Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2020

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Rarely has a lid on one team’s basket been more apparent than for the McCook High girls Tuesday evening. “Yeah, it was a tough shooting night. We missed 18 layups of fast breaks, nine putbacks on rebounds, three short shots and four more layups right into their posts’ hands,” Bison coach Amy Scheil said. “That’s a lot of points to leave off the board (68 counting every shot) and expect to win.”...

Pearl Iva Martin March 12, 1929 - Jan. 21, 2020 BEAVER CITY, Neb. — Pearl Iva Martin, 90, of Beaver City, died Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2020) at the Beaver City Manor. She was born March 12, 1929, in Dalton, Neb., to Ray Benton and Iva Pearl (Parrish) Teeters...

Dale Myron Schutz Oct. 29, 1942 - Jan. 21, 2020 EDISON, Neb. — Dale Myron Schutz, 77, of Edison, died Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2020), at the Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, Neb. He was born Oct. 29, 1942, to Kenneth and Ardeth (Hinz) Schutz in Lexington, Neb. He graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1960...

McCOOK, Neb. — Fences and decks are no longer exempt from permits under the updated city building code. The McCook City Council approved the updates on first reading at the regular council meeting Monday night. McCook Building Inspector, Barry Mooney, briefly explained some of the changes in response to City Councillor Jerry Calvin’s request as to what the changes will mean for the “average homeowner.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — The words “blighted and substandard” are so unappealing that state legislators sought last year to change the designation, to no avail, said Craig Bennett of Miller and Associates. Bennett spoke at the public hearing Monday night at the regular McCook City Council meeting, on the amended Blighted and Substandard Study done by Miller and Associates...

McCOOK, Neb. — The city is looking for a new concessionaire at the ball park. The current concessionaire, Terri Grey, informed the city that she is no longer interested in providing concessions at the Jaycee Ball complex. Grey was awarded the concession contract in January 2019 for three years. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Flu and stomach bugs (gastrointestinal illnesses) are circulating throughout the nine-county health district as well as in the rest of the state. With these illnesses, a fever often comes along with all the other symptoms. Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that if you are sick with a fever you need to stay home from work, school or daycare...

Atwood, Kan. – Rawlins County Health Center has announced the addition of telebehavioral health in its specialty clinic. It started Jan. 9. Rawlins County Health Center is one of 10 sites in The University of Kansas Health System’s Care Collaborative that is participating in an outpatient telebehavioral health network to further support rural primary care needs by extending scarce specialty resources across Kansas...

It’s tempting to push the speed limit while traversing Nebraska on Interstate 80, which is on the state’s flattest, most boring terrain because is it was the easiest and cheapest place to build it. No matter the road, however, shaving a few minutes off your trip isn’t worth endangering the lives of you and your passengers, other drivers or first responders who have been called out to care for travelers who have encountered misfortune...

BARTLEY, Neb. — The Loomis Wolves reached 12-0 with a 71-23 victory over Southwest Tuesday evening. Southwest (2-12) featured five points each from senior John Stritt, freshmen Kaden Day and Kaiden Ruggles. Day hit his only three-point attempt. Stritt swatted two of the Roughriders’ five blocked shots...

McCOOK, Neb. — Sophmore Quintin Shaner scored 12 points after halftime to go with classmate Derek Trompke’s team-high 15 in a 45-39 victory for Cambridge over the McCook freshman boys Tuesday. Freshman Adam Dugger netted 19 points to lead the Bison including a trio of three-pointers...

TRENTON, Neb. — Senior Kass Kisker poured in 27 points to lead the Hitchcock County girls’ 65-35 victory over visiting Paxton Tuesday evening. Classmate Shaye Porter contributed 14 more points as the Falcons pulled away from a 17-13 first quarter. Senior Neliegh Hauxwell (eight points) and Kailee Kolbet (six) added another 14 for the 8-4 Hitchcock team...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The North Platte Knights nipped the McCook Community College men, 81-80, Tuesday in overtime. North Platte Sophomore Luke Christian (Anselmo) snagged an offensive rebound and scored the game-winner on a putback with 6.2 seconds left in overtime put the Knights in the lead for good...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The McCook Community College Lady Indians took control of the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference Tuesday with a 58-43 win at North Platte. MCC improves to 13-4 overall and 3-0 in the NCCAC halfway through the Nebraska conference schedule...

other big shot or two could really break the Hitchcock County boys through to some big wins at tournament time. The Falcons erased an early 12-point deficit and nearly knocked off Class D-1 power Paxton Tuesday night. However, a couple of missed late shots allowed those 12-1 Tigers to escape with their 38-37 win...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Senior Cam Berry tallied 12 fourth-quarter points Tuesday night, but it was Lexington’s 26 in the first that set up a 76-45 Minutemen win. Class B’s No. 5 team tore out to a 9-0 lead before senior Jordan Chauncy hit the first Bison basket about 3:40 into this contest...