Stories from Monday, January 18, 2021

Team scores along with all McCook High and top area placers at Saturday’s Buzz Matson Invitational. All schools are from Kansas except the Bison: Teams: 1. McCook 143, 2. Hill City 114, 3. Plainville 106, 4. Decaur Community 82, 5. Rawlins County 76, 6. Goodland 73, 7. Smith Center 70, 7. Stockton 70, 9. Oakley 58, 10. Osborne 14, 11. Trego 2...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison made 20 of 33 two-points for 61 percent and featured five double-figure scorers in Saturday's 71-49 boys basketball win over visiting Minden. Senior Mark Arp also made six three-pointers besides all three inside shots for a team-high 24 points...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — The Hitchcock County Falcons handed a tough challenge from Bayard and won 176-170 to decide Saturday's 15-team Chase County Wrestling Invitational. More details will appear in Tuesday's McCook Gazette. Team scores and top four area placers:...

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — A 14-2 fourth quarter clinched the 14th win this season as Maywood-Hayes Center’s girls finished off feisty Arthur County, 40-25, Friday evening. Visiting A.C. proved troublesome for the Green, taking a 16-15 lead into halftime...

Roger M. Wilmot April 25, 1948 - Dec. 18, 2020 ESCONDIDO Calif. — Roger M. Wilmot passed away on Dec. 18, 2020, in Escondido, after a lengthy illness. He was born April 25, 1948, in McCook Neb. He was the third child of Velva and Raymond Wilmot. Roger grew up in McCook, graduated with the McCook High School Class of of 1966, and attended Kearney State College, graduating in 1971. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Firefighters were hampered by strong winds and endangered by exposed power lines in a fire that destroyed a garage and extensively damaged an adjacent house in McCook Sunday morning. Heavy smoke and fire were reported coming from a garage at 209 E. Second at 5:30 a.m., and the Red Willow Western Rural Fire Department was called in at 5:51 a.m. to assist the McCook Fire Department...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook sophomore Shawna Wilkinson sends a shot over the crowded lane in Saturday's game against Minden High School. Wilkinson scored eight straight Bison points and 11 during the third quarter alone, but Minden still pulled away for a 38-30 varsity victory. Wilkinson;s 17 points led the Bison, who host Lexington on Tuesday...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The Cambridge High girls conquered currents and choppy waters to down Sutherland’s Sailors, 41-38, Friday night which started a super 2-0 weekend for coach Jarrod Albers’ team. Cambridge (6-8 record) created a wave of early momentum, leading 10-4 before falling back into swampy second-quarter trouble. The Trojans even fell 28-27 through three periods to 3-8 Sutherland...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs built a defense and signed a backup quarterback that were good enough to preserve a win. Now, are they good enough to win on their own? The Chiefs, who lost Patrick Mahomes to a concussion in the third quarter of Sunday’s divisional-round win over Cleveland, might have to find out with their hopes of back-to-back AFC titles and a Super Bowl repeat on the line...

Community Hospital’s New Year’s baby was a little miss named Makeeda Marie Louise Reed born at 6:46 a.m. Jan. 7. Her parents, Avion Reed and Destin Jensen and two siblings, welcomed Makeeda. She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19.75 inches long. Delivering the baby was McCook Clinic family physician, Jason Blomstedt, D.O. ...