Stories from Tuesday, February 11, 2020

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in Hitchcock County that included an officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning in Trenton, Nebraska. At approximately 1:10 a.m. today, the Hitchcock County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a man shooting a firearm near a residence in Trenton. Deputies arrived at the scene just before 1:30 a.m...

The McCook chapter of TeamMates honored all its mentors and staff during halftime at McCook High’s home basketball games against Ogallala Friday evening. Nationwide, programs are honoring mentors for their service and the impact they’re making on youth. ...

OGALLALA, Neb. —McCook High’s wrestlers piled up plenty of superb wins while earning six Southwest Conference places among seven who competed on Friday. The Bison highlight win had to be junior Tate Felber upsetting Class B No. 2 Gage Stokey of Ogallala (33-10 record) 5-3 in overtime at 145 pounds...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College men dropped their third straight game falling to Central Community College Saturday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center 67-62. The Raiders took control of the game early and led by seven points at the mid-way point of the first half –the largest lead of the game for either team...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans were one basket from 11 straight wins while Maywood-Hayes Center kept on winning in area basketball last weekend. M-HC (18-3 record) played its best-of-three with rival Hitchcock County and earned a 62-43 victory at Hayes Center Friday evening...

DALLAS – The McCook Community College baseball team opened the season winning three of four games after splitting a pair of games Saturday, winning the first game 12-11 and dropping the finale 7-4. On Friday, MCC won the first game 18-16 getting four home runs including a pair from freshman catcher Ricardo Hernandez (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Carlos Beltran Academy). ...

OGALLALA, Neb. — McCook freshman Kaden Jernigan and junior Adrian Manzanares won Southwest Conference JV wrestling titles while leading the Bison on Friday. McCook finished third among eight teams with 81 points. Minden edged Ogallala, 91.5-88, for the team title...

KEARNEY, Neb. — McCook High football all-staters Cam Berry and Drew Daum have been selected to play in the 62nd annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl. This year’s classic takes place on Saturday, June 6, at the University of Nebraska-Kearney’s Ron and Carol Cope Stadium...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners decided at their weekly meeting Monday morning to have the bonding company the county has worked with for years help them investigate refinancing the bonds sold in 2013 to build the new county jail. Commissioners heard proposals from Paul Grieger and Andy Forney of D.A. Davidson, of Omaha, and from Brad Slaughter of Piper Jaffray, of Lincoln, (formerly Ameritus), each firm foreseeing savings by refinancing the jail bonds...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Christian Church, at 507 West B, will be the site of a Mobile Pantry event from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. CT (note the earlier time), Saturday, Feb. 15. Shoppers must bring their own boxes and bags, and preferably wagons or shopping carts to move them. The elderly and handicapped are encouraged to bring along “muscle” to help...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Board of Education approved a 3.79% increase to the base pay of teachers’ salaries and a new part-time position. The increased salary is part of the negotiated agreement the board ratified with the McCook Education Association, the collective bargaining representative of certified teachers at the school district...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook Public Schools will conduct Kindergarten Registration on Feb. 17 through March 18, during school hours. Parents of eligible kindergarten students are encouraged to stop by McCook Elementary School, 1500 West 3rd Street, to register their child for kindergarten and pick up an enrollment packet. Please bring your child’s certified birth certificate and immunization record,...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Several McCook Community College groups and members of the community celebrated students with disabilities Saturday at the annual Blue Out basketball games to raise money and awareness locally. This year enough money was raised to create a special education scholarship for a sophomore majoring in Special Education at MCC. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska—Community Hospital has achieved certification to the new ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, reflecting the hospital’s long-term commitment to quality, transparency and customer satisfaction. The certification is valid for three years and is provided by DNV GL – Business Assurance...

Oh the joy! It is the time of year to be working on income tax. It is a task that I have always accomplished on my own; admittedly over the past several years with the assistance of a software package for my computer. It is as always a learning task...

Nebraskans are known for helping their neighbors, so it’s no surprise when we read stories about farmers coming together to harvest a sick neighbor’s crops or going above and beyond when they hear about someone who’s lost everything in a tornado or flood...

There is an extraordinary movement gaining momentum in dozens of our Nebraska hometowns. As a long-time practitioner of resident-led, asset-based community economic development, I believe local food in schools is a true exercise of putting some of Nebraska’s greatest resources to work...