Stories from Monday, March 30, 2020

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Mid-Plains Community College is restricting public access to college facilities effective immediately. The decision was made Monday afternoon in an attempt to limit the exposure of MPCC students and employees to potential cases of COVID-19...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Neither state champions nor honorary captains could match what Cambridge senior Korynn Clason delivered during this basketball season. Clason averaged more points per game than anyone on the Lincoln Journal-Star’s Class D-1 all-state first team announced last weekend...

Audrey Ann Pavlicek July 14, 1942 -March 26, 202 0 OBERLIN, Kan. — Audrey Ann Pavlicek, 77. died March 26, 2020, in Oberlin. She was born July 14, 1942, in Oberlin to Donald Charles and Mary Christine (Fisher) Lemman. She married Murry Dean Pavlicek on Oct. 26, 1961, at Oberlin Covenant Church. She was a teacher...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College golf team bested the Region IX field Thursday at McCook’s Heritage Hills Golf Course to capture their second straight tournament to start the spring slate. The Indians shot a 320 Thursday to beat Central Wyoming and Eastern Wyoming by four strokes...

The Nebraska Baseball Academy takes the All-Skills Satellite Camp to North Platte this summer! The North Platte camp will be held on Thursday, June 4, at Bill Wood Field. The camp begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 2:30 p.m. Lunch is provided to all participants...

LINCOLN, Neb. — State finalist Southern Valley saw nearly its entire starting lineup earn Class D-1 all-state honorable mention from the Lincoln Journal-Star on Sunday. Senior Jaden Quinn, juniors Carter Bose, Clayton Berry and Brody Yant all earned Class D-1 mention after helping the Eagles go 21-6 with two huge state tournament wins...

McCOOK, Neb. — TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook decided to close recently as the COVID-19 corona virus threat continues to spread nationally. The center made this announement on March 22 shortly after all bowling leagues were suspended. “Starting tomorrow,...

LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook juniors Tiara Matson and Liviya Wier are among 13 area players who earned Nebraska All-State honorable mention from the Lincoln Journal-Star on Sunday. Matson and Wier were both among Class B’s best mentions. Maywood-Hayes Center led the area after going 23-4 en route to a historic first Class D-1 state tournament spot. Seniors Avery Johnson, Jaycee Lapp, junior Jaycee Widener and freshman Ashlin Broz all received honorable mention...

STRATTON, Neb. — The need is obvious. Coordinators of the latest Mobile Pantry event, this one in Stratton Saturday morning, ran out of food. Not many local Mobile events since the first one in Culbertson in August 2015 have completely run out of food...