Stories from Thursday, September 1, 2022

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — McCook High will try to continue an early Gothenburg trend that featured five turnovers and plenty of penalties when these familiar rival schools meet Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Gothenburg (0-1) lost 21-14 at Ogallala last weekend in a game where the Swedes ventured inside Ogallala’s 30 three times before haltime...

HASTINGS, Neb. — McCook High’s tennis boys owned the town of Hastings with 9-0 dual wins over Adams Central and those host Tigers. No match was closer than 8-4 against Hastings while McCook scored two 8-0 sweeps and 8-1 wins. The match rundown: No. 1 singles: Nathaniel Miller won 8-3 over B. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Could more crazy good fun be backed into one softball game? McCook vs. Cozad delivered just about everything from two players tipping a pop fly to each other for one out (twice), six straight strikeouts from a Bison relief pitcher to one bouncing helmet that finished the game-tying big hit...

INDIANOLA, Neb. — I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “Cowboy vs Cowboy Wannabe.” In my mind, a true cowboy can ride just about any horse. Rodeo Queen contestants and horsemanship riders can usually ride their own or a leased horse, but not necessarily another contestant’s horse, so I’ve always thought the trading of horses is a way to tell which person is a good rider...

90th birthday The family of Jeanie Jones-Thurston of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 610 E 14th,  Highland Park #D7, McCook, NE 69001.

McCOOK, Neb. — The Men’s Bowling League has started rolling full speed for 2022-23 with these early-season standings and results. Men’s Major Burton Well Drilling 25-5 TJ’s Family Fun 23-7 Maris General Const. 20-10 Five Loners 20-10...

CURTIS, Neb. — The Medicine Valley Raiders are now 5-1 following a marathon volleyball win over H i-Line Tuesday night 29-27, 25-20, 13-25, 15-25, 15-8. Junior Stella Heapy also won quite a kills battle over Hi-Line junior Carly Thompson, 19-18. The visitors got another 22 kills from senior Anssley Williams...

McCOOK, Neb. — Unbeaten Minden unleashed plenty of quick hits across the college nets while sweeping McCook 25-13, 25-8, in Tuesday’s Graff Events Center triangular. “They are obviously one of the top teams in our (Southwest) Conference,” coach Trevor Hoins said about the reigning SWC tourney champions who are now 7-0 this season. “We just couldn’t get them out of their system, which is very quick.”...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested an Illinois man following a pursuit on Interstate 80 in central Nebraska. The incident occurred about approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday when a trooper observed a Nissan Versa traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour on I-80 near Lexington. The trooper attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to yield and fled at a high rate of speed. The trooper initiated a pursuit...

Dear Editor, Having family in the McCook and Cozad areas, I was glad to read the article: “Troopers find drugs inside foam statues” (Aug 23 issue). The article told how troopers confronted two people in a Volkswagen Passat at a rest area along westbound I-80 near Cozad. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Chase County’s 25-15, 25-21 sweep of McCook completed the Longhorns’ clean split of this triangular at Graff Events Center Tuesday. Freshman Riley Rusher ripped three kills past McCook to go with a superb 15-kill, four ace serve performance from senior Bryn McNair...

KEARNEY, Neb. – For the fourth time in the last five years the Nebraska-Kearney football team opens the fall against the Missouri Southern State Lions. The 116th season in Loper history kicks off Thursday night (Sept. 1) at 7 p.m. from Fred G. Hughes Stadium in Joplin, Mo...

McCook has many great attributes from the brick-lined streets and surrounding lakes, to hard-working people and unique, innovative businesses. And now McCook has the opportunity to take another of its assets to the next level: arts and culture. In 2020, the Nebraska Unicameral adopted LB943 for Creative Arts Districts across the state. The program recognizes that the arts serve many purposes, including as an economic driver of a region and telling the story of a community...