Stories from Friday, April 9, 2021

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The McCook Bison golf team competed in dual with North Platte on Thurdsay and won by seven strokes at Lake Maloney Golf Course. Senior Peyton Craw’s 40 across nine holes led the Bison 175 team total while host Bulldogs totaled 182...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Richa Patel roared through six No. 1 singles opponents while Hayden Johnson teamed with Carley Peters to go 6-0 at No. 2 doubles during the Lexington JV Tennis Invitational on Thursday. The three champions helped McCook win a tie-breaker over Class A Kearney which determined this tournament’s team champions...

DENTON, Texas — Somewhere near all the traffic of Masters golf week was an Augusta, Ga., high school star no one seemed to notice. Mardrez McBride had averaged nearly 19 points per game as a Butler High School senior and better than 16 in three years overall...

McCOOK, Neb. — A fun six-week fast break of basketball finished with McCook 99ers and Community Hospital winning YMCA League championships recently. The 99ers finally separated themselves from winless-but-cohesive Brick Layers, 67-64, which finished their 5-1 Co-Ed League title season...

LA JUNTA, Colo. – The McCook Community College women’s basketball has earned a place in the final four teams of the Region IX Tournament with a 61-49 quarterfinal win Thursday over second-seeded Eastern Wyoming Community College. “I thought we came out and really set the tone defense in the first half,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. “We played really hard and buckled down on the little things with rebounding and limiting our turnovers.”...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The McCook Community College men came from nine points down in the first half to clip top-seeded Laramie County Community College Thursday on their home court to advance to the semi-finals of the Region IX Tournament Friday. “This was very special for our program tonight,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl. According to his record books, the MCC men haven’t won a second-round game since at least 2004...

Linda Hein, a favorite and respected historian from McCook, gifted two boxes of City Directories to the SWNGS library this week with promises of more to come as she sorts through her many years of collections concerning McCook, Red Willow County, and Nebraska in an attempt, as many of us do, to make sure these things are preserved for everyone’s use...

Hayes Center now ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ HAYES CENTER, Neb. — Hayes Center has joined 23 Texas cities in outlawing abortion within the city limits. Meeting Tuesday, the village board of trustees passed an ordinance declaring “it shall be unlawful for any person to procure or perform an abortion of any type and at any stage of pregnancy in the Village of Hayes Center, Nebraska,” and “It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly aid or abet an abortion that occurs in the Village of Hayes Center, Nebraska.”. ...

McCOOK, Neb. – The perplexing problem of increasing state coffers, as well as a bill that is meant to provide transparency in property tax requests, were topics of discussion at Thursday’s legislative update with Nebraska Sen. Dan Hughes. Property taxes: LB644 won first-round approval 36-1 on Wednesday. ...

McCOOK, Neb — The McCook City Council wants to try a new method to respond to citizen comments at meetings. Over the past few months, several people have presented their concerns to the council during “Citizens Comment” at the beginning of meetings. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — 3rd District Republican Party Chairman Ron Schmidt will be on hand Tuesday, April 20, for an informational / organizational meeting of Republican Party Patriots in Red Willow County. It will be 7 p.m. at the “Bedore Barn,” 38404 Rd 719, nor of McCook just off U.S. Highway 83...

McCOOK, Neb. — Public schools and colleges across the nation, including McCook Public Schools in McCook, are scrambling to figure out the best way to leverage funds they’re getting from the latest round of Coronavirus Aid, Recovery and Economic Security (CARES) Act...

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook Christian Church invites members of the community to a Silent Auction fundraiser to help fund a trip to a Christ In Youth Move Conference this summer. Move is a transformational experience for High School students that challenges them to be “Kingdom Workers.”...

I’m getting to the age where my peer group begins to joke about walking into a room and not remembering why we went there. It’s humbling when we feel ourselves begin to slide in that direction. It’s good that we can make light of it. The experience reminds me of my earlier education at the hand of the Jesuits. ...

Dear Editor, Southwest Nebraska Community Betterment would like to take this time to let the residents of southwest Nebraska to know and understand their fair housing rights. The Fair Housing Act makes discrimination in the sale, rental, and advertising in housing unlawful, and assures that our citizens are treated equally. It prohibits housing discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, disability, marital status, or familial status...

The Arc of Nebraska advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Senator Machaela Cavanaugh has introduced AM 896 to LB 380 to fund Nebraska’s long-neglected Developmental Disabilities, Waiting List fully. For nearly 3000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, this will make a tremendous difference in their lives, for The State of Nebraska, this means creating long-term savings in our Medicaid System, and for families, this means they can rest easier. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Tri Valley Health System has 40 doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine available for: Individuals 18 years and older. This vaccination clinic will be held on Thursday, April 15th from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm. This clinic is limited to the first 40 to sign up. The vaccination clinic will be held at Cambridge Community Building (722 Patterson Street, Cambridge, NE 69022)...

With only two weeks remaining in the season, Men’s League bowlers are battling for top individual and higher team honors at TJ’s Family Fun Center. The latest results in McCook: Men’s Major Fullmomentum 279.5-200.5 Deveny Motors 254.5-224.5 Maris General Cons.250-230...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College Golf Invitational scheduled to conclude today at McCook’s Heritage Hills Golf Course was canceled because adverse wind and cold. The MCC golfers finished in second place with a 314, 10 shots back of Eastern Wyoming. For the third straight week the Lancers will take the 10 standings points for first place and MCC seven points for second and now lead MCC 30-21 with three meets left in the season...

Chase County’s girls rank Class C No. 1 or 2 in almost every event while all three Dundy County-Stratton boys lead Class D, according to athletic.net Nebraska leaders. Several Gazette-area athletes also appear among the Class D leaders. A recap of current top threes for both classes:...

CURTIS, Neb. -- Get your dog in dandy shape this spring at the NCTA Pet Spa Day on Saturday (April 10). Veterinary Technicians will bath dogs, trim toenails and clean ears at the NCTA Vet Tech Clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grooming occurs at the Veterinary Teaching Clinic of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis...

CURTIS, Neb. – Prospective college students can attend “Discovery Day” on Monday (April 12) at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis. Individuals of any age, including some changing careers or colleges, are welcome, says Gaylene Stinman, admissions recruiter...