Stories from Tuesday, December 3, 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s new faster attack really hit the gas in a super fourth quarter of Monday’s 53-47 Jamboree win over Cambridge at Graff Events Center. Junior Liviya Wier was the best driver as she found an avenue to 20 points. Wier delivered eight during those final eight minutes while McCook finally overtook a Trojan team that stayed one step ahead for three periods...

I presume that you dear reader is about as fed up with the impeachment saga day after day on TV that I am. I can see the lead Democrats in Congress getting a lot of facetime to inflate their egos but they don’t seem to get much of anything productive done. President Trump just goes about business as usual tending to foreign and domestic policy and nothing productive comes from Congress except hate and recriminations...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook collected $127,788 in hotel lodging taxes last year. The total amount of occupation taxes collected in 2018-19 for the city was $243,176. This includes the 4% hotel tax at $127,788; natural gas, $60,947; cable, $31,201; telecommunications, $16,077; beer and liquor, $6,720; and misc. - fireworks, $450...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Tuesday’s Countdown to Christmas drawing was at Sehnert Bakery and Bieroc Café and the winner of the $50 gift certificate was Sharon Bohling. Tomorrow’s drawing will be held at Brown’s Shoe Fit Co.

McCOOK, Neb. — Daniel Bennett of Civic Nebraska will speak 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday in McMillen Hall Room 213 on the McCook Community College campus on ways to “Strengthen Civic Health.” The event is free to the public, but attendees are asked to call 308-345-8122 or register online at mpcc.edu/bce...

McCOOK, Neb. -- It’s show week at McCook Community College, and the Theater Department is adding a post-show discussion at Sehnert’s/Beiroc Café after the final performance Sunday. “A Welsh Christmas Remembered” opens Friday with at 7 p.m. performance at the Weeth Theater in Tipton Hall on the MCC campus. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- It’s show week at McCook Community College, and the Theater Department is adding a post-show discussion at Sehnert’s/Beiroc Café after the final performance Sunday. “A Welsh Christmas Remembered” opens Friday with at 7 p.m. performance at the Weeth Theater in Tipton Hall on the MCC campus. ...

Traci Taylor, left, met with members of the McCook Ministerial Association to coordinate the Salvation Army’s local Red Kettle Campaign. They are the Revs. Steve Bales, Ron Putz, Jeff Kelley, Trevor Smith and Gary Brethour. Bell ringers will be on duty Dec. 6-23, and more volunteers are needed. Call Traci at 308-350-0904 or visit bellringing.mccook.org to sign up online...

“Routine” emails arrive at the news desk several times a week with basic information about a house fire in Nebraska, the number of family members displaced by the fire, and how the American Red Cross has responded. The events are anything but routine for those affected by the fire, of course, and the help provided by the organization is anything but basic...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — The McCook Unified bowling team took aim at a state tournament spot during Monday’s District 7 tournament. Though the five bowlers delivered a strong performance, they fell short of state as Grand Island Northwest won this district championship...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College sophomore Madison Kleewein (North Platte) has signed a national letter of intent to continue playing volleyball next year at Division II University of Arkansas-Monticello. “Arkansas-Monticello really likes the kids out of McCook and they were real interested in Maddie and she still has three years of eligibility left, and she’s graduating early,” MCC Coach Hayley Kobza said. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Cambridge’s terrific triple threat of Paxton Ross, Zion Moyer and Dahlton Wood powered a 49-42 Jamboree victory over McCook Monday evening. All three Trojans reached double figures with Ross firing in 1o during a 27-14 first half. The 16-2 second quarter really decided this contest after McCook had taken a narrow 12-11 lead through one period...

Lorri sughroue Associate Editor McCOOK, Neb. — Call it the property in limbo. A dilapidated, burned-out alley house at 1107 W. Fourth had stood vacant for years, posing safety, health and structural problems for the neighborhood. The McCook City Council attempted the past few years to address the property with city staff trying to pinpoint the legal owner. ...