Stories from Thursday, December 1, 2022

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook girls basketball coach Amy Scheil offered some insights about the Bison’s first two varsity games of 2022-23 this weekend. McCook hosts Chase County Friday before visiting Southwest Conference opponent Valentine Saturday afternoon...

This past Thanksgiving morning, I awoke and got going a couple of hours before the rest of the house stirred. Yes, a few of those baker traits still linger even though I haven’t worked at the bakery for nearly a year. With the benefit of the quiet, my thoughts turned to Thanksgiving, focusing on the “thankful” parts...

It may be the “most wonderful time of the year,” but what is really wonderful about it? Is it celebrating the biblical message behind the season, the chance to show our loved ones how we feel — or is it something else? According to a CouponBirds https://bit.ly/3VB3Vn3 survey, something else may be in play...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Court of Appeals Judge David K. Arterburn of Papillion, Neb., was invited to sit with the Nebraska Supreme Court to hear arguments in the appeal of a murder conviction on Tuesday. A McCook native and graduate of York College, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and UNL College of Law, Arterburn was Deputy County Attorney for Red Willow County 1986-1991. He has been Judge of the Court of Appeals for the 4th Judicial District since 2017...

McCOOK, Neb. — Santa Clauses, elves, Grinches and all Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival fans are invited to join the planning committee for a holiday First Tuesday event Dec. 6 from 7 – 8 pm at the Biéroc Café.  The evening is sure to include seasonal stories and poems, Christmas trivia, familiar carols and holiday goodies.  ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The High Plains Historical Society board of directors has released the holiday schedule of activities for the Museum of the High Plains. The kick-off event will be a special program at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, when Janet Sheaffer from Imperial will be on hand to share part of her collection of nativities. Refreshments will be served...

Fond memories of horses we had known INDIANOLA, Neb. — One of our daughters had a four-year-old gelding named Howard that was pretty gentle and had a lot of “try” but didn’t have a zillion training miles.  Farmer Tom had a bull out in the neighbor’s pasture, and he took a couple of buddies with horses over to try and get him in.  ...

Men’s Major Glass Express 268.5-149.5 Maris Gener. Cons. 251-169 Five Loners 244.5-175.5 Fullmomentum 242-174 Burton Well Drng 239.5-180.5 Diamond Vogel 208.5-211.5 TJ’s Family Fun 194-278 Quality Irrigation 191.5-221.5...

A glance at some area season openers: Today Wresting: Dundy County-Stratton at Alma Invite, 2 p.m. Wrestling: Cambridge, Arapahoe at Southwest duals, 5:30 p.m. Girls-boys basketball: Southwest at Medicine Valley, 5:45 p.m. Girls-boys basketball: Hitchcock County at Cambridge, 6 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. — The annual Cattle Trail Basketball Invitational featuring eight area schools tips off on Tuesday. Girls Tuesday at the Graff Events Center: Arapahoe vs. Medicine Valley, 3:30 p.m.; Maywood-Hayes Center vs. Dundy County-Stratton, 6:30 p.m. At McCook High: Southwest vs. Hitchcock County, 3:30 p.m.; Wauneta-Palisade vs. Decatur Community (Kan.), 6:30 p.m...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Keisei Tominaga matched a career best with 23 points and Nebraska rolled to an 88-67 win over Boston College on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Nebraska used a 33-6 run that spanned the halves for a 64-40 lead with 8:41 remaining. Boston College didn’t score in the last 2:25 of the first half and had just two free throws in the second before Devin McGlockton’s dunk with 11:07 to play...

McCOOK, Neb. — Drive north on U.S. 83 out of McCook on a hot summer day and you may notice Nebraska Public Power District’s turbine “peaking unit” working hard to supply electricity to farmers’ center-pivot irrigation systems and town-dwellers’ air conditioners...