting to allow his HVAC shop and business to be located at 704 E. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Simply Strings will present “Journey” on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 3pm at the Fox Theatre in McCook.  “Journey” is a musical whirlwind tour around the globe, with selections representing cultures from every continent, in styles varying from classical to alternative.  This will be the  fourth annual concert for the string chamber orchestra, that is comprised of string musicians from McCook and the surrounding area, as well as guest musicians on percussion and piano.  The orchestra will be led by returning conductor Joel Grosbach of Imperial.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Sophomore Peyton Doucet’s 23 digs were a major reason why the McCook Bison nearly erased a 20-7 deficit against Hershey Tuesday night. “Who wouldn’t want six of her? She’s a real go-getter,” coach Audrey Feeney said. The Bison closed within 24-23 and nearly made it 24-24 when senior Liviya Wier nearly sent down her 11th kill ot this match...

McCOOK, Neb. — Recent McCook High grad Isaac Hegwood cheered on his former teammates Tuesday afternoon while showing the comraderie of Bison cross country. The Bison boys didn’t disappoint at their home invitational. Senior T.J. Renner, junior Brandon Tucker, senior Ethan Graff and sophomore Josh Hegwood all earned Top 20 places for a McCook team that placed third among 11 posting scores...

Like the sun rising in the morning, you can count on one thing, any story that is less than flattering to the current president will quickly be labeled “Fake news!” Some stories certainly deserves criticism, Donald Trump is anything but beholden to established traditional media and even the most dedicated professional news people can let emotions cloud their objectivity...