Stories from Monday, October 24, 2022

LINCOLN, Neb. — The 9-0 McCook Bison have earned a C-1 state No. 3 seed and will host Broken Bow again to start playoffs at Weiland Field Friday night. Opening kickoff is 7 p.m. The first meeting on Sept. 9 featured Bow (5-4) running an incredible 81 offensive plays to McCook's 33...

LA JUNTA, Colo. – The McCook Community College volleyball team picked up their 20th win of the season Friday in a sweep over Otero Junior College. MCC won 25-22, 25-23 and 25-17. “These ladies stayed on top and played clean tonight,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza...

Results for area boys and girls running at the Class D state cross country meet Friday afternoon. Watch for more details in the next Gazette. Class D GIRLS Teams: 1. Hemingford 38, 2. Ainsworth 40, 3. Crofton 41, 4. Aquinas Catholic 49, 5. Palmyra 52...

McCOOK, Neb. — All the McCook Bison leaders during their 48-28 win over Chadron at Weiland Field Friday night to clinch a 9-0 regular season and clinch No. 3 among Class C-1 state playoff teams. TEAM STATS Rushing yards: McCook 456, Chadron 84 Passing: Chadron 282, McCook 84...

Dear Editor, As we prepare for the November election on the recreational bond issue, I encourage voters to support the project - if for no other reason than we need workers if our community wants to exist years from now. McCook is making progress, with such examples as the grants to expand daycare access, expanding and improving the pickleball courts at Russell Park, and the Norris Alley project, just to name a few...

A glance at the Eight-Man and Six-man state playoff games this weekend involving area teams: Class D-2 No. 9 Johnson-Brock (8-1) at No. 8 Dundy County-Stratton (8-1), 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. in Benkelman) No. 15 Humphrey St. Francis (6-3) at No. 2 Hitchcock County (9-0), 4 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — Extra funding is on the table because Congress made it available in response to the pandemic, and three votes taken by Red Willow County Commissioners Monday were designed to take advantage of the one-time opportunity. The only non-unanimous vote was one awarding $2,000 to each of the county’s 47 full-time employees and $1,000 to about nine part-time employees using American Rescue Plan Act funding. ...

McCOOK, Neb. – Completing his first term as a representative on the State Board of Education, Robin Stevens of Gothenburg, Neb., is most pleased with the response that Nebraska Schools had to the pandemic. He said that Nebraska was one of the top states for keeping kids in school during the pandemic. While he acknowledged that there has been some learning loss, Nebraska schools are taking action to help make up for that...