Stories from Wednesday, October 14, 2020

GERING, Neb. — Following a first day which felt like throwing clubs off the Scottsbluff Monument, McCook senior Kaylie Puckett settled down and parred her final Class B state tournament hole Tuesday afternoon. Puckett sliced nine strokes off her Monday score while climbing to a tie for 32nd place among 67 state qualifiers who finished the 36 holes at Gering's Monument Shadows Golf Course...

COLUMBUS, Neb. — Best friend Chloe Besler and every Cambridge Trojan fan had to be proud of how sophomore Macy Jones finished Class C state golf on Tuesday. Jones parred two of the final three holes which pulled her into a tie for 35th place among 90 state qualifiers competing at the Columbus Elks Club course...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Chamber of Commerce is proposing a mayoral proclamation urging residents to take precautions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but stopping short of calling for a mask mandate. “This proclamation is not a mask mandate,” the McCook Chamber of Commerce noted in distributing the proclamation to members, “and we are not asking for a mask mandate. It is bringing awareness to the issue to keep our local economy going and avoid another shutdown.”...