Stories from Tuesday, January 3, 2023

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High officials announced tonight's home basketball games vs. Broken Bow are postponed due to the snow and icy conditions. A potential re-scheduled date will be pursued. The Bison join several other area contests who don't have a snowball's chance in heat to be played tonight...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook junior Canyon Hosick went 4-0 with four pins to lead the Bison at Friday’s North Platte Dual Invitational. Hosick was a force at 160 pounds as he returns from last year’s state qualifying season. Freshman Tristian Campbell delivered three pins at 145. Senior 2022 staet medalist Alex Anthony also won in his season debut after an ankle injury...

Well, it is the 3rd day of the new year 2023 and I’m wondering how your New Year’s resolutions are going. Did you make any? Have you broken any yet? To be honest I too have cheated a bit. Grannie Annie and your old columnist are trying to lose a bit of weight using the current Weight Watchers app on our cell phones. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Passenger numbers in December for those flying from McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Denver were 154, a 13.48% decrease from December 2021 with 178 passengers. The total number of passengers flying from McCook to Denver in 2022 was 1,130, compared to 1,974 passengers in 2021, a 42.76% decrease...

Donald John Fout, Sr. June 3, 1936 - Dec. 22, 2022 MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Donald John Fout, Sr., #MrDonSir, passed away quietly in the night after a brief bout with illness at Fairhaven Hospice in Mishawaka. Born June 3, 1936, in Iowa City, Iowa, to the late Brenton and Anna (nee Gaulocher) Fout. Longtime resident of Mishawaka and very active in the music community. Donald lived a simple life and impacted many of those around him...

Marian A. Raburn April 8, 1930 - Dec. 29, 2022 HOLDREGE, Neb. — Celebration of Life Service for Marian A. Raburn will be on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., at First United Methodist Church in Holdrege with Rev. Dr. Mark Crist officiating. Private family inurnment will be at the Cambridge Cemetery in Cambridge, Neb., at a later date...

“Lincoln tower, Bonanza 473 Alpha Bravo, ready to go,” I said into the mic. It was one of those rare fall days when an airplane responds as if it were simply an extension of your body and mind. I couldn’t wait to line up with the runway and push the throttle forward...

70th anniversary The family of Charles and Lois Quigley of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 70th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. They were married at St. Catherine’s Church in Indianola, Neb. in 1953. They raised their family on a farm northwest of Indianola before moving to McCook and joining St. ...

Nebraska looks to extend its two-game win streak on Tuesday, Jan. 3, as the Huskers travel to East Lansing, Mich., for a matchup with the Michigan State Spartans. Tipoff from the Breslin Center is set for shortly after 6 p.m. (central) and the game and the contest will be televised nationally on BTN and carried on the Huskers Radio Network. It will also be available on the Fox Sports app...

LOOMIS, Neb. — The Hitchcock County boys won last weekend’s Loomis Holiday Tournament with a 69-37 finals victory over Brady on Saturday. The Falcons (6-2) earlier beat host Loomis, 58-53. No individual stats were obtained. Hitchcock’s girls (2-7) lost a 47-44 battle to Loomis in overtime Friday. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — It was their closest call so far, but Maywood-Hayes Center’s boys won 47-44 over Dundy County-Stratton in the Cambridge Holiday Tournament Friday. The Wolves trailed 38-37 through three quarters before reaching 10-0 on junior Jeremiah Ingison’s 14 points...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Defending D-1 state champion North Platte St. Patrick’s took the Arapahoe Holiday Tournament with a 79-39 finals win over those Warriors on Saturday. The Warriors (4-6 record) stayed within 16-14 through one quarter. It was still tight until those Irish (9-1) unleashed a 27-8 third period...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — The Arapahoe girls and Wauneta-Palisade played a sprited holiday tourney game Friday with those Broncos prevailing 60-54. Coach Matt Cox’s W-P girls took a 22-12 lead through one quarter which led to fighting off every Arapahoe comeback...

McCOOK, Neb. — The YMCA of McCook is happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2023 Youth Soccer League sponsored by Valmont. Divisions will be formed for children 5 years of age through 12th grade and include the following: Pre-K/Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, 3rd/4th Grade, 5th/6th Grade, 7th/8th Grade, and High School...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — McCook’s top wrestling girls are now 25-0 this season following their two championships at the North Platte Invitational on Friday. Freshman Peyton Cock (13-0 record) and senior Makayla Pate (12-0) helped lift the Bison into fifth place among 13 teams competing...

Dear Editor, The nonpartisan structure of our Legislature has been the pride of Nebraskans since 1937. As former speakers and senators of the Legislature, we saw first-hand how the rules and traditions of the Legislature preserve this nonpartisanship, which produces more thoughtful policy that serves the state as a whole...